California Nclex PN

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Apr 23, 2015

Help! I'm not sure if I passed the nclex! I did the PVT trick got the good pop up at first!! Did it again amd got the bad pop up! What does this mean?!

Sounds to me like you aren't doing something right. There is no "bad pop up"; do you mean that when you submitted your credit card information it went through, and you now have a receipt for payment of $200 for another exam?

My guess is you haven't read any of the threads here that discuss this, so you didn't wait 24 hours to do the PVT in the first place. And to do it only once.

Sound about right?

dimples81 · Apr 23, 2015

Yes A I Got. Receipt $200

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Apr 23, 2015

Yes A I Got. Receipt $200

Every exam is scored twice. The first scoring is done immediately upon closing your test, that's why it shut down wherever it did. The second is a quality control measure, and it is done at some unknown point during the next 24 hours.

If you do the PVT too early, all you know is what your first scoring was. In your case, did it say you had "an open regisration and could not make another at this time"? Or did it use the words "results on hold"? If the former, your first score was deemed to be a pass, you weren't charged for a second registration. If the latter....you never got the good pop up in the first place, it's a common mistake in which people confuse a 'hold' with a 'good pop up'. Not sure which camp you were in.

At any rate, it's your SECOND score that matters. If the second scoring determines you did not meet the passing threshhold, you will fail.

Sometimes people will end up paying $200 simply because they were part of a 'test' the program does, and in THOSE cases, you will have someone who has passed STILL getting charged. Rare, but...happens. And it's a completely non-refundable charge if it turns out you DID pass.

We keep telling people all over this board to resist the urge to punch in your financial information because all PVT is is a GUESS. It's true that most of the time the 'trick' tells you what you wanted to know, but let's face it: it's a TRICK. Meaning it doesn't work 100% of the time.

With any luck, you did actually pass and simply donated $200 to Pearson Vue for your impatience. Worst case scenario is that you failed, but you will need that registration again anyway, so....not out any money.

All I can tell you at this point is to check the BreEZe website; it's a consumer affairs site that posts license numbers of registered nurses. If you see your name and a license number....you passed. If you get a notice in the mail telling you that you failed, you will get a CPR which will tell you what you need to work on for next time.

Good luck!