Re-scheduling PN Exam

scallywags · Sep 22, 2007

It is better to reschedule and feel confident than to go ahead with the test date and feel pressured. I did the same thing. I initially had scheduled my exam and a few days before my test date, I decided to push it back two weeks. I spent those two weeks seriously studying and felt that was a good decision.

If you are not sure, wouldn't you rather have an extra two weeks to study rather than having to wait 45 days to test again? A few more weeks of waiting for the exam will not make that much of a difference.

ShellyJ25 · Sep 22, 2007

It is better to reschedule and feel confident than to go ahead with the test date and feel pressured. I did the same thing. I initially had scheduled my exam and a few days before my test date, I decided to push it back two weeks. I spent those two weeks seriously studying and felt that was a good decision.
If you are not sure, wouldn't you rather have an extra two weeks to study rather than having to wait 45 days to test again? A few more weeks of waiting for the exam will not make that much of a difference.

Thanks Scally. :idea:I never really thought of it that way. All I kept thinking about was..I'm too nervous and I don't want to fail the 1st time around..

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Sep 24, 2007

This is simply my humble opinion, but I would seriously advise against rescheduling NCLEX to a later date. It has been proven that candidates who wait longer to take the test tend to have lower success rates than their counterparts who took it immediately.

You do not need to answer all NCLEX questions correctly in order to pass. This examination is designed so that the vast majority of students answer only 50 percent of the questions correctly. This test works like a balancing beam: if you answer questions correctly, the computer throws progressively harder questions right back at you. If you miss questions, the computer spits out questions that it deems to be 'easy.' Therefore, very few people leave the test center feeling absolutely certain that they passed. This is all known as computer adaptive testing (CAT).

If you were scoring 60 percent on your practice exams, then you were doing well.

ShellyJ25 · Sep 25, 2007

This is simply my humble opinion, but I would seriously advise against rescheduling NCLEX to a later date. It has been proven that candidates who wait longer to take the test tend to have lower success rates than their counterparts who took it immediately.
You do not need to answer all NCLEX questions correctly in order to pass. This examination is designed so that the vast majority of students answer only 50 percent of the questions correctly. This test works like a balancing beam: if you answer questions correctly, the computer throws progressively harder questions right back at you. If you miss questions, the computer spits out questions that it deems to be 'easy.' Therefore, very few people leave the test center feeling absolutely certain that they passed. This is all known as computer adaptive testing (CAT).
If you were scoring 60 percent on your practice exams, then you were doing well.

Thanks commuter..I'll keep that in mind

aj917 · Sep 25, 2007

Hey.

I took my nclex question on Saturday and passed. When I did the Kaplen review I score in the 50's. just reschedule and keep the date. Have faith and keep studying. I found that the saunders review was a great help. Good Luck