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.
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The process to find out if you passed or not seems to take quite a bit of time. In the states they know within in 3 days max (from what I've read). It's difficult to just sit back and wait.
I too have no idea if I have passed or not. Of course I am hoping for the best, it would be nice to know sooner though -the results- so one could make use of the next 6 weeks appropriately. Such a feeling of limbo:S I wish they could post results online after they scan everything and sort out the loose ends. Then send out the official forms via mail, so at least you could know earlier to study or work!
Does anyone know off hand how many questions are asked on the NCLEX and if there is a time limit for the test, like there is here in Canada.
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 remember quite a few questions I wasn't sure of the answer. Some are not that easy to just look up either, like they were the more subjective questions, so I am still unsure. I wish we could discuss it here but we can't.
I feel that the first 70 questions I answered are a blur, I have complete amnesia from feeling anxious. After that I slowed down a bit and was able to recall a few more after the exam.
It's funny, I have never had much anxiety writing a test. This is the first test were I started to freak out a bit, just because the stakes are so high. Like in university there's no such test that if you fail 4 years of hard work crumble before your eyes. So yeah with this test, for the first time I was freaked out and that completely messed me up on this test.
I used the Lipincott study guide for the NCLEX. There was a lot of questions on the NCLEX relating to Addisons, Cushings, and Graves Disease. Some delegatig questions, and questions that you have to pick all the answers that apply. Also, diabetes, nutriton and cancer. I found that CRNE had a lot of Community Nursing, Ethics and psychosocial questions, and the NCLEX consisted of more Med-Surg, Pharmacology, and disease related questions. For me, the NCLEX was easier because I do not do well with the type of questions that are on the CRNE. I also thought that the NCLEX study questions are similar to the exam. I did not feel like the material I studied for the CRNE prepared me for the exam. I am not sure if I feel this way because I studied in the U.S., and I am used to computer exams and the NCLEX style questions.
I am not sure I understand 75-265 questions. Does the test get longer if you are getting X # of questions wrong but will shorten if you are getting x # right?? Or is each test different in length and random (i.e. one test will be 200 questions and another 175 etc., dependent on difficulty of the questions)???
Just a reminder that this thread is designated for CRNE exam.
I try to answer your question here tahitianmoon but there are lots of valuable threads in allnurses and you can get lots of good information from there.
The NCLEX is a computer based exam. The lowest number of the questions one get is 75 and the highest is 265. This is how they rest you. Imagine a passing level of difficulty line in the exam. The very first question you'll get in NCLXE is on that line. If you get the 1st question right, the second question you get will be slightly harder than fist one and again above the imaginary line. If you get the first question wrong you will be under that line and if you get the second question wrong again you'll get further away from that line. Something that is called "digging a hole".
So the least number of questions are 75 as I said earlier. 20 of them ( I think it was 20) won't be counted towards your mark, like what we have in CRNE(with different number though). You won't know which questions they are though. If you end your 75 questions let's say in an hour and you are still above that line, the computer will be shut done automatically and the game is done. If not, means you're under that line and you need to give more correct answer to get there and pass. So you can sit in the exam for 6 hours or you can finish it in an hour or so.
My experience of NCLEX is that you will cover more area in nursing. Lots of information to know. You need to know your meds, lab values, infection control is huge in Nclex and you need to know the diseases. You, however, have access to more resources to prepare yourself (from Kaplan to lippincott to Hurst to Saunders and etc.) And the questions are fairly said in the same fashion.
I'm an IEN and also took the exam last June 1. I found Lippincott, mosby's and CRNE prep guide very helpful. I would recommend not studying theories but rather answering mock exams. I'm not really sure what I felt the exam, but when I was answering the questions, I imagine my self in the actual situation, I visualize the events. And I guess it made me feel like I was on duty.
I force myself not to think that it is an exam, but rather just answering mock exams..Though the practice in my country is different from Canada, the q and a reviewers made me aware of that differences. Still, the result will judge what I have experienced during the exam and that's 4 weeks to go..
Well trying to stay positive...and all my friends and family say don't worry. But I keep having negative thoughts about failing. I guess ....there is 4 more weeks to go...then we will know for sure. Maybe being proactive and studying just as a back up plan would help me too.
wow i have just taken the exam on the 1 june.Not sure how i did,im thinking if i passed it was just by a few, it its a fail it was just by a few!!!!! disappointed there were no ongology/heamtology questions my area,was hoping to get some points there.Not much community stuff either. i managed to answer the questions in time,didnt feel rushed,just a bit confused over somne of the questions.OH well we will all have to wait and see.Best of luck to you all xxxxx cazza64
Well trying to stay positive...and all my friends and family say don't worry. But I keep having negative thoughts about failing. I guess ....there is 4 more weeks to go...then we will know for sure. Maybe being proactive and studying just as a back up plan would help me too.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. It's nerve wracking not knowing if you passed or not. What's making matters worse is that there's a postal strike and I don't know how that will affect the delivery of our results. I'm holding off applying to jobs right now because I'm scared that I didn't pass. I feel sorry for my mom because she's trying to comfort me every time she sees me doing "the face" (i.e., the worried expression). I'm actually one of those people who cried after the CRNE. My worst enemy was time. I had to rush a lot of questions! However, I do have to say that the CRNE prep guide was helpful. The only difference I thought between the real CRNE and the prepguide was that on the real exam the questions were MUCH longer; even the stand alone questions. When I was doing the mock exams provided by our school, I finished it within 3.5hrs; one the real exam, I took the whole 4hrs. We had 200 questions so that means our over all test is actually out of less than 200.
27400 Hello:) Ur not alone!I was crying after exam as well...first 100 questions I was "huh?" all the time...Just hope I guessed right!I heard that our results gonna come by email because of this strike...so its all good,dont worry! There was 200 quest and 20 experemental...so its out of 180. Also I heard that this exam gonna have the highest passing score,around 70%, but I dunno if its true or not...maybe someone heard about it as well?
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The process to find out if you passed or not seems to take quite a bit of time. In the states they know within in 3 days max (from what I've read). It's difficult to just sit back and wait.
I too have no idea if I have passed or not. Of course I am hoping for the best, it would be nice to know sooner though -the results- so one could make use of the next 6 weeks appropriately. Such a feeling of limbo:S I wish they could post results online after they scan everything and sort out the loose ends. Then send out the official forms via mail, so at least you could know earlier to study or work!
Does anyone know off hand how many questions are asked on the NCLEX and if there is a time limit for the test, like there is here in Canada.