I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

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I feel like burning most the LVN review books I bought as they did me no good what-so-ever on the NCLEX. The questions I got came out of left field. Stuff that wasn't taught in school like post mordum care for jewish men and questions about the Buhdist faith. I couldn't believe the questions I got. It felt like I guessed at half the questions. What a terrible feeling I have now. I have went threw the ENTIRE Saunders LNV review book and cd TWICE, that's 6,000 questions, as well as the kaplan review book, "lvn made easy", and the mosby cd. Total review questions and rationales done exceeded 8,000. Yet it didn't help me at all. Yes I read the rationales for ALL the questions/ answers. The NCSBN.ORG review was the only thing that helped me as the questions were similar to the NCLEX.

The VAST majority of question were priority questions. I had learned all the tricks to answer these in the Kaplan book. Only one big problem....the priority questions in kaplan are a complete joke (very easy) compared to the actual NCLEX ones which were brutal.

My computer shut off at 85 and I am positive I got the 85th question wrong because I looked it up when I got home. I hear if the computer stops at 85 and you miss the last question ...you most likely failed if you weren't doing so hot. I wanted to throw up when I left the testing center.

So hear I sit and have to wait 3 weeks to get result in CA. I will start checking the LVN board website next week, but I have a bad feeling my name won't be up there and I will have to take the NCLEX again.

Specializes in Maternity.
thnx scooby..! just got back fr the test...OMG... i got like at least 10 select all.. more than 10 meds i didnt know... nutritions like wild..teachingss...and follow ups question left and right...i prayed like mad almost every time i see those questions, and all that took me more than 3 hrs to finished 85 questions. Holy cow! i wouldnt have enough time if i get all 205.

and now more praying for miracles to pass. :uhoh3:

please don't think neg. leave it up to god and have faith in yourself. that sucks that u have to wait that long.as u know i take mine on weds let u know how it went and remember keep ur head up;)

please don't think neg. leave it up to god and have faith in yourself. that sucks that u have to wait that long.as u know i take mine on weds let u know how it went and remember keep ur head up;)

GOOD LUCK SCOOB! Lots of positive thoughts sending ur way.

Nothing i can offer ya but my prayers. I will try to stay positive until the result comes.

Specializes in Knuckle Dragging Nurse aka MTA.

good luck everyone!

Specializes in Maternity.
GOOD LUCK SCOOB! Lots of positive thoughts sending ur way.

Nothing i can offer ya but my prayers. I will try to stay positive until the result comes.

thanks, remember think pos.:lol2:

New to the site and just took my nclex exam yesterday and when i left i wanted to puke on the sidewalk. I am most certain i failed. Woke up last night at 3am in a complete panic...kept running threw my head all the questions i know i got wrong and the computer shut off at 85 questions!! I am sick to my stomach and dont feel good about it. Tons of priority question, select all that apply and drugs i had no idea about!!

Specializes in Maternity.
New to the site and just took my nclex exam yesterday and when i left i wanted to puke on the sidewalk. I am most certain i failed. Woke up last night at 3am in a complete panic...kept running threw my head all the questions i know i got wrong and the computer shut off at 85 questions!! I am sick to my stomach and dont feel good about it. Tons of priority question, select all that apply and drugs i had no idea about!!

good luck, i take mine tomorrow

New to the site and just took my nclex exam yesterday and when i left i wanted to puke on the sidewalk. I am most certain i failed. Woke up last night at 3am in a complete panic...kept running threw my head all the questions i know i got wrong and the computer shut off at 85 questions!! I am sick to my stomach and dont feel good about it. Tons of priority question, select all that apply and drugs i had no idea about!!

Sounds like me... ONLY i just found out that one of my med calculation... i got it wrong. DAMN IT!!! i'm sooo angry!!

They were asking me to record it in "two decimal numbers"... I suddenly panicked thinking "two decimal places?"... Can they tell me they want me to round off to hundredth, or tenth or something???.... So i rounded the stupid number and it was simply like this==> ex. 1.25 (two decimal) i answered ex.1.3 (

hey lvnblue!!! relax...

you'll do fine, ok?! don't think too much coz the damages has already been done... We've been there... We know the feelings..

So just relax, think positively and pray...

Good luck!

Specializes in Geriatrics.
thnx scooby..! just got back fr the test...OMG... i got like at least 10 select all.. more than 10 meds i didnt know... nutritions like wild..teachingss...and follow ups question left and right...i prayed like mad almost every time i see those questions, and all that took me more than 3 hrs to finished 85 questions. Holy cow! i wouldnt have enough time if i get all 205.

and now more praying for miracles to pass. :uhoh3:

Good Luck to you . Im sure you did just fine.You ll be posting a quote saying you passed! ;)

well just got my results today and passed!! No worries about the med error. I didnt even get one question to calculate a med!! I thought for sure it was because they thought i was too stupid to even know how to do it!

Specializes in Maternity.
well just got my results today and passed!! No worries about the med error. I didnt even get one question to calculate a med!! I thought for sure it was because they thought i was too stupid to even know how to do it!

congrats:balloons::balloons:at least one of us passed i just took mine at 1230pm.i know i failed it shut off at 203 and as u know we have 205 in all. i felt like crying but i haven't yet. but i have a gut feeling about me failing.:oi don't even want to check for my results i'm just going to save money to retake the exam in 45 days and again congrats:monkeydance:

Scoobydoo - dont beat yourself up. I couldnt eat for 2 days and was up every night tossing and turning with my heart racing and my mind felt like it was out of control. When i checked this morning i was so scared and just wanted to puke - prepared to take it again in 45 days. I kept telling myself its all right you'll be fine either way but my mind was racing with every question i knew i got wrong. I would have bet my house that i failed. I swore that i got them all wrong. It is in alwful feeling for days to have to wait. Believe me i know and i dont ever want to feel that way again. I couldnt even think of one question i got right. Please let me know what happens. I will send a prayer up for you. Hang in there i know it sucks waiting - i was right where you are right now.

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