I took the boards- now I feel surreal

ltm · Jul 3, 2000

hey jeanne,

you must remember that you could pass or fail with any amount of questions, even 75. i too had 75 questions and i thought that the test was pretty hard. it was totally not representative of any practice tests that i had ever taken. the good news is that i passed. you have most likely passed also, so just relax and wait on your results.

ltm

PPL, BSN, RN · Jul 7, 2000

I was in the very first class in our state to take the comprehensive board. No more just re-taking sections, but had to re-take the whole thing if you failed. Plus, there was no computerized version. We sat for the board in a two day session. The way it was set up, it seemed as if their main intent was to make it as stressful as possible! No class had gone before us to even vent our fears to. It was so HIGH ANXIETY! Thank god I passed the first time, but when I walked out of there that final day, my eyes were crossed and I had NO IDEA if I'd passed. Of course, we all discussed it, scared ourselves to death even more, and we ALL thought we'd flunked! Our school had the highest pass rate, I believe. Insult to injury? They sent my results to a city with a similar name as my city, so when everyone got their results before me, then I KNEW I'd flunked. This was in 1982. Sound familiar? Good luck to everyone taking the board, and congrats to those who already passed! By the way, does anyone know if there's a place to get info re scores, where you placed statistically, regionally, etc? Thanks.

BJA · Jul 10, 2000

Your chance of passing if the computer shut off @ 75 questions:

A couple of years ago, the statistic was that 95% passed if the thing shut off at 75. Those are huge odds in your favor. I'd bet money on you!