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I had a ton of SATA on my NCLEX and they are comparable to the ones on UWORLD. I passed with 75 questions and I was for sure I didn't because I had so many SATA and I was not 100% confidant with my choices. Just take your time answering the questions and as you come across the SATA questions, treat each possible answer separately as if each choice is true or false and that will help you choose your answers. Good luck on your exam!

I took the self assessment by Uworld and I scored 95% chance of likely passing the nclex. I passed the first time with 75 questions. Good luck to you :)

Try to relax but I know that's easier said. My exam cut off at 75 and I too was stressed. Try to enjoy your weekend. I'm sure everyone who has taken this exam feels exactly how you do. We drive ourselves crazy when in reality most people pass this exam.

I did mine 2 hours after I took my exam. I still wasn't relieved until I received my official results! :) good luck to you.

I too was like you and could not figure out what to focus on with Hurst so I focused on acid base and fluids and electrolytes. By understanding those sections of hurst I was able to understand everything else. I'm happy I focused on those areas because I passed my nclex with 75 questions in under a hour. Good luck to you :)

Hi guys. I want to share my experience with taking the NCLEX. As most of you who have taken it or planning to take it know, the anticipation will have you going thru every emotion possible. This one test is what all the sweat and tears, endless studying, clinicals, and simulations, has all come down to. This will be one of the most important , if not the most important exam you will take in your life. So keep that in mind when you are preparing to sit for this exam. I graduated and within 30 days I was sitting in the test center taking my exam. I studied for 3 to 4 hours a day mainly doing questions. Some I got right and some I got wrong. The questions I got wrong I went back and reviewed those topics in my medsurg and Saunders Comprehensive review book. I did not try to relearn everything I was ever taught in nursing school. I did almost 200 questions per day but some days I did more. I wanted to get comfortable with sitting an answering questions because we all know you can get up to 265 questions on the NCLEX. I used Hurst review for topics I was weak in. For an entire month this was my routine. My thought process was for the past 2 years my life was devoted to nursing school so I could spend 30 more days preparing for this exam. I had nothing to lose and everything to gain. The day before the test I didn't do any studying at all. I relaxed and prayed and prayed so more. I woke up that morning and ate a light breakfast and I arrived at the testing center 30 minutes early. To my surprise I was able to go thru the check in process and start my exam early. At my first question I had a ton of anxiety and I stopped after question 3 and sat there for a few moments to get myself together. They provide you with noise cancellation head phones and my advice is to use them. It is absolute silence in the testing center but putting on those head phones lessened some of my anxiety. I felt like I was the only person in the testing center which helped alot. I took my time and read each question twice before I answered. I had mainly SATA questions which had me worried. The topics of the questions were very random and I felt like I was guessing with most of my answers. I was so focused on the test that I freaked out when the text ended at 75 questions. I felt like I wasn't prepared for that exam at all. All the studying and answering questions I did I felt were no use during the exam. I left the testing center in tears and I was sick to my stomach. I couldn't make sense of what I had just experienced. For the next 48 hours my emotions were all over the place. I was already trying to plan when I would retake the exam. That is until I logged into the board of nursing website and saw PASS under exam results and my license number. I was so happy but still trying to make sense of the whole experience which I doubt I ever will. I wrote this to say that everyone before and after me has probably on some level experienced this. So be prepared! Studying content won't really prepare you for the NCLEX because you don't know what kind of questions you will be given but do as many questions as possible before you sit for this exam. Do different types of questions also because you will have different types on the exam and believe in yourself. No NCLEX study book will help you prepare for this test more than what you have already learned in nursing school!

Hello, I have been an LPN for 2 plus years working entirely in long term care. I recently moved to FL and I accepted a job at a local jail. I am a little excited because it will be something new for me but at the same time I am scared due to the good and bad stories I have heard. My question is, what exactly is the role of the LPN in the jail setting. I will be working 7p-7a. Any advice will be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Think positive. You probably did fine. Let us know when you find out. Good Luck

I had all 205 questions and I thought I failed, but I found out 3 days later that I passed. Think positive, you probably did fine. Everyone feels the same way after they take the test. Let us know when you get the results. Good Luck

I took the Nclex PN in February and I felt the exact same way. I too thought I failed because I had all the questions. I beat myself up over the questions that I could remember from the test. I also looked up some of the answers and some were right and some were wrong which made me feel even worse. I later found out I passed and I feel like you will too. Think positive. Let us know when you find out. Good Luck.

That is the exact same way I felt after I took mine. I had all the questions and I too guessed on just about all the ones at the end. I was so stressed out but I prayed about it and I ended up passing. Everyone feels the same way as you no matter how many questions they have. Good luck, and pray about it. (Think positive)!!!

thank you guys for your support.

