How long to take NCLEX in MA

janine66 · May 23, 2007

Hi, I was wondering the same so called Pearsonvue and I was told 4 weeks.

I then contacted my school and was told they sent our applications Monday and that it can take up to two weeks.

Hope that helps and good luck!!

AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P · May 23, 2007

Hi and thank you for your info

Just to clarify does It take four weeks to get the ATT (approval to test) or 4 weeks to acutally take the test after graduation?

swtooth

janine66 · May 23, 2007

4 (or 2) weeks to get the ATT and then you can schedule your test date.

AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P · May 24, 2007

Thanks...

carrie13 · May 29, 2007

It took about 2 weeks for me to receive the ATT....Good luck!

AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P · May 30, 2007

Thanks for the info.. How bad was it?

Swtooth

carrie13 · May 30, 2007

I took my exam in March and passed with 75 questions - lots of meds questions. Hardly anything on prioritization or delegation which surprised me because I was told to expect lots of those questions. I did take a review course (Anderson), reviewed my fundamentals book and did tons of practice questions - mostly Saunders and Kaplan. Overall I felt I could've prepared a little more - but I think I would've felt the same if I had studied every day for a year. The main thing is to be confident in what you know and stay positive. Don't dwell on questions that you don't know the answer to...answer as best as you can and move on......Hope that helps!

Good luck!

Carrie

janine66 · May 30, 2007

Hi Carrie..Congrats!

I'm curious, how much time did you take after the Anderson review to study before scheduling the test.

carrie13 · May 30, 2007

Hi Janine-

I finished the Anderson review in mid-January and took my NCLEX on March 20th. Anderson recommended taking NCLEX within 4 weeks after the review but I knew that working full-time plus 2 business trips in February would not allow me to study as much as I wanted to within that 4-wk time frame. I ended up with about 8 weeks between Anderson and the NCLEX. Some of my classmates took their exams in mid-February and passed. So I guess it depends on how much time you can devote to studying between the review and when you can schedule the exam...

Chaoticdreams33, MSN, RN · May 30, 2007

4 weeks!! I'm gonna go nuts waiting for that darn ATT! I wonder if it's the same amount of time in CT. I went to school in MA but will be working in CT. Does anyone know if it takes 2-4 weeks in CT too?

AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P · May 30, 2007

umm chaotic if you will be working in CT you should be applying for a license in that state, and not in MA... Am I missing something??

Swtooth