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
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
yeah i think you didnt pass cause my husband he took his boards for RN he checked it like in 2 days and his name was there.
Sorry but that isn't correct info to give. Until they get notification it can still go any way. Ca regularly take more than 3 days to post results on the BRN
hi silverdragon, that's what happened to my husband he checked it online california website 2days later and his name was there, he got the letter about 2 weeks.:nuke:
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
hi silverdragon, that's what happened to my husband he checked it online california website 2days later and his name was there, he got the letter about 2 weeks.:nuke:
Maybe so but on average expect 3-10 days with Ca and we have even seen people post who wated 30 days to get their results from Ca and passed. The only way to predict specially if you do not see name on website is wait for snail mail. Also if the person hasn't got a SSN then they will not see their name at all on the Ca website until they provide one
I live in Tennessee but my result came in on the call up line in exactly 1 week but are still not on the internet. If there is a phone number you can verify license numbers, I would check there first.Good luck and try not to stress.Oh yeah and the person that said you probably failed, don't stress over that no one can predict...
My computer too shut off at 88 and all i could think of was the fact that i failed... Nothing else! I walked out of the center so quiet and wanting to cry but couldnt my hands sweaty and shaking!! Reading and hearing about the pearson trick and trying it made it worst! In fact i wokeup the next day very depressed!! Calufornia even makes you wait almost a mth to get your results which sucks!! I really dont know what to think anymore but that i failed.. Im not even sure if i should start studying again to prepare fr take 2. As of right now i cant do anything but pray and it is in Gods hands now.. What should I think and do?? HELP!
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
My computer too shut off at 88 and all i could think of was the fact that i failed... Nothing else! I walked out of the center so quiet and wanting to cry but couldnt my hands sweaty and shaking!! Reading and hearing about the pearson trick and trying it made it worst! In fact i wokeup the next day very depressed!! Calufornia even makes you wait almost a mth to get your results which sucks!! I really dont know what to think anymore but that i failed.. Im not even sure if i should start studying again to prepare fr take 2. As of right now i cant do anything but pray and it is in Gods hands now.. What should I think and do?? HELP!
Honestly everyone comes out of the test and feels like you did. Waiting for the results is a pain but give yourself a break whilst waiting. Hang in there and good luck
I took my nclex yesterday and I am now freaking out waiting. I am positive I failed it. I knew maybe 10 answers. I had to identify lung sounds, dosage calculations, lots of pharm for meds I never even heard of and so many multiple multiple and put in correct order priority ?'s I was almost crying while taking it! I could have walked in off the street without nursing school and had just as good of a chance at passing it. was nothing I could have done to prepare for that! yuck!!!!!
I took my nclex yesterday and I am now freaking out waiting. I am positive I failed it. I knew maybe 10 answers. I had to identify lung sounds, dosage calculations, lots of pharm for meds I never even heard of and so many multiple multiple and put in correct order priority ?'s I was almost crying while taking it! I could have walked in off the street without nursing school and had just as good of a chance at passing it. was nothing I could have done to prepare for that! yuck!!!!!
I know exactly what ur talking about. I took mines on the 19th of january. Had the same type of questions you did. Had diagrams, ling sounds, lots of drugs that werent familiar to me, prioritization, delegation, infection control, 2 math, lots of sata questiins. I stopped at 161 and couldve sworn i failed... Have u heard of the pearson vue trick? Its more a trick to help calm nerves and see if you passed or failed. Some say its 99% accurate. Well good luck and i hope for the best!
I took my nclex yesterday and I am now freaking out waiting. I am positive I failed it. I knew maybe 10 answers. I had to identify lung sounds, dosage calculations, lots of pharm for meds I never even heard of and so many multiple multiple and put in correct order priority ?'s I was almost crying while taking it! I could have walked in off the street without nursing school and had just as good of a chance at passing it. was nothing I could have done to prepare for that! yuck!!!!!
These are new format questions. All I thought they will implement it on April 1 or do they have these types of questions before? As with my previous exam, I didn't had one like using the headset. I think for those who will take the test, we should anticipate to encounter such types of questions.
Have you tried the PVT? registering at Pearsonvue, if they don't allow you to the Credit Card page to pay, most probably you passed ----means no sense of taking the exam again.
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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yeah i think you didnt pass cause my husband he took his boards for RN he checked it like in 2 days and his name was there.