Hello everyone. I am a newly licensed practical nurse and a recent grad. This is my first job and it is working in an LTC facility. I have been in orientation for 2 weeks and tomorrow I am on my own. I have been assigned to a hall that no one wants to work. There are a couple of vents, and patients with IV's plus everything you can expect. My problem is I never oriented on that hall and I have never suctioned a patient and I have never done anything with an IV. Those are 2 things I can definitely say I didnt learn in school. I talked to the DON on Monday because I knew that Friday would be my last day of orientation and I told her about my concerns. I even told her I was uncomfortable with that assignment. Her words to me were, she would give me one more day of orientation and it would be on that hall and that after that Im going to have to just jump in and go. I left her office feeling worse than what I was feeling before I talked to her because she made me feel like I should know how to do everything. She even made the comment "Didn't you learn that in school". I am so upset and I dont know what to do. The other nurses are telling me that if I have any problems with a skill they would help me but when I do ask they seem as if Im bothering them. I understand that they have their assignment they are responsible for too and they dont have time to do my job and theirs. Can anyone give me advice on what to do. I really cant afford to quit a job. Another thing, some of the more experienced nurses who have been there for years refuse to work this assignment.

I took my nclex-pn in Virginia. I plan to move to Florida. Does that mean I have to take the NCLEX there? Sorry, Im a bit confused.

I used Lippincott's and I also used the NCLEX made incredibly easy. I realized that once I took my NCLEX none of those really helped. What you learn in nursing school, knowing how to prioritize, and always thinking safety first is what will prepare you for the nclex more than any book. Also remember your ABC's, ADPIE, and Maslow. Hope this helps you. Im sure thats how I passed because nothing I studied in any of my nclex book was on the nclex. You probably could use your books to learn what to look for and how to pick the correct answer. Good Luck

The cost of my school was close to $20,000 and that did not include the NCLEX, no lunches, nothing but the cost of the course, books, and 2 uniforms. :angryfire

Congratulations. You earned it.:balloons:

I live in Virginia and my results were posted within 48hrs.

I took my boards on Feb 10 and I had all 205 questions. I walked away feeling as if I had failed but I found out 2 days later I passed. Another student in my class also had all 205 questions and she passed too. So just because you had all the questions, that does not meant that you failed. Good luck and think positive.

To be honest, I dont think that you really can study for the nclex. Im saying this because before I took mine, I went over all my notes from school and I even studied off of the disc to the nclex book that I bought, but when I took the nclex none of the information that I learned in school or the information that was in my nclex book was on the exam. The nclex in my opinion, had more to do with if you knew the ABC's, Nursing process,Maslow, and most importantly would you know how to provide safety (in other words, would you make a safe nurse). You can study every nclex book in the world but it all goes back to the things I listed above. In my opinion it was not testing you on your knowledge of any particular disorder or subject. Also you need to know which patients take priority. If you apply Maslow, ABC's, etc. to answer every question, you will do fine even if its a disorder that you never learned. So dont stress about trying to learn every disorder or cram on a particular subject. I hope this is very helpful to you. And good luck on your exam. I was in your shoes not too long ago. :)

I am in the exact same situation as you. I also graduated in December and got my license in Feb. I am in the orientation part of my job but right now it is all paperwork and videos. I am so nervous about alot of things because I know there is alot that I did not learn in school because they dont have time to teach you everything. My instructors always said that you will learn what you need to know when you start working because they will teach you but when you start a job they expect you to already know because no one wants to do their job and have to teach you. The one thing that is scaring me to death is not knowing how to do certain skills. And to add to my anxiety, my DON introduced my as a new nurse to all of the other nurses I would be working with, and instead of receiving a friendly welcome I received a few stares. I felt like running out of there. So I am feeling the same way as you. I hope you feel a little better knowing that someone else is experiencing the same feelings as you. Good luck in your new job. I too am starting in a LTC facility. If anyone has any words of encouragement, they will be greatly appreciated.

Have you taken your boards to be licensed. If so, you should not have any problems getting a job. I am a recent grad and newly licensed LPN and before I got my license I have a few job offers, but now it seems like I get job offers everyday. Through my experience, most places are willing to hire newly licensed grads with or without experience. So dont give up and keep trying. LTC facilities are always looking to hire new grads.

I took my nclex Friday as well and I was so scared because I got all 205 questions. I was sick all weekend waiting for the results. I called the state board of nursing Monday and I got my results. Im so happy I did that because I found out I passed and I couldnt put myself through the wait any longer. If it is possible for you to call your state board of nursing, I would give it a try. If not, think positive. You seemed as though you were really prepared. So good luck.

Thanks for the support. I got my results today and I Passed !!!!

First of all let me tell you that it is a reason that happened. You mighn not think it but you will look back on it and realize it only helped you in the end. Don't be disappointed in yourself. You should be proud of yourself for taking the chance and enrolling in nursing school. As a recent grad, I understand what you are going through. You will be be fine.