NOTHING can prepare you for it..

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...for the WAITING, that is. I remember thinking, there's no way I'm going to pay for quick results when I can see results for free on my BON's website (Ohio) within a few days. That was before I took the NCLEX-PN this past Friday.

When taking the test, I felt like I was doing fairly OK until the last 15 questions or so...then.... I don't know what happened... I felt like I was losing concentration big time.. besides that, I got hit with a LOT of questions on drugs I had never heard of, REALLY HARD prioritizing questions, and killer check alll that apply's. My answers to those last 15 or so agoinizing questions were literally wild guesses---I couldn't even narrow it down to 2 answers!! I would just pick the answer that sounded best, click it quickly and move on before I changed my mind! My brain felt so mushy when I left...

Of course that was just the beginning. I checked the BON website a million times with no luck. Then I did an allnurses.com search for Ohio results and found a thread that really made me worry. People from Ohio were saying they saw licensure status posted in as little as 24 hours!! WHY, oh why did I decide to test on a Friday?? So after seeing no results on Sat. or Sunday, I decided to wait till this morning (Monday) and try one more time. No luck. The Pearson page was just taunting me, saying results were available for a 7.95 fee. I couldn't take it anymore!! Now it seems such a small price to pay to see that lovely word, PASS!!!!

The instant I saw it, I said to myself, "of course you passed, you dummy!!" :lol2:

It really is amazing the stress we put ourselves through, isn't it?

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Congratulations on your passing!!! Yes it's definitely a torture!! hehehehe Congratulations again. :nurse:

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Specializes in med/surg.

It's money well spent When you see those magic words!!!!

I remember thinking that the fee would be a kick in the pants if you failed!!!

Glad your money was well spent! congratulations:balloons:

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Congrats!!!

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Specializes in GERIATRICS-LTC, MEDICAL-SURGICAL, REHABI.
...for the waiting, that is. i remember thinking, there's no way i'm going to pay for quick results when i can see results for free on my bon's website (ohio) within a few days. that was before i took the nclex-pn this past friday.

when taking the test, i felt like i was doing fairly ok until the last 15 questions or so...then.... i don't know what happened... i felt like i was losing concentration big time.. besides that, i got hit with a lot of questions on drugs i had never heard of, really hard prioritizing questions, and killer check alll that apply's. my answers to those last 15 or so agoinizing questions were literally wild guesses---i couldn't even narrow it down to 2 answers!! i would just pick the answer that sounded best, click it quickly and move on before i changed my mind! my brain felt so mushy when i left...

of course that was just the beginning. i checked the bon website a million times with no luck. then i did an allnurses.com search for ohio results and found a thread that really made me worry. people from ohio were saying they saw licensure status posted in as little as 24 hours!! why, oh why did i decide to test on a friday?? so after seeing no results on sat. or sunday, i decided to wait till this morning (monday) and try one more time. no luck. the pearson page was just taunting me, saying results were available for a 7.95 fee. i couldn't take it anymore!! now it seems such a small price to pay to see that lovely word, pass!!!!

the instant i saw it, i said to myself, "of course you passed, you dummy!!" :lol2:

it really is amazing the stress we put ourselves through, isn't it?

congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!:monkeydance: :biggringi :nurse:

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Congratulations! :p

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Specializes in Clinical exp in OB, psy, med-surg, peds.

congrats:biggringi :biggringi :biggringi

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Specializes in NICU, Psych, Education.

Good job!

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Thanks so much all!!! :roll :redbeathe :w00t: :yeah:

To those about to test or still waiting for results....... hang in there!!! For a while there, in the days leading up to NCLEX and after, I literally felt like I was getting ulcers from the stress I was allowing in. I didn't feel like I'd studied nearly enough (is there even an "enough"?), and I really wasn't in a great state of mind the night before. But I just tried to clear my head and relax the morning of the test. And it was SOO hard, but I forced myself to take my time, at least until I got close to 85 questions and started to doubt myself and rush a little. Just trust your nursing knowledge and judgment and know that you can do this!!

kiszi ~~ LPN!!!

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Specializes in LTAC, Homehealth, Hospice Case Manager.

Congrats!

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I, too, know what you mean about agonizing all weekend to see if you passed or not. I took mine this past Thursday with one of my classmates. They found out their results on Friday morning and there was no information on mine. Of course I figured I had failed since everything seemed like a blur on the test itself. When the computer shut off at 85 I was completely speechless to the point where I don't think I could speak for at least two hours! I checked the board of nursing again yesterday morning (for the 100th time) and still nothing. Thanks to my hubby and another classmate, I found out yesterday afternoon that I had passed! For some reason, my license number doesn't come up the way everyone else's did. I was so relieved and now the sickness and nausea has gone away. Waiting for five days was no picnic!! Congratulations to you and all of your hard work!!

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For all those who have taken the NCLEX, would you say that your review class/review materials made you familiar with what to expect or was the exam totally different from what you studied for?

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