Took NCLEX-RN Exam today (YIKES!!!)

[EmilyLucille523]

Wow, I took my NCLEX-RN exam this morning and boy was it hard! It seemed like every 4th or 5th question was "Select All That Apply" and I really suck at those. The good thing is that I only had the minimum amount of questions (75) and from what I hear that means I either really bombed it or passed. I hope I passed! I won't know until 48 business hours have passed but I'll keep you updated.

Have you taken it? How many questions did you do? Pass or fail? How did you prepare for it? I read the Kaplan strategy book, did practice questions from both Kaplan and Saunders books & CDs, and reviewed lab values. Hopefully it paid off! Wish me luck and I also wish you the best if you haven't taken it yet!

[Patchouli]

i'm terribly sorry to here you did not pass. keep your chin up, and do as many questions and rationale as possible, review areas you feel you're weak in, and get plenty of sleep the night before you test again.

elizabeth c; i do feel the Drexel helped to prepare me, although i also studied saunders as well. i have a few friends that took the kaplan and they preferred it. just keep doing questions and rationale. you might want to grab another nclex study guide like saunders just so you have a wider base for possible questions.

[Lola92501]

Thanks for your response Patchouli. i was devastated when I signed on and saw the word "failed"...my god.....it was awful and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone...I did Saunders CD's and did so many questions I thought my brain was going to explode and it didn't help me at all! My friend took hers yesterday and if she passes she's letting me use her Kaplan code...heard those questions were killer!

I am just disgusted. Sad. Don't really know how to just "let it go"...but I have to "brush myself off"

Anyone else had any experience with failing the first time???? I just feel so alone

[Patchouli]

:heartbeat Don't worry, you're not the only one to miss it the first time. There are lots of posts about not passing the first time.

[Lola92501]

A friend of mine just posted that she passed today.....I am so happy for her, but I just wish I knew what I could have done differently. I am truly devastated. Everyone keeps saying its no big deal...but to me it is a big deal. i've been so much of my life into this. I have 4 small children...I have so much of my life that I put aside for so long to do this. And this just blew me away.

[shippoRN]

I'm scared to try the trick. That test is the devil.

[OhBoy123]

I just took my Nclex. I had 75 questions and am convinced I failed. I was guessing on EVERYTHING and have looked up a few questions to confirm I got them wrong.

[yesdog, BSN, RN]

Come on!!!! Try the trick!!! I take the exam tomorrow and I'm freaking out!!!! I need encouragement!!!!

[shippoRN]

I got 265 I felt like I guessed everything to left the testing center feeling like a failure and a loser. I tried the "trick" according to it I failed. I've been crying since 2pm this afternoon.

[yesdog, BSN, RN]

I am soooooooooo sorrrrry!!!!

[sweetpeace]

Good Luck, Yes dog! I'm rootin for ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yelclap:

[cchRN]

Hello I'm new to the website. I thought the examine was terrible I also took it yesterday!!! I got 265 questions and I'm pretty sure I failed. I will keep you in my prayers and I pray that you did well. 75 questions seems to be the comforting number.

Good Luck :typing

[yesdog, BSN, RN]

I took the test! I got 75 questions. I didn't think it was that bad at all! In fact, it was pretty anticlimactic after all the practice questions I did for weeks and weeks. I did the pearsonvue trick and I got the pop up! All looks good so far!!! AMEN!!!

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