Failed at 75 questions

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I took the test July 28th and I had to wait until Tuesday to find out the results. My computer shut off at 75. I was begging for more questions, but as we all know, when it shuts off, it's over. After I left the testing room, the guy that was at the reception asked me how I did and I said my computer shut off at 75 questions. He said I prolly did good coz the first 75 questions are the most difficult. I really did not believe him coz I just found the exam extremely hard. My family felt that I passed, since my computer shut off at the minimum number of questions. I felt otherwise. Now it's been hours since I found out from the Quick Results, and I can't sleep. I'm really bothered. I really do not want to go through those two months of studying again; I do not know where to get the energy and determination from anymore. I feel so helpless and depressed, like I can't move on. I don't even know how to tell my friends about it since I know they'll be inquiring about the results soon. I feel so numb. I wanna take it again ASAP. I was wondering, can I use the same ATT to reschedule for another test? I feel so bummed right now. :-( Now I'm even starting to question why I took Nursing to begin with. This is just awful... :-(

Specializes in ER/ medical telemetry.

ok...

when you are ready you will know.

this is a greaving process.

this too will pass.

take a break first

but not too long of a break.

then study study study

it is amazing,

the day you pass nclex

you become the real thing.

there is nothing like it.

there are days i dread doing what i do,

but if one person says to me

thanks you saved my life,

that makes up for the whole day, and all those other days before that.

who said the road would be easy?

for some of us it is a long and rocky one

but you know

it can be a journey that was well worth it...

i hope you don't quit,

but you have to be the one to make that decision.

good luck

sincerely shiney new er rn

i really don't wanna throw away those 3.5 years of nursing school, but right now, whenever people encourage me to go ahead and take it again, i just refuse to. like i don't have the motivation right now or ever will be. i just can't bring myself to study all over again, like i will not be able to absorb anything in my head anymore. i don't know... do you guys think i should take it again? and when?

thank you so much for all your encouragement. means the world to me. :)

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Specializes in Travel Nursing, ICU, tele, etc.

The NCLEX is a crappy test. How awful is it that everybody walks out of there feeling like they failed? You just graduated from an acredited RN program, you have passed exams and clinicals for years, probably about half of the people who started out in your class dropped out. Now that is the REAL accomplishment: graduating from Nursing School!! Nobody gives a damn how many times you have to take that stupid test to pass, they just consider themselves very LUCKY if they only had to do it once. It is such crap shoot, you just happened to be asked more of the stupidly written questions or questions on some obscure drug nobody has heard of. I sooooo hated it, I don't understand this 75-265 question bullcrap! What is that all about??? Now, this is an unfortunate hurdle we all have to jump. No doubt, you could have sat for 3 NCLEX's in a row and passed 2 of them. Don't let it defeat you!!! You are not the failure, the test is. Take the damn thing again, do what you need to do and then let go of the whole matter, you haven't done anything wrong. Above all the NCLEX will never define you or the nurse that you are or will be.

Hang in there. You CAN do it again!!! :icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug:

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
I really don't wanna throw away those 3.5 years of nursing school, but right now, whenever people encourage me to go ahead and take it again, I just REFUSE to. Like I don't have the motivation right now or ever will be. I just can't bring myself to study all over again, like I will not be able to absorb anything in my head anymore. I don't know... do you guys think I should take it again? And when?

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT. Means the world to me. :)

so much good advice has been given but I think the best we have given is take a break from studying and relax a bit. Believe me you should have seen the state I was in when I failed the first time, couldn't stop crying as it was like nothing I had prepared for, but was determined to do it just gave myself a break for a bit and then knuckled back down. It will be worth it in the end believe me

