oh nclex...my waiting experience

Published Jul 26, 2008

15 Posts

I wanted to post about my nclex experience in case it would help anyone who was questioning themselves after taking the test. I took the test on Wednesday.

I studied and prepared for two weeks studying all day. I was working full time during school, but cut it to 1 day a week at the beginning of July. I needed time to study. people at the hospital asked me what I was doing with my time off, going on vacation, going out. I told them studying. they thought that I was studying too much, they thought that I should be relaxing and not worrying about it. they were nurses, I thought they would know. I had a lot at stake. I had gotten an internship that was contingent on me passing the nclex. I only got one shot at passing because the internship starts the first week of august. I didn't have health, dental, or vision insurance now b/c I had dropped to one day a week. I didn't have a job if I was to fail b/c my last day as a pca (tech) was actually today ( i work nights). not to mention I would have to tell everyone that I had failed at work, when they were telling me, oh don't worry about it, you'll pass. Basically, I had a lot riding on passing this test.

So on Wednesday, I went and took the test. I actually wanted it to shut off at 75. I knew with my scores from the practice test and HESI that if it shut off at 75, I would be confident that I had passed. I was so nervous. my test was at 2:00pm. I went into the building at 1:22. so I took the test. I normally take my time on testing. I am usually one of the last few to finish. but a blazed through the nclex. I got in my car and called my mom. I looked at the clock. it was 3:08. I told my mom that I had took the test (I didn't tell anyone when my test date was). I told her I thought I did well. we talked and then I hung up. then I started thinking about the questions that I got. and what I have read on this site. someone had said if you come out of the test w/ 75q and felt good either you didn't get the priority ques. or you had studied and knew the material. I didn't think the questions were all that bad.

From some posts I have read your name shows up on the ohio BON really fast like 24-48 hrs. mine was still pending. I thought well there is a 95% chance that I have failed because it is not on the BON. that was what I told my mom, I was 95% sure that I had failed.

the next day,friday, I looked on the BON again in the morning like 9am. still pending. did some chores to keep myself busy. I checked again at 1130am still pending. again about 130pm still pending. at 200pm I left my house to go to school to look at the pearsonvue site to see what my result was (for some reason pearsonvue won't show up right on my home computer). I don't want to go and see I have failed but I know it's something that I just have to get over with. driving down to school I felt my stomach lining was exposed and a cold empty spot in my chest. anyway I get to school at 215 and check. results are not available. BON still pending. my mom calls to tell me about test results for a procedure she had done. that took awhile to talk to her. and I check again after I get off the phone at 245pm nothing and pending. I walk to the library. check at 300pm nothing and pending. surf the web. check at 315pm. and the pearsonvue says results available. I get to the credit card page. I check the BON still nothing. I know I have to enter the information. so I do. and I see test result: PASS. I could not believe it. I checked the BON still pending. needless to say that my license number did not appear on the BON until around 6:00pm that night. approx 51 hrs after I tested. so don't think that you have failed b/c your name hasn't appeared on the BON, check pearsonvue. I just wanted anyone else in this situation to know that there still was hope.