Panic Attack

trink · Jul 8, 2005

whoa! took the nclex today.....what a crazy experience! i stated having major anxiety and felt like i was gonna hurl for the entire test...in fact the first ten minutes the screen was getting blurry and i had to keep telling myself to focus! i thought it was veeeeery hard. i kept getting all of these random absure questions of which i had no idea about...couldn't even take a educated guess! all of my critical thinging became critical guessing! i studied a ton for this test and felt like there is no way i could have studied for this one. i kept getting hit with neuro questions, which wasn't emphasized much at all in nursing school. i kept praying for math ( i usually nail those!) ...then all of a sudden wham the computer shits off at 75 questions. i was like...nooo.....i can do better than that!!! i was even more shocked to get up and realize that it had only taken me an hour. felt like i blew the test off somehow....but i know i honestly tried. i came home and raced through my books to find answers to questions that i'd gotten wrong....now realizing i missed alot of really easy ones! i'm feelling fairly confident that i failed, even though i'm trying to be optomistic about the whole thing. my stomache has been in knots all day and my ocd has kicked into full gear causing repeated hits to pearson vue and the bon (yeah, yeah, i know bout the whole 48 hours thing, i am just thinking maybe they screwed up and it will be posted early....foolish thinking). oh well.....i'll just have to wait and see.....thanks for letting me vent....congrats to all who passed and i'll keep you all posted!

i feel the same way as you. mine shut off at 75 and even though everyone says thats a good sign i cant help thinking i will be the one to fail on 75. i think it really is unlikely and i guess we wouldnt be normal if we didnt second guess ourselves. i got no math questions and only one drug question-mine were almost all priority. i got one select all that aplly and no other type of new format question which is a blessing b/c i am not good at them. my weak spot id l/d and mother/baby and only ogt one of those.

futureRNMG · Jul 8, 2005

It sems like everyoneis getting 75 questions. Has anyone ever heard of people getting 120 questions and passing. I am losing my mind right now and can' consentrate on anything except trying to guess how I did.

lisa122 · Jul 9, 2005

Just found out i passed with 75 questions!! What a huge relief, i must have dong better than i thought on the NCLEX, i felt like i knew nothing coming out of there. Good luck to everyone who recently took the exam, and those who will take in soon!

Nurse2B2005 · Jul 9, 2005

Just found out i passed with 75 questions!! What a huge relief, i must have dong better than i thought on the NCLEX, i felt like i knew nothing coming out of there. Good luck to everyone who recently took the exam, and those who will take in soon!

:balloons: Congrats lisa122!!! :balloons:

Luv2BAnurse · Jul 9, 2005

I remember a few years ago when I took the NCLEX, I thought I was still on my practice questions- just whizzing through them, mind you- when I took a good look at the screen, I was already on number 11. I thought, God, u dummy....you blew it. I finished with 75 questions in 32 minutes and passed. Whew. It is a very nerve wracking, sick feeling until results come in.

michw2 · Jul 9, 2005

It sems like everyoneis getting 75 questions. Has anyone ever heard of people getting 120 questions and passing. I am losing my mind right now and can' consentrate on anything except trying to guess how I did.

I passed the PN with 120 I found out that I did. You did great. I know how you feel

cantwait2bRN · Jul 9, 2005

I had 198 questions!! i know how u feel i thinkg i might of have felt better if I had only 75...oh well still waiting for my results its been two days since i taken it and the bad part is is that i live in...cali..=\

Purple1976 · Jul 9, 2005

thanks for all of your reassuring words....you all are so sweet and reassuring! i really appreciate it! well, today's the big day i find out results! i'm on edge here! lol...anyways i'll post as soon as i know the results...i'll be praying for the rest of you who are still wiating as well! best of luck to all!

hugs, michelle

RN-TO-BE · Jul 9, 2005

For the poster that asked if you could pass with 120 questions, I took the test on 6/23 and passed with 120 questions!! Yes, it can be done. Best of luck to you.

BabyRN2Be · Jul 9, 2005

This NCLEX is probably designed to sense out what you DIDN'T study, skip the questions that you ace (like math for some, OB for others) and hone in on the most obscure dxs out there and focus on those!

For all of you who say that the test shut off at 75, and you wanted to stand up and scream, "HEY! Give me more! I know I can do better than that!!" You probably did just fine. It reminds me of a scene from MASH...

Klinger has gotten a recommendation for West Point. He's given the test by Col. Potter with Hawkeye and BJ by his side. He sits for two hours getting the most obscure questions. At the end of 2 hours, he doesn't feel like he's gotten anything right, and begs Col. Potter for help. Col. Potter goes over his answer sheet and says, "Well, alright, I shouldn't be doing this really." Klinger says, "I want to get at least something right!" Col. Potter then says, "When you put your name at the top of the page, there's only one "R" in Klinger." :) That's about the only thing that he got right...

Those of you whose NCLEX shut off at 75, you probably did just fine. I know the wait is horrible, but we're thinking positive thoughts for you!!!

And you probably did A LOT better than Klinger!! :)

Purple1976 · Jul 9, 2005

i passed!!!!!

yippiiiii!!!!!!!!!

what a relief! thanks for all of your supportive and encouraging words! helped alot...just glad it's all over! congrats to those who have already passed, best wishes to those awaiting the test and best of luck to everyone!!

hugs, michelle

Nurse2B2005 · Jul 9, 2005

Congratulations!!!!!! :balloons: :)