Devastated

Faye313 · Jul 3, 2012

@ Tashy Mary Kay....how many times have you taken the nclex exam?

Faye313 · Jul 3, 2012

@ badgirlsclub.....I know that it's hard, I've been in your shoes. Hang in there and keep the FAITH! Take you a week or so break and change your routine. You can do it and will do it next time!!!!

jteelee · Jul 3, 2012

i took RN-nclex last wednesday, and ran home to see if I could register again, unfortunately it allowed me to register, not too many people that I have talked to has said that the PVT doesnt work, I think for the majority of the time it does work. hang in there, you will soon be just fine.

CrazierThanYou · Jul 3, 2012

I've never heard of the PVT being wrong. But, don't give up hope. Many people fail their first time around. The 2012 NCLEX pass rate is just under 81% so that means nearly 20% don't pass the first time around.

What did you do to prepare for it?

martiott · Jul 3, 2012

Hello
I took Nclex-RN 6/28 and had all 265 ?s and according to PVT I failed. It took me to the cc page. I cried so hard. Im just lost

Oh I really hope you passed! I can imagine how hard it must be! I studied hard and passed my LPN NCLEX... I am currently in a TRANSITION program! Good luck! Also... the HURST review is great! I plan to do it again when I graduate next MAY! Again... best of luck with passing!

Patti_RN · Jul 3, 2012

The only time I've heard of the 'trick' being wrong was when a student I knew took the test for the third time, then got the pop-up saying she wasn't eligible to retake the exam (what people refer to as the 'good pop-up'). Unfortunately, from what it seemed, she wasn't eligible to retake the exam because she reached the maximum number of failures and was required to take a refresher course before she could reapply for the NCLEX. So, even though Pearson Vue does not acknowledge the 'trick' as valid, it seems to be fairly certain. You can always hope, but it's very unlikely you got a false negative.

I've tutored students who retake the exam, so my advice may be useful. First, don't let too much time elapse before you retake it. Everything is fairly fresh in your brain and the longer you delay the harder it can be to pass. But, don't take it too soon, either. Make sure you do something different this time to prepare--maybe enroll in a prep course, get different study materials, study with a friend, or find a qualified tutor. Also, when you do practice exams, answer 200 or 300 questions at one sitting at least once a week. This improves your test-taking stamina, so if you are faced with a 250+ question NCLEX, you'll be mentally prepared for the marathon (sometimes people start to fade if they only take 50 or 100 questions at one time).

I'm sure you know this, but taking that many questions means you were close to passing during the test, you just never got to the point of clearly passing, or clearly failing... your score never got high enough to get into the 'passing' zone, or 'failing' zone--you just hovered in the middle. So, yes you do need to study, but you're 'almost there'. Don't be discouraged.

Consider taking a professional prep test. They will explain the rationale behind right and wrong answers (sometimes you can eliminate one answer, but you are left with three that all look good). These prep instructors can explain how you eliminate the other two.

Good luck with the test in the future. As bleak as this day feels, it will become a distant, vague memory after you pass the NCLEX!

Assess&Safety1st, BSN, RN · Jul 3, 2012

Jenurse03, how can you help the ones who failed first time?

Patti_RN, good advice. Can you tutor students here some way? Thank you.

I'm sorry you failed....I know how it feels. The Pearson website took me to cc information, too. I cried for days. Then 3 weeks later I recd information. I was at near passing scores.......

I retest soon. Good luck.

Is it 45 days, from date the person failed to retake NCLEX or date that we paid $150 to state again or date Pearson process $200 again to retest to get aTT thru email? $350 out of pocket to pay to state and Pearson to take NCLEX again.... So sad we failed first time.

Patti_RN · Jul 3, 2012

Check Jenurse's previous posts: he/she is a fresh grad who either took the NCLEX very recently, or will do so very soon. While it's a noble offer and generous gesture, this would clearly be a case of the blind leading the blind. Find a tutor, take a prep course, or buy (or borrow from your library) one of the respected, well-known NCLEX study books.

I am a paid tutor/ instructor, so even though I'd love to help people here, I cannot do so because of the terms of service of allnurses, nor would any help I'd be able to give online be effective. Again, you're much better off finding a local tutor or taking a prep course.

What I can tell you about the NCLEX is know your nursing process (Assess, Diagnose, Plan, Implement, Evaluate), know that patient safety is paramount, and know how to prioritize. So, if you're given a question about a patient with symptoms (and you think you know what those symptoms mean), no matter how you want to jump in there and DO something, you first need to assess! So, if an answer is 'take vitals' or 'check for response...' that's the answer you'll probably choose (unless the question indicates you already have the answers for an assessment). Second, patient safety comes first! If the elderly patient wanders, or if the child puts things in their mouth, your answer will be the one that keeps them safe (put the elderly person in the room near the nurses' station; keep small objects away from the child's crib). And, when you have questions about who to see first, it's the patient with the potential to crash or the patient in the worst condition. If you can be clear about these three points: nursing process, patient safety, and prioritizing, you will have a good number of questions right. Things like meds are tougher because you have to know all of them (or at least know the most prescribed 50 meds) because you don't know which 5 or 10 or 15 they may ask you about. And there may be a handful of weird, off-the-wall questions, but there shouldn't be enough to throw your score if you're confident with the other types of questions.

Good luck to all.

whoa-now · Jul 3, 2012

I passed after 265 questions 5 years ago. :nurse:

Assess&Safety1st, BSN, RN · Jul 3, 2012

Thank you, Patti_RN.

Good advice. :)

Can you answer the question I had too about 45 days of waiting to retest either by 45 days of date person took NCLEX, or date state recd $150 check or date Pearson recd $200 to rec aTT?

gcriado · Jul 3, 2012

I think that you could look at this from another point of view...whatever you did not too good on, just brush up on that and ace it next time:)

badgirlsclub · Jul 3, 2012

I took the Hurst Review...it did NOT help me at all..I also studied with exam cram. It helped me a little more but I guess not enough. I had a ton of select all that apply and I need help with those and prioritization.