I am just arriving home from the test center that administered my NCLEX-PN examination. My exam shut off after 85 questions and I wasn't sure about the whole thing.
Based on pure recollection, I would guess that about one-third of my questions were priority. For example, "After receiving change-of-shift report, which patient would you check on first?", or "Four patients are asking for assistance; which one would you assist first?"
I received only 3 or 4 med questions and they were all about antihypertensives such as Procardia or Captopril. There were about 3 peds questions and a handful of OB questions. I received 4 questions on Addison's Disease and another 4 on insulin-dependent diabetes. There were a couple of questions on chest tubes, too.
Also, I recalled seeing a few nutrition questions. I absolutely got no new-format questions or math on this exam. I could tell when I was answering correctly because the questions became progressively harder. Likewise, I could tell when I answered something incorrectly because the next questions became progressively easier.
However, I have no clue on whether I passed. When the computer stops at 85, it means one of two things. Either I performed extremely well or very poorly, because the computer was quickly able to make a pass/fail decision. Now I have to wait several dreaded weeks for the results since I am dealing with the snail-mail California B.O.N.
