Passed NCLEX - but felt like you failed?

[Casey_93]

I took my NCLEX on Monday, June 15th. I finished at the current minimum, 60 questions(thanks, covid!) and walked out of the Pearson Vue testing room feeling like an absolute and utter mess. It was far more difficult than I'd expected, in that the questions provided less information for me to go off of. I just KNEW I'd failed the most important test of my life.

I sat in a dark corner of the building, waiting for my friend to finish his test, barely containing a full-blown meltdown. However, when he walked out he said the same thing I was thinking. "I know I just failed that test."

He got the current maximum amount of questions, 130.

Our other friend, who was taking her test at the same time but at a different center, texted us when she finished and said the same thing; "I just failed that test."

The thing is, we've always been top of the class students - I even scored the highest on the Exit HESI out of nearly 50 students - but we all felt blindsided by the NCLEX.

Much to our relief, the PV popup trick gave all three of us a good indication, and the next morning at 8AM - our names were listed on the GBoN/SoS website. We all passed!

So, if you've taken the test and passed, did you feel like you failed? Despite knowing that you were fully capable?

[IJEOMA12]

So, what will you advise one to do in other to pass NCLEX?

[CPres2018]

Took NCLEX on June 17th, and it shut off at 60, I had the overwhelming feeling that I passed!

Because the questions were so difficult, I had soooo many SATA questions, and it shut off at 60, I knew I was in the clear.

I had been doing computer adaptive tests through NurseAchieve so it was recognizable to me, it’s designed to missed half so you feel like you fail, but if you know you can miss half and the questions are difficult. Like “how do they expect me to know that,” difficult, you’re in the clear!!

[nicolestar60]

I took my test last week. I walked out of the test room having absolutely no idea how I did that's the thing about this test you really have no idea how you are doing and then it just shuts off. I felt like I failed but my family helped me to remain positive which was hard because this was my 3rd attempt. I just got my results and I Passed!!

What I did differently for the last exam simple nursing videos they are so helpful to understand core content. Hurst review videos. I also watched a podcast by Remar review called 7 days of NCLEX. After I answered question 60 and saw that the computer didn't shut off I took a minute to just relax I found this to be really helpful to calm my testing anxiety before answering any more questions.

I know how difficult it can be to pick yourself up and continue on after failed attempts but I got thru it and so can you. I know how much these stories helped me on my NCLEX journey so If I can be of any help to someone in a similar position please reach out. Best of luck to all the nurse's out there.