Passing NCLEX with 265 questions AND missing the last question.

babeebeanie · Jul 3, 2011

Congrats..

I also took my exam last wednesday.. But my name is still not on CALI BON site . Im still getting the good pop up... My friends who took the same date and time with me had their name posted. So im kinda worried. I tried it again. Still good Pop up... waaa. making me nervous.

RN,BSN84 · Jul 3, 2011

Congrats...

ERgirl13 · Jul 3, 2011

Congrats..
I also took my exam last wednesday.. But my name is still not on CALI BON site . Im still getting the good pop up... My friends who took the same date and time with me had their name posted. So im kinda worried. I tried it again. Still good Pop up... waaa. making me nervous.

Stay positive!! I had three friends take it the same day, two names were posted and the other was not for like a week. HOWEVER, all three passed!

gwafuh_rn, BSN, RN · Jul 3, 2011

congrats.

cloud_aerith · Jul 3, 2011

congrats :yeah: :yeah:

caliotter3 · Jul 3, 2011

:ancong!:

NSmember · Jul 4, 2011

I just wanted to share my expierence: On Wednesday June 29th I went to take NCLEX for the first time. I went into the testing center confidient that I could pass this test. I reached question 75, the test kept going...got to question 100, again..I kept getting questions. At this point I was starting to get so nervous. So by the time I reached question 265 I was crying. I must have read questions number 265 15 times. Through my years of nursing school I always heard everyone say that if you miss the last question, you fail..if you get it right, you pass. That was all I could think about when trying to answer this questions. After about 30 minutes, I finally answered it. As soon as I got to my car I looked up the answer to the last questions and I had answered it wrong!! I cried for the next 24 hours and must have researched every possible scenario to passing/failing NCLEX. The next day at lunch I kept checking the board of nursing and after about the 20th time looking my name was there!!!!!!!! I HAD PASSED!!! I was in complete shock! SO....I am writing this to say, NEVER assume you failed until you have the results! You CAN PASS and miss the last question!!! The number of questions does not necessarily indicate anything! I contribute my passing to the good Lord seeing fit for my to pass on this try! I hope that my expierence will give someone peace about this awful test. Good luck to you all and may God bless you!!!

Congrats!

BrittersRN · Jul 4, 2011

Congrats!!! I got 265 questions as well and passed too!

Double-Helix, BSN, RN · Jul 5, 2011

I just wanted to share my expierence: On Wednesday June 29th I went to take NCLEX for the first time. I went into the testing center confidient that I could pass this test. I reached question 75, the test kept going...got to question 100, again..I kept getting questions. At this point I was starting to get so nervous. So by the time I reached question 265 I was crying. I must have read questions number 265 15 times. Through my years of nursing school I always heard everyone say that if you miss the last question, you fail..if you get it right, you pass. That was all I could think about when trying to answer this questions. After about 30 minutes, I finally answered it. As soon as I got to my car I looked up the answer to the last questions and I had answered it wrong!! I cried for the next 24 hours and must have researched every possible scenario to passing/failing NCLEX. The next day at lunch I kept checking the board of nursing and after about the 20th time looking my name was there!!!!!!!! I HAD PASSED!!! I was in complete shock! SO....I am writing this to say, NEVER assume you failed until you have the results! You CAN PASS and miss the last question!!! The number of questions does not necessarily indicate anything! I contribute my passing to the good Lord seeing fit for my to pass on this try! I hope that my expierence will give someone peace about this awful test. Good luck to you all and may God bless you!!!

Congratulations. The pass/fail decision being based on the last question is a myth and has been corrected several times on this site. The NCLEX is a much more complex test than one that makes a decision based on the answer to one question.

janetta · Sep 18, 2011

I just wanted to share my daughter's experience with the NCLEX this past week. She graduated in July from her nursing program at the age of 19. In August she got married and moved to Oklahoma with her new husband who was starting a paramedic internship in preparation to go into PA school. She registered for the NCLEX right away and took the test this past Friday, Sept. 16th. She was in the testing center for five hours and answered all 265 questions, sure that she had failed. I live in Utah and knew that she was all alone in a new place and no fellow nursing buddies to talk to so I got on your site and found out that there was indeed a chance she could pass, even having answered all 265 questions. I also found out about the PVT and told her to try it. She did and got the good pop-up. She didn't believe she could have passed until this morning when she got on the site for her quick results and found out she passed!! I'm so happy for her and have thoroughly enjoyed reading about all the experiences everyone on this site have had with their nursing school and testing. I wish you all the best and hope to continue reading about the successes and positive experiences of so many amazing students, nurses, and just plain hard working people. Good luck to you in your future as official RNs!!!