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Hi Epicain17, Sounds like you have this well under control. I took the NCLEX on the 22! I KNOW WHAT UR going through. Please take care of you! I love gummi worms, sour skittles so during the last week I allowed myself to munch on then ad lib. I had had them in years, since I renounced refined sugar. So go ahead and treat yourself, you are going to be just fine, you have a 89% chance of passing according to NCSBN...Imagine yourself, in a few weeks, looking up your name on BON, your are there, lic#, YOU GOT THIS! Sending lotsa positIve energy ur way ! M

hI Epicain, 265 q? Wow I feel your pain! I felt exhausted after 50 ?, k only imagine how overwhelming that experience must have been. nclex, as I mentioned in my post , is a nationwide exam. Every accredited nursing program prepares you, at best to recognize potential emerging basic clinical problems encountered by a NLN. Ypu should feel comfortable being able to plan safe care and then evaluate outcomes as either achieved ...(problem solved) or requiring further care. In my expirience, Limpincott ask some of the most difficult questions. I found Kaplan q bank was more in line with the NCLEX. Did you receive your Pearson vue report? I wud have started there, and since you have a week left , I would take a cumulative exam asap and c wherE you are....

To Clarify: PVT worked for me. My test shut off after 75 Q? which took an hour. I thought I either failed or passed, and there was no way 2 be 100% sure. I started googling and learned of the PVT trick. 1. Initially, I waited 12 H post exam to attempt the PVT. When I did, I received a " good pop up", after I attempted to re-register using a valid gift card loaded with a balance of 19.73....less then the 200.00 needed for exam fee. 2. 72H later my test results were released. I opted not to pay 7.95 and attempted to re-register for another exam using a valid credit card. Risky move on my part, since I could have been charged the 200.00 fee. Why risky? There are numerous posts from ppl who passed the NCLEX and still were charged 200.00 re-registration fee. In hindsight, 7.95 fee for the unofficial results is a lot safer choice. I received what has been referred to as the good pop up, " Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled an exam. Another registration cannot be made". 3. I called up the boards, 6 days post exam and indirectly my results were revealed to me when the agent divulged to me that my file was being processed for licensure. Why would they process it for licensure if I failed. 4. 18 days later my license # was posted on the BON board.

guys, I passed and am officially active on the boards 18 days post exam....I did the whole CC thing, using a low balance gift card, and then risked the $$$ on pop up. Honestly , isn't cray 2 risk 200 if results are 7.95? I called the boards , which in hind sight might work for you. In CT a supervisor approves your test results, so when I was told my file was w the supervisor pending final licensure approval, I kinda knew then....on the 28 Dec...6 days post exam.

Hi All, I just wanted to leave my two cents as a recent NLN....regarding my whole experience with Pearson, NCLEX prep, and my eventual licensure....well today being the first day it's officially posted by the board as active :-) 1. Graduated in 2012, decided to go on immediate to grad school and did not take the licensure exam. Spent the next year and a half, taking advanced nursing courses and then was told I could go on no further until I passed the NCLEX . My initial fear, and the reasoning behind my choice....I convinced myself that I would be a more competitive job seeker with more edu under my belt....my advice ...DONT DO THIS AND TAKE IT ASAP...I ended up workigfor two years as a WAY over qualified CNA...dumb, dumb , dumb..... 2. NCLEX exam 12/22/2015....the test shut of at 75 for me....Now, I, a prophesayer of doom , gloom n failure , I read all the books I could find, delving in2 my med surge, peds and Obstertics books for clarification. Total time from application to testing-> 128 days....my advice..I OVERKILLED...I would guesstimate 80% of material I reviewed from 2 years ago did not show up on the NCLEX. I did not take a review course 2/2 $$$$, anyways it's all out there online....used Saunders, limpicott, alternative format, prioritization and Kaplan q bank Now, w/o revealing too much I would say this: A. Know all the drug names by their generic names, being prudent I memorized them as well, and I wasn't aware that the change occurred BRANd names are no longer used...indomethacin and flumazenill made its way into my brain B. I had a ton of prioritization questions, I.e a nurse from unit A goes to unit B , what assignment is appropriate.. C. I had many, it seems now way to many select all that apply Q? I.e a nurse observes this behavior from the staff member, and intervenes if he/she observes : a, b, c., d, e, f...Be prepared for those 4. Pharm : DONT MEMORIZE EVERY SIDE EFFECT, I WASTED a week on that, and being its only 13% I do have to say I want to kick myself....know the most important group side effects...B Blockers can all cause BBCLSIR mnemonic, helped me...5 P of a amlodipine, all anti neoplasticis cause bone marrow depression....not the rare SE/adverse events...that stuff we are meant to look up... 5. HIPPA, living wills, scope of practice and negligance vs. malficence ....well worth review Finally regarding the Pearson Vue trick....the #good pop u#, which Btw an hour after NCLEX makes no sense, since most of us were in rigorous content review mode , question mode ...leading into the week of the exam date and come out post testing have no idea what that even means. For me , I drove home and slept for a good 12 H....when I was feeling better read bout the method of re-registering through PV to see if this would #reveal# the results For me, the CC was rejected, and the pop up about recent test was enuf to stop . I.E I risked 200.oo . If I would have waited 4 days , I could have called the boards here in CT, which btw I understand is not CA....but the lady explained to me that they received my test results and now " my file" was being reviews by a supervisor....meaning she just informed me of my results and I PASSED and they were doing due diligence before issuing my license # which I GOT TODAY. So all in all , 19 days for official results ....hope this helps those out here who took some twists and turns. Side note, in those 18 days I worked on my resume and cover letter, sent them out and now have interviews ....no offers yet tho:(...hope sum1 finds his 411 useful ...cheers:))

