Honestly, I don't even know how to feel right now. There were so many questions that I was completely clueless about - medications that I had never heard of before . . .
Test shut off at 75 questions, which I always heard was a good indication, however, if I was doing dismally wouldn't the test shut off at 75 also?
I just feel awful and hate the idea of going into work tomorrow and hearing the nurses ask me how I did. UGHH!
Good grief, the not knowing is really stressing me out. I'm going into work today trying not to keep this lousy feeling with me. I never realized this test would feel so debilitating AFTER taking it. I envisioned feeling great relief from not having test anxiety regarding taking the test -- just isn't working that way! I hope results are available soon, so hard keeping perspective in this limbo, waiting time. . . AAARRRGGGHHHHHH!
I took my NCLEX on Sunday and had 20 SATA and a bunch of drugs that I had never heard of as well. My state doesnt do the early results thing so I have to wait for the mail each day. It is driving me crazy!!! I know I felt like an idiot after I left the testing center, and for the first 2 days I was so down and depressed but, I woke up yesterday and said to myself that I put this in Gods hands, it is all over and there is nothing I can do until I get the results. I have tried to keep busy for the most part and I have found myself praying alot. So we will wait and see together. Best of luck and I wil keep you in my prayers.
Honestly, I don't even know how to feel right now. There were so many questions that I was completely clueless about - medications that I had never heard of before . . .
Test shut off at 75 questions, which I always heard was a good indication, however, if I was doing dismally wouldn't the test shut off at 75 also?
I just feel awful and hate the idea of going into work tomorrow and hearing the nurses ask me how I did. UGHH!
Pegbord,
Where do you live, I seem to remember having a conversation with you a long time ago when we were both about to start nursing school. Are you in Washington?
I'm sure you've had enough people respond to this to make you feel better, but just in case you need yet another example to make you feel that you aren't alone:
I too took my NCLEX yesterday (weds the 23rd) in Northgate Seattle and got cut off at 75 questions. I felt like I was blanking on all of the questions. Seriously, even the ones I was most sure about, I wasn't very sure about. I had lie 3 or 4 calculation q's (thank God I'm good at those) about 10-15 SATA and a ton of prioritizing questions. I've heard that's a good sign, because those are the harder questions. Did you get those kinds? Also, even though they say it's not a predictor of whether or not you pass, I've heard most people who get cut off at 75 questions pass.
Time is going soooooo slow! But I'm sure we will pass, think positive. After all, 86% of people pass it the first time around. Those seem like good odds!
Good grief, the not knowing is really stressing me out. I'm going into work today trying not to keep this lousy feeling with me. I never realized this test would feel so debilitating AFTER taking it. I envisioned feeling great relief from not having test anxiety regarding taking the test -- just isn't working that way! I hope results are available soon, so hard keeping perspective in this limbo, waiting time. . . AAARRRGGGHHHHHH!
Ahahah, woman, I could have written those words! When I got up to leave my testing computer I kept giggling and the lady asked me what was so funny. I wasn't laughing because anything was funny, I just got even more nervous and apparently giggling was all that came out! I told her I expected to feel better, being done and all, but I felt worse! She told me that most people say that! I didn't anticipate that at all :) But you aren't alone, everyone I've talked to says the same thing.
Hello Icess64!!! Yes, I remember you too. I am in Cle Elum, Washington and working right now at Yakima Memorial Hospital in the psych unit. I love it there and am biding my time until I can do real 'nursing' stuff once I get my license. I was checking the BOH site regularly today, and still nothing .
Gosh, you are in North Bend - home of the North Bend Bar and Grill - best steak house evah!! I have family in Olympia and Federal way and we all occasionally meet there for hearty dining - fun, relaxed atmosphere.
You and I took our NCLEX exams on the same date - have you heard anything yet? Please keep me posted. While I am ever so pleased that school is over, this waiting on NCLEX score is a major eeeek! (Never had this much angst taking tests during the entire BSN nursing program, for crying out loud!)
Okay, good luck to us (fingers crossed) and please let me know when you find out your results. It's fun hearing from you!
A friend of mine just took it today and the weird, weird thing is I haven't heard anyone on this site talk about OB questions. His weakness was OB and he said it was the first question he got and had tons of them. He speculates this test finding his weak spot ...?????
He also said that the medications were so unfamiliar to him and he works in a hospital and did the same meds pub review I had, where the woman pointed out key drugs that show up on nclex.
He had 95 questions and just keeps saying that it was bad, and really hard, but that he has to be in the 85% who pass...oh to have his confidence!!!!!!!!!!
I ordered the Kaplan meds book and know about half of them, in terms of some kind of familiarity. The rest are ???? Any suggestions on med preparation?
I'm doing the ncsbn 3 week online course and have done the first 40 pharm questions but they were fairly easy. They have another set to go through so I hope there's some new content!!!!
Curious to hear about your friend getting so many OB questions -- I got maybe 3. Most of my questions were SATA, infection control, medications (of which I knew hardly any) med calculations, some psychosocial and several delegation. From talking with my classmates, that seems to be about the consensus for everyone. Hardly anyone got OB or peds questions ---- in fact, now that I think about it, I didn't get any peds questions.
I wish I had your friend's confidence too!!!! Good luck to him and good luck to you.
I'm still waiting for results . . . . . it's excrutiating!
One more day and I'll find out my results...I'm so scared to find out - the thought of having to tell everyone I failed makes me want to barf! I'll let you all know how I did when I get home from work tomorrow...I will be returning home as either a Registered Nurse, or demoted to a Patient Care Tech, as they do at the hospital I work at if one does not pass the NCLEX:cry:...Talk about a cut in pay and a blow to the ego...:selfbonk:
Kaplan told us that some questions on the exam are experimental and DO NOT count toward your score. I forget the percentage of questions...but I think those questions were probably the ones we got wrong anyway, like some of the SATA and med questions. If they did all count, I would have failed the exam--so I'm grateful, though I think it's mean for them to do that to us.
Yes MEBLONDIE65, please post and let us know how you did! I am thinking I will find out tomorrow too. Fingers crossed for joining the RN ranks! I'll post as soon as I find out my results too.
People on this board are really great - so supportive - it really helps so much :)
I only had 2 SATA's and the test stopped at 75, and reading the trend on this forum, it looks like the ones who stopped at 75 with a ton of SATA's passed, and the ones who stopped at 75 with 2 or no SATA's failed. Im not saying everyone, but most. SO your chances are pretty high that you passed. I know the number of SATA's don't matter, but I can't help to think that it does for the most part, by reading these posts.
and hate the idea of going into work tomorrow and hearing the nurses ask me how I did. UGHH!
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WACKY reason I was getting emotional!
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Good grief, the not knowing is really stressing me out. I'm going into work today trying not to keep this lousy feeling with me. I never realized this test would feel so debilitating AFTER taking it. I envisioned feeling great relief from not having test anxiety regarding taking the test -- just isn't working that way! I hope results are available soon, so hard keeping perspective in this limbo, waiting time. . . AAARRRGGGHHHHHH!