Are majority of Q's priority type questions if you pass the nclex

peaceful · Jan 9, 2005

Not sure if you found out your results yet. From what you list, I bet ya you passed. 90 questions is not bad, plus ending on priority is a good sign rather than a somewhat easy question. Don't worry no one has a clue if they passed, just the nature of the dam test. Let us know when you get the results. What type of nursing do you plan to do?

I just took the nclex on Wednesday 1/5/05 and finished in 90 questions. I was wondering if anyone who passed remembers about what percentage of the questions they had were priority type questions? Less than half of mine were, so I'm wondering if that means anything? Also, my last two questions were priority questions. Is this a sign?
Thank you. I'm really nervous cuz I just have no clue if I passed or not.

unknown99, BSN, RN · Jan 9, 2005

I got ALOT of priority questions and I passed with 182 questions.

kevbo0 · Jan 11, 2005

Not sure if you found out your results yet. From what you list, I bet ya you passed. 90 questions is not bad, plus ending on priority is a good sign rather than a somewhat easy question. Don't worry no one has a clue if they passed, just the nature of the dam test. Let us know when you get the results. What type of nursing do you plan to do?

Thank you for your help. I took the test Wednesday and found out Saturday at around 2am via the BON website that I passed! :rotfl: You were right!!

I've been working as an lvn at a psychiatric hospital for the past 6 years, and I probably will remain there for awhile at least until my husband finishes his 1 year BSN program. Then I'll explore other options-I'd like to get in with the county or state because I heard they have great benefits.

What do you do?

peaceful · Jan 11, 2005

so are you now an RN??? I am so happy you passed the test. I am a psychiatric nurse. Will be moving to California, so need to find a hospital to work in the LA area. Do you think you will stay in psychiatric, or exploring other nursing options at this point? The sky is the limit. Great your husband is in the same field. That last yr of BSN will be tough, but he will get through.

Thank you for your help. I took the test Wednesday and found out Saturday at around 2am via the BON website that I passed! :rotfl: You were right!!
I've been working as an lvn at a psychiatric hospital for the past 6 years, and I probably will remain there for awhile at least until my husband finishes his 1 year BSN program. Then I'll explore other options-I'd like to get in with the county or state because I heard they have great benefits.
What do you do?

kevbo0 · Jan 12, 2005

Hey Peaceful. It's the husband. Guess my wife and I need to get separate accounts soon, huh? Anyway, there are lots of psych. places to work at in Los Angeles County. In fact, the per diem rate at L.A. Metropolitan hospital was $38.00/hr when I was working as a marketer over there 2 1/2 years ago. I know most of the hospitals pretty well from my work in the community, so let me know if you need additional info. My wife works at another hospital where the compensation is less, but the working environment is good. There are also several other psychiatric hospitals in the area, and they always need nurses. So the last year of the BSN is hard? That means it's safe to assume that the last 6 months of my program will be especially hard, because I'm going into a 1 year accelerated program. UUGH.

peaceful · Jan 13, 2005

To husband,

Wow one year, i am impressed. When i got my BSN they had a group doing accelerated program, we all ended up graduating same time. Man did i admire that group. But they kept up & met the challenge head on. My theory is nursing school is hell, so might as well do it all in the shortest amt of time as possible. Glad you are going for your BSN. Thank you so much for giving me info on LA hospitals. I hope it is okay that i contact you and your wife & ask further questions when i start narrowing down my choices in LA. Will PM you if okay. You seem like you whats up, especially psychiatric arena. Also keep us posted how school goes, shall be interesting to hear the scoop. If you hear anything interesting on psychiatric nursing and LA, pass info on! Take care.

