Just finished my NCLEX... so nervous.

[TickTackJo]

So I just finished my test about 1 hours ago, and I can not even begin to explain the nervousness I am having.

So a little about me, I finished my ADN December 18th, 2014. After LOT'S of issues with getting my ATT... I finally took it today. I'm glad I had weeks to study. It truly helped. I finished the test with 75 questions... But that does not make me feel good at all because either I did really good, or really bad and I'm a bundle of nerves right now! I swear to you, once I hit about the 25 question mark, I got nothing but SATA! Over and over with maybe a few regulars thrown in there.

I don't know if I have passed but for studying I used:

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, 5th Edition I reviewed area's I knew I was weak in and did every practice questions and TONS from the CD which came with the book.

Hurst Reviews NCLEX-RN Review book

I used this mainly for the strategies, thought I did do the majority of the questions.

Exam Cram NCLEX-RN Practice Questions [book]

I liked how small this book was and took it everywhere in my purse, so I could practice questions during down time.

Prioritization, Delegation, and Management of Care for the NCLEX-RN

Great book to have! I read front to back, yet I got no questions on Delegation and only a few on Prioritizing.

NCLEX-RN Flashcard Book

I used this, but it wasn't my favorite.

[h=1][/h]ATI

My school was very ATI heavy. We took most of the practice quizzes during the years and I retook most of them in the last few months for practice. I also took the ATI predictor test and got a (82% I think) 99% chance of passing NCLEX score.

NCSBN Online Review

I did the 3 week plan about 6 weeks ago to brush on my content, I also did about half the practice questions in the time I had. I really liked this site. The questions were great and I liked how their were delivered.

Well wish me luck as I wait the dreaded 48 hours for my results....

[INN_777, BSN, RN]

Good luck, TickTack! Noone feels great when they are done. And I strongly believe that most SATAS are passing level, which is a good thing. Fingers crossed. Stay strong!

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Hi, TTJ, and welcome to AN :)

The good news for you is that the vast majority of people who test for the first time DO pass; it was something like 91% passing the last time I checked out the stats.

So, consider this: given the kind of student you were, how you prepared for the exam, how you did in clinicals, etc.....is it MORE likely that you did very well and were able to demonstrate competency in the minimum number of questions....OR....is it more likely that you did so poorly that the computer knew no matter HOW many questions it threw at you there was no way you were going to pass it? Assess yourself based on THAT (NOT how you felt leaving the test, I assure you it's no indicator whatsoever!) and you'll have your answer :)

FWIW, I do want to mention that SATA questions do NOT indicate a higher level OR lower level question: it is a format type ONLY. One of the more widely-spread myths regarding NCLEX is that these types of questions indicate the tester is doing very well, that they are above passing, that they are getting "high level" questions. I cannot stress enough that this is FALSE. Sometimes people come on here freaking out that they only had xx amount of SATA questions and "what do you think it means?!" We think it means nothing

SATA questions can be above the passing standard as well as below it, just like any other question. How your test is formatted is luck of the draw: some people pass in 75 questions having had only a few SATA, others get tons (and all passed). And there are those who get lots (or few) and fail. No correlation.

[TickTackJo]

So I just checked my State Board of Nursing licence page and my status went from Pending to Active! They wouldn't put me as an Active RN if I didn't pass... right?

[scaredsilly, BSN, RN]

Congratulations! Right, you are a nurse!

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

So I just checked my State Board of Nursing licence page and my status went from Pending to Active! They wouldn't put me as an Active RN if I didn't pass... right?

LOL, it seems to be a pretty common occurence here that new test-takers see that they have an active license on the BoN website, but STILL don't believe they passed

Congrats!

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Good luck, TickTack! Noone feels great when they are done. And I strongly believe that most SATAS are passing level, which is a good thing. Fingers crossed. Stay strong!

Pure urban legend. There are higher and lower level SATA questions, and every other type of traditional and alternate format question. Unless trained in educational foundations and Bloom's Taxonomy the average candidate cannot discern the level of a question just by looking at it. There are most definitely higher level multiple choice questions too.

You could get 75 SATA questions and pass or fail. You can get 0 SATA questions and pass or fail. You cannot ascertain pass/fail by the number or type of questions.

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

So I just checked my State Board of Nursing licence page and my status went from Pending to Active! They wouldn't put me as an Active RN if I didn't pass... right?

Congratulations. You are correct you cannot be an active RN without passing the NCLEX.

[INN_777, BSN, RN]

JustBeachy, I did not day SATA determines pass or fail. My perception is based on my experience with the test. I received SATA questions that were of different difficulty levels but none of them were knowledge/recognition questions. They were all analysis/judgement. Might be my draw. But that's how I felt.

[Rechilda, BSN, RN]

Hooray! Congrats!í ½í± :)

[TickTackJo]

Well I have officially passed! So far my class has a 100% pass rate with only 4 others who have to test, so I really have to say my school prepared us well.

[INN_777, BSN, RN]

Congrats!