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Ok, like thousands of others before me have posted and blogged about on here, I took my NCLEX today. Im in FL, I made very good grades in my classes and seemed to be at the head of my class on many tests. Today I walked in the test center pretty confident. I have been studying my buns off doing atleast 50-75 questions per day for the past month or so. However, once that test started it seemed like everything was in Japanese.... never had test anxiety too much before. But, seriously, when I read the question and thought of what the answer should be... it wasnt there! A bunch I had to choose between 2 answers, and some I couldnt remember ever having learned about.

When question 76 popped up I about had a panic attack bc I was sure 75 would be the amount I would get and then Id be fine.... not the case! Im pretty sure it cut off at 100. I stopped looking down at 96 i think....

I really hope my results are up tomorrow. I cant sleep, I cant eat, I feel like Im going to puke, and Im convinced I failed. By the Grace of God is the only way Im going to pass. I feel so horrible about the test. I even came home and looked up several topics on questions I could remember and a bunch of them I know I got wrong :( PLEASE HELP>>> NEED ENCOURAGEMENT BIG TIME!!!

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER.

OMG,..breathe,..slow deep breathes,...in thru your nose,...out thru your mouth. Staying awake for days on end and making yourself physically ill will NOT change your results. Trust me,..we all did it! You were prepared. You did well in school,...you studied. Tonight you should do something fun and relaxing that you haven't been able to do while in school. Take a long bath,...so long that you have to re heat the water! Read a book...one that is full of useless info,..that you won't be tested over! (I suggest a cheesy romance). Hang in there,...it will be over soon,.....in few weeks you'll be on here telling us all how stupid you feel and how nursing school didn't prepare you at all for being a "real" nurse! We'll be here for you then! Keep us posted!

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That sure sounded a lot like how I was feeling after I took the NCLEX a couple weeks ago. I studied my butt off for like 3 1/2 weeks prior, not to mention took Kaplan. I had really bad anxieties, but I was confident that I knew my stuff. I figured after all the studying I did, I was sure to pass. Then I went in to take the test and let me tell ya, never had I ever experienced anxieties more worse than I did that day. I thought it was the hardest test I've ever had to take in my life.. and was thinking, how on earth did one of my friends who had recently tooken it had told me that the test was easy. She stopped at 75. I felt the same way when I got my 76th question. Then I kept going, it went past 100! then past 150... I had to get up a couple times for breaks and refocus. By the time I got around to 180, I was sure I'd be in for the long haul. Then come to qustion 191, it stopped. I had a big sigh of relief, the torture had finally ended. It was 5 hrs later and I was ready to get out of the Pearson Vue center. Needless to say, I was on pins and needles for 48 hrs. I was sure I had failed. So when I found out 48 hrs later that I had passed, I could not believe it!!! It was the greatest moment of my life, besides the birth of my 3 kids.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya!

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thanks so much guys.... i am feeling better already. ive been on here searching around and reading for hours. i found some supposed pearsonvue trick... tried it, and it wouldnt let me register for another test so thats supposed to mean I passed. have you ever heard of it before? i hadnt but theres about 280 pages of posts on there about it working and no one has wrote in and said it was wrong! hopefully i wont be the first! thanks for the kind words, i cant wait to find out if im official or not! i will post when i get the news :)

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don't beat yourself up. i felt like s#**t after taking the test...i got all the questions. every nurse i've spoken too concerning nclex had similar reactions. i think it's only natural to question your outcome. btw, i passed the first time around and i was a c student. good luck and keep us posted....

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I passed!!!! Found out just now, thanks guys :D

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Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

of course you did! woohoo! congratulations!

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

Congrats! I have a feeling your anxiety story is being repeated thousands of times during NCLEX taking season. So glad you are a new nurse!

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hey.. GREAT JOB!

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER.

Way to go!

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Congratulations!!!!!:balloons::clphnds:

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congrats i tucmy test yesterday and i stopped at the same number....im soooo stressed out got 3 babys of my own! all i wanna do is pass my exam...guudness...i hope i pass...with goin up to that number wonders me whether i passed or not =/... hope i passed too...congrats again =)

That sure sounded a lot like how I was feeling after I took the NCLEX a couple weeks ago. I studied my butt off for like 3 1/2 weeks prior, not to mention took Kaplan. I had really bad anxieties, but I was confident that I knew my stuff. I figured after all the studying I did, I was sure to pass. Then I went in to take the test and let me tell ya, never had I ever experienced anxieties more worse than I did that day. I thought it was the hardest test I've ever had to take in my life.. and was thinking, how on earth did one of my friends who had recently tooken it had told me that the test was easy. She stopped at 75. I felt the same way when I got my 76th question. Then I kept going, it went past 100! then past 150... I had to get up a couple times for breaks and refocus. By the time I got around to 180, I was sure I'd be in for the long haul. Then come to qustion 191, it stopped. I had a big sigh of relief, the torture had finally ended. It was 5 hrs later and I was ready to get out of the Pearson Vue center. Needless to say, I was on pins and needles for 48 hrs. I was sure I had failed. So when I found out 48 hrs later that I had passed, I could not believe it!!! It was the greatest moment of my life, besides the birth of my 3 kids.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya!

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