75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

[Lurksalot]

I see lots of posts about passing or failing with 75 questions, just curious what the stats are. I would like to think that nursing school prepares us enough that those who get 75 are mostly passing?

[robert_w30907]

75 Qs two days ago...................passed!!!

[shiloblues]

It took me 15 minutes to take the 75 questions but I felt confident in myself and my study habits and I did in fact pass. The school I went to had us take tests online through a company that mocked the boards and it really helped.

[jitan06]

Got my results today and I failed.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

jitan06 said:

Got my results today and I failed.

I'm sorry. I know that must be devasting. Hang in there and best of luck to you.

[luvmyscrubs]

I ended up passing, but I sure felt like I didn't when I walked out of that testing center! Sheesh! 15 minutes to take 75 questions? Is that even possible? It took me an hour and 15 minutes, but I am a slow test taker.

[Dad-2-3]

Passed in 75 questions. 12 SATA, 3 med calc, and tons of prioritization.

The poll results are showing exactly what Pearson says about the NCLEX. That is 85% of people pass whether it be at 75 questions or 265.

[momma23, BSN, MSN]

]Hi,

I just wanted to quickly share my experience so hopefully it would be encouraging to some of you, especially those who think they failed at 75. I had been out of nursing close to 13 years and wanted to reinstate my license. One of the options was to self study and take the NCLEX exam again and I decided on that because of time and money basically. When I originally took the boards, they were two days of written exams. Anyway, I took the new exam and was convinced I had failed because I stopped at 75 questions, had about 8-10 SATAs, and found it to be very difficult. In my studying, I had learned to approach the questions in a different way than way I had been out working as an RN and so that made it difficult. But lo and behold, I passed. I haven't heard officially yet, but am listed on my Nursing Board as having an active license. So if you got 75 questions and think you failed, take a deep breath and wait it out.

[allthingsbright]

I passed w/ 75!

[newdawn_45]

I was so frazzled by the time i reached the 75th when it shut off abruptly i darn near jumped through the roof.. I knew i had passed but you are never sure till you see the envelope. :uhoh3:

[Jackson Pratt RN]

Took a 75 question NCLEX-RN 2 days ago, walked out relieved, part because it was done, part because I had myself prepared for the full assault of questions no one ever really feels ready for. I did the one thing I really shouldn't have... I tried to 'research' what finishing at 75 meant. All it did was make the following 48 hours the worst I've ever had to go through (and I've gone through a few painful events, all of which I'd rather relive more than the NCLEX-wait). The one thing I learned about what finishing at 75 means... absolutely nothing... What does determine whether someone passed or failed is where your talent lies... are you detail oriented?... do you find the etiology of diseases interesting?? you will probably do well when you hit that 'difficult' plateau... or you can be one of those who believes in a firmer than firm foundation where all the 'midrange' questions are, that's where you thrive...

where your strengths are is what determines how long the test is... not your weaknesses. I had to keep reminding myself, I graduated nursing school, I have to be capable, or else they wouldn't even give me the opportunity to prove it with the NCLEX... some just need a little more proof.

Dan RN

[newGN]

I just took my NCLEX on Friday at 1:30 pm and only got 75 questions. I felt so sick when it shut off and scared. I don't know my results yet

[angelrejen77]

Most of the time so few questions means you passed...The test is designed to rate your knowledge hence easy/hard hard/easy scenerio but trust yourself...