Took NCLEX today with 75 questions! What does that mean? I think I flunked.

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I just took the NCLEX today in CA and I was in there for about

1 3/4 hours and it shut off at 75 questions. I got a few pick all that apple, a few calculations, some mass casualty, but very few Pharm questions. I studied my butt off since Christmas for this test and did Kaplan. Doing the Kaplan Question Trainer questions at my own computer really simulated how the NCLEX works (font was the same too!). Anyway, Kapln helps a lot, so take it if you can (some hospitals where I live will now pay for Kaplan for you and Kaplan gives you a money back guarantee if you fail the test). I did Lippincott and Saunders questions and they helped. I did ATI in my RN program and it told me both times that I have a 98-99% chance of passing. I scored above 65% on all of the Kaplan practice tests and passed the Readiness exam at the Kaplan center when I took it a few weeks ago. But, when I was in there, it kinda hit me that THIS IS IT, THIS IS THE DAY YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! But, it was still a shock to be actually sitting for boards today.

I also had lots of trouble sleeping last night, which was sucky, since I got a nice, quiet hotel room so I could sleep in and rest. Haa! That didn't happen, I was so nervous and kept waking up with my stomach in knots (even after taking 2 Tylenol PM's to sleep easy). Anyway, I walked out of there smiling and happy it was over, but now I'm really doubting myself. I looked up the answers to the questions I remembered. My friends that took it in 75 questions all passed, but I think I'll be in the small percentage that failed at 75. Is anyone else in the same boat?

Oh God, I'm panicked too. I also did all the predictors, scored 98% chance on ATI and everything else but when the computer shut off at 75 this morning I though I would throw up. I had so many SATA and it felt like so little else. Some infection control (most) meds, assignment, peds but no med math or all the stuff I was waiting for. Definitely was thrown by the number of SATA's, those questions are hard to get right. I did not feel confident at all and think I may need to wait till Monday for preliminary report.

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I thought I was going to throw up too!! still do!! We must have taken the same exam, cuz you are listing exactly what was on mine! I feel like it was sooo not fair. I studied so much, and cannot even Think about having to study MORE!! I think I have to wait til Mon. too, but I'm going to keep checking, maybe Sat. is considered a "business day" ;)

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Oh please let Saturday be a business day. I'll go crazy until Monday, I mean it's so nice to think of only 75 questions but what if I messed up somewhere. The content was very limited according to my estimation, so much infection control. Also, 15 of those were sample questions that don't count so after spending 4 years in college my boards have been decided on 50 actual question! Hopefully the SATA's were dummy questions.

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Yeah, I'm hoping the same thing!! I just looked in my ati book for "getting ready for nclex" and it says only 2-3% of the questions are "alternate format"... well...that comes out to like 2... and I had MANY of the SATA's AND a drag-and-drop...

I thought only 15 were sample questions? but either way, 50-60 questions... if I fail, I am going to be sooooo upset...that was barely even a chance!

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Your right it was 15 sample questions. Oh, I hope we did OK. Your right about the alternative format, disproportionate number for sure. I had a drag and drop too.

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did you get your results??

YEA!!! I PASSED!!!

AMAZING...

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Specializes in Psych, Skilled Nursing.

congratulations :)

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I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!

woohoo :)

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Well...I am in the same boat as all of you were...I have been an LPN for 3 years. Just sat for my RN on Monday, June 1st 2009. My test shut off at 75 questions and I think I read the last one wrong and it seemed easy and I think now that i answered it wrong. I was so overwhelmed when I started. It started with a disease I knew nothing about and got harder from there. Then got easier..then harder..then last few seemed easy..and i have heard that this isn't good. I was not able to take the Kaplan so I kept doing ATI's. I do not feel confident at all that I passed. And of course not results as of yet. Keep me in your prayers please, and I am very sick from all of this!

Thanks,

Jill in Indiana

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I just fisnished my nclex RN 2 hours ago, and it shut off at 75 questions, and here I am agonizing over whether I passed. I heard that a 75 question shut off is a good thing , but I then again i've heard the opposite too! My boyfriend asked me how i thought I did and honestly I couldn't say......now I gotta wait 48 hrs for the quick results and that just seems like an eternity, ugh :uhoh3:

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

You just can not predict with this test. Good luck

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I also just took the NCLEX this morning and mine shut off at 75! I'm hoping for the best!! Although I really have no idea how I did...

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