Hey Peaceful. It's the husband. Guess my wife and I need to get separate accounts soon, huh? Anyway, there are lots of psych. places to work at in Los Angeles County. In fact, the per diem rate at L.A. Metropolitan hospital was $38.00/hr when I was working as a marketer over there 2 1/2 years ago. I know most of the hospitals pretty well from my work in the community, so let me know if you need additional info. My wife works at another hospital where the compensation is less, but the working environment is good. There are also several other psychiatric hospitals in the area, and they always need nurses. So the last year of the BSN is hard? That means it's safe to assume that the last 6 months of my program will be especially hard, because I'm going into a 1 year accelerated program. UUGH.

kevbo0 · Jan 14, 2005

To husband,
Wow one year, i am impressed. When i got my BSN they had a group doing accelerated program, we all ended up graduating same time. Man did i admire that group. But they kept up & met the challenge head on. My theory is nursing school is hell, so might as well do it all in the shortest amt of time as possible. Glad you are going for your BSN. Thank you so much for giving me info on LA hospitals. I hope it is okay that i contact you and your wife & ask further questions when i start narrowing down my choices in LA. Will PM you if okay. You seem like you whats up, especially psychiatric arena. Also keep us posted how school goes, shall be interesting to hear the scoop. If you hear anything interesting on psychiatric nursing and LA, pass info on! Take care.

Certainly will keep you posted, especially if I hear anything that pertains to what you're trying to accomplish. Yeah, I hope the BSN works to my advantage in some way. Has it worked to yours? Or do you just sort of get thrown in with the ASN group? It seems some jobs prefer the BSN, particularly large hospitals like Good Samaritan, and big companies like kaiser. Is that true for you?

Also, are you planning to continue your education? I got really excited about getting into an MSN nurse-anesthetist program later down the road. It seemed cool and looks like it pays well. However, in So-Cal alone I hear there are 3000 looking for a job and only 300 positions available. Its hard to get paid if you can't find the work.

Looking ahead, what would be some options you might choose if you were to continue on and obtain your MSN? The reason I'm asking is because I'm only taking 2 classes this semester, so I was thinking about getting the GMAT out of the way so I can maybe do an online MSN program down the road while I work. However, its hard to be motivated to study for that bad boy if I don't have a reason to get the MSN. Have you heard of any male nurse-practitioners? It seems they can do pretty much the same thing a Physicians Assistant can do, but I haven't heard of any males in the field and I'm really not trying to break any molds, at least not right now. Take care and be well.

peaceful · Jan 15, 2005

Wow, I must repeat how much i admire your goals. Yes to many of your questions. Yes, i have found having a BSN made getting jobs easier, yes there are male NP!!! Good for you to look at job availablility before committing to a career path. I keep hearing different stories about how in demand NP's are. My area will be NP Psychiatric/Mental Health which will allow me to have some prescription rights plus billing of insurance in the state i want to practice. Where i live, NP psychaitric are in high demand and pay is good. What about UCLA NP training program (no idea of what qualifications) i see listed under job description under LA County. Sounds like it is the type program you are looking for. Well hope we all finding our correct path. Talk soon.

Certainly will keep you posted, especially if I hear anything that pertains to what you're trying to accomplish. Yeah, I hope the BSN works to my advantage in some way. Has it worked to yours? Or do you just sort of get thrown in with the ASN group? It seems some jobs prefer the BSN, particularly large hospitals like Good Samaritan, and big companies like kaiser. Is that true for you?
Also, are you planning to continue your education? I got really excited about getting into an MSN nurse-anesthetist program later down the road. It seemed cool and looks like it pays well. However, in So-Cal alone I hear there are 3000 looking for a job and only 300 positions available. Its hard to get paid if you can't find the work.
Looking ahead, what would be some options you might choose if you were to continue on and obtain your MSN? The reason I'm asking is because I'm only taking 2 classes this semester, so I was thinking about getting the GMAT out of the way so I can maybe do an online MSN program down the road while I work. However, its hard to be motivated to study for that bad boy if I don't have a reason to get the MSN. Have you heard of any male nurse-practitioners? It seems they can do pretty much the same thing a Physicians Assistant can do, but I haven't heard of any males in the field and I'm really not trying to break any molds, at least not right now. Take care and be well.