For those of us who have already taken boards, please answer a few questions that might help ease the minds of those who are still waiting to test or for results. I know reading as much as possible about other people's experience helped me feel a little bit better while I waited.
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX?
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX?
Good luck to those who are waiting and ++++ thoughts for those who are waiting on results!!
3 weeks, from the time I scheduled until the date of the exam. But I probably only studied 2-2.5 of those weeks. Anywhere from 50-100 questions most days. I did a marathon 400 the day before. Guilt.
for those of us who have already taken boards, please answer a few questions that might help ease the minds of those who are still waiting to test or for results. i know reading as much as possible about other people's experience helped me feel a little bit better while i waited.
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 1st- 265, 2nd- 190-200 stopped looking
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
one week live hesi review, mosby cat online,ncsbn(learningext.com) saunders, kaplan, lippincott etc.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? hesi
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
the longest 7 days of my life.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? a mixture of all of the above plus relief that it was over.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? no ,but praise god i passed on the second try. my advice is to those out there who are preparing to take the boards: pray, believe in yourself, and study saunders/kaplan. if you don't pass it the first time just dust yourself off and try again. congratulations to all of those who passed boards this summer!:balloons:
Specializes in MICU for 4 years, now PICU for 3 years!.
For those of us who have already taken boards, please answer a few questions that might help ease the minds of those who are still waiting to test or for results. I know reading as much as possible about other people's experience helped me feel a little bit better while I waited.
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX?
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX?
Good luck to those who are waiting and ++++ thoughts for those who are waiting on results!!
1. I only had 75 questions.
2. Our school had a mandatory test review by ERI that we had to attend in order to graduate. I don't think this helped me at all.... all I did was sit and pass notes with my friends because the people who put it on were SSSOOO boring! Other than that, I did all the questions in the Saunder's book the way that Suzanne tells us to do them.
3. At our school, we do one or two ERI tests at the end of each quarter. We also do the HESI exit exam during our senior year.
4. I took my test this past Wednesday and finished it around 0930. I just got my results today at about 1000, so I waited about 48 hours and 30 minutes for my quick, unofficial results from Pearson. My nursing license number is still not on my board of nursing's website though
5. I didn't feel like I had totally bombed it, but I wasn't sure that I passed either. I had a lot of questions that to me had two answers that were the best, which I guess is how it's supposed to be, and I had a hard time figuring out which was the best, but I guess I did it!
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? I had 75 questions.
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I admit, I was bad. I didn't really study except for read the Kaplan book. I think I did maybe 200 or so questions in total.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? We took the ATI
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? I waited exactly 48 hours to find out I passed.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I never get nervous taking tests but I almost threw up when the computer shut off after 75 questions. I had only been at the test for about an hour and felt I wanted/needed more time!!! I was a nervous wreck because of all the labor/delivery prioritizing questions I got (at least 10 of them and it's my WORST area of nursing!).
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? i had 75 questions.
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? i used the nclex review 3500 cd and probably did about 2000 questions. (1000 were required before i graduated). my school had a review course, but i didn't go. luckily, my friend let me borrow her book to study from.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? hesi
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? i waited 48 hours after i finished the test to find out i passed.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i was sure i had failed. the first hour after taking the test i was completely numb. i usually am calm and felt like a complete wreck for the next 48 hours. i had to stay out of the house to prevent from checking the bon every 10 minutes.
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? I had 101 questions.
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
I concentrated mainly on Saunders (both the comprehensive review and the Q&A book) but also did the Mosby CAT (94% chance of passing),read some Frye's 3,000 Nursing Bullets when unable to have an Nclex book around. Also took a few days of a live review class with Linda Silvestri given at my college.
I also had the Kaplan 2007 Nclex book and did that CD of questions.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? HESI
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? Updated to say: I passed! It was 48 hrs. from the time my exam ended. hth's
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I felt certain I failed and was so glad to be wrong. I passed! I was sick to my stomach for 2 days.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes, for the Nclex-RN, I have previously taken and passed the Nclex-PN.
for those of us who have already taken boards, please answer a few questions that might help ease the minds of those who are still waiting to test or for results. i know reading as much as possible about other people's experience helped me feel a little bit better while i waited.
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 75
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? i used nclex 3500 cd (but didn't use it for long..found it wasn't working for me), saunders and kaplan
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? offered ati every semester
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? a little less than 48 hours.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
i felt stunned at the end of the test. after it shut off at 75, i was relieved and thrilled, but wasn't sure how i did. didn't really think i failed, but i didn't think i passed either....it was just weird.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex?
yes and last! just found out i passed :)
good luck to those who are waiting and ++++ thoughts for those who are waiting on results!!
good luck for those who are testing, waiting to test, and waiting for results! :)
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
Kaplan NCLEX RN Exam Book. Could not afford any review course.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? One ATI test at the end of the course.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
2 weeks (Ouch)
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Pretty confident I passed only becuase of the score and my sence of calm during the test. :cheers:
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes and last!
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 85 (nclex pn)
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? i used saunders for the most part, i did use nclex pn made incredibly easy.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? we took a mock nclex test through delmar at the very beginning of our first core nursing class and then re-took this exam at the end of the program.
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? i was very lucky the bon in north dakota had my license number posted 30 hours after i took the nclex pn.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? through the exam i felt that if i only got 85 then i would know i passed. well it did shut off at 85, i thought i probably passed, but as time went on i started to doubt myself, i cried on the car ride home and told everyone to not be surprised if i did not pass. it was all very nerve wracking.
:cheers:
LPN Soon
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1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX?
85-NCLEX_PN
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
Saunders, Delmar, ATI, and sevral others these were all CD's no books.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?
ATI
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
48 hours to the min.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
I was sure I failed and this was the longest 2 days of my life! (I just found out this afternoon)
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX?-Yes