Pearson Vue Trick as of August 2015

kristoffer · Aug 28, 2015

Not showing up for the exam is a decision I will always regret. When i first took the nclex, i know i gave my all, so imagine how devastated i am when i failed the test. When i reapplied, my mind was full of doubts and my self confidence was so low i was convinced i am going to fail again that's why i did not show up at the testing site, i sat at the parking lot thinking what a failure i am. It took me 4 years to find the courage and confidence to try again. Now here i am just waiting for the result of my 3rd exam. If you become my patient one day, trust me i will treat you just like everyone else, with dignity and respect.

FLnursing2015 · Aug 28, 2015

RNsRWe said:
As a patient, you want a licensed nurse. If he gets licensed after two attempts at the NCLEX, what difference would it make to you (the patient) how many or how few hours he studied? Answer: it won't.
You should also consider that if you are going to be so judgmental about THIS (two attempts), how will you respond to those who have taken it three, four, five times.....but yet hold the same license you (hopefully) will hold? You still have to take it...right?

I am not judgmental, I just think it's scary. As for those who take the NCLEX for the 4th, 5th and 6th time, I would say: find another profession; preferably one where you don't have an opportunity to endanger other people's lives.

How would you feel getting on the plane with a pilot who failed their flight exam 4 or 5 times? They passed the 6th time though. Would that matter? It would to me.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Aug 28, 2015

FLnursing2015 said:
I am not judgmental, I just think it's scary. As for those who take the NCLEX for the 4th, 5th and 6th time, I would say: find another profession; preferably one where you don't have an opportunity to endanger other people's lives.
How would you feel getting on the plane with a pilot who failed their flight exam 4 or 5 times? They passed the 6th time though. Would that matter? It would to me.

Actually, you DID pass a judgment, based on a tiny bit of information: you declared someone "scary" to become a nurse after failing the exam ONCE, and requiring a re-test. The fact that he didn't go to his next appointment (didn't take the exam when scheduled) is irrelevant. He took it a second time later on, and indications are that he did pass. To declare him "scary"? That screams "judgmental" to me.

I actually didn't say what I thought about unlimited attempts at NCLEX (although I have, in the past, and they are all over this board ). What I took exception to was your condemnation, your assertion that "you wouldn't want to be a patient of someone...."etc.

I do hope you pass the exam on your first attempt. I hope everyone does. *I* did. But I think it's fair to say you have no business decrying someone else's having failed ONCE when you have not even taken it yet yourself. I hope you pass. But if you don't...? You might have a bit more compassion for someone who needed a second try to get it right.

Glass houses and all....food for thought.

cambrose · Aug 30, 2015

alyssafutureRN said:
I was searching this site non-stop since Friday, looking for someone else that had written all 265 questions and got the "bad" pop-up. I tried to have the slightest glimmer of hope that the PVT trick wasn't reliable. I found a few people saying that they got the "bad" pop-up but passed. I completely believe this to be false. I attempted a new registration and entered my credit information and hit SUBMIT (important part!) and sure enough got the credit card page multiple times. Got my CPR in the mail today- failed this trick is the real deal and now waiting for my second chance to show this exam I CAN DO IT on October 1st.

You can do it, I did it somehow on my second attempt. PVT worked for me but its best to wait for the Quick Results due to the sometimes inaccuracy of the trick. But it did work both times for me and believe me I was extremely happy when I got the good Pop up but was also anxious about it actually meaning that I passed. I wrote another post about my preparation for the second attempt so you should check it out. Any tips help that's what helped me through.

cambrose · Aug 30, 2015

FLnursing2015 said:
I am not judgmental, I just think it's scary. As for those who take the NCLEX for the 4th, 5th and 6th time, I would say: find another profession; preferably one where you don't have an opportunity to endanger other people's lives.
How would you feel getting on the plane with a pilot who failed their flight exam 4 or 5 times? They passed the 6th time though. Would that matter? It would to me.

I understand where you are coming from but the NCLEX shouldn't make a determination or a good or bad nurse. I went through nursing school with all A's and B's and graduated with honors. I am also a firefighter and an EMT and had to take state exams for both of those certification and licenses but passed the first time for both. I took the NCLEX The first time and failed mainly because of me being over confident and underprepared. My experience also screwed me because I didn't look at the questions as being in the "NCLEX World." It isn't an easy test and can easily see why people fail it multiple times. That shouldn't determine that persons inability to become a great nurse. Great nurses are the ones who have compassion after a long decade of having patients throw up and s*** all over you but always come in with a smile on their faces to do it the next day. The NCLEX doesn't measure compassion and just measures a certain level of competency at the time you take the test, it doesn't measure experience or what you will actually learn in the field, as well as those nursing shortcuts that we all take that would be the wrong answer on the NCLEX. And trust me thre are a lot of incompetent nurses who have passed the NCLEX the first time with 75 questions who I would never let them treat my already dead Grandmom. Just try and encourage your fellow future nurses who are already beating themselves up over the hundreds of dollars they have to spend to retake the exam each time let alone failing the exam multiple times. Remember where you came from. To answer your question about the pilot failing his flight test, have you ever personally asked the pilot flying your plane if that was the case. I know I haven't. Same as when your about to die in the hospital you won't ask each nurse who is trying to save your life "did you pass the NCLEX the first time because if you didn't I believe you to be incompetent of any life saving measures that I shall require," just really think about what you said. I do agree with you though but only time will weave out the actual incompetent nurses not a test like the NCLEX.

