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I studied groups of drugs but it did not help at all....i would say 50% of my NCLEX was pharm and I had not heard of most of the drugs addressed in the questions. In this case, knowing groups of drugs did not help...at all. I agree that you should work with what you already know and realize that it is impossible to know every single drug out there. Just remember that the NCLEX is requiring you to be a safe nurse who only has about 2 weeks worth of knowledge. Study hard....but realize shortcomings in drug knowledge is going to exist due to inexperience! If you get drug questions try not to get discouraged....good luck.

NCNurse08, Thanks for the words of encouragement. I think most of my anxiety and concern about passing is not the fact that I would have to take the test again but that I already have a job and don't want to dissappoint my hiring manager....who can re-evaluate my employment status based on whether or not I pass. As if taking the NCLEX weren't stressful in itself. My husband and I are relocating 1600 miles for this job on July 7th....it seems like the stress just keeps coming (finals, graduation, state board applications, job seeking, studying, taking the NCLEX, moving....) WHEN will it end???

Raerae08, Thanks for the story about your experience because I did feel the content and was basic so as I was going I felt discouraged because I was thinking that my questions should get harder if I was doing well...but it is nice to know that this is not always the case. However, I did have to take 88 questions.....

LyndseyER, I TOOK MY NCLEX THIS MORNING, and Im feeling like I failed.... Thanks for posting your experience. I just recently had two friends who passed and got a lot of SATA questions. I got a few but not half of my test. I got ALOT of med questions, cardiac strips and ALOT of teaching. I got no delegation but a lot of patient prioritizing. However, I had to take 88 questions and it ended on a cardiac strip questions....I'm so nervous but your post is helping me have a little more hope about what kinds of questions I got. Thanks

I AM POSITIVE I FAILED...So I took my NCLEX this morning. Although I passed the HESI the first time I'm told that is not actually a good indicator. I got 88 questions on the NCLEX and my last questions seemed fairly straight forward and easy...it was 4 cardiac strips and asked me to identify the strip with Atrial Fibrillation. Most NCLEX information will tell you that difficult questions generally indicate you are doing well...and basic level questions will indicate that you have not transitioned into a higher level of difficulty. Has anyone ended on straightforward questions like cardiac strips and still passed??? Or am I completely misled about the testing method???

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Oddly enough, I'm not nearly as worried about re-paying fees and how to retake the NCLEX a second time. But what worries me BIG TIME is what do I do about my job if I don't pass? I take my NCLEX this Saturday and I am freaked out that I am going to have to tell my employer that I couldn't pass the NCLEX...if I was working for a small regional hospital I might not feel so bad but I accepted a position at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Do I have to re-apply? I know I can't even start my orientation without a license number!!! I'm afraid to even ask an HR rep because I feel like that admits defeat. Does anyone know about not passing the first time and dealing with a job offer???