NCLEX today...walked out in tears!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I took my NCLEX-RN today, 5 weeks after pinning. I have been working full-time at my current job, coming home at 5pm and doing questions for 3-4/hours (sometimes longer) a night.

I have been a total nervous wreck, and just kept telling myself, "I can do this, I *will* do this", etc.... (and sometimes, when I stopped believing in myself, my fiancee was there to remind me...) He even sent me off this morning with a sleepy "I love you, now go pass that test, so you can be my nurse wife & bring home the bacon." :rolleyes:

Anyways, I walked out of the testing center about one hour after I started my 75 questions. I wanted to cry. I had what seemed like ALL diet & medication questions. (and of course, they were meds that I had never even heard of!) I also had 15 SATA & 2 numbered ordered questions. & yes, I kept track, I had to write stuff down on that little board to help get rid of some of the stress!

I did the Pearson VUE trick & got the good pop up!

I hope to get my official results on the BON's website soon, but I just wanted to let you *ALL* know that it is possible to pass w/out spending a ton of money (that I didn't have) on Kaplan, etc....

I just did Lippencott's NCLEX book & did the comprehensive test questions & read through all of the rationales, even on the questions I got right. I also used Mosby's NCLEX flashcards, I used them all through nursing school as well.

I did 50-100 questions for several weeks & I just cannot believe that I got the good popup, when I walked out crying!!!

Good luck to everyone testing in the upcoming weeks/months!! :redbeathe

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Good luck with your official results.

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Specializes in Med Surg - Renal.

For calilloter: "Good luck on your official results." :D

I wish I had a nickel for every RN that told me, "I bawled for the entire rest of the day after I took the NCLEX"

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Congrats!!!!!! You kicked some NCLEX butt!!! yeah!!!!!

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CONGRATS!

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Specializes in Med Surg - Renal.
Good luck with your official results.

Dangit! Thought I beat you on that one! ;)

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Specializes in Med Surg, Ortho, Acute Care Rehab.

Congrats RN...:)

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I took my test today too. I got the good popup as well, but I won't believe it til I have my actual license! That test was awful!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

My license is posted on the BRN's website!

I am so proud to be an RN!!!

:)

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Congrats to you.:yeah:

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