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!!
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? saunders. kaplan q bank
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? hesi during the last semester in order to graduate
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? took it 6/22/07, found out this morning 6/26/07 in ca
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? that i probably failed, felt so stupid, didn't know anything, should have tried harder...
6. was this your first attempt at nclex?fortunately yes!:balloons::biggringi
good luck to those who are waiting and ++++ thoughts for those who are waiting on results!!
2. I used Saunders Review 2006 and lvarious pharmacology books. Did not take a review course.
3. I am from England so I dont know what SON is...?
4. I took my exam yesterday so am still waiting for results!!
5. I didnt know what to think when the exam stopped at 75!! But then thinking logically I couldn't believe it could be 95% certain by then that I was not the desired standard......but we will see!?!
1. 75 very hard questions.. mainly priority questions (which patient would you take care of first etc)
2. Saunders, and 3 FREE books I checked out at the library (I forgot the names of them, but they were filled with tons and tons of questions)
3. My SON used ATI (boy those tests drove me crazy..hated them!)
4.I waited 48 hours, then paid $7.95 to get my results online. I literally couldn't wait another minute.
5. My thoughts when I left: I'm an idiot, I should have studied more, I don't have another $275.00 to do this again, I'm gonna look so stupid to all the people who know me, I know I failed, now how am I going to pay my bills....I HATE NURSING, I will just work at McDonalds maybe I could be manager or something ;0)
6. Passed, first try...still don't know how I did it and it's been almost 2 weeks now!!!!!!!
Good luck everybody and remember that, for the most part, schools do a great job at preparing you for the nclex. You are ready, just believe in yourself..
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Our school offered a course...not even sure which one it was
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? We had the Hesi
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 48 hours exactly
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? 250% positive that I had failed, I felt like I didnt know anything that they asked and that I guessed on 80% of the questions. Was miserable for the next 48 hours because I KNEW I had failed!!!!!
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? 1st and only because somehow I managed to PASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:monkeydance:
Specializes in Adult and Pediatric Vascular Access, Paramedic.
1) 75 questions
2) went to review class, but found it very boring so only went 1 day out of 4. Otherwise did questions under clients needs on the Saunders CD (which is the test plan for NCLEX). Did those for 2 weeks off and on aobut 50-100 questions a day when I did do them.
3) We took exit HESI and I scored 1049 (above 850 and they say you will most likely pass NCLEX)
4) 48 hours exactly from the time I finished the test
5) Honestly I thought NCLEX was a heck of a lot easier than it is made out to be. I thought HESI was harder than NCLEX.
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? About 120
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
Meds publishing 4 day review course offered by my SON. Meds-rn nclex-rn review book was the only book I used for content review. Used only the CD's with practice questions from Kaplan, Mosby, Davis, Princeton-Review. I did some of the practice questions in those books as well. But did not study content from those books. Did about 100 practice questions daily.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?
Nope
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
48 hours exactly with quick results, took 3 days to post on the Michigan board of nursing
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
WTH was that? The questions were harder than I thought (mostly similar to Kaplan, imo). I cried that night I was sure I failed. I felt sure of like 5 questions and I had drugs I had never heard of on the test.
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 75in 35 minutes!
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? sauders q & a, awesome mosby prioritization & delegation book
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? ati during school and afterwards (would not recommend!)
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? took it 6/27/07, found out i passes this morning 6/29/07 in ny
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i just wanted to cry! i felt as though i had guessed on most of the questions. i was a great student in a wonderful nursing program, but i've never seen questions like those.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? :balloons:first and last!! :balloons:
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75 questions
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Saunders & Illustrated study guide NCLEX RN. Yes, my school offered a NCLEX review class.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?HESI, I passed.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? I am still waiting. Results will be in in 48 hours.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I felt OK after I walked out, but I made the mistake to look up some of the questions I wasn't sure about. Now I feel horrible. It was the hardest test I have ever taken.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? First try, and I pray to God that it will be my last.
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? kaplan
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? eri
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 36 excruciating hours
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? sure i had failed and someone had just punched me in the stomach.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? yes
good luck to those who are waiting and ++++ thoughts for those who are waiting on results!!
hang in there! try to remain positive and keep busy!
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 75 questions.
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? i used kaplan and their qbank for the bulk of my questions. i also used lippincott 3500 cd, and read the saunders comprehensive book.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? we had hesi, and i can honestly say that i did terrilbly on it. i am glad to say that the predictor was wrong. thank goodness, it was not needed to graduate like a lot of schools.
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? took the test on friday, 6/29. results over the phone on monday 7/2. no quick results for virginia.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i was certain that i failed. each day it got worse. i thought i would have a heart attack waiting for my results. i did a dumb thing and checked some of my answers when i got home, and was for sure that i blew it. this morning on the way home from work, i started preparing for my new study techniques for my second try.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? and only attempt. thank god!!!
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? Passed with 75!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I studied a little from Saunders Q & A, Mosby Prioritization & Delegation, and Kaplan. I took a review course, but I don't think it helped all that much.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? We took the HESI before graduating and I scored a 975. It was good to have a little bit of an idea of where we stood in terms of preparation for the NCLEX.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? I took it Friday morning and found out 2 days later on Sunday!
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I felt really good about it at first. But then I started thinking that maybe I was just getting easier questions and getting them wrong so I must have failed! But i didnt
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes, first and last! :monkeydance:
Best of luck to everyone who is waiting to take the NCLEX!
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1. how many questions did you take on nclex?253
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? saunders. kaplan q bank
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? hesi during the last semester in order to graduate
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? took it 6/22/07, found out this morning 6/26/07 in ca
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? that i probably failed, felt so stupid, didn't know anything, should have tried harder...
6. was this your first attempt at nclex?fortunately yes!
:balloons::biggringi
good luck to those who are waiting and ++++ thoughts for those who are waiting on results!!