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Thanks so much for your positive reply. I am truly thankful that I PASSED!!! Now to reenter the field. I have some work restrictions but still feel very confident that I will be able to find a position to use my nursing skills to the best of my ability and help people. It has been a long road. It will feel good to make a difference again. Thanks again.

My version mostly comprised of delegation of care, prioritizing patient condition and infection control. I had 10 SATA's

No I did not have any sounds

I recently took it and passed! I went throught the latest Saunders and Kaplan book. And answered about 100-150 questions per day for 2 months taking Sundays off. I picked the same time each day to study. All I can say is don't go into it without knowing you have done everything you can to pass. I know I only wanted to do this once. It was stressful enough the first time.

I passsed!!! If I remember I had 76 questions and 10 SATA's.

Hello, Just a short story. I am a recovering RN. I practiced emergency/trauma nursing for 10 years and then became addicted to opiates. I was in treatment in 2003 and completed that successfully and then relapsed about a 1 1/2 after treatment. At that time my life was obviously a mess. I called the board and stepped out of nursing into a totally different field as I felt I needed distance from narcotics and realized that my life and family were much more important that my career. They left my license as suspended for all those years. I became very successful at the sales position that I had but with the economic downturn it got hard to make a living in early 2009. I was already contemplating going back to the board as I had 4 years of sobriety and wanted to do again what I feel God wants me to do. So, I made the request for restitution of license. I met with the board and they restored my license at the end of March. Here's the kicker. In Illinois, if you are out of nursing for over 5 years without an active license you have to retake boards. Well, I took them yesterday and did not feel like I did very well at all. I tried to prepare as best as I knew how but feel it may not have been good enough. I know I am jumping the gun when I do not actually know if I passed or not and realize it could just be the anxiety of not knowing. The questions shut off at 76 and I did not feel as if I was doing very well when it quit. I know this is what I was meant to do but am struggling with feeling that I am being punished for some reason (if I didn't pass). I know I can take it again. I am also feeling a bit of entitlement since I have been sober for a little over 5 years. I know that is not appropriate to feel. I am trying to turn it over to God and realize that if I didn't pass I can take it again in 90 days and realize that there must be another lesson to learn. Whether that is to study harder, prepare differently or just to realize that I need to trust in God more and be the person he knows I can be. Thanks for listening and any support is appreciated.

Hello All, I took the NCLEX today and it stopped at 76 questions! I know it does no good to post it here but it may make me feel better. I am scared that I did not pass. It seemed like I did not know a lot of the questions. No math and very few drug questions. I am just nervous. I guess whatever happens will happen. Any support is appreciated.