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 materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
Hurst 4 day review, Saunders comprehensive book and CD (the CD questions were kind of easy but good for learning content), Davis which I won in class and for the most part didn't really like (except some of the charts/graphs were useful) and the Davis CD (kind of easy again, but good for content). I really focused on knowing the hurst stuff and supplementing it in areas I felt it was weak with Saunders. I used Lippincott for more challenging questions during the last week. I didn't actually buy it ahem...I just went to barnes and nobles and kind of used it there. don't know if that is technically a good thing to do, but I did spend a lot of money on coffee/other books so I didn't feel too bad.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, HESI)?
We did ATI. I got a 98 % pass chance or whatever when we took the comprehensive in Feb/March
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
Took it Tuesday the 8th and found out this morning!
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
I felt certain I had failed. Some of the questions seemed SO easy and some seemed SO hard. I didn't see much of a middle ground. I felt like I was bombing or for sure I was getting them right. Getting 18 SATC questions was also discouraging and they were all very difficult.
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 85 (minimum for nclex-pn)
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? no review course taken. used saunders 3rd edition
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? 1 exit exam which you had to pass or you didn't graduate. the hesi was given as a practice test.
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 49 hrs 1 minute after i started my exam
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? shellshocked! so uncertain of passing or failing but totally thinking i failed. i felt the questions came out of no where.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? yes, and thank god i don't have to do it again..well at least until i finish up the lpn to rn bridge program, then i take the dreaded nclex again, but that time the rn one.
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
i used kaplan plan...online and class
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)?
school paid for kaplan program, used ati to determine nclex elgibility also if you didn't pass that or even if you did pass you could still take kaplan offered by the school. my school wouldn't allow you to take nclex unless you passed a review course
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
2 days, my bon site was down....i'm licensed in md but took the test in delaware, thought this would have an affect on my results but i got the quick results through pearson vue
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? my thoughts were of dread and anquish, i felt after doing over 3000 questions that i knew nothing and failed for sure.....the wiat was a nightmare...i could barely eat........
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? this was my first attempt......i passed:nurse::nurse::nurse:.....took june 27, 2008
I read the Exam Cram NCLEX book. Did take a review course, but we did a review the last week of school.
We took the HESI exam in February.
I waited two days. Right after I got the results on the internet I went to the mailbox and my license and certificate were already in there.
When I left I wasn't sure how I did when I finished the NCLEX. Since I only did 78 questions I figure I either did really poorly or really well. I thought some questions were hard, so I figured I must have answered some right. You only have to answer about 50% correct, so I didn't feel too bad.
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 85 or 86? I flipped out after 75 so all I remember was the screen going blue!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used Saunders & an NCLEX-RN Program on my PDA. I took a local review course.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? HESI...it wasn't offered, it was a requirement to graduate, and to move on from course to course.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 2 days, I'm in a quick results state. 3 for my license to show up on my BON website.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Didn't know whether to dance, cry or puke.
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 226 and I PASSED!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? NCLEX 3500 and bought KAPLAN Book
3.(ERI, ATI, HESI)? HESI after all content then final comprehensive exit HESI
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
48 Hrs. (IL) Sorry for those who have to wait longer...dreadful!
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Confident that I failed
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? 1st attempt...don't know if I could have handled taking it again.
I wish the best of luck to everyone...The stress of getting into a school of nursing, graduating and then NCLEX is enough to drive anyone crazy. However, the sacrifices that we make through these times pale in comparison to the sacrifices we will need to make for our patients in the future.
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Kaplan Review Course (classroom), Online Q-Bank and Q-Trainers
3. School used ATI
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? Results on 7/9 and I failed....
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I just felt numb, no idea how I did
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? Kaplan review course, Kaplan Question Trainers & Q-Bank
3.(ERI, ATI, HESI)? ATI. My comprehensive predictor gave me a 84% chance of passing.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
Exactly 48 hours from the time I finished my exam.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I didn't think I had done badly enough to fail in 75 questions, but I didn't feel at all confident that I definitely 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? 75
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
took hurst review(loved it) did saunders q's and some nclex 3500 q's
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)?
we took eri"s after each class then a 4 day eri review
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
24hrs
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i cried and threw up the whole day, i was sure i failed.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? yes:nurse:
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? NCLEX RN. 75 Q's under 1.5 hours.
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used Saunders Review and the switched to Kaplan's online with a friend. I only read the book and did mainly the Qbank. I'd highly recommend the Kaplan review. I felt the questions and strategies were very helpful. If you can afford the class (I couldn't), take it.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? We had an Arnett test in our last semester. It wasn't a thing like the NCLEX but it did give us an idea of what to work on. My score on that was a 0.8. The NCLEX pass point was 0.29.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? Just took the test today. Most of my friends that have tested on Saturdays had their results by Monday afternoon from the BON here.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I'm relieved that I'm done. Not overly confident, but relatively confident keeping in mind that it is possible that I failed.
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
took a kaplan class, used mostly the qtrainers and online qbank but also used saunders q&a when i couldn't look at the computer anymore/mentally needed to study out of my apt, etc...
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)?
we were required to take ati tests after each theory course and the comprehensive exam/ nclex predictor before graduation
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
48 hours exactly after my test started
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
fairly confident until people started asking me to analyze if my questions got "harder" or "easier"...then i started panicking
:nurse:
pengoo2008
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1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX?
75 questions
2. What materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
Hurst 4 day review, Saunders comprehensive book and CD (the CD questions were kind of easy but good for learning content), Davis which I won in class and for the most part didn't really like (except some of the charts/graphs were useful) and the Davis CD (kind of easy again, but good for content). I really focused on knowing the hurst stuff and supplementing it in areas I felt it was weak with Saunders. I used Lippincott for more challenging questions during the last week. I didn't actually buy it ahem...I just went to barnes and nobles and kind of used it there. don't know if that is technically a good thing to do, but I did spend a lot of money on coffee/other books so I didn't feel too bad.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, HESI)?
We did ATI. I got a 98 % pass chance or whatever when we took the comprehensive in Feb/March
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
Took it Tuesday the 8th and found out this morning!
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
I felt certain I had failed. Some of the questions seemed SO easy and some seemed SO hard. I didn't see much of a middle ground. I felt like I was bombing or for sure I was getting them right. Getting 18 SATC questions was also discouraging and they were all very difficult.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX?
Yes.