NCLEX the amount of questions doesnt matter.

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Everyone stresses over the number of questions they get but I am a true story that the amount of questions does not matter. I took the NCLEX RN in July the first time and failed at 263 questions, I just took the Same test a week a few days ago November 21st and got another 263 questions, but the difference is that this time i passed. I got alot of prioritization questions, two about vasectomies, and my last questions was a math questions asking about the output of a baby including the dry weight of a diaper and the wet weight. The first time i tested all 263 questions only took 2 hours, i am usually a fast test taker, the second time i took more time and i took 4 hours. My advice to everyone is not to stress out about the number of questions you get, and dont anticipate the test turning off after you click submit but to realize that this is an endurance test and be prepared to sit of all 6 hours if need be. Use the white boards that they provide and rationalize your answers. I used 8 whiteboards throughout the entire test. This test is difficult but if you can make it through the rigors of nursing school, you can make it through the test. Good luck to all future test takers.

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Congrats :)

Although it gets posted nearly daily that the number of questions doesn't matter (other than stopping at the minimum of 75 for RN or 85 for PN), people do still ask about this pretty regularly.

Good to hear it worked out well for you this time!

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Congrats on passing! Failed first time with 75 Q taking my second attempt in 10 days!!! Love seeing post of passing :)

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I completely agree with you! The first time I failed with 265. The second I passed with 265! I also feel like a lot of people freak out over how many SATA and priority questions they have but the amount doesn't matter either. I was also told before that the last question on the exam is important like if you get a higher-level question that means you pass and if you get a lower-level that means you failed but that is completely wrong! Everyone has a different NCLEX experience and there is no way to tell how you are doing while you're taking the exam so the best you can do is to keep going and not get caught up on the type of questions you are getting. Congrats on passing! :)

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Congrats!! I passed on my third attempt with 265

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