January 2018 Nclex

I found out this morning I passed the NCLEX. The Pearson Vue trick appears to work yet again. They got my my results in about 36 hours which was pretty quick. Good luck everyone else

Congratulations!

I took my exam last January 22nd and I passed my exam...

way to go!

I tested on Jan 31st I walked out of the testing center feeling nauseous, defeated and drained. I could not believe how difficult the exam was. A little background : I was a terrible student. I never read anything, worked full time and literally did the bare minimum the entire time I was in school. My school used ATI software for most exams including our comphrensive predictor. My predictor score was 94% only after doing the entire hurst review (it was included in our tuition) I waited 10 weeks to test. During those ten weeks I didn't study at all. 7 days before the exam I got the 2016 Kaplan NCLEX book from the library and started taking the test 75 questions at a time and reading rationales (only made it half way through) my scores were around 71%. In addition to that I used the Ati phone app to take quizzes over my weak areas and also still had access to the ati software from school (big help). The most IMPORTANT thing I did to prepare for the exam was exercise daily, 1 mile on the treadmill everyday including on test day. It really kept my anxiety low.

Now the exam was 86 questions long. I had only prepared for 75 so my heart dropped when I got to 76. Every other question was SATA and prioritization. 2 EKG and 1 ordered response. This test was very good at figuring out my weakness which was SATA. So if you have a weak area I'd start studying there. What helped was a video by Nursity on YouTube over NCLEX study strategies for SATA and prioritization. I literally watched them the night before the exam and boom that's what most of my exam covered. I did the Pearson Vue trick every other hour after my exam and got the good pop every time. Then today I got my quick results exactly 48 hours later. I PASSED! I hope this helps future test takers. If I can pass I know you can!

Just took the NCLEX today and feel the need to take ondansetron (Yes, I studied my gluteus off for Pharm). Sooooo many SATA questions and tons of priorities - they honestly seemed like half of my 75 questions, which is when it shut down. My wine opener and I have become best buds again as the anxiety level is mindblowing. Two years of no life and walking out of the big test not feeling good AT ALL = agony.

I got a 99% pass indicator on ATI, but I was NOT prepared for the barrage of high level questions. Really feels like I failed, but...just did the PVT 8 hours after testing and got the good popup. Its the only thing keeping me sane...and sober enough to type.

I will update when I get "the news".

Just took the NCLEX today and feel the need to take ondansetron (Yes, I studied my gluteus off for Pharm). Sooooo many SATA questions and tons of priorities - they honestly seemed like half of my 75 questions, which is when it shut down. My wine opener and I have become best buds again as the anxiety level is mindblowing. Two years of no life and walking out of the big test not feeling good AT ALL = agony.

I got a 99% pass indicator on ATI, but I was NOT prepared for the barrage of high level questions. Really feels like I failed, but...just did the PVT 8 hours after testing and got the good popup. Its the only thing keeping me sane...and sober enough to type.

I will update when I get "the news".

I'm glad you are at least in good spirits! The stress is REAL. Did you also check your breeze account to see if your application status was open/pending? this was another thread of hope that kept me going for almost 4 days until I got my results!

Hard work and studying will pay off for you! I know there is nothing I can say that will ease your anxiety right now, because there was nothing anyone could say to ease mine. I just hope that you're state will post quickly (36-48 hrs). Keep us posted! And have that champagne ready!

The news from the National Council of State Board of Nursing is: I passed! Whew! Amazing feeling after all that work. The PVT did predict I passed, but you never know for sure...and now I do. Thanks for keeping a current resource available to help keep all of us in PTT (no, nothing to do with heparin testing, but post traumatic testing syndrome) somewhat sane.

Best luck to all and when you do get that license (and you will if you really want it), use it to make a difference in people's lives for the better, not just to pay the bills. The rewards from the former will keep you much happier than the latter. Ciao for now.

Where can i find Mark Klimek's audio?

hi i am about to test, failed two times already and is now in search of the mark kilmek audio. If you still have it do u mind sending it to me please [email protected]

If you don't mind me asking where did you get the Klimek audio from? I've been looking all over

Did you applied for a retake already?

