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? 75 first time, 75 second time(Passed)
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?Used Saunders Q&A and did take a mandatory review course given by the SON. In my opinion it did not help.
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? Took it on 1/13/06 and got my results exactly 48 hours later. Still waiting for letter to practice as an RN.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Both times I came out thinking that I failed.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Second attempt and finally passed.
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? had 75 questions.
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? i used several. kaplan, mosby, lippincott, saunders, and some other little q&a book. did all those in about 3 weeks before the test...overkill.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? we took the hesi at school. we weren't required to make a certain grade, it was used more as a diagnostic tool to see where we were.
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? took the test and called the bon 24 hours later to get results. passed.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i was shell shocked for sure. i was there just over an hour and felt pretty unsure of myself. luckily all went well.
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
We did Hurst Review and it was really wonderful, although I don't think it really helped me for NCLEX, it did help a lot of things come toether for me. I used the Hurst Review materials and ERI 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?
Took it on 6/21/06, results via SBON 6/23 (available at same time as quick results)
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 failed, I KNEW I failed, it was the hardest test I have ever taken and I did not know the answer for sure on 71 out of 75 questions.
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
my professor gave us a review course which was 2 weeks. i also did the questions in the saunders book and its cd, mosby online cat, mosby flash cards, mosby priority/delegation book (excellent) and read the kaplan book
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)?
hesi, and mosby assess take home test...
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
exactly 48 hours
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
i was so certain i failed, i already told my family and started reviewing my saunders book....i saw things in there i had never heard of...felt i was guessing the whole time, and cried for 2 days straight
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? I was cut off after 75 qs.
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
I used Davis review 2nd edition+took Review for Nurses which Sally Lagerquist offers (very helpful); I also purchased 3 weeks of NCSBN's online review www.learningext.com. All 3 were extremely helpful. Highly recommend.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? HESI; passed with a high score from the first try.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? I took the test on 6/14 and my name was posted online on 6/17 on California BRN
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I thought I did well; I remembered a 3-4 questions that I thought I had answered wrong, but other than that, no panic...
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? used kaplan, davis, saunders, mosby, lippencott.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? no i did not take the offered review course that was offered at my son
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? took test early am on 6-21 and had results 6-22 at 5:30pm
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i was totally freaked out, thought i for sure had failed, but i passed!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
Kaplan review at school. the Kaplan book from the course. Kaplan NCLEX book, Mosby comprehensive review, Lippincotts Review, Kaplans Medication review book(used to be flipomatic), and Lippincotts 250 alternate formate questions, and Fye's 3000 NCLEX bullets for PDA
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? We took the comprehensive NCLEX.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 2 days
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? 50/50
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I took Kaplan but used Saunders CD. I think Kaplan was a waste of my time.
Saunders CD helped me review content.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? I had to take the ATI NCLEX Predictor test before graduating. I got a 72% which ATI predicted I had a 98% chance of passing the NCLEX.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
2 long long long days. I had access to quick results. If I had to do it over, I would try to focus on the fact I was done with the test and no amount of worrying would change my results. I wasted 2 days of my life stressing about the stupid thing. Pass or fail, there is no point stressing about it.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I was shocked the blue screen of death showed up at 75. I was upset cause I thought that is what all my work in nursing school came to? This stupid 75 questions! I felt like a someone was playing a sick joke on me. Then I remembered all the questions I got wrong. Then I thought I did not get enough priority. I still don't know a single answer I got correct.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? 1st attempt. I passed. Took it almost 3 weeks ago and still don't know how I passed. I still think the BON will call me and say they made a mistake.
Good luck to anyone who has to take it. Don't stress after you finish
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course?
davis (used cd only), nclex-rn review made incredibly easy, nclex-rn 3500 cd, and mosby cat. my school provided two review courses from private testing companies.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)?
hesi (scored 1050)
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
49 long hours
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course
I used A LOT of things: ATI, Saunder's, Kaplan, NCLEX 3000, Mosby's, Mosby's CAT. I took the Sylvia Rayfield course.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?
We started ATI in the middle of Nursing 3, the Predictor test said I had a 99% chance of passing NCLEX
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
I took the test at 8am on Saturday and got my results from PA BON on Tuesday morning at 7am!!!!, I PASSED
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
I had mixed feelings, when I got to question 74 I said to myself, "if this shuts off at 75, I passed" BUT when it shut off at 75 I cried, the next few days I went back and forth between thinking I had passed and at time thinking I failed.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX?
This was my 1st AND LAST, it was a strange test, but in my mind doable
PreggersRN, BSN, RN
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1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75 first time, 75 second time(Passed)
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?Used Saunders Q&A and did take a mandatory review course given by the SON. In my opinion it did not help.
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? Took it on 1/13/06 and got my results exactly 48 hours later. Still waiting for letter to practice as an RN.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Both times I came out thinking that I failed.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Second attempt and finally passed.