Passed NCLEX July 2016

[LiveFit99]

Well here's my reflection. I graduated 2 months ago, studied about 3 hours total in that time. Passed NCLEX in 75 questions. I went through an accelerated BSN and felt my classmates and school were very high quality. We used ATI as supplemental material, which I hated but it did help teach the style of nursing questions, and to learn rationale of how they expect you to evaluate a situation. I felt the NCLEX is perhaps 50% content, of which you'll know half of it, and 50% how to think and evaluate a situation. The 2nd part is heavily what you need to have developed through your schooling.

First, be happy every time you get a Select All question! Getting those questions mean you're doing well. Don't worry about answering those correctly (you're not expected to get many of them correct), just be happy you're getting them.

Major content areas (yours could be totally different):

1. Plenty of maternity, know about which viruses can causes pregnancy/defect problems, a few FHR related questions.

2. UAP (CNAs) what can you assign/delegate?

3. Complications with casts and broken bones

4. A few ECG strips but not super specific stuff, didn't have to name rhythms but how to interpret them, what's a peaked P wave or ST depression mean?

5. Several COPD questions, signs of complication / worsening symptoms.

6. Almost NONE on specific medications. I wouldn't spend too much time on Pharma. Digoxin came up.

7. Lots of "asses which patient first?", IOW who is most stable/least stable?

8. Patient education, these are sort of more knowledge/content based. What should you teach teens, kids, seniors, etc, for health or safety? Think about biggest safety risks for different populations.

Overall, the test was more about general nursing, evaluating situations, rather than trivia type content.

Any questions? Ask away!

[AllyZRN]

Hi!!!! How long did you wait for the results? I'm in California so we don't have Quick Results... Waiting it out!!! I took it last month 2 weeks ago!

And congratulations !!!!!

[Lauraingalls, BSN, RN]

I got my results in 24 hours in AZ. I passed in 75q. So happy to have it done! 35 SATA.

[LiveFit99]

I found out the next day because our BON messed up my paperwork and called to let me know. Normally it takes 1-2 weeks here.

It's a scam, pay for quick results... Obviously my BON knew almost instantly. How can it possibly take 6 weeks with an automated computer test? That really upsets me.

[kookie100]

Hey livefit99 is it ok to email you my questions?

[LiveFit99]

Sure go for it. I don't have many posts so who knows if I can receive a private message?

[kookie100]

Mine doesn't either. Do you have some email address I can email you at?

[LiveFit99]

[email protected]

[kookie100]

Emailed you :)

[LiveFit99]

Sorry I haven't noticed anything unless it got lost in the spam box.

[tlyte777]

I too, passed my PN-NCLEX in July 2016 and I had 205 questions and around 30-35 SATA. I didn't know having all those SATA meant I was doing good! I just remembered I thought I had failed because I was getting all those type questions. I studied Kaplan and Saunders (a little bit) and mostly NCLEX style questions apps for my phone and iPad.