I took my NCLEX-RN today--it shut off around 95-100 questions (honestly don't know, looked at the #84, kept plugging along and about 10 minutes later it shut off).
One thing RNs have told me was they all walked out to their car after the exam CERTAIN they failed it...and then found out they passed. Thankfully TX has quickresults, so I should know by Thursday...but *SHEESH* I honestly think I could have failed it...or maybe passed it?
My husband took the NCLEX a several weeks ago and was very confident he passed upon leaving the test. He is generally a confident person and rarely worries. (I wish I was more like that!!). He found out a couple of days later that he was right through the Quick Results. My husband claims he did some review questions to prepare, but I never saw him crack a book, which stressed ME out!! In fact, I do not think I ever saw him study the entire time he was in nursing school. I guess he did this during his down time at work.
I took my NCLEX Monday and found out today I passed with 75 questions. I started feeling bad because I really didn't feel horrible when I left. I felt confident that I did well. I am always on this site and a lot of people talk about how they cried and felt miserable but for me I just was happy it was over. I will admit, I really wanted it to stop at 75 so when I got to number 75 I got a major headache and started feeling dizzy and then the screen went blank. I thought about it like this I know I hadn't done horrible to actually fail with 75 questions...I figured I would have been given a few more questions. By today, I started getting anxious, but still confident. I did a lot of Kaplan questions and a lot of the question trainer questions were difficult and I averaged about 68-71%. I would suggest like everyone else says lots of questions. I read Kaplan and some of Saunder's but I tried to focus on areas where I knew I needed a little work and just do a quick review of the others. I hope this will help someone
I took my boards last Wed ( 6/6) and my results weren't posted until today! Others in my class had it posted in 48 hrs...so who knows? But I felt terrible about it when I left ( it shut off at 75)! I totally guessed on a few of them! When I saw that I passed I was relieved/excited but I still feel that I did horrible on that test! Wish we knew how we did even when we pass! I too used Kaplan and Saunders, so maybe they do help. Congrats to all out there finding out the good news, and to those of you who need a retake..you can do it;if you got through nursing school ..you can pass boards!
i felt happy that is was over but i wasn't sure what to feel. then when i got home it hit me. the questions came back to me then, i was afraid i failed terribly. i walked out of the nclex with a smile on my face, not because i knew i passed (i still don't know if i did or not) but because i was stunned and didn't know what else to do.
Specializes in home & public health, med-surg, hospice.
Okay, i get my results tomorrow and i'm gonna bust on out & say i think i passed. Will let y'all know and either be doin' the happy or buckets!
Got 75 ?s. By about 45 or so i started watchin' the #s, so that was definetly a distraction. Like somebody already mentioned, when it got to 75, the computer kind of just froze then went blank for a sec, informing me it was complete. WIERD feelin'! i got a headache too!
Lot's of priority, lots of multiples (hate those!), got like 3 pacemaker ?s (don't know what was up with that), lots of diet, only one OB, no calculations, an average amt of drugs i guess.
i'm a little intimidated b/c it seemed like the ?s got a little easier BUT i have a review tape by Vonfrolio for CCRN that i used so i'm thinkin' maybe i was better prepared for the "hard" ?s, dunno, guess i'll see tomorrow.
Typically i have NO idea how i did on a test and even now i don't feel like i did all that great on this one either but like Eric said it's designed so you're only hittin' a 50% mark. I mean, who would come out of a test designed in such a way feeling confident? The only reason why i'm feelin' like i passed is b/c of the posts i've seen here on allnurses. 'Cause the test definetly sucked! i'd get a ? & think "oh, okay, i know the answer" and then bahm! not a one of the answers would be anything at all r/t what i thought...lol!
Well, 'til tomorrow, good luck to all who've taken & will be takin' the test!
One thing RNs have told me was they all walked out to their car after the exam CERTAIN they failed it...and then found out they passed. Thankfully TX has quickresults, so I should know by Thursday...but *SHEESH* I honestly think I could have failed it...or maybe passed it?
Ugh :uhoh21:
How many felt the same way?
I can tell you that I felt certain I had failed, and the certain I had passed, then certain I had failed. I really don't think you can tell be the way you feel after you leave. The only person in our class that told me that she was certain she had passed and never felt like she had failed, found out today that she failed.
I am sure you did fine! Let us know, Laura Compton, RN (that felt good to write)
i did.. i felt good of how i took the exam because i know i really studied for it and a lot of people are prayin for me :) (believe me it really helps) i was really rooting the computer to stop at 75 but after it had surpassed it.. i didnt loosed hope..i didnt take the optional break i juz said to myself to keep on trying till it stop and luckily after 140 questions and 2hrs 15minutes..it shut off..
two weeks later (May 30- up to this date) i got my letter sayin I PASSED :)
buckets!
aggieamy5
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My husband took the NCLEX a several weeks ago and was very confident he passed upon leaving the test. He is generally a confident person and rarely worries. (I wish I was more like that!!). He found out a couple of days later that he was right through the Quick Results. My husband claims he did some review questions to prepare, but I never saw him crack a book, which stressed ME out!! In fact, I do not think I ever saw him study the entire time he was in nursing school. I guess he did this during his down time at work.