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I am sure you did fine. That is a good sign.....................:) I will pray for you. Let us know how you did. I recently passed last week with 75 questions.............I think you did too.

No, you are not odd at all. Believe me, those of us who have passed the NCLEX-RN felt the same way you do. I am not sure if I speak for others, but we sympathize with you and root for you. Although I passed the first time with 75 questions, I know that it was the grace of GOD who allowed me to answer the questions the way that I did. I left out of the room not knowing how I did. I can only remember sitting in the car and going over information to see whether or not I got the ones in question correct or wrong. Either way, I drove myself crazy. Remember God allows us to go through things to see where our faith is and what we do when we doubt ourselves and even him. Go to this website: http://www.learningext.com/ which was created by the NCSBN. The saunders is great, but remember when answering the questions take the test as if you were really taking a test and just don't click to get the answer and then say, yeah that is what I was thinking. I found myself doing that and realized I was getting no where. If you get to a terminology or disease that you do not know, really try to learn it so that you can apply it. Look it up and try to compare them to similar diseases. Because the ones that you look over will be the ones on the test. And remember the questions or diseases that seem to come up more often than others really "mean" something. And remember to pray in the morning, night and in front of the computer screen and tell God that he is in control and only he can help you through this. Say it outloud so that he may give you the strength to get through each question. He is in control. :) You are in my prayers, you will do this the next time.

I agree with the rest, however, if you want something just like the NCLEX please visit this link: http://www.learningext.com/ it is created by the NCSBN. It is only $49 for a 3 weeks access and it gives you over 3000 questions with the end with questions and answers. I also used the Saunders CD and I passed with 75 questions. Good luck.

1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75 and passed 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Saunders book and CD, NCSBN website and Kaplan book 3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? Yes, we had the ERI initially and switched to HESI 4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 3 days 5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I was calm but not sure. I had very difficult questions, they continued to get harder 6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? yes, my first time, however waited to take it 8 months after graduation.

I will agree with everyone else. I recently took the NCLEX RN and had 75 questions. I got the quick results and passed! I am sure that you did. I was told that if you had really difficult questions (more than less) you were above the level. If you had many easy ones, that is another story. However, I am sure that you did well. I will pray for you and think positive as well.

I recently took the NCLEX and the computer stopped at 75 questions. I got the last one wrong and know I did. However, I still passed. Each person is different as many of our peers posted. I am sure that I am rare, but I waited for almost 8 months to take the test. Most people would argue that you lose information. I will argue that if you lost it, how can you apply it? With hurricane Katrina and my sick sister on dialysis, I decided to wait and put it off. In addition, I failed OB - who would think (I have three children and had them every way to have them). I could not handle another failure. I have two B.S/undergrad degrees and in the process of finishing a masters in business administration. Nursing is another world! Do not listen to the stories which are negative. Focus on the positive. I used the Kaplan & Saunders along with the NCSBN website. Now, I found that to be the most informative and helped with preparation: http://www.learningext.com/ This is an excellent tool. Other tips that you should really consider: get sleep the night before the test (go to bed early), wake up and put on your favorite outfit so it will make you feel good, eat breakfast and most of all pray! I woke up, prayed, ate, got dressed up and put on perfume, got in my car (prayed again) and sang my favorite song. I was calm and took a deep breathe before proceeding to click, next for the test. Above all, have faith in yourself and believe that you will be an RN!