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I can surely relate to this. I took my exam on the 24th w/ 75 questions and did not succeed either. I did not tell anyone that I took the test anyways however it had absolutely no impact on the way I felt. After about 3 days, I tried to study some. I know that nerves were my problem. I was sooo anxious. When I got home I knew what questions I answered wrong. I let anxiety get the best of me. Reading this forum encourages me and let me know that I am not alone. Some of us are in the same boat as you. I have decided that the more I sit back and feel sorry for myself, the days will pass by and before you know it, it time to test again. I must say I have my days. I have not left my house since I failed. I really just started doing questions from Kaplan CD trainer today (got it from a friend). Those questions are sooooo much like the actual test questions. Im also doing Suzannes plan. I tried to do it before and it help me some I felt. I just wanted to let you and others know that we have to get up and get motivated for each other. I am a single mom and its very hard to accept that I failed. But if I just sit here, tomorrow will come and that will just be another day I didnt take the time to study cause of how low I feel. Sorry this is soo lengthy but I am feeling the same as you are however I know my time will come, and yours will too. Keeping you in my

prayers. We can do this!

Thanks for your words of encouragement. It's a relief knowing that I'm not the only one who went through the same thing; I thought failing with 75 Q's rarely happens. Is the Kaplan course really helpful? Coz I took the Drexel online review course, and needless to say, it wasn't very helpful. It did not have a lot of prioritization and delegation, and that's mostly the type of Q's I saw at the NCLEX. I wanna take the Kaplan course, but I'm not so sure about taking the online one, coz I easily get distracted. ;) I wanna be able to go to a review course center so I'll be more focused.

I also told no one about my results (even when I took the exam), but I had to tell two of my best friends, because I just couldn't hold it in anymore. They were very supportive, encouraging me to go give it another try. They said I've got nothing to lose anyway, so don't ever give up. And my mom said, "A winner never quits and a quitter never wins." So yeah, I've been hearing a lot of quotes on hope and encouragement and all that stuff lately. Haha. My friend even said she'll wait for me to pass my boards so we can go job-hunting at the same time.

When do you guys think will be a good time to start studying again? :)

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Specializes in ER/ medical telemetry.

you should take a break not a real long one...

treat yourself for graduating, because girl you are special.

all nurses are special.

here is what i did:

i studied out of 3 books

kaplans 2007 with cd

that taught me the stratagies on how to take the test.

the one that i really studied out of was sauders. i would do the test questions on the computer.

if i got one wrong i would study the rational, over and over.

i kept score of my progress.

i tried to to 100 questons a day.

but there were some days i could only do 50 due to working 12 hour shifts in a busy er as a tech (runnning around all day no break). just could not stay awake...

in the beginning i would only get 60%.

as i kept doing questions i started getting better.

when i was ready i could do about 80%.

i even bought this book called fryes 3300 with all these nursing bullets. i would take that wherever i went...

i would also review my meds pub review book the one we used for the 4 day seminar in fort myers fl, from front to back.

i was never a great test taker.

in school i was an a/b student, but the n-clex was different...

you have to study on how to take this stupid test

i can say, it was the most bazzar test i have ever taken.

like i said before, some questons i had no answer to at all, so i just guessed.

that is why i thought for sure that i flunked it.

sorry i'm so long winded.

just need more nurses in the world you know...

thanks for your words of encouragement. it's a relief knowing that i'm not the only one who went through the same thing; i thought failing with 75 q's rarely happens. is the kaplan course really helpful? coz i took the drexel online review course, and needless to say, it wasn't very helpful. it did not have a lot of prioritization and delegation, and that's mostly the type of q's i saw at the nclex. i wanna take the kaplan course, but i'm not so sure about taking the online one, coz i easily get distracted. ;) i wanna be able to go to a review course center so i'll be more focused.

i also told no one about my results (even when i took the exam), but i had to tell two of my best friends, because i just couldn't hold it in anymore. they were very supportive, encouraging me to go give it another try. they said i've got nothing to lose anyway, so don't ever give up. and my mom said, "a winner never quits and a quitter never wins." so yeah, i've been hearing a lot of quotes on hope and encouragement and all that stuff lately. haha. my friend even said she'll wait for me to pass my boards so we can go job-hunting at the same time.

when do you guys think will be a good time to start studying again? :)

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keep your chin up. It happenes to the best of us. It has happened to me a few times. but as you've probaby read from others. you cannot give up. study hard, put in again and you will succeed! Good luck and God bless. Know that you can do all things thru Christ who strengthens you:kiss

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Specializes in LTC.

