I'm the new president of Club 265! None of my nursing friends/co-workers had 265 on nclex. They all shut off at 75 and passed (I'm talking like 30 people) and I sat today for almost 6 hours (I'm a slow tester anyway) and answered 265. About 20 SATA's which were cinchy in comparison to the "pick one" questions. weird?????????
I got to such a point of frustration at around 150 that I might have blown it. I'm talking in tears and everything. Took a break, told myself "have a quick little pity party for fun then get peeved and take that exam DOWN!"
Yah, um, just couldn't get past the frustration and exhaustion. I'm my own worst enemy. I certainly don't think it helped me to know about everyone else. It put on some serious pressure (self-inflicted, I know)
So, what's the status of any other Club 265 members? Looking for some comfort here. Let me know either way whether you just took it, took it a long time ago, passed with 265, failed with 265 etc....
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
We have had a fair few pass with max number of questions I know I did or wasn't far from it. It is just a number and doesn't mean you have fail. Good luck
Hi, I don't even know why I'm a part of this club. I messed up on the test so bad today, I don't even know why it didn't shut off at 75. I mean c'mon, I choked on a heart strip, math calculation, and the SATA questions... and that was just in the first 75.
I crammed the last week and a half doing the learningext.com lesson plans and question banks, but the only thing that kept showing up was priority stuff today.
So yeah, I was basically asking my computer to show some mercy and finish me off already at around 100 or so... but no... it was cruel, it wanted to see me suffer... it kept feeding me, and feeding me, and feeding questions till my eyes were crossed and I clicked on answers just for the sake of hearing the mouse click. But the computer kept going... Maybe the board wanted to see how badly someone could fail 265 questions and I happened to be the account they chose lol
There was pretty much no more logic with my answer choices from like 130 - 220... the math I pretty much blew it all, to the point they stopped asking me math stuff... Every click I thought the computer would surely shut me off and not let me go on to 265 because I should have failed already by that point...
So for everyone out there who didn't feel like they screwed up as much as I did, then you all still have hope. I was just angry that the computer didn't just stop already because I knew I was getting a lot of the questions wrong, I mean I had to have gotten them wrong because I had no idea sometimes what the diseases or meds they wanted me to analyze... So, a miracle is what I pretty much need... Good luck everyone
"OhYeahIneedaMiracle," I don't think I could have said it better myself because that is exactly how I felt taking that exam. I prayed to god that I would only get 75 and just be done either way, but no, 100 passed, then 150 at that point my heart started pounding and I was just about at panic mode then item 175 popped up and surprise surprise it was probably what seemed like my 30th medication question that I had never seen before (even tho I studied meds like crazy), I started to laugh at loud because it didn't matter I was the only one in there anyway. I think I even looked up at the camera and gave it a little smirk because for a split second I thought I might have been on some cruel twisted reality show and I was being puncked. From that moment on it felt like I was just clicking the mouse just to see if the computer would shut me off because none of the questions made sense anymore. I did what I could and that was that. So take comfort knowing that you definitely are not alone! I'm praying to the NCLEX gods for you. GOOD LUCK!
Specializes in Med Surg, Telemetry, Long Term Care.
my exam didnt stopped at 265...i took the exam last wed..it stopped at 216..i check the web today but unfortunately my name is not on the web..iassumed that i failed my exam for the 4th time...
"OhYeahIneedaMiracle," I don't think I could have said it better myself because that is exactly how I felt taking that exam. I prayed to god that I would only get 75 and just be done either way, but no, 100 passed, then 150 at that point my heart started pounding and I was just about at panic mode then item 175 popped up and surprise surprise it was probably what seemed like my 30th medication question that I had never seen before (even tho I studied meds like crazy), I started to laugh at loud because it didn't matter I was the only one in there anyway. I think I even looked up at the camera and gave it a little smirk because for a split second I thought I might have been on some cruel twisted reality show and I was being puncked. From that moment on it felt like I was just clicking the mouse just to see if the computer would shut me off because none of the questions made sense anymore. I did what I could and that was that. So take comfort knowing that you definitely are not alone! I'm praying to the NCLEX gods for you. GOOD LUCK!
Hey I'm praying for you too! lol It was fun reading your post - loved the part about laughing out loud and winking at the camera hahah Thanks again, I thought I was the only one clicking to see when the stupid machine was gonna shut me off lol
my exam didnt stopped at 265...i took the exam last wed..it stopped at 216..i check the web today but unfortunately my name is not on the web..iassumed that i failed my exam for the 4th time...
My classmate's exam stopped at 220 and he passed, check again monday, good luck man
Hey I'm praying for you too! lol It was fun reading your post - loved the part about laughing out loud and winking at the camera hahah Thanks again, I thought I was the only one clicking to see when the stupid machine was gonna shut me off lol
Glad to hear you gotta hoot out of that... Definitely let us know how you did. And I highly suggest to whoever is about to take or retake this exam, to laugh out loud when you are the last person in the room because honestly the test proctors really don't do anything cause I think when you are sitting in this room all by your lonesome, especially when the last person left 2 hrs ago, the only thing that proctor is doing is feeling sorry for you (unless of course they don't have a soul, and instead they're laughing at you). Just a thought:D
And remember keep your head up pray like crazy anything can happen! But just in case you do find yourself staring at the computer screen looking at that four letter "F" word, you owe it to yourself to indulge in some maladaptive practices. But after that pick yourself up, brush your shoulders off and get back on that high horse and tell your self next time will better and you will see a four letter "P" word instead:nuke:
I never thought that when I posted in this thread 4 days ago that I would be saying that I passed!!! Wow is an understatement right now! I thought I was done, and I'm not the type to sugar-coat anything, I'm usually a straight-shooter when it comes to things like this... never did I believe that I had even a remote chance of passing. I was already planning in my head how to tackle the NCLEX a second time and I was going to try Suzanne's plan, or whatever it takes to make sure I pass the second time... but there will be no second time, thank GOD!
I think I'm the first official one in my class to reach 265 haha and passed. I'm going to go and encourage the rest of my class who haven't taken it yet not to be too nervous and to hang in there even if it goes past 75!!!!
Hello everyone, just to keep you posted, I did not pass this time around. I was depressed for a couple of days, but just like the advice I gave everyone, to continue on, I have to take my own advice as well! So, here we go, back to the books, the motivation and the drive back on the road of review! I am going to purchase a Saunders 4th edition (had the 3rd edition) and use the trainers that I used the last time, reprint them again. Any suggestions anyone? Thanks all feedback appreciated.
It was fun reading your post - loved the part about laughing out loud and winking at the camera hahah Thanks again, I thought I was the only one clicking to see when the stupid machine was gonna shut me off lol
Silverdragon102, BSN
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We have had a fair few pass with max number of questions I know I did or wasn't far from it. It is just a number and doesn't mean you have fail. Good luck