Did I pass my NCLEX?

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I gave my exam on Tuesday and finished around 5:40. It's Wednesday today and havent got the result yet. I am expecting it will come later. But will that effect my pass fail rate? The probability would be passing or failing of it doesnt come at 4 am ? 
I am just stressed 

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Specializes in Tele, ICU, Staff Development.

First of all, take a deep breath — I know waiting for NCLEX results is an emotional rollercoaster. But no need to worry too much about the timing of your results. The delay in when you receive your results, whether it's at 4 a.m. or later in the day, doesn't affect the outcome of your exam or your pass/fail status. The result is based on the performance during the exam, and the timing of when it's posted is just part of the process.

It's natural to feel stressed, but try to stay calm. If you've done your best and have prepared well, that's what matters most. NCLEX results can sometimes take a little longer than expected to post, but that doesn't change the likelihood of passing or failing.

Stay hopeful. You have no reason not to be positive, and remember that you're not alone in feeling this way.

Hang in there my friend,

Nurse Beth

Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

It hadn't even been 24 hours when you posted this. Calm down a bit. Results are not immediate. Imagine the old school nurses that took the pencil and paper NCLEX,  the test took two days, in person and results were snail mailed and took 4-6 weeks.  My Mom was a nurse from those days.

I took the NCLEX on the computer,  back then there was a paid 1-900 number you could call to get early results 3 days after the test, I can't remember but I'm thinking the fee to call was for early results was $9.99 and most households had a 900 number call blocker on their phone land line, this was before cell phones were a thing and everybody had land lines. There was one student in my cohort whose family did not have the 900 calls blocked so we all went there and called, just gave her Mom the $10 for the call. 

Nowadays test takers seem to be expecting results immediately? There is a process that just takes a littler time. It's not just the test itself, your results are forwarded to whatever state you applied for licensure in and they have to review those results and determine if they meet that state's passing standard before they either issue you a shiny new license or decide you did not meet the standards for passing.  Some states are faster at making that determination than others, could be the next day after testing, could be a few days. Where I live test takers have found the fastest way to get results is just going to the states license look-up page and stalking it with frequent refreshes. The RN license usually shows active there faster then the official results come from Pearson Vue

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