dimples81 · Aug 30, 2015

I took my nclexpn august 28 2015 (friday), got all 205Qs did the pvt 2 hours after and again another 2 hours after that both times i got the so called good pop up!! could this be accurate? does it work over the weekend?? oh I used a valid credit card, the only thing I changed on it was the sec.code anyone with answers???? thanks

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Aug 30, 2015

dimples81 said:
I took my nclexpn august 28 2015 (Friday), got all 205Qs did the PVT 2 hours after and again another 2 hours after that both times I got the so called good pop up!! could this be accurate? does it work over the weekend?? oh I used a valid credit card, the only thing I changed on it was the sec.code anyone with answers???? thanks

dimples, you can't swing a dead cat in this forum without hitting a post that answers all your questions, if you just look

In a nutshell, you might have passed, you might have failed. It takes upwards of 24 hours to finalize your exam, so NO the pop up you got at two hours or four hours post-test is meaningless. Exams that go from pass to fail or fail to pass because of the QA review (completed somewhere around 24 hours after the test) most often occur when the maximum number of questions is reached. You have no way of knowing which way you landed until you get ACTUAL results, not a guessing game with PVT.

If you use a valid card, expect you might be charged if you try it again. Changing the date does not prevent the charge from going through if they want the charge to go through. Has happened.

You are playing a game, a "trick", so the weekend has nothing to do with it: you are attempting to create a duplicate registration (which is against the TOS of PV), which is possible to do online regardless of the day or time.

It isn't "accurate". It's a game.

If your State participates in Quick Results, pay the eight bucks and be done with it. THAT is accurate!

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Aug 30, 2015

dimples81 said:
I took my nclexpn august 28 2015 (Friday), got all 205Qs did the PVT 2 hours after and again another 2 hours after that both times I got the so called good pop up!! could this be accurate? does it work over the weekend?? oh I used a valid credit card, the only thing I changed on it was the sec.code anyone with answers???? thanks

Stop offering your money to Pearson. Changing the security code or expiration date WILL NOT prevent a charge. You were too impatient to wait at least 24 hours it is impossible to give you an accurate answer.

You are attempting to re-register for an exam, of course that works 24/7. I think you mean to ask if exams are scored on the weekend. Yes, the exams are scored as you test then again for quality assurance within 24 hours.

The answer is check your BON website for a license or pay $7.95 for quick results if your BON participates. Stop shaking the magic 8 ball or risk the system taking the money you are offering.

ajmclean · Sep 4, 2015

FLnursing2015 said:
I am not judgmental, I just think it's scary. As for those who take the NCLEX for the 4th, 5th and 6th time, I would say: find another profession; preferably one where you don't have an opportunity to endanger other people's lives.
How would you feel getting on the plane with a pilot who failed their flight exam 4 or 5 times? They passed the 6th time though. Would that matter? It would to me.

This post caused me to think of how it would matter if someone failed several times and why it would matter. Look at it this way- did that person freeze on the test (brain fart) due to stress, anxiety, etc.? If so, they might freeze when taking care of a patient who bottomed out. That is why.

cambrose · Sep 10, 2015

I know what it's like to fail and your heart drops and the room seems to get bigger all around you as you feel smaller... The best thing to do is remember how you passed nursing school and study harder for the next time... You know what the test is like now and how to prepare... Don't give up!!

MissTSM42 · Sep 30, 2015

Tested at 1:30 yesterday and did the pop up today and my card was charged. Did I not wait long enough? I **** off at 140. Feel discouraged

SusanFLRN · Sep 30, 2015

FLnursing2015 said:
I am not judgmental, I just think it's scary. As for those who take the NCLEX for the 4th, 5th and 6th time, I would say: find another profession; preferably one where you don't have an opportunity to endanger other people's lives.
How would you feel getting on the plane with a pilot who failed their flight exam 4 or 5 times? They passed the 6th time though. Would that matter? It would to me.

I would have to disagree, it sounds very judgemental. Passing the NCLEX on the first try does not determine if a person is going to be a good nurse. Do you plan on asking every nurse that takes care of you how many times he/she took their boards? I have worked with nurses who passed the first time and would never recommended them to take care of a plant much less a person. I have also worked with nurses who didn't pass the first time and they are spot on in their professions. Something to think about.