NCLEX was not easy

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I wanted everyones input on whether the nclex was difficult or easy. I passed with 85 questions but let me tell you, no amount of studying prepared me for that test. I walked away swearing I failed. 4 of my friends with the same score said the exact same thing. However, another friend of ours said it was very easy. Here is the kicker, she went over quite a few questions and they were nowhere near as difficult as ours. Hers were more like our Saunders review and ours were like nothing I ever imagined. Why are the questions easier for some and more difficult for others?

congrats babykay, i passed too! just found out. hey lvngino if you're out there, have you found out yet? i wrote a really long post on the nclex thread after my test. too much to repeat, but that test was so hard. so many meds i'd never heard of, and just some really difficult questions. i don't remember more than a few being easy. i did great in the program, the ati tests, etc., but this test was a bear. it shut off at 85 and i got scared only because i really felt i'd gotten so many of them wrong. i'm so grateful it's finally over!!!

Specializes in Occupational Medicine, Orthopedics.

You see...

It really does seem like most everyone passes while thinking they failed during the tortuous wait.

Good on you all! Now let's all go forth and use our obvious abilities for good!

Blue

Specializes in Emergency Room.

I just took the exam today. I pretty much feel as though I failed, I think it stopped at 85 questions. No dosage calculations, one of my strongest abilities, so I thought I failed based on that... Even though I received 85 questions I am still not confident I passed.... I had a good amount of med questions and of course I did not know what most of those meds were.

I would say preparing is very difficult, because every one gets an exam that focuses on something different... Some get general questions others get highly detailed questions..

A tip, critical thinking and prioritizing are clearly the hardest part of the examination. As far as meds are concerned, learn the classification of drugs especially how they determine the names.. No one can memorize all these drugs...Any way, best of luck to all who have taken the exam and who will take it...

Specializes in Home Health Care.

I also passed with 85. I thought the test was much easier than the tests I'm taking now for my RN classes. I actually smiled ear to ear when the test shut off. No.. It wasn't a piece of cake or anything, but I was well warned that it would seem difficult towards the last half of the test if I were passing above the min standard. I got tons of meds :selfbonk: I picked "constipation", almost every time.

Hey IT im still here..sorry just been busy...yea i also stopped at 85..i was lik nooooooooooooooooooooo..it actually stopped at 71..(for a break) i was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO wat the hell..hahahhahaha but damn that was realllllly hard..so im still waiting for my results...2 or 1 more week..iono yet..GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :pumpiron: :smilecoffeeIlovecof

Hello ya'll:o :o :o :o i didn't pass my nclex...i don't know what happened...can anyone help me what books or online to study? please let me know..dang i got the results on my birthday...this sucks..

Specializes in Home Health Care.
Hello ya'll:o :o :o :o i didn't pass my nclex...i don't know what happened...can anyone help me what books or online to study? please let me know..dang i got the results on my birthday...this sucks..

Aw man, I can really understand how disappointing that is for you. The best thing to do is wait until you get your results, find out what you had the most trouble with. I suggest either Suzanne's plan with the Saunders book, or on- line studying like http://www.NCSBN.com. Happy Birthday ( even though I'm sure your not very happy right now.) ((((((Hugs))))) You need a birthday drink or two.

wow, gino i'm really sorry, but don't give up! i wish i could give study tips but even though i spent a lot of time with the saunders cd, answering hundreds of questions, i don't feel it helped me all that much. i did notice critical thinking and prioritizing seemed to be the major focus on my nclex. maybe go back to your textbooks and others and work on those critical thinking questions at the ends of the chapters? i don't know.....wish i could be more help. happy birthday:cheers: and good luck!

Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

I am really sorry that you didn't pass this time. I would certainly listen to the suggestions that Tanzanite offered. Take a breather and begin again when you are ready.:scrying:

Thanks guys for your support. i think ill do the learningtext ncsbn...but man..the feeling for sure got to me..ill DRINK my sorrows away tonight for sure... if you guys have any ideas, books to study or etc.. please feel free to reply. Now i know kaplan and exam cram didn't do SQUAT!! for me!!!

I KNOW ILL KICK SOME ASS on my next try. but for now..ill enjoy the evening. :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :angryfire

DO ANYONE KNOW WHAT WILL HELP ME WITH PRIORITIZING.. I FAILED MY NCLEX PN AND IT SAID I WAS NEAR PASSING.. I KNOW THE PRIORITIZING QUESTIONS GOT ME.. I DIDNT KNOW WHO I WOULD GET FIRST FOR MOST OF THEM.. COULD SOME ONE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INFO.. I HEARD HURST REVIEW WAS GOOD.. IT SHOULD BE CAUSE ITS 300.00 FOR THE ONLINE REVIEW:saint:

hi prayer--for prioritizing, remember abc. if it's a question about how you just came on shift and there are four patient conditions described and who would you see first or last, prioritize them in order from least stable to most stable.

i'm not much help about study tips. i used the saunders cd exclusively, but this exam....it's really not possible to study for it. the questions i had were not like the ones on saunders. the format was the same, but on the nclex the answer choices were not as easy to narrow down to one or two. a couple times i was sure i knew the right answer, but it was not one of the choices....in fact all four choices sucked. so what do you do......you just pick one and hope it's one they don't count. but you asked about prioritizing. just read each patient's description carefully and think about what's involved, then decide on their level of stability and you will know who you have to see first. good luck.......

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