Question re: Number of test questions on NCLEX

[jansop]

At this very moment, my daughter is testing for her RN state license. She has 6 hours to complete the test. I'm sitting here anxiously waiting for her to call because I know how it was when see took the LPN test. She came out crying, but passed a week later.

Does anyone know how many questions are on the test? As I type this, she has 2 more hours to go.

Thanks.........jan

[pielęgniarka, RN]

Good luck to your daughter!!! Until she achieves a final competence measure above the passing standard she'll keep testing until she's used up the time or answered the max number of questions.

The maximum number of questions is 265 for the NCLEX-RN examination and 205 for the NCLEX-PN examination. The time limit for the NCLEX-RN examination is six hours and the NCLEX-PN examination is five hours including tutorials and any optional breaks.

[CNL2B]

Good post above. Additionally I would add that at a minimum, you need to answer 75 questions for the NCLEX-RN. I passed with 75 questions and it took me about two hours, so that's perhaps a ballpark figure for the minimum amount of time it would take.

[jansop]

So, since she still has 1.5 hours to go....do you think she may fail it?

Thanks...........jan

[whodatnurse]

So, since she still has 1.5 hours to go....do you think she may fail it?

Thanks...........jan

Time and number of questions has nothing to do with final results. You can pass or fail with 75 questions, and you can pass or fail with 265 questions.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Moved to the NCLEX forum

Hard to predict because you can pass or fail with minimum or maximum number or even a number in-between

Best of luck to your daughter

[jansop]

I just got a call from her........she got all 265 questions.

When she took boards for the lpn, she also got every question.

One friend's computer shutdown after 76 questions....she passed. Another friend shutdown at 111....she didn't make it.

I understand that you can go up and down on a scale when you take the boards nowadays. I'm a LPN, but never took the test on computers.

Thanks.........jan

[whodatnurse]

I just got a call from her........she got all 265 questions.

When she took boards for the lpn, she also got every question.

One friend's computer shutdown after 76 questions....she passed. Another friend shutdown at 111....she didn't make it.

I understand that you can go up and down on a scale when you take the boards nowadays. I'm a LPN, but never took the test on computers.

Thanks.........jan

You're welcome. Now go search this site for the Pearsonvue 'trick' and follow the directions. :)

[caliotter3]

Best wishes.