NCLEX-2014!

RNfindingherway, BSN, RN · Dec 4, 2014

Congratulations on a job well done. Enjoy your Nursing Career.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Dec 4, 2014

I have so much to share!
So, I took the test twice! Both times I got 265 questions. Absolutely a rough experience, but I passed the second time around. I have to say, reading everyone's post on the nclex forum really made me depressed. There are so many myths, that I believed were true because of the amount of people that were claiming how accurate their theory was.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY MYTH ( "If you get a lot, then you're above passing level"): My first exam I had 265 Questions, A LOT of select all that apply, didn't keep count, but I got a SATA question very frequently throughout the entire exam. I assumed I passed because I read everyone's post that these were indicators of above passing level. Guess what FAILED! My second exam, I obsessed over getting SATA, or priority questions. I felt that I needed to get so many to past. I tallied the amount of SATA , Drag and drop, and other format questions I got and I had only 15 SATA, 1 drag and drop, and 1 calculation question out of 265 questions! So after my exam I researched again and started crying and freaking out because I barely had any alternate formate or priority questions. I was sure I did worse than first time. Surprisingly I passed!
LAST QUESTION MYTHS (" You have to get last question right and it has to be a passing level question") Wrong! My second test I had a below passing level question and after the exam I looked it up and I got it wrong. I was sure then that I FAILED no doubt about it.
So, the second time around I had very little SATA and alternate formate questions, plus got the last one wrong ( a basic knowledge question that I couldn't remember).
Therefore do not believe everything you read on here. Everyone has a different experience. Mine was very different that what I have read online, and I couldn't sleep last night because I was sure I failed. I passed!! Don't worry how many of each type of question you get, it will stress you out! Just focus on you and your exam!
Also, as far as the pearson vue trick goes. I do believe this is accurate if done correctly. My first exam I did it right after the exam, got the pop up and though I passed. I checked later on that night to find out it let my cars go through and I failed. The second time around I did the trick about 15 hours after exam and pop up was there "our records show that you are currently registered for an exam." So my advice is to wait several hours before trying the trick.
Good luck to everyone taking the NCLEX!

Congratulations! You post good advice, with just one little note: people need to wait a full 24 hours, NOT "several", as the second set of scores are not finalized before then. You found this out yourself, as you checked after your first NCLEX after the FIRST score was complete (and thought you passed) but the second scoring was a 'fail'. There is quite a lot of this posted around this forum, but.....seems it still gets missed. Terrible dissapointment for those who failed after they thought they passed....and a huge waste of money for those who paid $200 for a failed exam, only to find out later they ultimately passed. Patience, patience is the key :)

Anyway, congrats again, and welcome to the fold :)

kimmy20 · Dec 4, 2014

I had a very similar experience as yours! I failed my first exam at 265 questions with a ton of SATA. I took my second exam about a month ago and got 265 again! But this time I had only about 14 SATA from what I remember. Also..my last question was a knowledge based question too...it was something about cast care. I thought for sure I failed based off those but to my surprise I received my official results in the mail with PASS. Honestly, it was the greatest feeling ever and I felt like my hard work finally paid off. I think more people need to understand that the test is different for everyone and not to believe everything they hear and see because it can really stress you out during the test like me! Congrats! :)

babyisa, MSN, NP · Dec 4, 2014

Congratulations! thank you for this informative post! i just wanted to ask about the PVT trick, is it 24 hours after you complete your test that you can check or 24 hours from when your test was scheduled for? i know it's a little silly, LOL, but i just wanted to be sure since i sit for my NCLEX tomorrow. thank you again and congratulations!

God made me Rn · Dec 5, 2014

congrats on passing..can tell which study resources did u use?

Soran · Dec 5, 2014

I took my test back in June and got all 265 as well. It was my first time taking it and I was positive I had failed, for the same reason you gave for your second test. Reading what was on here was discouraging. I didn't have as many SATA as my friends did and they had fewer questions. You would think with 265 you would have more SATA if you're going to pass. So to those that still have to take it, don't read too much into other peoples theories, just wait until you know your results.

As for the pearson trick, I was under the impression it no longer worked. Soon after I took it (the trick worked for me) I was told by someone else in my class that they updated their website and it wasn't allowing him to do the steps to do the trick. I'm not sure if he just didn't know how, or maybe it's possible to do it again. But @babyisa I did the trick ~6 hours after my test and it worked for me. 2 of my friends took it on the same day and I met with them after. They checked ~2 hours after taking it and the trick worked then as well. After 24 hours your test should be graded and your nursing program director should know whether you passed or not and you can get the early score thing I think 24 or 48 hours after taking it.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Dec 5, 2014

As for the pearson trick, I was under the impression it no longer worked. Soon after I took it (the trick worked for me) I was told by someone else in my class that they updated their website and it wasn't allowing him to do the steps to do the trick. I'm not sure if he just didn't know how, or maybe it's possible to do it again. But @babyisa I did the trick ~6 hours after my test and it worked for me. 2 of my friends took it on the same day and I met with them after. They checked ~2 hours after taking it and the trick worked then as well. After 24 hours your test should be graded and your nursing program director should know whether you passed or not and you can get the early score thing I think 24 or 48 hours after taking it.

Congrats! What a relief for you :)

Just going to take a minute to answer this post: your nursing program director has no knowledge of how you (or anyone else) does on their exams. Results are sent only to the Board of Nursing in the State you have applied for a license.

The PVT is as valid as it ever was (meaning mostly, not 100%) but it does work differently since late August, when PV updated its registration software. Now, EVERYONE is directed to the credit card page; only after submitting your actual credit card information will you get a 'pop up' of any kind.

But here's the big thing to know: NCLEX exams are scored twice within 24 hours after completion; no one knows when the second scoring occurs, although the first one is done within minutes. If you put your credit card info in after the first scoring, and it's a 'PASS', then you would not be charged $200 for a re-test but would mistakenly believe you have passed. It's not until the SECOND scoring is done that the answer is known. MOST of the time, that second score is the same as the first, but not always, and it's those people who are later crushed to find out they thought they had passed....but did not.

Now reverse the situation, where you put in your CC# and get a charge made: you have failed the first scoring, and paid fo take another exam, BUT you could still pass on the second scoring....and have thrown $200 non-refundable out the window. AND suffered the disappointment of thinking they failed!

This is why we caution people to wait a full 24 hours after completion of the exam to 'play' the PVT. It can take even longer for a definitive if there is a Hold placed on the exam for any reason prior to scoring; this can be for a faulty palm scan, a suspect amount of time in completing it, really so many things can set off a 'Hold' and delay results.

If a State participates in Quick Results, the tester can pay eight bucks 48 hours after completion of the exam to get the final word on whether or not he/she has passed the exam. NOT whether a license will be issued (that's up to the State BoN) but at least the exam results.

Does that help clarify?