I realize when I had to write my nursing exam how much pressure I experienced about the whole thing. I wrote mine in June 2010 and passed in first attempt but still remember when I walked out the exam, I was not sure what would be the result.
The purpose of this thread is supporting those nursing students who are planning to write their CRNE in upcoming June. Students, please feel free to share your concerns and questions. Nurses please support those students with tips for study.
Just couple of reminders before we get started:
1. Please do not discuss specific questions or any content tested in CRNE.
2. Please read other threads for more information as well. Other threads give you valuable information and be smart and take them into your advantage.
That's why many of us kept reiterating time mgmt here. I think some people don't believe it until they're actually sitting in the exam. You really have to know your stuff and manage your time.
I could not agree more with you. I just wrote my exam and I experienced myself that time management is the most important strategy of all !!! I don't feel confidant at all only because I had to rush through at the end of the exam. I struggled with the case scenarios in the beginning of the exam and that's where I lost all my time. When I got to the single multiple choice questions, although the questions were much easier, I did not have time to properly read them and therefore lost my chance on answering them right. I did the practice questions from variety sources and Mock exams , and I did not have any trouble finishing it ontime. However, the actual exam was different in a way that the questions were longer and more confusing. I started panicking when I could not answer some questions and spend more time on them then I should have to. If I need to rewrite the exam again, my strategy would be way different. If I cant answer the question, I choose the best answer , and MOVE ON to the next one !!!!!. When you finish the exam earlier, your anxiety may settle down and you would be able to go back to the questions that you had problems with and think more with clear head and the answers would look more obvious. I made very stupid mistakes, and when I came home, I kept analazying why I had chosen that particular answer . I realized that anxiety may block your thinking ability even if you know your material. However, time management may greatly reduce your anxiety and therefore increase your chances to answer the question right and pass the exam !!! Although I was a great student and studied well at school, I took the course at Toronto School of Health. Unfortunately, it did not help me to feel confidant on the exam. Maybe it's only me, but I would rather recommed to others to use very helpful studying tips from this forum. Time management is a big issue , trust me !!! Although I hope for the best that I passed, I still prepare myself for the worse. I already started reviewing the questions I answered wrong, and developing strategies based on my experience.
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I could not agree more with you. I just wrote my exam and I experienced myself that time management is the most important strategy of all !!! I don't feel confidant at all only because I had to rush through at the end of the exam. I struggled with the case scenarios in the beginning of the exam and that's where I lost all my time. When I got to the single multiple choice questions, although the questions were much easier, I did not have time to properly read them and therefore lost my chance on answering them right. I did the practice questions from variety sources and Mock exams , and I did not have any trouble finishing it ontime. However, the actual exam was different in a way that the questions were longer and more confusing. I started panicking when I could not answer some questions and spend more time on them then I should have to. If I need to rewrite the exam again, my strategy would be way different. If I cant answer the question, I choose the best answer , and MOVE ON to the next one !!!!!. When you finish the exam earlier, your anxiety may settle down and you would be able to go back to the questions that you had problems with and think more with clear head and the answers would look more obvious. I made very stupid mistakes, and when I came home, I kept analazying why I had chosen that particular answer . I realized that anxiety may block your thinking ability even if you know your material. However, time management may greatly reduce your anxiety and therefore increase your chances to answer the question right and pass the exam !!! Although I was a great student and studied well at school, I took the course at Toronto School of Health. Unfortunately, it did not help me to feel confidant on the exam. Maybe it's only me, but I would rather recommed to others to use very helpful studying tips from this forum. Time management is a big issue , trust me !!! Although I hope for the best that I passed, I still prepare myself for the worse. I already started reviewing the questions I answered wrong, and developing strategies based on my experience.
How do you know you got them wrong? From talking to other people after the exam or did you suddenly realize after you left the exam? Many people feel the same about the first half of the exam.. the case scenarios were very confusing. I think I spent most of my time (out of the 4 hours) however, I was finished an hour early and I was able to go back and look at my answers. It was more likely a "choose the best answer" since all could be right.. just, which was more applicable.
