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. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? (85 - NCLEX PN)
2. What study materials did you use? (Saunders, Kaplan Strategies, Rinehart Review.)
Did you take a test review course? (Rinehart Review)
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? (HESI -hated it.)
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? (Still waiting - just took it yesterday).
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
(Elated that the test shut off after min questions, and very joyful - even though I had 20-30 select all that appy questions, I felt good about the test.)
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? (yes, and hopefully my last - PN anyway.)
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
saunders nclex review book with cd, i did not take a review course. i originally planned to work my way through the book, starting with the areas i knew i wasn't as strong in. never got through more than 5-6 chapters, did hundreds of practice questions though.
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?
3 days, took the test on thursday & i found out i passed after looking on the bon website monday when i woke up.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
i was confident that i had passed, only because i had talked to other people & what they told me gave me confidence... plus i just couldn't believe otherwise.
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!!
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 265, adn 95
(I passed!)
2. What study materials did you use? (Saunders, Kaplan Strategies, Rinehart Review.) Saunders comprehensive review 3rd ed, NCLEX made increabily easy, Lippincott
Did you take a test review course? No
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? Tx has quick results, got my results in exactly 48 hours both times
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
The first time I knew that I failed. I was so depressed. I had 265, did not study as long as I should have, and did not do as well as I should have after 75 Q. The second time I had 95 Q, and I actually felt good, I knew I studied hard and I couldn't believe that the computer was 95% sure I had failed the test. Thank you God!!! I passed.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? No I passed my second time around!!!!!
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?
Saunders, Lippencott for my PDA.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?
ERI---It sucked orifice. It has NO relation to the NCLEX. It was a total waste of my time. We had to pass it before our school would allow up to take the NCLEX.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
About 2 and a 1/2 days.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
To be honest...I knew that I was smart enough that the possibility of me failing was remote. However, as the days wore on I became less and less confident...but I still knew that it was VERY unlikely that I would have failed. I didn't.
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!!
I took the nclex on Wednesday, February 13 and found out I passed yesterday.
1. I had 75 questions.
2. I used saunders review book and CD, kaplan strategies book, and learningext.com. Did alot of practice questions especially from the saunder's CD.
3. My SON of nursing only offered HESI. I could never reach the passing mark on those; sometimes close but never close enough. However, I graduated at the top of my class.
4. I waited only two days to get my results.
5. Coming from the exam I felt sick to my stomach and told myself that I had failed. Those three days were the longest days of my life. My other classmates kept on reassuring me that I had pass because I was intelligent. I told myself that intelligence was only a tiny factor in helping pass this exam.
6. This was my first time testing.
Good luck to everyone out there, and remember we all can do it.
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
Saunders, 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?
3 weeks
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I was sure that I failed. But I passed!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
[NCLEX 3500, QTrainer, Kaplan book 2007-2008. No review course.]
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?
[We did a test at the end of the program. I had a 98% prediction to pass. Don't recall the test, but it had like 141 questions, pencil and scan-tron.]
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
[in California, so still waiting. A friend has been waiting for almost a month.]
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
[Happy to see it shut off at 75. Happy to see I got about 10-15 of the SATA/Priority/Delegation/Infection Control/Uncommon meds. I don't think I bombed!]
i got my results today --48 hours later..but the state board of nursing results isn't posted. just the pearson view said I passed
when i first came out i felt relief that i finially took it and that I did ok..but as time went by I convinced myself that I had failed...then when I didnt have a license number after my name today I totally freaked and told everyone I failed.I'm still not totally convinced that i passed.
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 had 85 questions (NCLEX-PN)
2. Saunders book, well the CD is what I used
3. We used PN-3000 on the computers.
4. 2 days and I got results! Great state of Texas
5. Felt like I was hit then run over by an 18 wheeler!!!
6. First attempt! Couldn't believe I passed!!! I was already planning a retest~~
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-i passed!!!
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
i used lippincott (great for content review), mosby(no help at all), and kaplan strategy book and kaplan complete online (very helpful)
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati,
hesi)?
my school did eri...i scored at risk average for most of the tests, and few average scores
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
48 hrs...paid $7.95 for quick results
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
i knew for sure i had failed...i just had that sinking feeling...the test started at 8:00am and i was back in my car at 9:00am...i kept thinking to myself that i should have spent more time on the questions, and was mad at myself because i thought i had rushed through them too quickly...i remember about 5 questions from the whole test, and the rest i cant remember at all
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!!
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. 76 q's
2. Mosbys for the q's, Saunders for content and q's, Kaplans, NCLEX 3000 CD and all the CD's acompanying the books. We were required to take the Sylvia Rayfield's Review course
3. We did Hesi but didn't have to pass. Most passing scores got xtra credit..I never studied, always winged it and only passed once
4. Still waiting-I took it today
5. I felt as tho I failed it..by the time I made it to the car I was in tears!
eldragon
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1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? (85 - NCLEX PN)
2. What study materials did you use? (Saunders, Kaplan Strategies, Rinehart Review.)
Did you take a test review course? (Rinehart Review)
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? (HESI -hated it.)
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? (Still waiting - just took it yesterday).
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
(Elated that the test shut off after min questions, and very joyful - even though I had 20-30 select all that appy questions, I felt good about the test.)
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? (yes, and hopefully my last - PN anyway.)