You can do it! "if you think you can, you probably can " Do let your first time NCLEX to bring you down. I am sure are a very good nurse and deserve to have that liscense. Do let this bump on the road stop you!

Take some days of before you start studying again, because you probably know a lot nursing. I think that the next time you take, you will be less nervous and less intimidated by the computer and will do fine!

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Specializes in LTC.

You should try kaplan, it is good! This book really helped me with prioritization (Prioritization, Delegation, & Assignment: Practice Exercises for Medical-Surgical Nursing by Linda A. LaCharity, Candice K. Kumagai, and Barbara Bartz) which I was horrible at!

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I feel so so so horrible. I just took the test yesterday and the pc shut off at 75 as well. I still feel horrible because I started off well and then those questions got harder and I kept bargaining between two questions and not sure if I was choosing the right answer. I got some med questions which I know I did poorly on and I am glad I found this website because it is really helping me deal with the depression I am facing right now.

Even though some people say they thought they failed yet they passed with 75, I know I did not pass. How do I find out about this Suzanne 4 plan? I am just going to take the weekend to try and get past this and then restart studying again on Monday. I feel bad as I studied a lot for months by doing questions and questions and maybe only 1 or 2 questions looked familiar.

But I hope to pass next time around. The test is hard, the wait is harder, and being unemployed is even hardest.

God Bless.

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Specializes in ER/ medical telemetry.

hey you don't know that you flunked it yet!

the horrible part is waiting...

until you know you will convinced that you flunked.

this moment is pure hell until you pay the 7.95 (rip-off, they have taken enough money form us already).

a majority pass the 1st time

so favor is on your side.

i was like you.

i was ready to study again,

and take the test asap,

and not let any one make me feel like a failure!!!!!

don't assume.

were the questions hard?

did you have to think about them long and hard.

were there many drug quesitons?

delegation, and the majority of them priority.

i have only been an rn in the er for 6 weeks now i have really used that priority stuff lately... (still in orientation)

if they seem like upper level questions that were so difficult, chances are you may have passed it...

hang in there! you will find out soon.

i feel so so so horrible. i just took the test yesterday and the pc shut off at 75 as well. i still feel horrible because i started off well and then those questions got harder and i kept bargaining between two questions and not sure if i was choosing the right answer. i got some med questions which i know i did poorly on and i am glad i found this website because it is really helping me deal with the depression i am facing right now.

even though some people say they thought they failed yet they passed with 75, i know i did not pass. how do i find out about this suzanne 4 plan? i am just going to take the weekend to try and get past this and then restart studying again on monday. i feel bad as i studied a lot for months by doing questions and questions and maybe only 1 or 2 questions looked familiar.

but i hope to pass next time around. the test is hard, the wait is harder, and being unemployed is even hardest.

god bless.

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I also failed with 75 questions. Part of moving on is to understand there's only so much you can do because NCLEX is a joke. A good percentage of students pass but for the few who do not their lives are stuck in a limbo of self blame.

Instead of getting on with our lives we're scrambling for any book or course to lead us to a passing score.

If nursing school was a walk in the park one could say different. To pass you have to know your stuff.

NCLEX does not reflect that. Period.

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I most probably will take the Kaplan course when I've decided to take the boards again. Did you all take the complete online review course? I've read that Kaplan is the best, and I sure hope so because the Drexel one proved to be unhelpful. How much time did y'all spend on reviewing the Kaplan course? Has it been worth it for most of you? Because I read it is the most similar to the NCLEX one. And what are the chances of me passing the second time around with Kaplan? Coz I'm scared that the chances of passing NCLEX are slimming down as the weeks go by...

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