Anyone who really thought they failed

willdgate · Jul 25, 2006

I fainted at home after taking that test and passed with 75 questions!!!!!!, pray and have faith. good luck

naijanurse · Jul 25, 2006

i cried myself to sleep, two nights in a row, i was so convinced i failed. i thought there was no possible way i couldve passed. i dont even remember what number it stopped at... somewhere after 85. and i passed! the point is that most people who take the test end up thinking that they failed horribly (whether they did or didnt). its just the way that the test is set up.

GOOD LUCK, and im sure you did fine

~shakira

swee2000 · Jul 25, 2006

I took the NCLEX-PN on 7/15 and, for 48hrs, felt I had just failed the most important test of my life. At first, when I left the Pearson testing center, I was relieved the exam was over with & excited because I got the types of questions I wanted and the computer shut off at the number I had hoped for. But shortly thereafter, my mood switched from relief to utter despair. I was 99.9% positive that there was no way on this green Earth that I could've come (even) remotely close to passing the exam. Not in a million years. In my mind I begged and pleaded that I would get good news, but really had no hope.

Well, I proved myself wrong. I passed with 85 questions(which is the minimum for the NCLEX-PN exam). And, for most of the 85 questions, it was a total guess &/or toss-up between 2 answers that both sounded right.

Good luck to all future test takers.

Paleobug · Jul 25, 2006

I thought that I failed and I did.:uhoh21:

stressgal, RN · Jul 25, 2006

Yep, really second guessed myself after the test. Just the way the darn thing is set up. I had 75 questions and after 48 agonizing hours I found out I passed through Pearsonvue. Still didn't trust it until my liscense number was posted on the BON. Hang in there and good luck! What's done is done.

Crazyone · Jul 25, 2006

I took the Nclex-PN on 7/15. I really thought I had failed. The computer shut off at 85 & I just wanted to vomit. The questions were on diseases and drugs, etc that we had not gone over this past year. So I had to fall back on the ABC's, drug suffixes, etc. I waited to see my name on the OSBN website for 6 days. I called them & the lady said I did not pass. I got online at the Nclex website to verify by credit card & I had passed. Amazing, after I had called OSBN, my name showed up on their website as passed. Stress that I did not need. But I am glad to say I can add those little initials of LPN to my name. On to RN. Yeah! I lurk in the background during the year reading this website (when not studying my brains out). I thank all of you for your postings. You have been a great help.

Gompers, BSN, RN · Jul 25, 2006

I think almost everyone walks out of the NCLEX thinking that they failed. It's totally normal. There is no way to really gauge how you're doing during the test. Some people may have theories about the number of questions you get, the type of questions you get, the last question you get, etc. BUT it's really impossible to know how you did. Again, you are totally normal.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Jul 25, 2006

after taking NCLEX and found out they passed? Care to share? and also what number it stopped? I took mine today and I feel really bad I mean I knew some answers right of the bat but the others.... let me know:uhoh21:

I hope all the responses help you know that it's quite normal to feel like you do, even expected, and means nothing one way or the other :)

You might come across someone who says they felt great after taking test, there are a few here who felt that way, and that's great for them, but don't let that make you think that you've got some sixth sense and are predicting failure .

Think positive :)

Marisela01 · Jul 26, 2006

I took the NCLEX-PN Yesterday 07/25....and honestly, I can't even decipher, what kind of questions I got, priority, safety, infection control, I had like 5 check all that apply, but I can't figure-out if my questions were hard or easy....I can't even remember those freakin questions....I just need to accept, that I probably FAILED....my test stopped @ 85 questions, but I think it stopped because it just knew I would not pass even if I got some more questions....So know I'm just sooo upset and disgusted. I just don't know what to use as a study guide, for the next attempt...maybe I'll use Suzanne's plan:trout:

Also I did not use Maslow's, Abc's...I just answered question after question, I think i rushed through the exam honestly....

Dbaby720 · Jul 29, 2006

R U kidding? I took NCLEX-RN, had 75 questions, and then walked out in shock. It didn't dawn on me about passing/failing until I met up with a "well-meaning" nurse who kept checking the BON website to see if I passed (OH BON is known for 24-48 hr results). When it didn't show up when she thought it should, the sad look she gave me sent me into hysterics! :eek: I went home and started crying so hard, my husband thought someone had died! I couldn't catch my breath, couldn't see and finally, I started checking all day until 10:00pm that night, even though the BON closed at 4:30pm. (I was nuts!) Finally, resigned to the fact that I had failed and planning on applying at McDonald's until I could take the test again, I woke up the next morning and had my daughter check and, there it was...I had passed! It didn't even occur to me that the holiday had slowed up the posting of results. (I took it on July 5th). so, keep up that chin! I'm sure that your good news is just around the corner!:)

JenNJFLCA · Jul 29, 2006

I was convinced I failed, but I found out today I passed. I don't know a single person who walked out of that testing center feeling confident. It gives us nurses a bond that we don't have with even our own blood!