Yes I did! I passed! I found out 4 weeks after my test date, the women I spoke with at the BON was really sweet and helpful, and she found that my results were misplaced (even though I called twice before to make sure they received my test results from pearson and that my file was in order).

HERE ARE A FEW THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO EVERYONE WAITING FOR THIER RESULTS:

I may not be 100% accurate, but these are things I came to find....

1. The pvt trick works; as long as you wait at least 24 hours, or if you received a confirmation email from pearson vue (saying that they know you took the exam).

2. When doing the pvt, I put in all my credit card information, BUT I PUT IN THE WRONG EXPIRATION DATE. By doing this, you still can get the good pop up or bad pop up, and don't risk paying for the exam. I read probably every single message board out there, and noone gets the good pop up on accident, unless they tried it before 24 hours/ or they didn't receive the confirmation email from pearson before they tried the pvt. The odds the pvt trick will work for you are UP THERE :)

-the good pop up goes something like this, "you are already registered for this exam, you can not sign up for this exam at this time" (not word for word).

- the bad pop up, will inform you that your credit card information entered is wrong.

3. If your Breeze profile page says "pending" that's a good thing. They are still processing your results. While I was waiting for my results, I still had the option to "retake exam" as one of the scroll down options on my Breeze profile, so don't worry about things like that, just wait for your license number to show up (I know, easier said then done).

4. Because of the way NCLEX is graded, it really doesn't matter if you got the last question wrong (I know it sounds wierd, but if you watch the videos pearson vue provides on their website, you will see what I mean). The questions will get harder everytime you get one right, and easier when you get them wrong. So let's say you keep getting questions right, you will take yourself farther above standard, so if even if you got the last question wrong, you still may be above the standard that the NCLEX wants.

5. Waiting for the results, gave me the worst anticipatory anxiety. No matter how strong we think nursing school made us, waiting for the BON to release the results is just plain torture....SO KEEP BUSY, go for a hike, treat yourself and celebrate that you even took the exam! After a week of checking the BON about 10 times a day for results...I promised myself I would only check the BON once in the AM, and then once in the afternoon...doing this might help your sanity too lol.

6. According to most of the boards, and to several of the students I know; if you failed the exam, you receive a failure notice in the mail in less than a week, some say within 2 bussiness days.

7. If you pass, you receive a certificate in the mail (no more license cards, what's up with that!?). However, most everyone I know, including myself, did not receive the certificate until 1-2 weeks after the license number appeared on the BON. Also, you do not receive an email or anything once your license number is posted on the BON, just FYI because I was also checking my email daily. Just keep checking your Breeze account and/or searching your name on the site.

FOR THOSE STUDYING TO TAKE THE EXAM:

1. Hurst Review practice exams were on point. The study material is great, you just have to memmorize the text they provide you; WORD FOR WORD.

2. I used uworld as well, and the practice questions and rational were great preparation. UWORLD HAD GREAT PRIORITY QUESTIONS. I would suggest purchasing Uworld based on thier priority questions alone. It's pricey concidering you don't even get to keep the material, but in comparison with paying for a second exam it's well worth it.

2. After reading message boards and hearing comments from others....everyone seems to get different types of questions and in different amounts, i.e. one person gets 5 SATA and another person gets 40 SATA (and both still passed). It doesn't appear that you can judge how well you are doing, based on the types and amount of qs you receive. Just try not to think about this sort of thing during the exam because your test is going to be different from everyone else's. The Pearson vue website describes how the exam is graded; if your exam is cut off at a certain number, if you had to finish ALL the questions, or if you ran out of time.

3. When I answered each question, I kept the ABC's in mind, PLEASE PLEASE follow the link I am attaching, this guide was the key to getting each NCLEX practice question correct for me!

How to Answer NCLEX Priority Questions (it's easier than you think)

4. There are also alot of great apps for free (best one for andriod; NCLEX-RN ULTIMATE V1.4). Uworld also has an app which you can use once you purchase a subscription, came in handy when studying on the go.

Good luck everyone, I hope this random information helps. I spent one grueling month reading all of this from different message boards...so I hope this gets to those who need it in a timely manner!

Can you please send me the Mark Klimek audio files? I'm retaking my NCLEX for the third time soon and could really use the extra help. Thank you!

[email protected]