Passed NCLEX with 75 questions!

[katpil]

Hi guys,

it's been a long time since I've logged into the site. But I've been reading many threads from allnurses to not get discouraged after taking that monstrosity of an exam. I thought I failed for sure because I felt like I didn't know anything. There were more than 30 SATAs, which I was horrible at. I was calm while I was taking the exam, but I felt like crying afterwards. I didn't want it to shut off at 75 because that means I failed, or so I thought. I went to try the PVT right after I took the exam, but I didn't have $200 to gamble, so I didn't click submit. So I waited those agonizing 47.5 hours and this morning, I found out I passed. I couldn't believe it. The adrenaline rush was crazy. Passing was extra special for me because I'm the first in my family to have a college degree/career.

I know people who took it today are reading this post. Do NOT get discouraged. Don't do the PVT because you'll waste your $200 if you passed. Do something to keep you engaged for those 48 hours because the odds are in your favor. close to 90% of people who take the NCLEX pass. The number of questions you got is irrelevant because I felt like I was dumb while I was taking the exam even though I only got 75 questions. Doesn't matter if you got 75 or 130 or 265, all that matters is passing. The number of questions doesn't decide if you are going to be a good nurse or not.

For future test takers, You know the material, just keep calm and tackle that exam. I used uworld exclusively to study. If you have the $79 to spare, do uworld! However, before doing the questions, read up on the topic a little bit so that you'll have some background information. I did mine in tutor mode so that I could see the rationales immediately after answering the questions. Read the rationales even if you got a question right, there will be new information in the rationales. Good luck!