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?
eri, kaplan review book,medpubs
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? eri, medpubs
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?I will get them Wednesday:uhoh3:
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I am a lttle worried. I had a lot of SATA questions and only two math questions. I was thinking I would getting more questions and it stopped at 75. It was hard and I hope I passed. When it stopped I was thinking I did it. Then I started thinking about all those (12-15) SATA questions. I hope I passed.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes, I hope the last. All I can do is leave it in God's hands and pray.
If you are taking the boards soon, take time to know the details it will help on the SATA questions...Good luck!!!:icon_roll
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?I used a lot of books at Barnes and Noble, some nights I would be there 4-6 hours... I also bought a lot... Lippincotts,NCLEX review Cram, NCLEX PN Made incredibly easy, also bought Kap Qbank... The main ones I used was Kap Q bank, a file I bought online for $40 that was 159 pages long it was for review which was a KILLER deal, and the Hurst review ...
Did not pay the whopping $775 for the NCLEX review course...did it ALL on my own...straight studied 4 weeks straight
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?
The only thing they offered was a HESI exam a week before I scheduled NCLEX... they were very slow! and I didnt take it..
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
3 weeks and 2 days
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
My head was numb! But I felt Ok, I was glad to be done with it mostly , a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders...but then 2 days later I cried hoping I didnt fail!
I went to Excelsior and they did not offer any pre-reqs, but I got my books from the Colege Network and they did offer one free pre test from the NLN and a question bank.
I KNEW I had failed when I left, cried all weekend!
This was my first try for RN, passed at 75 on my first try for LPN.
Went to my BON yesterday and there was a license number for :yeah:me!!!!! Gail, RN
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? approx 150
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
purchased Kaplan and Sauders review books, but spent very little time reviewing them.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? Arnett
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
I took the test today. Results should be ready in a couple of days.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I am trying so hard to be optimistic, but I feel like I failed. I was only certain of answers to 3 questions
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX?
For the RN, yes. I've taken the LPN boards in the past.
Hello to you!! I took the NCLEX on Fri. FEB 29th. I got my results by computer Sunday March 2nd. I walked out of the testing center totally shell-shocked as I believed that I totally bombed it. But I PASSED! I took it in 75 questions. I used Saunders books and took the Kaplan course. Those QBank questions from Kaplan were very helpful as well as the disks in the back of the Saunders books. GOOD LUCK!
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? Between 168 and 170. Right at 3 hours at the keyboard.
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I did Suzannes program which used Saunders. I also read the Kaplan review book 2x and the Mosby prioritization/delegation book 1x. I did do some questions from the NCLEX 3500 cd but mostly did Saunders CD questions. I also attended the HESI review class sponsored by my college.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? Yes, HESI for most subjects as well as an exit test.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? I got my results via pearson about 2 hours before the 48 hour mark. Amazingly, I got my temp license from the state of Missouri the very next day.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I was kinda irritated at having to answer that many questions. I thought "how crappy must I have done on the first 100 to have an additional 70". As the time went by I began to really doubt myself and kinda mentally prepared myself for failure. I didn't feel bad right after the test but as the hours clicked by, I got more anxious.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes, approximately 9 weeks after graduation.
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Gail, RN
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1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
eri, kaplan review book,medpubs
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? eri, medpubs
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? I will get them Wednesday:uhoh3:
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I am a lttle worried. I had a lot of SATA questions and only two math questions. I was thinking I would getting more questions and it stopped at 75. It was hard and I hope I passed. When it stopped I was thinking I did it. Then I started thinking about all those (12-15) SATA questions. I hope I passed.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes, I hope the last. All I can do is leave it in God's hands and pray.
If you are taking the boards soon, take time to know the details it will help on the SATA questions...Good luck!!!:icon_roll