Just took NCLEX RN- shut off at 75

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Specializes in Telemetry.

Wow what a test!!!

When I went into the testing room, I was surprisingly not too nervous, but that quickly changed.

I had one drug calc, about 10-15 med questions (some I've never heard of), and somewhere between 10-20 SATA. I lost count of the SATA, but I know I had about 5 or 6 in a row, and I was thinking to myself, "what am I doing wrong, why do I keep getting SATA." I thought I was kind of confident before the test, but after seeing so many SATA, I came out of the test really bummed out :scrying: and frustrated:banghead:.

I really really really hope I pass!!!

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Honey you will beat that test with a stick!! try and relax and go have your self a nice cool drink and relax hit the beach read a book that has nothing to do with nursing! will keep you in my prayers and in 48 to however many hours I will be looking forward to your pass post

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Thanks I appreciate the words of encouragement. I'll try and relax with a night at the movies. Hopefully that will get my mind off of it.

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hey there hypoxic!!

stay confident, i am sure you did well. think positive and i wish you well.

all the best to you! :up:

jadu1106

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hey there hypoxic!!

stay confident, i am sure you did well. think positive and i wish you well.

all the best to you! :up:

jadu1106

thank you very much!!! all the time that i've read of people's post about the wait after taking boards, seems so real now. and the anxiety of not knowing if you passed or not just eats at you. you replay and replay the questions in your mind, and try to figure out whether you answered them correctly. if i hadn't had so many sata and meds, i might feel a little better right now. but because of those questions, i don't feel at all comfortable.

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thank you very much!!! all the time that i've read of people's post about the wait after taking boards, seems so real now. and the anxiety of not knowing if you passed or not just eats at you. you replay and replay the questions in your mind, and try to figure out whether you answered them correctly. if i hadn't had so many sata and meds, i might feel a little better right now. but because of those questions, i don't feel at all comfortable.

your welcome, but try not to look up the answers to the questions, that will just add to your anxiety. stay busy, hang out with friends, go out, go to the movies or water park if you have one near you (thats what i would do, considering it was 105 hot degrees here today!!!)...i am confident you did well!! best of luck to you!!! :)

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your welcome, but try not to look up the answers to the questions, that will just add to your anxiety. stay busy, hang out with friends, go out, go to the movies or water park if you have one near you (thats what i would do, considering it was 105 hot degrees here today!!!)...i am confident you did well!! best of luck to you!!! :)

yeah i'm thinking about getting some ice cream right now. maybe that'll ease the pain, lol. wow!!! 105, that's pretty hot. it's weird, here in ca its only in maybe the mid 80s. normally its really hot this time a year, but for some reason its pretty cool.

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Specializes in Telemetry.

Well I had my ice cream, and I feel a little better. Maybe some sleep will do the trick.

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good luck! the next chapter is about to begin. i will send up a prayer for you. :loveya:

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Most of my friends and I passed the NCLEX with 75 questions. And we all had at least 10 SATAs. It seems that when you are doing well, SATAs will keep coming. One my friend got 25 SATAs and she passed. You should not worry b/c I truly believe that you did well since you got so many SATAs. Don't worry about those meds that you didn't know on the test. Usually up to 15 questions do not count towards your grade. There are just there for test development.

Best wishes and keep us posted!

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Most of my friends and I passed the NCLEX with 75 questions. And we all had at least 10 SATAs. It seems that when you are doing well, SATAs will keep coming. One my friend got 25 SATAs and she passed. You should not worry b/c I truly believe that you did well since you got so many SATAs. Don't worry about those meds that you didn't know on the test. Usually up to 15 questions do not count towards your grade. There are just there for test development.

Best wishes and keep us posted!

That's a little reassuring. If your friend had that many SATAs and was able to pass, then I might have a good chance as well. If I was able to answer them correctly.

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:banghead:I took the nclex this morning, it shut off after 75 question! wow I am nervous, I have never felt like i knew nothing in my life like I did when I was sitting there. I am concerned with failing because I missed the last question which was a med question. Did anyone hear or know that if you miss the last question you fail?

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