I just finished taking my test & I had 75 questions. This was my 3rd time taking it. I don't know how I feel about it. I had at least 5-7 select all that apply, no math, a couple of meds & TONS of priority, 2 delegation questions two pediatrics questions, 2-3 external disaster questions, & basic lab questions.
The first time I took the test I had 75 & obviously we all know what happened there, the second time I had 265 questions. With each time, I'm a little more prepared. I do tend to procrastinate though, which I hate.
I would suggest doing practice questions & knowing patho.
I was getting bummed because I talked to a former classmate to tell him my test breakdown, & he said, "Oh no, if you got a lot of select all that apply questions, is that good or bad?" I told him that I didn't know. Then he said, "I talked to so-and-so & she said she got a lot of those, & she failed. I think they keep giving them if you keep messing them up." That wasn't what I needed to hear. Now the waiting game begins.
I just finished taking my test & I had 75 questions. This was my 3rd time taking it. I don't know how I feel about it. I had at least 5-7 select all that apply, no math, a couple of meds (Theophylline, Ritonavir, Zofran), & TONS of priority, 2 delegation questions (one for an RN who is floated to another floor, & one for an LPN/LVN), two pediatrics questions, 2-3 external disaster questions, & basic lab questions.
The first time I took the test I had 75 & obviously we all know what happened there, the second time I had 265 questions. With each time, I'm a little more prepared. I do tend to procrastinate though, which I hate.
I would suggest doing practice questions & knowing patho.
I was getting bummed because I talked to a former classmate to tell him my test breakdown, & he said, "Oh no, if you got a lot of select all that apply questions, is that good or bad?" I told him that I didn't know. Then he said, "I talked to so-and-so & she said she got a lot of those, & she failed. I think they keep giving them if you keep messing them up." That wasn't what I needed to hear. Now the waiting game begins.
Here are two of the select all that apply that I had:
A nurse would expect to observe the following in an 8 month old:
-can hold own bottle
-sits unsupported
-moro reflex present
-anterior fontanelle closed
-two teeth have erupted
-anxiety with strangers
Here's another one (not verbatim, except for the answer choices):
Client with pacemaker inserted 2 days ago. The nurse would:
-begin cardiac monitoring
-administer analgesics
-perform ROM of arm on affected side
-maintain patient on bedrest for 24 hours
-teach about pacemakers
-check incision for redness & drainage
I think that was all of the choices for this one.
Thanks a lot for shareing with us, all this kind of questions !
I am now not ready for nclex,but I would like to hear what kind of questions are there!
hi pie.. ((((hugs)))) for you during this difficult period of WAITING! (it's dreadful, i know. been there & experienced what you're going through) no amount of words to console me until the time i knew the result :) anyway, wishing all the very best for you. as well positive result on your exam.. it'a all in God's hands now. keep your faith up!
hi pie.. ((((hugs)))) for you during this difficult period of WAITING! (it's dreadful, i know. been there & experienced what you're going through) no amount of words to console me until the time i knew the result :) anyway, wishing all the very best for you. as well positive result on your exam.. it'a all in God's hands now. keep your faith up!
~pres
Thank you so much. I was so amazingly calm last night, I went to bed & slept all night!! Unlike the first time when I didn't sleep AT ALL--not even 1 hour! I think last night I might have even had a dream about passing the test. I woke up in an alright mood, unlike the first two times...I was very grouchy! I took myself out for breakfast before my test. Then, once I got to the center, I had to go to the restroom. I thought to myself, "Oh man! I don't have time for this!" If you know what I mean :uhoh21:.
I made it out of there & it's done. I have to work tonight at 11pm. I am so tired. I cannot sleep at all! I am going to be so tired. Starbucks will help me out, maybe. I know this isn't right, but I am not doing a thing at work tonight. I don't care. My nerves are shot. I really thought I was doing alright, aside from not being able to sleep. Then I talked to my husband & I got all emotional & started crying. I am ready to pass this damned thing!
then, once i got to the center, i had to go to the restroom. i thought to myself, "oh man! i don't have time for this!" if you know what i mean :uhoh21:.
yes, i know what you mean, actually i went to the restroom twice! :chuckle i can't help it but release the call of nature.... (enough of that)
i cannot sleep at all!
what i did, i listened to my favorite music & just let the time pass by, and to my surprise i slept like a baby:d .. my husband let me sleep as much as i need too. (btw, that time i took my exam in hong kong., a foreign place for me)
then i talked to my husband & i got all emotional & started crying. i am ready to pass this damned thing!
when the exam's over and will about to leave the testing room, i cried. because, i said to myself, i can't do anything about it anymore.. it's not in my hands now. and all i need to do is w a i t !!!!
ahh, nclex.. truly an exam that will tests your character, faith & courage.
pie, here's for you..:icon_hug: :icon_hug: :icon_hug: :icon_hug: take care.:kiss
Well, I took my exam yesterday also. I got all 265 questions. I feel like a complete idiot. I had 1 drug calculation, tons of priority, 5-6 select alls, lots of psych., lots of meds (ones that I had never even heard of), I prety much had lots of everything. I walkd out of the testing center knowing that I failed. And, if there is a slight chance that I passed, then I will be convinced that they give licenses to morons, b/c I felt like I didn't know anything. I was scorin in the 60's on the Kaplan review, I thought I was good to go. Hopefully can get my results today. I think I'll die if I have to wait until tomorrow. Pray for me please!