I remembered the questions and checked them in the book ....unfortunately , the ones that I was not confidant about I answered wrong....and there were whole bunch of them ....but as I said earlier, if I used my time management, I could have at least have time to read properly single MC questions...not rushing through. I am glad that you were able to finish early and go back to take another look at the questions you were not sure about. I wish I did the same. Well, I learned from my mistake and if I have to take it another time...at least I know what my problem was and what I have to work on.
First thing first that, you only need to get (well approx.) 120/180 questions. Still a bit early to think you failed the test There's 5 weeks left to get the results! A lot of people leave the exam thinking they failed but they make it through. So hang on there.
This is the thing with CRNE. If you think about it's not a real hard exam. It's just the way they ask the question and the way you need to manage your time that makes it hard. And yes it is stressful when you hit the wall and don't know the content or get two correct answers to a question.
So as joanna73 mentioned here multiple times, you really really need to know your stuff because you'll be lucky to have time and review your answers.
Anyway, hang on there and wait! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your support !!! I don't loose my hope , but I am just trying to develop my "emergency plan" , just in case....From my expereince I can say that I made mistakes in questions I knew the answers...sillly , but true...The answers were in my mind, but because of the anxiety, they did not come to me right away. That's why I was emphazising on the time management:
1) Go through the exam and finish earlier
2) Your anxiety is under control because at least you are familiar with all the questions and finished
3) Go back to the questions you had troubles with
4) You have time to read more carefully and choose the right answer
5) You have time to check your scan sheet and make sure you did not make a mistake there
Good luck and all the best to those who is awating their results this summer !!!
I think it may be very useful for everybody who is going to write CRNE first/second/third time. Any tips, advises, suggestions may not only be useful but even crucial for many of us.
Hi I just Graduated for BScN program and wrote the CRNE June 1st. I am kind of scared because I found the test a little tricky. I have been reading some past messages from students that have failed the exam and I am getting real frustrated waiting for these results. I know that I have a long wait approx 4-6 week before I know the verdict, I guess I was kind of hoping to get a piece of mind and chat with others that may be worried also. Passing this exam means everything to me, I wish I could have walked out of there as confident as some people but I really can't be certain how it went. I have read that the passing ranges from 59- 68 % depending on the level of difficulty of the exam, but I am kind of confused about the experimental questions that are not counted.
Does it mean that the exam will be out of 180 and that we need 108 / 180 to pass?
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has taken the exam, and thought that they def. failed, but ended up passing? I just took the exam and I know that I have at least 15-20 wrong (that I know of). I am so nervous! I took the NCLEX and passed with no problem, but the CRNE was not what I expected. Does everyone seem to remember the questions that they were unsure of? It seems like the only questions that I can remember on the exam are the ones that I know I got wrong.
I can't tell you that I thought I would definitely fail but well I left the exam with sort of confusion. What I can tell you, however, was that few of my classmates outside got together and crying after the exam. They all passed as far as I know. So, it's a mixed feeling.
I felt the same way after writing the CRNE, almost like getting hit by a huge truck. I have tried to remember some of the questions but, like you I only remember the wrong ones. I am planning on writing the NCLEX and was wondering if you had any tips for me. Is the Exam comparable to those that we practice in the textbooks, because I found that the prep guide and comprehensive text didn't really help me all that much for the CRNE. The questions were oh so vague....Well any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I am kind of scared because I found the test a little tricky. I have been reading some past messages from students that have failed the exam and I am getting real frustrated waiting for these results. I know that I have a long wait approx 4-6 week before I know the verdict, I guess I was kind of hoping to get a piece of mind and chat with others that may be worried also. Passing this exam means everything to me, I wish I could have walked out of there as confident as some people but I really can't be certain how it went. I have read that the passing ranges from 59- 68 % depending on the level of difficulty of the exam, but I am kind of confused about the experimental questions that are not counted.
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That's why many of us kept reiterating time mgmt here. I think some people don't believe it until they're actually sitting in the exam. You really have to know your stuff and manage your time.