Three strikes! i hope i passed this time around..

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I took my NCLEX for the third time on Mon. Feb. 20th. I havent done the quick results and will wait till tomorrow to do so to see the unofficial results. I did however do the PVTrick just for kicks but it turned out that it brought me to the CC page.:uhoh21: Now im sitting here wishing that i didnt jump on the band wagon and do so.. i left the test center feeling so good that some how this time around i passed. i felt that the questions were familiar and i was able to answer it without spending so long on a question, and when it came to questions i wasnt sure about that i actually handled it and attacked it with educated guesses. used ABC's. Maslows and so forth to come up with my answers. I would say most of my questions were PRIORITY and a handful of SATA only had 2 pharm calc.which were the last 2 before my computer shut off at 85.. and i remember a question or 2 from the saunders comprehensive that ive used.

i was calm and relaxed and focused entering the testing center. i felt that i was focused too during the exam. i felt prepared...but doing the PVT and seeing that dreadful CC page, felt like i just got ran over by a truck...:bluecry1: it brought down my confidence level so drastically that im in depression mode now. i took the test with confidence because i know i did everything differently this time around in preparing for the exam. I studied for 3 mos. as the test date got closer more Ques. were attempted i figured the more rationales i read the better for me. so in total i did about 5,000 all from SAUNDERS Q&a 4th ed. and SAUNDERS COMPREHENSIVE 5th. ed. i only used the CDROM from the COMPREHENSIVE 5th ed. because i had purchased it 2 months ago and its the latest edition.the only other material that i used was the AN STUDY GUIDE. i knew all my mnuemonics my labs, etc.. SO IF I FAILED. i really dont know what i did wrong. im still hopeful that maybe the PVT did not work for me. i have read a couple of posts about PVT being unreliable to them. but then again what if they entered the info incorrectly. theres always the ifs and buts vs to the hundreds of threads about PVT working for them. i duno what to think anymore. im too scared to see my quick results.. some one shed some light on me...

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Well no matter what happens please don't give up! And yes I did read about someone else being brought to the CC page and still passing. I won't lie the PVT does seem to work most of the time but who knows. I also have read where students have taken the test as many as 5 times to pass. Did you do the ATI course? I sat for my LPN Boards and this time my R.N. Boards and used the ATI both times and it really helped. I also used Saunders. I hope it works out but if not don't give up!

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thank you Auntlala, yes i have used ATI in the past. Had to purchase the ATI while in nursing school because our exit exam was based on the ATI. if i did fail. i will have to do a mandatory remedial course and this time around i think ill try kaplan. BTW im doing nclex PN.

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I hope the PVT is wrong for you. It sounds like you worked your butt off. I wish u the best and keep us posted.:hug:

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futurern34, yes i can honestly say that i worked my butt off that is why it was very disappointing to see that awful page! i have spent hours looking online for anything went against the PVT!!! ive only found a few, some on other forums other than AN but those few still give me that little bit of glimmer.

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oh when I sat for my P.N. I passed on 85 questions. I remember my ATI instructor told me(even tho it was 5 years ago) that 85 questions is a good sign that you passed. I was so stressed because for the R.N. test I had 265 questions the max I really was so scared. When do you find out?

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i should be able to pull up quick results by tomorrow auntlala. this is why its even more harder to accept my failure if i did fail. if i failed that means i really bombed the test (all my time and effort just went down the drain) - if i passed then i am one of the lucky ones who can actually prove that pvt is unreliable...

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I sure hope the PVT was wrong this time! Keep us posted!

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I had felt awful after taking the exam, then seeing the cc page for 2 days!! I went crazzzzzzy.

But 48 hours later, results showed I passed!

Please dont be discouraged, wait for your results and forget the PVT...Just relax that you took it and its over!!! take this one step at a time!!

good luck

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Hoping PVT is "unreliable" for you too. Good luck on your official results. Keep on praying.

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Please lt us know and please remember you can take that test as many times as you need!

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you don't have to be scared,studing for 3 months is good and u did i good job,just pray to God he is able,and will see u thru.

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