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-pass
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used the Saunders Comprehensive Review Book and CD.
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? 25 hours, was posted on the state BON website.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Confusion, thought I had passed, but didn't want to get my hopes up too high.
1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? Some where between 147-149
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used Hurst Review and Saunders Q&A
3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? HESI.But it wasn't a big part of our grade and most did bad because computers kept freezing and we didn't get much of a chance to study because we had a regular test 1 week before
4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 48 hours on Pearson
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Confusion, sad, cried, trying to rationalize the test in my head. Was in a big Funk
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes and I did it! woohoo!
Specializes in Critical Care Transport/Intensive Care/Management.
1. how many questions did you take on nclex? i had 75 and passed.
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? i self-studied ,used saunders, lippincott, kaplan, nec cds .... free review tests online .... whatever i could get my hands on! i also used kaplan audio whenever i got the chance to listen. i prepared for 2 months, tried to do 100 q's a day (or more!), did the quizzes and checked on the rationale if i got the answer wrong.
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?
agonizing 2 weeks for california brn.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i felt fine after the test but later felt unsure, did i do things right? i tried to recall all my questions and i panicked, i gave the wrong answers! oh well... i did my best.
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!!
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? used saunders (did about 2000 questions, read the book and answered the questions after the chapters. about a week before the test, i went to the library and borrowed the latest kaplan. read the book, did the 180 questions in the book and did the cd twice.
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? hesi. in order to graduate, we had to pass hesi at 4th quarter and at the beginning of 7th quarter, with at least an 850. i got 968.
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 46 hrs. i was getting pretty scared because oh is known for quick posts, but by 24h, i still hadn't heard anything. as it turned out, they were behind d/t the holiday.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i was numb. i didn't even think about it until the next day, when i burst into hysterical tears, knowing i had failed!
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? yes, and my last, thank god! everyone out there...you can do it! two words...relax & breathe!
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 questions in 45 minutes.
2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? nclex-pn, ati, kaplan nclex pn study guide.
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? i took the test yesterday at 3:00pm and i am still waiting. ibs has kicked in and the wait is miserable!
:balloons: i found out today that i passed! 49 hours after test time! :balloons:
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? shock that it shut off at 85...unsure if i did really good or did really bad. second guessed myself all of the way home. i'm not sure what to think.
For those who have already taken the NCLEX...do you need original HS diploma or GED scores for this?
No, you need to graduate from an accrediated school of nursing, apply to the Board of Nursing, submit your fingerprints and background check, your school submits their paperword, you receive an authorization to test (ATT), then you schedule your test with the PearsonVue testing center. Once at the center you only need your drivers license and your ATT.
You still have plenty of time to worry about taking the NCLEX :)
Specializes in MED/SURG, ONCOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, ER.
No, you need to graduate from an accrediated school of nursing, apply to the Board of Nursing, submit your fingerprints and background check, your school submits their paperword, you receive an authorization to test (ATT), then you schedule your test with the PearsonVue testing center. Once at the center you only need your drivers license and your ATT.
You still have plenty of time to worry about taking the NCLEX :)
Do I need only a driver license? Someone told me that i need two ID card? that concerns me cause i only have my driver lic. and my S.S. card...It's good enough? Can anyone tell me? Thanks
In NC they just asked for a drivers license and the ATT. Double check your appt time especially if you did it online as there was a guy turned away when I was there. Apparently he said up the time but did not click confirm, he was sick about it but he was probably going to be able to take it later that day.
I was in "another place" and am not sure but it was appx 110 ques.
Results posted 48hrs from end of test time.
Not too many alternative ques.(thank GOD:).
I took Kaplan and STRONGLY suggest it. It is NOT what you know, 95% of the test is how you answer the question. NCLEX prep is not a time to learn new material you will over load yourself. I found it to my advantage to concentrate on techniques to eliminate the wrong answers to the questions that I did not have a clue what the answer was- KAPLAN, KAPLAN, KAPLAN.
It is expensive but has a money back guarantee. Just think if you were to fail and have to pay for the exam again you are almost there money wise.
I know students that failed, and are now going back to take the course. Now, they have the stress of knowing they failed as well as trying to study! For any of you that may have failed, I know it does not make it any easier to accept but when I was sure I had failed, I kept telling myself better to take the NCLEX two or three times than to have the stress of a nursing school test! At least you can keep retaking the NCLEX! Good Luck to all of you!
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? i used lippincott's 8th edition book and cd, the nclex-rn made incredibly easy book, and medspublishing learning system rn q&a program. i took 2 review courses - one was free & offered by my school. the other was from a nursing instructor named mark klimek. he was awesome and i highly recommend his course- he teaches reasoning strategies and just makes the information you need to know very basic and understandable. he increased my confidence level by 200%!!
3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hesi)? my school requires all seniors to take the hesi before graduating. i had to get a 850 to pass and 900 was recommended. i only got an 866 but that was without any studying.
4. how long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? i found out my results (i passed!!!!!!!!) exactly 49 hours after walking out of the testing center. i used the quick results feature on the pearson website.
5. what were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? i was certain i had failed. when the computer shut off at 75 questions, my eyes totally filled with tears!!! however, i tried to be positive during the test; even if i didn't know the answer to a question i told myself i was doing a good job and that i needed to stay focused. afterwards i kept reminding myself that i had worked so hard to get ready that i couldn't have failed.
6. was this your first attempt at nclex? yes!
good luck to everyone who is getting ready to take the nclex and to those who have taken it and are waiting for results. believe in yourselves - you have been through so much hard work in nursing school & you are prepared to take this exam!!!!
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1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75-pass
2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used the Saunders Comprehensive Review Book and CD.
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? 25 hours, was posted on the state BON website.
5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? Confusion, thought I had passed, but didn't want to get my hopes up too high.
6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes.