How did you feel after you took the NCLEX?

[RunBabyRN]

If you passed, how did you feel after taking the exam?

I just left mine, and am not feeling great. Aaaaarrrgg! 75 questions, and just...

[RunBabyRN]

I was relieved when I left but surprised that the test ended so fast. I took 75 questions and finished in under 45 minutes. I got the good pop up and paid for the results and I passed :) congrats to all you new RN's!!!!

I finished in about 45 minutes, too. I am now entertaining the idea of the PVT, but I don't trust it. Congrats to you!

[katierobin23]

I felt great immediately afterward, I only had 75 questions...but after a day or so I started to freak out.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

RBR: I normally don't say this in response to "I had 75 questions..." but in your case, I feel pretty comfortable you passed :)

Your posts on AN give me a good indication of what's going on in your head, and it's good!

[RunBabyRN]

RBR: I normally don't say this in response to "I had 75 questions..." but in your case, I feel pretty comfortable you passed :)

Your posts on AN give me a good indication of what's going on in your head, and it's good!

Aw, you're so sweet! I sure hope you're right! :)

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

After I took the PN exam, I swore I failed; when I took the RN, I stayed calm enough to think I passed.

I passed both with the minimum.

[rob4546, BSN, MSN]

When I walked out I felt real good. I voted awesome because that was the closest to what I felt. I really over prepared because I felt the first half of the test was super easy and the last questions were really, really hard. They were harder than any question I had during the program or the Kaplan review. I wish that more people could be as confident as I was because I felt it also helped during the test.

[RunBabyRN]

When I walked out I felt real good. I voted awesome because that was the closest to what I felt. I really over prepared because I felt the first half of the test was super easy and the last questions were really, really hard. They were harder than any question I had during the program or the Kaplan review. I wish that more people could be as confident as I was because I felt it also helped during the test.

Did you officially pass??

[RunBabyRN]

OK, I caved, and I got the good pop up, but I'm still not any more reassured than I was. At least I'll know whether or not the PVT worked for me. :)

[Shandra2008]

Congrats!!!

[scaredsilly, BSN, RN]

RBR congrats! Think about it. The test grades you as you go, it has to in order to be adaptive. So once it is delivered to PV, it is already graded. PV doesn't want to let you register because their computers know you passed. If you failed, it would let you register again because you would need to retake the exam.

Then PV regrades the test, sometimes they overrule a grade, but usually when they do, it is a failing grade. Perhaps someone was just a teeny bit over the pass line and they passed when the test center thought they failed. Or they ran out of time, that's one way to fail and the test center then pass at PV.

Almost no one gets the good popup and fails!

[RunBabyRN]

RBR congrats! Think about it. The test grades you as you go, it has to in order to be adaptive. So once it is delivered to PV, it is already graded. PV doesn't want to let you register because their computers know you passed. If you failed, it would let you register again because you would need to retake the exam.

Then PV regrades the test, sometimes they overrule a grade, but usually when they do, it is a failing grade. Perhaps someone was just a teeny bit over the pass line and they passed when the test center thought they failed. Or they ran out of time, that's one way to fail and the test center then pass at PV.

Almost no one gets the good popup and fails!

Here's hoping! Not calling anything until it's official. :)

[pvnurse2014]

I felt horrible after the exam. I did the PVT and I got the good pop up. I found out today that I officially passed.