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, and I passed!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I took a Kaplan review course and read Mosby's alternative format questions book. I did not read the Kaplan book but did do about 1000 Kaplan questions.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? We took two HESI tests, a mid-HESI and the exit Hesi.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? Took the test 10 days ago, 48 hours for quick results and received my license in the mail on Friday.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I thought the test was hard! Nothing I could have studied for though.
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 263, quite a bit.
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? kaplan nclex-rn review course and saunders comprehensive review for nclex-rn
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? found out 2 days ago. thank god! i passed.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i was so tired. drained out. anxious. half of me felt like i did alright and the other half felt like i failed. uncertainty of what lies ahead.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? fortunately yes!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used Davis and Mosby books... just reviewed peds and mother/baby and did lots of questions. No review course.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? Yeah, we used all of those, but HESI was what we used for the comprehensive exam.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? the longest 48 hours of my life!
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I was sure I had failed... I felt like I had guessed on every question. But I passed. :)
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? Passed in 75!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Saunders and Kaplan... took the Kaplan review course!
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?HESI... got the chance to take it 3 times, the school wanted a 900 but it wasn't a requirement to graduate... the best score I made was 850-something..
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? Waited exactly 48 hours, found out through the quick results for 8 bucks or something
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Right after, I felt confident, but then I started to doubt myself, and I was for sure that I failed!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used Saunders and Kaplan. My school offered a review course with ERI and my employer paid for that.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? no
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? I found out I passed today.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I was absolutely certain that I failed.
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? alllll 265, and i passed!!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? i took the kaplan course, and i also used saunders
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? just the ati, which i don't think helped at all.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? i took the test on a friday and found out tuesday morning that i passed
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i couldn't stop crying, i was certain that i failed
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 220+ lost count but not much after that i know it wasn't 225.
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? i did not take a review course i just used saunders and i carried around the flashcards from springhouse...that was it.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? i dont remember it was 12 years ago.
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? i had to wait 26 hours (go ohio go!!!) and i found out on my bon.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i honestly could not tell either way but my mind kept going over what i would say to everyone telling them i failed
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? no my third. took it 2 times back in 1994-1995 then june 5th 2006 was my 3rd try!
2)I did the NCSBN online course for about 4 weeks and used the Comprehensive Saunders Review book (while at the pool with the kids) and answered tons of questions on the disc it came with
3) Our school had the HESI test. According to it, I had a 99% chance of passing
4) I am still waiting-I has only been about 15 hours so far. I will continue to check the OBN site (I am hearing that ohio gets them up usually within 24 hrs)
5) I wanted to cry when it shut off and still feel sick... I have absolutely no idea of if I passed or failed
6) yes (and hopefully my last--fingers are crossed)
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 1st : 265; 2nd: 265
3rd: 75
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Hurst, Saunder, NCLEX 3500, Hesi, MedsPub, Kaplan (Best)
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? 1st & 2nd time about a week; 3rd still waitng
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Well when I walked out the first time I took the test I knew I had failed, because I kind of just gave up after the test kept going at 75. The second time I thought I had passed, I kept saying "I wasn't that bad". This last time I kind of felt a cross between certain I failed and total disbelief. I was always under the impression that if you get 75 questions instead of 265 you somehow felt so good and sure that you had passed, well that is not true. You kind of fell the same, if not worse. At least with 265 you knew you still had a chance, with 75 you either got really good, or you just made the biggest fool of yourself. I have experience with both ends of the rainbow and I can tell you neither end leaves you feeling good.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? 3rd attempt and with FAITH my last
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. 75 questions - took me about 45-50 minutes.
2. Saunders, NCLEX 3500, online Mosby CAT
3. ERI - had to pass the ERIs each semester at national average to advance - then did the 4 day review that ERI offered.
4. EXACTLY 48 hours.....I PASSED!!
5. VERY confident that I had passed. I felt that it was very easy compaired to the tests I took in school.....As time went on waiting for the 48 hours to be up I began to doubt myself thinking that maybe I thought it was easy because I had gotten easy questions and BOMBED it!
6. YES first attempt!
Labor and Delivery here I come! I start orientation in a few weeks!
GOOD LUCK to everyone taking it in the future and the ones waiting on results! The wait for the results was way worse than the stress before taking the test for me! Hang in there!
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? suzannes study plan, 100 questions/ day, out of curiosity also checked kaplan q bank, did mosby cat twice
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? not applicable
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 48 hours to the minute
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? at first, surprised that the screen went blank. then indifference - followed by utter horror and feelings of failure.
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?
85
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course?
none
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)?
yes, can't remember which one tho.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting?
48 hours, checked online.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)?
cried my eyes out in my truck certain that I'd failed. I passed tho! woo hoo.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX?
yes, and i waited 9 months after graduating to take the test.
Good luck to those who are waiting and ++++ thoughts for those who are waiting on results!!
good luck to all that are waiting for results, and remember, you can always take it again if you need to.
avery
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1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75, and I passed!
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I took a Kaplan review course and read Mosby's alternative format questions book. I did not read the Kaplan book but did do about 1000 Kaplan questions.
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? We took two HESI tests, a mid-HESI and the exit Hesi.
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? Took the test 10 days ago, 48 hours for quick results and received my license in the mail on Friday.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I thought the test was hard! Nothing I could have studied for though.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes