by ima_nurse

First of all, i just took the NCLEX on Monday the 29th. I found out just a short time ago that I passed!! I am beyond words.

what i wanted to say in this post is that I was a person, like many others, who found comfort and support by reading others questions and the response. I got 75 questions. felt awful about the entire thing. was not able to sleep. it has been torture.

i was taken back at times when some people would be short or rude to people who are simply trying to vent and reach out for support. i was there with the stressed out masses. i check the BON site over and over. the quick results over and over. even though i know this did me no good, i couldn't focus on anything else. I am not going to say breathe and relax, because you will not be able to. the number of questions haunted me. i was not happy with 75 and would not be happy with 190 either. it is a no win because there is not an answer to ease the mind. but the support i found was in the moments i read that i got 75 questions and i would be ok. and that the people who got 75 and fail are ok as well.

my message to those in the stressful period of waiting is this: find support and solace where you can. read peoples questions and experiences, you will see that you are not alone, others are with you feeling the same thing. i hope that the intense feelings you have during the time to find if you pass or fail remind you how important nursing is to each of us. i hope that your questions and concerns are received with support and caring. and of course, i wish you all the best. i feel lucky to have found this board. it has been a huge help at the exact time i needed it.

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CONGRATS on passing. i am also on the waiting list. took the test today and got 75 and am deadly afraid that I didn't pass. Thanks for giving me hope.

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I'm taking it tomorrow. Great post. Thank you and congratulations!

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good luck to you. you will have to let us know how you did!! it is a stressful and rewarding thing. hard to imagine what it is like until you walk out of the room. i will be sending positive energy your way!!!

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Congrats to you on your success! I too feel the same way about the test. I walked in there today, hoping to get 75 questions, and when it shut off at 75 I wanted to cry. I wonder now, would I have felt better at 140 questions? or 100 for that matter? Or 265? Nope. I was going to freak out either way. Win-Win like you said.

I did the "trick", and I can not re-register. I am praying that is a good sign. I tried it immediately after leaving the testing center, and again just now. Same pop up. I am trying to stay calm but I am a testing wreck, and I have been since high school. Nursing school was worse. I would have panic after a test until I knew my results, and ya know what? Even if I did not do good, I was relieved. Just knowing, pass or fail, I was OK. Of course, I felt better on the tests I did well, but you know what I mean.

So I will continue to breathe, and I might take a bubble bath tonight to relax. I am tense and sore everywhere.

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I feel for you. the wait and questioning is the hardest part... i will be sending good thoughts your way too!!

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Congrats to u . For those waiting for results... I can't say to relax like another post indicated the waiting is the worse part...good luck to all of you.

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Congrats to you! All the hard work paid off. How long did it take you to answer 75? I am a very slow test taker. Pretty nervous about taking mine July 6th.

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it took me less than an hour. I am not a fast test taker either. my appointment was at 8am, and i was out at 855. of course that added to my stress after too. there really wasn't anything i didn't second guess or that i felt comfortable about. but reading others peoples experiences was really my lifeline after i took it. just pay no attention to the negative people. they are bitter for a reason.

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I too think I was out in less than an hour. I started close to 8 and sent my daughter a text message at about 9 that they needed to come and get me. Mind you, some of that is the tutorial at the beginning, that does count against your time also.