I took the nclex today and it stopped at 85!

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I need some words of encouragement about this. I just don't know what to make of getting only 85 questions?! I mean, I feel good about it, but I had a lot of select all that apply ones. I know I did awesome on the prioritizing and the therapeutic communication, and math questions. I'm just so nervous that's all, and I won't find out through the quick results till this Friday...... Any advice and/or experiences???

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All I, or anyone else, can tell you is that your exam stopped at 85 because the computer determined that you met a pass/fail rule at that point. It can also be inferred that since your exam went beyond the minimum, at some point, you were at or near the pass/fail line, so the computer needed to ask more questions of you until you satisfied a pass/fail rule. Since you will have quick results available on Friday, I suggest you wait until then to find out the answer. If your State's BON posts licenses online, you might also want to check there as sometimes they get official results before the Quick Results are able to be released, and post your license online. My license posted about 36 hours after I took the exam and about 12 hours before I would have been able to get the QR, if my State participated in it.

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If you feel you did well, you probably did. Take some time for yourself. You earned it.

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