Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

Neferet · Apr 27, 2007

:barf02: 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? around 169

2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?

i took the kaplan course and studied a small portion of kaplan book...did not buy the cd...i took half of the kaplan qbank questions....studied a little from saunders q&a, and saunders comprehensive review...also took half of the questions in nclex incredibly easy. i still feel like none of the study could have ever prepared me enough for this test.

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?

still waiting. i thought i'd be like this:uhoh3:....but i'm not.

5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?

it was so weird, i thought i'd be throwing up:barf02: and feeling sick to my stomach. but i prayed for a strength. so i wasn't sad or happy, i was just neutral when i came out. according to my knowledge...if i needed about 60% to pass, i would have failed. there was only about 10 questions that i was sure i knew the answer to. the rest was just a blur. the first 75 questions were hard, then it got easier. so maybe i failed. there was some questions of diseases i haven't even heard of. three med calculations which i got right, i hope. priority questions that just flew over my head that nothing could have prepared me for, not even my son or kaplan. it was like kaplan was teaching me "addition" when i needed to learn "calculus" or something. dope! i mean there was a med question with specific s/s for that med. no one could have known that unless they studied meds one by one or worked with that med before. it was ridiculus. so ridiculus that the stuff i studied including heart, circulatory, renal, respiratory, blah blah blah i could have just thrown out the window. i got only one-three questions specificly related to the big systems. majority of the my test was priority questions dealing with patients. i just wanted to choose all four of them everytime. but it's okay if i don't pass. i'll be a little discourage and drag that testing, but tomorrow will be another day.

6. was this your first attempt at nclex? yes siree.

just found out tonight that i passed yesterday. halleluyah! praise the lord!

niccikatie · Apr 29, 2007

1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 77 (august 2004)

2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used a Kaplan book and another book I cannot recall. I did not take a review course

3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? ATI, which I passed

4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? I used online quick results and waited two days

5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? totally felt like I had failed. I even made a bet with my dh that I'd get a tattoo on my forehead if I passed, because I was so sure that I had failed (he graciously let me out of that bet when I passed, LOL!)

6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? yes

yalpog · May 1, 2007

[color=olive] 1. how many questions did you take on nclex?

i took 220 or so, i did not expect the computer to stop

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2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? [color=olive]i did all the raeding of the saunder's third edition comprehensive review, kaplan q-trainer, ncsbn on-line course.

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3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)?

it does not ( foreigner trained)

[color=olive]4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?[color=olive]i am still waiting i took it yesterday april 30. may 2, 2007 i passed

[color=olive]5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? [color=olive]

after i finished the test i went outside the center with a feeling of having taken the next step in my career, but then i started feeling not confident and as the houres pass i am certain i failed. it is funny because when i was doing the test i felt challenged by every question, so i read and read; and even had a conversation with the question[color=olive], . i tried to picture every question as an alive scenario in my mind,but the question was quite complex ( some long ;some short) this is as if the fisrt sentence of the question were not related to the last four words of the question and all four answers would be the right to pick.

[color=olive]6. was this your first attempt at nclex? [color=olive]yes, it is my first attempt. i hope i pass. ( i will keep you posted). may 2, 2007 i passed

tgb3rn · May 5, 2007

1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 115-120, did not keep track after the magic 75. PASSED
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? None at all, Excelsior Grad, figured if I didn't know it by now I never would.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? Not at Excelsior college.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? Believe it or not I had my license in the mail box after only 2 days, GO NEBRASKA.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? MAN WAS THAT HARD!!!!
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yep
Good luck to those who are waiting and ++++ thoughts for those who are waiting on results!!

RN60453 · May 5, 2007

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: 75 questions and passed

2: i took a useless kaplan course which i believe was a wast of $350

3: yes, I had to do ATI and NCLEX 3500 in order to graduate

4: unofficial results were available 48 hours later, official results came 2 weeks after that

5: comeplete uncertainty.......

6. yes it was

anbreen · May 8, 2007

1. 90 questions..took 2 1/2 hours...take you time...
2. I used Saunders and NCSBN's online course..I found that this helped the most and was most like the boards
3. We took the HESI but they had us do it before we even studied at all. You are supposed to get at least an 800 and I got like 750 or so...
4. I had to wait exactly 48 hours..no less, no more
5. I was absolutely positive that I failed...I still think I did..but I guess I should get over it now:)
6. Yep..thank god...I would not want to take that test again....
The best thing I can say is stay calm!!
Christi

Careful of NCSBN, just lately. They changed their format. A lot of students got shut out of their accounts, and couldn't log in, again. I got shut out with three weeks left on my account, one week before the test. Thus was unable to finish the course.

But....my SON gave us ERI, I used Kaplan for strategy, Saunders for questions. I take the test tomorrow. Will take a LOOOOOOONG time to find out, because I live in CA. :-(

SheriBabi · May 15, 2007

1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75

2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Kaplan Nclex Strategy Book (Answered 265 Questions), Kaplan Question Trainer CD (Answered about 800 Questions) , Medpubs DVD Review (watched about 70%), Medspub Online 2600 Gold Test Questions (Answered about 300 Questions).

3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? Mosby testing to analyze areas of need at graduation - about 260 questions.

4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? Took the test at 8AM, finished at 9:30AM on Tuesday, Found out I PASSED--YEAH!! at 9:45AM on Wednesday via the VA BON automated telephone number.

5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I was numbed, wanting to cry, relieved at first that it stopped at 75 because I was anxious and ready to be done, and then even more anxious on the ride home as to whether I passed or failed with the 75. Wanted to cry again. Haven't cried yet but will probably do so before the night is up. lol. Basically I have no idea of how I did.

6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes

Havie73 · May 15, 2007

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 - in less than an hour

2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? saunders 3rd edition and ati study materials and dvds

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? i took the exam on a thursday and my results came in today (tuesday) at 0630

5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i thought for sure that i had failed. i came out of the exam and almost started crying. i had yet to get any alternative format questions so i thought they would be coming eventually. the exam shut off so suddenly, i thought for sure it would go longer. i assume prioritizing is a weak point because i felt i got lots of those questions. i was a mess but then went and checked out of the hotel i stayed in and drove home. i realized there was nothing i could do but wait and stressing wouldn't change anything

6. was this your first attempt at nclex? yes

sony rn2b · May 15, 2007

:balloons: congrets:nurse:

LilDKessler · May 15, 2007

1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75

2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? CD full of questions (Mosby's) & yes, had class & our school

3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? We took ATI after each qtr & HESI at end to graduate

4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 48 hours before I could check results online

5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Confident I had passed, I felt the test was easier than HESI

6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes

RNtobe2007 · May 15, 2007

1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 75, and i passed finally!

2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? i took kaplan review after i failed the first time. so i studied from, kaplan, saunders comprehensive review book, mosby's and lippincott questions.

3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? i had to take eri at my school every semester, but the big one was our last semester at school.

4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? took 48 hours exactly.. took the test on friday and got the results sunday morning.

5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? first time i was really certain i failed..i minute i stepped out of the test. the second time i was more confident, but it was just as hard as the first time. i was just more prepared the second time around.

6. was this your first attempt at nclex? no; second.

Luvelyone · May 16, 2007

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?
110 - pn
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
i used the lippincott pn review book, and saunders review book.
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?
1 day
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
i was certain i had failed. i felt like i didn't know anything and that i
was clueless.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex?
yes!!!! i just found out 2 hours ago that i passed:balloons:
good luck to those who are waiting and ++++ thoughts for those who are waiting on results!!

good luck to those about to test and those awaiting test results...