Kiss of Death?!?

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I just took the NCLEX today and had ALL 265 questions. It's been several hours since the test and I still feel nauseated. From my understanding of the NCLEX, if the computer has a difficult time assessing your competency, the difficulty level of your last question determines whether or not you pass. Has anyone else heard this?

When I got up to question #260 I had a "check all the above" question (aside from a ton of those I also had lots of delegation and triage questions). What I'm worried about...is the last five questions weren't all that difficult. I also had quite a bit of math for meds towards the end. Isn't math for meds in the last part of the exam the kiss of death?

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Specializes in LTC, ER.
I just took the NCLEX today and had ALL 265 questions. It's been several hours since the test and I still feel nauseated. From my understanding of the NCLEX, if the computer has a difficult time assessing your competency, the difficulty level of your last question determines whether or not you pass. Has anyone else heard this?

When I got up to question #260 I had a "check all the above" question (aside from a ton of those I also had lots of delegation and triage questions). What I'm worried about...is the last five questions weren't all that difficult. I also had quite a bit of math for meds towards the end. Isn't math for meds in the last part of the exam the kiss of death?

:bugeyes: oops i thanked when i was trying to reply to you. anyway, as you know nclex is different for everyone. i don't think there is a particular "kiss of death" r/t any one kind of question. and you're just as likely to pass at 265 as at 75 or any question in between. i think you are just stressing out, and you are going to make yourself crazy! i had 75 questions and when that computer turned off i wanted to cry because i knew i had not demonstrated my competence in those 75 questions. i felt like i needed an ativan or a couple stiff drinks after that i was so anxious. i paid the extra money to get early computer results (it is worth the money) and when i saw that i had passed the stress just melted off. try to relax, do something fun, and think positively!:nurse:

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:bugeyes: oops i thanked when i was trying to reply to you. anyway, as you know nclex is different for everyone. i don't think there is a particular "kiss of death" r/t any one kind of question. and you're just as likely to pass at 265 as at 75 or any question in between. i think you are just stressing out, and you are going to make yourself crazy! i had 75 questions and when that computer turned off i wanted to cry because i knew i had not demonstrated my competence in those 75 questions. i felt like i needed an ativan or a couple stiff drinks after that i was so anxious. i paid the extra money to get early computer results (it is worth the money) and when i saw that i had passed the stress just melted off. try to relax, do something fun, and think positively!:nurse:

:chuckle Ativan and a couple of drinks? I think I need a few shots of pepto to calm down my stomach. You're right.. I am going to make myself crazy thinking about it. The only way to know for sure is to view the results in two business days. I guess I'll know on Tuesday. Argh.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Don't torture yourself. You can analyze and analyze, but you won't know until you know.

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Specializes in OR.

I had the same 265 questions.....it was a grueling test...meds towards the end but also a bunch of SATA and priority questions the last question was a blurrr I didn't even try on the last 5 becuase I had to use the bathroom soo bad...it was awful...the whole experience was a torture and I dread having to go through it again :crying2:............

Hope u had good results though...Im going to prayerfully wait for mine.:bowingpur

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Taking max questions does not mean failure. Many have passed with max questions

Good luck

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