NCLEX was not easy

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baylay

75 Posts

I passed! It took 2 days shy of 3 wks to receive results in the mail.

I'm so relieved!

Thanks for all the support from these helpful threads. They really did help put my mind at ease somewhat.

Thanks again!

Wooo Whoo :smiley_aa:smiley_aa:smiley_aa:yeah::yeah::yeah:

poohbear73

27 Posts

Congratulations Baylay! You got your results alot faster than I did. I sent my paperwork back last saturday and by tuesday my name and license number was posted. Very happy for you!!! Now you can rest at ease. Its such a load off your back..isn't it?

baylay

75 Posts

Yes it is a HUGE load off!

I turned around the same day and got my check in the mail so hopefully it won't take too long to get the license. Have you gotten the actual license yet.

Do you think we could get a job with it posted? The employer could check it that way. Or do we have to wait until we have an actual card?

Do you have a job yet?

Thanks again for all your info on what to expect etc. :flowersfo

changeofpaceRN

545 Posts

I too walked out of the center swearing I failed and just plain swearing too haha.. I know I answered 2 correctly.. the rest was a shot in the dark! I too passed with 85 questions and I thank God every day I don't have to retake it. I used 5 books and studied for 3 months for this test- I think I would have done just as good if I never opened the books and had a few drinks beforehand. Not recommending that but I'm basically saying- it's not about book smarts.. it's about real life what would you do..

eric909

61 Posts

Specializes in Corrections.

has anyone not passed the test with 85? i felt the same as changeofpace and almost felt studying was waste of time except for refreshing the basics.

baylay

75 Posts

I used 5 books and studied for 3 months for this test- I think I would have done just as good if I never opened the books and had a few drinks beforehand. Not recommending that but I'm basically saying- it's not about book smarts.. it's about real life what would you do..

I so much agree with you. I think that's why some would tell me don't overstudy from those books. It's patient care from experience. Common sense. Is it safe for the patient? Definitely not book smarts.

Wasn't at all what I expected the exam to be like. My school even had us take this test from Mosby at the end of the year, then they grade it and send it back telling you where you need to study more, etc, and it wasn't even close to that.

I'm just glad, thankful, relieved I passed! :roll

jamie19

11 Posts

Took my test on the 6th and still waiting for the results. My computer stopped at 85 and my mouth literally dropped. i didnt know what to think. It only took me about an hour and 15 mins to do the test and i probably was certain of 5 questions. Every other question i had was a medication I've never even heard of and i either chose diarrhea or constipation. I have no idea if i passed and i feel so discouraged. Towards the end of the test i started to get wrestless and didnt actually read questions through. i regret that part so much. now i few more weeks of torture to go and ill finally know my results. I've been up all night the past few weeks until like 3 in the morning just researching information about the test and statistics of passing or failing. Ive had a few dreams of passing and a few of failing but i really dont know what to believe. I just feel like my life is on hold until i know my results and i really hope to pass so i could leave my part time job and continue my life. i just hope and pray i pass.. reading all these bulletins, i dont think ive come across anyone failing at an 85.. does anyone know anyone that hasnt pass with an 85???

YoungRN06

10 Posts

i took the nclex last august i passed with 90 questions.i've noticed that most people with shorter tests tend to pass more that those with a longer test, but that is not always the case.saunders and kaplan helped me alot. its extremely hard to actually know how you did on the test, i thought i failed after i took it, and i've heard that they're raising the passing standards in april.

eric909

61 Posts

Specializes in Corrections.

im with you jamie19, i took it on the 28th of february so i should know this week. i came out of that test feeling the same way. i had like ten meds and wasn’t sure on half of them because i never heard of them before that day. i studied alot for the nclex during the last six months of school. i used mosby's, saunders, and paid for learningext.com online test prep course which i thought was very hard but none of them were similar to the nclex questions. the computer shut off after 85 for me and my girlfriend. so far from my class about 6 people took the test with 85?s and they all passed. i guess we will have to wait and see, i hope we all passed.

baylay

75 Posts

It only took me about an hour and 15 mins to do the test and i probably was certain of 5 questions. Every other question i had was a medication I've never even heard of and i either chose diarrhea or constipation.

The first student in our class to take it got a test similiar to yours and completed it in the same amount of time. She said there were about 40 meds on hers. I don't know if that's possible, but she thought for sure she failed. She didn't! She did the same thing and marked diarrhea/constipation for most. And she was an A student! Always finished first and was in the top 3 for most of our exams.

I think we all feel the same way as you after. Try not to stress over it. It will get easier in the 2nd week of waiting! But I did the same as you, looking over the pass/fail rates, how they compute the score etc. over and over. Your emotions are on a roller coaster! :uhoh3:

I was the 2nd in my class to take it (I passed) then the 3rd, 4th and 5th students took it Thur. and got 205. You can drive your self crazy analyzing why they got that many, did I totally bomb it with 85, etc. And I couldn't even remember more than 3 or 4 ques. I knew were right. My mind was a big blank!

I'm sure you did fine! Think positive, go on with your life (I know it's torture just sitting around waiting) You'll be in shock when you open that envelope and it says "you passed"! Then you can breath that huge sigh of relief! Hang in there!

jamie19

11 Posts

yeah same here.. i believe about 6 or 7 people have taken it in my class and they all passed with 85 questions. but they were alot smarter than me. I'm an average student and almost didnt pass one of the levels in my program. i was so lucky to have graduated. i didnt pass the ERI the first time and had to retake it about a month after graduation. so im hoping the nclex isnt the same. i really hope i dont have to go through it again. hopefully i get my results soon.. its just been killing me!!!

kat7ap

526 Posts

Specializes in Mother-Baby, Rehab, Hospice, Memory Care.

I felt well prepared for the NCLEX. I did not kill myself studying either, basically just did a review guide the week of the test. I felt my school's testing prepared me very well for the test. My test shut off after 85 questions, and I was 99% sure I had passed. Sure enough I did!

I remember having a lot of pharmacology questions on it.

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