Okay if you just took the nclex and are freaking out, about to puke your guts up, can't eat, sleep, think, going to the bathroom a lot more often, maybe telling yourself you are an idiot and you can't believe you just blew it?! Well that was me 48 hours ago all the way up until 1:30 yesterday. We have quick result here in Ohio and I finished my test at 11:30 on the 8th and my "licensed" results were posted to the board around 1:30 on the 9th. I SERIOUSLY thought I blew it and I am normally an optimist. I wanted to quit the test or start guessing or yell at somebody b/c I thought it was ridiculous. I had like three med questions of drugs I had NEVER heard of. Then total I think I had like 10 new format questions. Three fill in the blank and 7 check all that apply which were harder than heck. Then my math problems were confusing and I figured they would be easy! Every question seemed to have 2 right answer and it was like a 50/50 evertyime! It was pure torcher. I was pretty sure I got maybe 10 right for sure. When the computer shut off at 82 questions I thought yup that's it, it thinks I'm really stupid and there goes my dreams I couldn't even look at the administrators when I was leaving, I was shaking so bad I couldn't put the key in the locker, dropped my purse, and held my breath while trying not to cry all the way out to the parking lot. I could see my heart pounding through my shirt. MAJOR anxiety. When I got onto the main highway I put my sunglasses on and allowed the tears to flow and flow and flow! Then I felt relieved but sick at my stomach just b/c I KNEW I flunked. I seriously don't know how I passed. They say the minimum number of ?'s you get the better off you are. Well yea as long as you got the harder ones right or at least quite a few of them. Then I figured I just got them wrong so it shut off so soon. Turns out I must have done pretty okay b/c it took me about 2 hours and I had 82 questions. So I guess the # of ?'s does determine in a sense pass or fail b/c the computer can make its mind up on your few answered b/c you are doing well or you are "iffy" so it keeps going. Either way it works with you which is a good thing. So if you get a lot of ?'s don't freak out it's probably just waiting for you to get to a passing poing b/c it wants you to be a nurse :wink2: So if you are getting ready or just took the nclex, calm down, breathe, do something nice for yourself. If you made it through nursing school and have the desire to be a nurse then you will be fine. If by chance you are too, too nervous (I was) or maybe just not a good test taker, give it another shot if you truly want to be a nurse DONT give up and you will be there. So good luck to all of you and be sure to be the best nurse that you can be and don't take your license for granted :wink2: Bye
I did it!!!!! I did it!!!!!!!!! I am so relived. Please, everyone who hasn't taken your boards yet (don't get tooooo stressed over it). i truly, from the bottom of my heart thought I failed). YOU CAN DO IT TOO!!!!!!!! I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did it!!!!! I did it!!!!!!!!! I am so relived. Please, everyone who hasn't taken your boards yet (don't get tooooo stressed over it). i truly, from the bottom of my heart thought I failed). YOU CAN DO IT TOO!!!!!!!! I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG! when you are done with the nclex, and you think you bombed the exam, don't panic much, because you probably did not. I had 175 questions, could'nt drive back home after the exam; yea, that was how bad i thought i failed, but i just checked my result yesterday, and i passed! so my message is, many question does'nt always mean that you failed. good luck to everyone waiting to recieve their results, and same to those waiting to take the test.
Sorry to hear that you failed, but hold your head up some of the best nurses failed nclex too. Take a few days off and start studing again. My grandmother would say "what don't kill you just make you stronger " Trust me after all this studying will make you a better nurse. Just want to let you know that you are not alone. Just go through your saunders review book 4th edition and the CD questions do at least 100 questions per day.... Just keep on trying. I know how you feel I will keep on praying for you. Tell your self I will be a
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I really needed to read something positive. I took the nclex 9/21 and I still do not know if I passed or failed. I guess that is the beauty of being in Cali. I am afraid that I did not do so hot but, I do have Faith. Once again I say Thanks for the words of encouragement:rolleyes:
im goin to take the cali boards too.....i heard its crazy....
.........i took NCLEX-PN three weeks ago. haven't got the results yet. it's nerverecking. i had 91 or 92 Qs....and most of my freiends had 85. they took it before me and got the results and passed.....now i'm even more anxious.....you can pass with 92 Qs right!!!!!:heartbeat.........i'v enever been scared like this before for any situation..my gut just comes to my mouth thinking about it. i just hope and pray to pass.....
When I was reading your post I was crying.... I feel like that right now.....I took it yesterday and I felt like I guessed at every question.....I even thought they gave me the wrong test.....where were the easy questions like they say they do if you get the hard ones wrong.....they all were hard......I couldn't even cancel out options for a 50/50 answer....my test stoped around 95 to 100.....I hope I find out today....I have my kids depending on me....my school is known for 99% pass rate and I don't want to be that 1%....Thank you for the words:bluecry1:
Reading all blogs from people who have taken the nclex gives me hope of passing mine. I took it yesterday and I am dying to know how I did. I feel like I failed tho.
I couldn't even look at the administrators when I was leaving, I was shaking so bad I couldn't put the key in the locker, dropped my purse, and held my breath while trying not to cry all the way out to the parking lot. I could see my heart pounding through my shirt. MAJOR anxiety. When I got onto the main highway I put my sunglasses on and allowed the tears to flow and flow and flow! Then I felt relieved but sick at my stomach just b/c I KNEW I flunked. I seriously don't know how I passed. They say the minimum number of ?'s you get the better off you are. Well yea as long as you got the harder ones right or at least quite a few of them. Then I figured I just got them wrong so it shut off so soon. Turns out I must have done pretty okay b/c it took me about 2 hours and I had 82 questions. So I guess the # of ?'s does determine in a sense pass or fail b/c the computer can make its mind up on your few answered b/c you are doing well or you are "iffy" so it keeps going. Either way it works with you which is a good thing. So if you get a lot of ?'s don't freak out it's probably just waiting for you to get to a passing poing b/c it wants you to be a nurse :wink2: So if you are getting ready or just took the nclex, calm down, breathe, do something nice for yourself. If you made it through nursing school and have the desire to be a nurse then you will be fine. If by chance you are too, too nervous (I was) or maybe just not a good test taker, give it another shot if you truly want to be a nurse DONT give up and you will be there. So good luck to all of you and be sure to be the best nurse that you can be and don't take your license for granted :wink2: Bye 
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I did it!!!!! I did it!!!!!!!!! I am so relived. Please, everyone who hasn't taken your boards yet (don't get tooooo stressed over it). i truly, from the bottom of my heart thought I failed). YOU CAN DO IT TOO!!!!!!!! I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!