Hey Pie, you are so welcome....just take some deep breaths..relax its over...soon you will hear that you passed and then its feeeeeelin goooood time.......................... I said a prayer and I have my fingers crossed for you....Thressa
Thank you so much. I was so amazingly calm last night, I went to bed & slept all night!! Unlike the first time when I didn't sleep AT ALL--not even 1 hour! I think last night I might have even had a dream about passing the test. I woke up in an alright mood, unlike the first two times...I was very grouchy! I took myself out for breakfast before my test. Then, once I got to the center, I had to go to the restroom. I thought to myself, "Oh man! I don't have time for this!" If you know what I mean :uhoh21:.
I made it out of there & it's done. I have to work tonight at 11pm. I am so tired. I cannot sleep at all! I am going to be so tired. Starbucks will help me out, maybe. I know this isn't right, but I am not doing a thing at work tonight. I don't care. My nerves are shot. I really thought I was doing alright, aside from not being able to sleep. Then I talked to my husband & I got all emotional & started crying. I am ready to pass this damned thing!
I'll bet you are worried expecially about hearing alot of us had our tests shut off at 75....but remember they say some have had longer tests and still passed...you are no moron...just a fellow GRN awaiting results. That test makes you all ratteled up inside. I"m sure you did fine...at least its over now that darn waiting time sets in...which is no picnic. keep your chin up...were rootin for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THressa
Well, I took my exam yesterday also. I got all 265 questions. I feel like a complete idiot. I had 1 drug calculation, tons of priority, 5-6 select alls, lots of psych., lots of meds (ones that I had never even heard of), I prety much had lots of everything. I walkd out of the testing center knowing that I failed. And, if there is a slight chance that I passed, then I will be convinced that they give licenses to morons, b/c I felt like I didn't know anything. I was scorin in the 60's on the Kaplan review, I thought I was good to go. Hopefully can get my results today. I think I'll die if I have to wait until tomorrow. Pray for me please!
Well, I took my exam yesterday also. I got all 265 questions. I feel like a complete idiot. I had 1 drug calculation, tons of priority, 5-6 select alls, lots of psych., lots of meds (ones that I had never even heard of), I prety much had lots of everything. I walkd out of the testing center knowing that I failed. And, if there is a slight chance that I passed, then I will be convinced that they give licenses to morons, b/c I felt like I didn't know anything. I was scorin in the 60's on the Kaplan review, I thought I was good to go. Hopefully can get my results today. I think I'll die if I have to wait until tomorrow. Pray for me please!
Sh*#, I WISH I could have gotten 265! That's what I got on my second time around. I have a former classmate who passed with 265. I have a hard time believing that I have improved THAT much from my second test...from 265 to 75. I remember after doing all 265, my mind felt numb! Plus, not to be negative, but if you failed, at least you were close. If I failed with 75, then maybe I would be the moron...especially after first having 75, then 265, & now 75 again. Who the hell gets those numbers! It's failed miserably, close to passing, & possibly failed miserably again, or passed. Ugh.
I keep thinking about a post from someone here who said that if someone fails at 75, then they were answering the questions so blatantly stupid that the computer shut them down, & one time, someone else posted that people shouldn't fail at 75 unless they're an idiot or English is their second language. How's that for support... :stone
Sh*#, I WISH I could have gotten 265! That's what I got on my second time around. I have a former classmate who passed with 265. I have a hard time believing that I have improved THAT much from my second test...from 265 to 75. I remember after doing all 265, my mind felt numb! Plus, not to be negative, but if you failed, at least you were close. If I failed with 75, then maybe I would be the moron...especially after first having 75, then 265, & now 75 again. Who the hell gets those numbers! It's failed miserably, close to passing, & possibly failed miserably again, or passed. Ugh.
I keep thinking about a post from someone here who said that if someone fails at 75, then they were answering the questions so blatantly stupid that the computer shut them down, & one time, someone else posted that people shouldn't fail at 75 unless they're an idiot or English is their second language. How's that for support... :stone
Hi Pie I have been seeing your posts for a while and I think I have even talked with you before. I can tell you that I think your confidence level has increased over the past few experiences and I think that means alot. So I know that you did great this time. I am in a RN program and I am going to take my LPN boards 7-6. Then in December I will graduate and hopefully take the RN in January. I know you did great, Keep me posted. Can you share experiences with me about your percentages on practice exams or does it not make a difference is it just the luck of the draw.
(enough of that)
because, i said to myself, i can't do anything about it anymore.. it's not in my hands now. and all i need to do is w a i t !!!! 
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Thanks a lot for shareing with us, all this kind of questions !
I am now not ready for nclex,but I would like to hear what kind of questions are there!
Good luck to you