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?
Kaplan
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 for Virginia - took it 2/5 and called license verification on 2/6 and had a license issued
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
Thought I BOMBED especially getting all 265 and sitting there for 5 hours and 50 minutes to be exact. But, the only thing that kept me thinking positively was knowing I was on that "cusp" b/c of getting 265, and my last questions was a priority question. There was TONS of stuff on there that I never even heard of in my life (Dx and Rx). I thought, what heck are these meds, so the quessing/eliminating began.
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Suzanne's plan.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? What's SON??
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? Still waiting - just finished the test.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I am 99.9999999% that i failed!
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? (PN) 85
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used NCBSN learning ext online, Lippincotts "NCLEX-PN Made Incredibly Easy" Kaplan's review, and Saunders review cards.
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
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? TOTAL disbelief, certain that I failed. (Found out at 9:15 this morning that I passed!)
i took the nclex twice and had 265 questions both times! (i did finally pass the second time!)
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
i took kaplan review course (which i didnt really think was all that helpful for me personally) i also used saunders and mosby's nclex-rn review cards with over 1200 q&a's.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? we did have the hesi exam that we took at school and i think the questions on it were very similar to that of the nclex.
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? i live in georgia so i was able to get the quick results. i tested on a thursday and my results were available saturday morning, but it did take about a week and a half before i got my license number from the board of nursing.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i was so upset both times! i left there certain i had failed...it was not looking good. i called my mother in tears and kept telling myself "do not look up questions!" no matter how hard i tried, i still looked up questions, which only made me feel worse!
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? it was my second and thank god my final attempt!
good luck to all of you who are preparing to take the test and to those who are waiting for results!
Specializes in Med Surg, Telemetry, Long Term Care.
1. how many questions did you take on nclex?
i failed the 1st attempt.i had 75 questions..hope this 2nd take i'll pass
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
i review in high impacts at sta. ana..now im doing self review..i have saunders book,kaplan and mosby
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)?
n/a
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 2 weeks
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i was depressed when i found out that i have failed..but this time,i hope i passed
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? i'll be taking the exam this end of feb
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?
Yes, but I do not want to go into this again....
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
9 weeks (typical california)
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
I felt better than the two times before. At first I did questions only but I was just guessing everything knowing nothing. The review gave me structure and confidence.
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?
Kaplan in class review only
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
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Fairly confident that I had passed, but scared nonetheless
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 265 =(
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? ncsbn learning extension...and...saunders rn 3rd ed.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? ati and ncsbn learning extension
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 48 hours
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
i cried and thought i totally failed. i think a blind man must have been grading my test because i am still in disbelief that i passed. the nclex made me feel unprepared when i studied my butt off.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? passed the first time and i am so thanful
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? a little over 100
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? saunders rn 3rd ed. and saunders comprehensive review. school also had sylvia rayfield review.
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? 48 hours
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
i cried and was sure i had failed. i am still in disbelief that i passed.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? passed the first time and i thank god!!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Hurst review, NSNA complete review for nclex rn
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, California, called and they didn't have my transcripts on file yet has been 6 days.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? total disbelief, dazed
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? yes, and hopefully my last .
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2bTraumaRN2008
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. How many questions did you take on NCLEX?
265
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)?
ATI
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
1 day for Virginia - took it 2/5 and called license verification on 2/6 and had a license issued
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
Thought I BOMBED especially getting all 265 and sitting there for 5 hours and 50 minutes to be exact. But, the only thing that kept me thinking positively was knowing I was on that "cusp" b/c of getting 265, and my last questions was a priority question. There was TONS of stuff on there that I never even heard of in my life (Dx and Rx). I thought, what heck are these meds, so the quessing/eliminating began.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX?
Yes