Just took NCLEX...

Congrats on having it over with! I wouldn't be embarassed to have it cut off at 90. I will be the 1st in my class to take it as well.

Stop stop stop stop! CONGRATULATIONS 90 is great. I'm sure with all the practicing you did you passed. Don't be ashamed of how many questions you had

Thank you! I think it's just because so many people post about passing with "just 75" and like it's inferior if it's any other number, so I fixated on 75. When do you take it? I'm sure you'll do awesome!!

Thank you! I think it's just because so many people post about passing with "just 75" and like it's inferior if it's any other number, so I fixated on 75. When do you take it? I'm sure you'll do awesome!!

I took mine yesterday. Found out I passed another an hour ago ! Let me know when you get your results !

People pass and fail at all numbers. It is just a number, 75 is just the minimum, people fail at 75, 79, 80, etc. People pass at 90, 100, 265, etc. Going beyond 75 does not mean you are less than someone who passes at 75 or 265. Just wait for the official results.

Breathe easy now,

Deep breaths honey, I took 230 questions and passed haha. Cried before, during, and afterwards; convinced I had failed. I ended up passing but it was traumatic.

Do not worry about the computer stopping at 90. Those of us whose exams stopped at 75 only know that we were either clearly above or below passing standard at 75. As soon as you start question 76, think of it like this: you haven't failed. You are very close to the passing standard line, so don't despair, don't doubt yourself, just keep answering the questions as you have been and eventually the computer will determine when to shut the exam off. The NCLEX isn't like any standardized testing we do in school because there's no grade. It's pass or fail.

OP: in your case, the computer probably identified some area that you likely weren't hugely strong at so it had to ask a few more questions to better determine if your "ability" is above passing standard. It only took 90 total questions to do that. All my classmates passed, and the majority of those I heard back from passed within a range of 110-180 questions. A couple only needed 75, a couple took basically the entire length (questions or time) of the exam. We all passed and all of us found jobs. Of the group that I talk with, all are excellent nurses and if you thought the number of questions they got on the exam reflected ability, you'd be wrong. There are aspects of working with patients that cannot be taught nor tested for.