DanielleJ_RN

Took NCLEX-RN on Friday at 0800. 75 questions, 1.5 hours, approximately 8 or 9 SATAs, 2 med calcs, a few meds, and about 60 completely random questions! I felt like the questions were primarily on the knowledge level and not application or analysis. I swear I walked out of there feeling so inadequate and knowing there was no possible way that I passed. I've spent my time reading over 1000 of these posts since then. When I got home I checked PV and it said Delivery Successful and I got the good popup. I still knew I didn't pass. I received my Quick Results today, 48.5 hours after my exam appointment and received ""PASS"! I guess this is my last time posting as "OnlyAStudent" :) For what it's worth, I took the Kaplan Complete Online Review and felt that was much more difficult than the NCLEX in a way. I felt like I was getting the easier questions and wasn't really prepared for them (things I really should have known-likened to "what color is a banana?" lol. I had an easier time answering the higher level questions because of Kaplan. That must have been what saved me. Danielle, RN

Anxiety is my enemy as well. I am more than a mess when taking tests. Even when I feel like I know the material inside and out I still shake like a leaf. The more I'm thinking about it, and the more responses I receive, the more I'm thinking I'll take it immediately after graduation rather than waiting. So...my next goal is getting to graduation!

You've thrown me off with the TAB and VIP. That's not for a couple more weeks :)

Induced abortion, maybe?

I would never have believed it until I witnessed it in person. Well, it was actually my best friend who witnessed it, but still just as valid. She adopted her daughter from a very nice couple. The birth mother was ill and taking bp meds. Due to other illnesses that she had, she has always had irregular periods. She was overweight, and her husband had had a vasectomy. She eventually headed to the ER with what they all thought was appendicitis. After doing the u/s they realized that she was having a baby, and upon further examination, they realized the baby was starting to crown. And the baby looks identical to it's birth father so there are no questions as to whether birth mom was fooling around outside of her marriage. They both wanted to keep the baby, but because they both had chronic health issues they decided to place her for adoption. So, yes, I've seen it. It still amazes me that there are people who just don't know, but now I believe that there are some legitimate ones out there.

Thanks for all of the replies so far. The main reason I'm asking is because we are trying for our 3rd child, and if pregnant this month then I would be due the middle of June, which likely means the beginning of June for me if it resembles my previous two pregnancies. I graduate at the beginning of May and ideally would like to get the NCLEX out of the way before baby comes. I have worked harder than ever while in the program (RN) and felt that I would know everything that I was going to know once I graduated. Not in the literal sense, of course, as I well know that this entire career is a learning process (I come from a family of nurses, too), but enough for testing purposes. Our final each semester is a HESI exam, which some are not familiar with. It is an NCLEX style exam used for the purpose of exposing us to what it will be like. Evidently it is set up very similarly to it. If we don't pass the HESI, we don't pass the semester. We actually have 3 of them this semester because we have 3 different subjects (peds, OB, psych). It is very stressful, but we have learned that no matter how much additional studying we try to do to take the HESI, it really doesn't matter because it is cumulative--so, if we don't know it now, then we're not going to know it in a few extra days, know what I mean? Thanks again for the replies. It's good to know that either way has worked for different people. Congratulations to those who've passed, and to those who haven't, good luck on the next try! I have done some clinicals with PCTs who are gaining more experience and are gearing up for taking it again. Danielle

I'm just wondering how many of you took additional time to study between graduating and taking the NCLEX, or if you just went right into it. I am graduating in May and have already applied for my degree and gotten a transcript audit. Our advisors informed us that if we do these things now, that when we actually graduate things will progress much quicker and we will get our sit pass much earlier than those who wait until the end to get their ducks in a row. If I do get my sit pass early, should I just go straight to the first available date or take a few weeks or so to cram? Our last 4 weeks of the semester in April is a preceptorship so we will be following a nurse's schedule and not be required to do any additional classwork. Our final (HESI) is on the last class day before the preceptorship begins. Do you have any advice? Thank you in advance, Danielle