How hard is the new NCLEX 2013 Test Plan

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Hi everyone,

To those who passed or failed in the new NCLEX this April, please share your thoughts and experience.

I heard a rumor that there is more SATA questions and less priority questions.

How true is this rumor ?

I passed!!!! Pearson Vue Trick worked!!! My name was on the board of nursing!!!! Didn't even have to pay for quick results!!!!

Congratulations!!!! btw, What is the Pearson vue trick?!? Any advice?!?

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Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.

I'm so glad it's over. I was in a daze the whole time afterwards.

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Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.

Congratulations!!!! btw, What is the Pearson vue trick?!? Any advice?!?

The Pearson Vue Trick is when, anytime after your NCLEX, you go back to the Pearson website and try to re-register to take NCLEX again.

If the system stops you before you must put in your credit card information, and gives you some pop-up or notification saying : "Our records indicate you've scheduled a recent exam etc...... Please contact your member board" then that's called the good pop-up and it means you passed the test.

If the system lets you get to the page where you must enter your credit card info, then supposedly it means you failed.

I suggest that you wait to do the trick after your test status says it had been successfully delivered one your Pearson account. Usually it happens instantly or within 10 mins of finishing the NCLEX.

Exam Cram was really helpful too me. I hope everything goes well for you!!!!

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All of these posts about the large amount of SATA questions are freaking me out!! I am doing well on all of the practice tests I'm taking but none of them have the amount of SATA questions that so many people seem to be saying is actually on the NCLEX, and I miss a lot of these type due to ALWAYS leaving off 1 option I should have chosen... Ughhh, getting nervous!!![/quote']

I had 98 questions on NCLEX and only had 8 or 9 SATA. I thought that was a bad sign too, but I passed and another girl in my class got 75 questions and only had 8 SATA, she passed as well. Don't freak out before the test. Save that for when your finished.

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i had about 15 choose all that apply and passed

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Are there audio questions? Like identify this heart/breath/etc sounds...

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Omg....I am soooo nervous.... I take my nclex for the first time in 12 days....I am hoping all goes well... Btw congrats for passing..... Yyyaaaaayyyy!!!!!!

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I didn't have any audio questions.

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If you're concerned that your odds for passing have decreased since they raised the passing standard, hopefully this will help alleviate some of that...

According to Kaplan, when they raise the passing standard for the NCLEX, they expect that the passing rate will decrease between 3-5% from the previous test, at least initially. The NCLEX passing stats on NCBSN for 2012 say that the average was 90% for all U.S. educated, first time test takers, including those with BSN and ADN degrees. So what this means is that even with the elevated minimum competency level, they still expect between 85-87% of people to pass the test the first time. Odds are still pretty good!

You can also go to your state's BON website and look at passing statistics for individual schools. I looked at mine and 98% passed the first time.

So what I figure is if you tried hard in school, and study for the NCLEX the way you know you should, there is no reason to worry about failing! You're more likely to have a hard time if you become overly anxious about the whole thing...just keep reminding yourself that you've done what you need to do to pass, and the odds are on your side!

Also, if I fail, I'll come back here with my foot in my mouth. So I better get back to studying so that doesn't happen!

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SubSippi do you study what you are uncomfortable with while doing lots of questions?

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Conference questions are basically individualized client care meetings (kinda like preshift reports), which discusses interventions and such.

I've been reviewing using ATI and have been getting questions regarding client care meetings & it is usually regarding client advocacy & the client's family's concern of the quality of care when a client gets tranferred to rehab, long term, etc.

Hope that makes sense.

Btw, I noticed that all the answers regarding client care meetings all have relate to safety, prioritization, and client advocacy.

*hugs

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SubSippi do you study what you are uncomfortable with while doing lots of questions?

Yeah...prioritization and delegation are the hardest things for me, I usually do pretty well on the questions that require you to make knowledge based decisions versus judgement calls. I use the LaCharity book to study for that. Also, according to my Hurst review practice tests, I'm bad at infection control. So I'm going to look at that a lot more!

I'm not really planning on focusing too much on meds...there is just so much information and there don't seem to be too many med questions so I figure it won't be the most effective use of my time.

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