Hi All, I just wanted to leave my two cents as a recent NLN....regarding my whole experience with Pearson, NCLEX prep, and my eventual licensure....well today being the first day it's officially posted by the board as active :-) 1. Graduated in 2012, decided to go on immediate to grad school and did not take the licensure exam. Spent the next year and a half, taking advanced nursing courses and then was told I could go on no further until I passed the NCLEX . My initial fear, and the reasoning behind my choice....I convinced myself that I would be a more competitive job seeker with more edu under my belt....my advice ...DONT DO THIS AND TAKE IT ASAP...I ended up workigfor two years as a WAY over qualified CNA...dumb, dumb , dumb..... 2. NCLEX exam 12/22/2015....the test shut of at 75 for me....Now, I, a prophesayer of doom , gloom n failure , I read all the books I could find, delving in2 my med surge, peds and Obstertics books for clarification. Total time from application to testing-> 128 days....my advice..I OVERKILLED...I would guesstimate 80% of material I reviewed from 2 years ago did not show up on the NCLEX. I did not take a review course 2/2 $$$$, anyways it's all out there online....used Saunders, limpicott, alternative format, prioritization and Kaplan q bank Now, w/o revealing too much I would say this: A. Know all the drug names by their generic names, being prudent I memorized them as well, and I wasn't aware that the change occurred BRANd names are no longer used...indomethacin and flumazenill made its way into my brain . B. I had a ton of prioritization questions, I.e a nurse from unit A goes to unit B , what assignment is appropriate.. C. I had many, it seems now way to many select all that apply Q? I.e a nurse observes this behavior from the staff member, and intervenes if he/she observes : a, b, c., d, e, f...Be prepared for those 4. Pharm : DONT MEMORIZE EVERY SIDE EFFECT, I WASTED a week on that, and being its only 13% I do have to say I want to kick myself....know the most important group side effects...B Blockers can all cause BBCLSIR mnemonic, helped me...5 P of a amlodipine, all anti neoplasticis cause bone marrow depression....not the rare SE/adverse events...that stuff we are meant to look up... 5. HIPPA, living wills, scope of practice and negligance vs. malficence ....well worth review to know Finally regarding the Pearson Vue trick....the #good pop u#, which Btw an hour after NCLEX makes no sense, since most of us were in rigorous content review mode , question mode ...leading into the week of the exam date and come out post testing have no idea what that even means. For me , I drove home and slept for a good 12 H....when I was feeling better read bout the method of re-registering through PV to see if this would #reveal# the results For me, the CC was rejected, and the pop up about recent test was enuf to stop . I.E I risked 200.oo . If I would have waited 4 days , I could have called the boards here in CT, which btw I understand is not CA....but the lady explained to me that they received my test results and now " my file" was being reviews by a supervisor....meaning she just informed me of my results and I PASSED and they were doing due diligence before issuing my license # which I GOT TODAY. So all in all , 19 days for official results ....hope this helps those out here who took some twists and turns. Side note, in those 18 days I worked on my resume and cover letter, sent them out and now have interviews ....no offers yet tho:(...hope sum1 finds his 411 useful ...cheers:))