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I just took my NCLEX today. I got 99 questions and I feel 99% sure that I failed. I have read a lot of postings, so it was encouraging to see that sometimes your gut feeling can be wrong.

I am very frustrated because I did everything I thought was humanly possible to prepare. I attended a 4 week, 8 class Kaplan study course (in which I excelled during), I did over 1500 practice questions, I read an entire 600 page book full of information, and I tried to learn my medications and lab values, too!

I felt like none of my preparation mattered today. Every time a new question would appear I would feel completely confused. I would try to rationalize, but always found myself in the end saying, "I don't know" and choosing an answer.

Today I find myself in major need of encouragement from others who have gone through this before and maybe had a similar situation (& hopefully passed!!!)

I felt as though I was getting a ton of questions that should have been easy, but really threw me because they were topics I felt unfamiliar with. I should get my results by Saturday morning, and I'm really nervous because if I were to go solely on my gut instinct, I would be certain that I failed... :uhoh21:

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Pray.

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Don't get discouraged. I just took it on Tuesday, June 19th and got 86 questions. I was freaking out, could hardly sleep, and really made myself sick over it. I even thought I got the last question wrong, which really had me doubting myself more. Luckly, I found out yesterday...I passed. Keep your chin up...you prepared yourself and that's all you can do.

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I just took my boards last week, and felt certain that I failed too. I took 98 questions. I passed. I am sure that you will too. The NCLEX is just a different breed of test that we as students are not used to. You just have to get more right than wrong. Not an 80%, not a 75%. Keep that in mind. I know that you are still going to be a nervous wreck until you get those results (weren't we all!) Just remember to have faith. I hope you live in a quick results state! :) Best of luck to you!!!

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Specializes in Med/surg and Oncology.

I got 75 questions and still had a feeling of absolute dread when I left. chances are unless you completely bombed you passed. The only people I ever heard of failing had the max number of questions.

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i have not taken the exam yet...just try to stay positive.....the hardest part is over (u managed to take the exam)!!!

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Sounds to me like you had a difficult test and that is what it is suppose to be like if you are getting questions correct. The more you get right the more difficult it seems, so keep your head up. I will be in your shoes the end of July. You did your best and thats all that anyone could ask for. Keep us posted. :lol2:

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I took the NCLEX on the 19th and I got 118 questions, all of my friends from school were getting 75 questions and passing so when I got this off number of questions I was very disappointed and discouraged. I just knew I probaly failed but I still tried to keep the faith. I prayed and prayed over it, and yestereday found outh that I passed. If I can do it anyone can, you GOT to have FAITH!

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Specializes in Oncology.

Hey,

Hang in there. I just took it on the 20th and had 265 questions. I cried all the way home. I will find out today whether i passed or failed. I guess the thing we have to remember is that we did everything we were supposed to and then after that is God. Remember that a lot of people are praying for you like your friends and family. Stay positive and i will indeed say a prayer for you. Hope you do the same.

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Specializes in Adult Acute Care Medicine.

You completed nursing school!! You completed a review course and did lots of questions! It sounds as if you prepared yourself really well. I bet that you passed. Try to focus on doing something nice for yourself (I know, easier said than done).

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Specializes in General Surgery & Open Heart Teams; NICU.

Does anyone ever feel good about these tests???

Take some time to get your mind off of it. (easier said than done) You have prepared as much as you could. No one ever feels fully prepared. Go get drunk, see a movie, spend some time with freinds and family, or anything that will make you smile.

I know next week I'll be in the same boat you are. I will be worrying myself sick until I know if I passed or not. But I have already made plans to have lunch dates with friends, going to the pool, and I have saved some money here and there along with my graduation money to do some long deserved shopping. What I am saying is do something FUN!!!! Pamper yourself. You have worked hard for this test. now that's it's over, do someting crazy.

Then when the time comes and you find out your results, deal with it then. And if by chance you do fail, you are not the only one that has failed. You can take it again and pass.

But for now, have some fun.......:clown:

Just remeber to send this back to me next week, when I am feeling don no knowing if I passed or not!!!!!!! (june 27th is my test day)

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Specializes in ICU/CCU/SICU.

Oh Geesh....I feel a little different only because I thought the first part of the exam was easy and thought that the answer to the question was staring at me in the face saying "Pick me, Pick me" then as I got towards the middle it seemed to get a littel harder and then some off the wall questions as if the computer was messing with me. I didn't even realize that the computer shut off on me, I thought the computer froze actually and could not believe I did 75 questions in only an hour. So THAT right there tells me I failed...I went too fast and maybe I was too confident.

By the way, plenty of people fail at 75...look at the other topic in this forum and some people fail at 265 or 110 or 160, etc.

This really stinks feeling this way and waiting and guessing and running things through your mind and trying to figure it out whether you passed or you failed! :madface:

But, hey it is just an exam and your board of nursing will look at it as your compentancy BUT you, your family, your friends and the people from this forum know you are already an RN and that right there should make you proud and a feeling of accomplishment. I with you on this...keep your head up.

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