i took my pn nclex couple of days ago. i stopped at 85, and took me under 90 minutes to finish it. i walked out of pearson thinking "85 is good number to stop at" , but now as the time goes by, i m getting more and more worried. i didn't find the exam challenging. i didnt think there was much critical thinking involved, i didnt get to use abcs or maslow's on any questions. i didnt get any med calculations, got 4-5 sata questions. got about 9 med questions. there was many infection control and priortization, and i got a variety of questions from many different topics. i felt as if i was getting easy, hard, hard and then again easy type of questions. and now i am starting to feel that i might've done really bad on the exam as i didnt get many satas or calculations. and the computer must've shut off before i even got to any hard questions. i have to wait 3-4 weeks for the results as i am in california but my anxiety level is getting out of control. has anybody felt this way about the exam? or am i just too stupid that the computer didnt even want to give me a chance? any suggestions ?? any advice to relieve this anxiety? thanx!!!!
heyy.. i just took my nclex pn 1 wk ago. my comp. didnt stop at 85 but about 5-7 questions over (i wasnt paying any attention) i know i blew it becuz they say 85 is the magic number!! is this true?? man im sooooo nervous. but i know for one thing i remember gettin the last question right then BOOM the comp shut off. i kinna thought it was a technical difficulty but turns it it was telling me to do some survey!!!! god im wishhing we alllll passed.....i just dont wanna go thru the whole process again when taking the test!!! i got onl 1 SATA, tons of meds and ZERO med calculations! does this mean i was doing bad??? i wish there was an nclex hotline specialist to help me thru this 4 wks of anxiously waiting for my results!
the number of questions dont matter. I also thought 85 was the magic number but that isn't true. I know some people who passed at 86, 87, 110, 205. So dont be worried about the number of questions, I didnt have any calculations either. I did have a lot of priortization, and infection control. About 8-9 meds and 4 SATA. I think you did great!! Try to distract yourself, i know "easier said than done", because i also went thru the same anxiety. You can't do much but wait for the results. I got mine in about 16 days. Good luck to you!!
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I hear ya. It sounds like me. I took my NCLEX RN this am and the EXACT SAME THING happened to me. I stopped at 87 questions I had NO calculations, 2 SATA's, 10-12 meds, and mostly infection control and Priority. When I left I wanted to throw up my stomach has been in knots ALL night. I am FREAKING out. EVERYONE says that I passed because priority is the hardest hopefully I will find out tomorrow. I am in PA and we have quick results. Also many of my friends called the state the next morning and their licenses were posted. Good luck I am praying for us all.
Hi! You know what? I know how you feel. We have an exact the same story. At first I felt that I passed cause I didn't think it was hard. Most of them are easy and I know I got them right. I did not get any math calculations, I had about 9 meds and I was sure I knew 4 or 5 of them. I think I had less than 5 SATA, and few prioritizations qs, most of them infection control. Now I feel that I failed because 2 of my friends are telling me that they both have a friend that has the same story and failed. I graduated as the top one in my class and had a 4.0 GPA. I reviewed for full five months and even went to a review center for 80 hours. I don't know what am I going to do if I failed this exam.. I really feel bad right now especially that I'm going through a marriage break-up. Pls let me know about your result and keep in touch. thanks!
hi there lonelytoday.....i did pass my exam...i got the letter about 2 weeks ago. i would suggest u dont listen to anybody's negative comments, try to keep yourself busy if you can. Keep thinking positive, and keep praying!! Good Luck!!!
thanks and congratulations. we had exact same story and i'm glad that you've passed. i thought i lost hope. but what i feel right now was worst than what I felt the night before my exam. I wasn't even nervous while I was taking the exam cause I really think that the questions are very easy. 4 weeks is a very long wait.. It's really unfair for us. and yes, I pray a lot. goodluck to your new career!
I was very relaxed before and during the exam. I started freaking out day after I took it because I kept doubting myself too much and started losing hope. btw, most of my friends who took their exam in January got the results in a week. It only took longer for the people who took it around the holidays.
Specializes in Peds,ER,FP,Med/surg/oncol, Hospice.
Hi! You know what? I know how you feel. We have an exact the same story. At first I felt that I passed cause I didn't think it was hard. Most of them are easy and I know I got them right. I did not get any math calculations, I had about 9 meds and I was sure I knew 4 or 5 of them. I think I had less than 5 SATA, and few prioritizations qs, most of them infection control. Now I feel that I failed because 2 of my friends are telling me that they both have a friend that has the same story and failed. I graduated as the top one in my class and had a 4.0 GPA. I reviewed for full five months and even went to a review center for 80 hours. I don't know what am I going to do if I failed this exam.. I really feel bad right now especially that I'm going through a marriage break-up. Pls let me know about your result and keep in touch. thanks!
Hey keep your head up and don't assume:bugeyes: I PASSED:yeah::bowingpur I know that you are worried but one step at a time. It sounds like the questions I had and I passed so I think you may have passed as well. Good Luck let me know
Pls let me know about your result and keep in touch. thanks!
caliotter3
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Well congratulate yourself for having taken the test, and relax. Good luck.