took nclex-rn today...

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it was absolutely horrible. i can't believe how nervous and anxious i was. i am sure i failed. i will be the only one in my class that failed. the questions were so hard. i can't even remember them. i had to keep telling myself to calm down and to breathe.

i had lots of prioritizing, disaster drill, patient teaching and safety questions. no math, maybe 2 or 3 drug questions. when the computer turned off at 75 i wanted to cry. i didn't want it to turn off. at least if it kept going it meant i had a chance to pass.

i don't think i can do it again if i failed. i was so sure i could be calm and i wasn't. :crying2:

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it was absolutely horrible. i can't believe how nervous and anxious i was. i am sure i failed. i will be the only one in my class that failed. the questions were so hard. i can't even remember them. i had to keep telling myself to calm down and to breathe.

i had lots of prioritizing, disaster drill, patient teaching and safety questions. no math, maybe 2 or 3 drug questions. when the computer turned off at 75 i wanted to cry. i didn't want it to turn off. at least if it kept going it meant i had a chance to pass.

i don't think i can do it again if i failed. i was so sure i could be calm and i wasn't. :crying2:

Hi-

You sound exactly the way I did after taking the NCLEX last month. I was POSITIVE I failed--I had no doubt about it, and no one could tell me otherwise. That 48 hour wait for my pass/fail verdict was the longest in my life. The questions were so hard and I felt like I guessed on so many. BUT....my computer shut off at 75 and I DID pass. Although I know nothing will keep you from being worried until you find out whether or not you passed...I wanted to share my experience to give you some encouragement!!

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thanks. i feel horrible. i feel like i will just not be able to face it if i fail. all my friends seem to think i had it in the bag because i always do good in school and on tests. i did not have this attitude at all and studied tons. i felt like none of my studying prepared my for those questions. i used saunders, kaplan, springhouse and mosby. i did lots of questions. i just don't understand why i couldn't do it.

i hope it is the same way for me. i just don't think it is.

thanks though!

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Most of us leave NCLEX perplexed and feeling like we might have failed. But the overwhelming majority of us pass the first time. Just relax and stop beating yourself up. You'll know soon enough. Good luck!

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sending positive thoughts your way :)

You did your best, pray and trust God for everything!

take care

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I just got back from my NCLEX-RN too. Sucked. I know which areas I messed up - I came home and looked them up. Hopefully it wasn't enough to make me fail, but I'm not optimistic. Then again, can I really fail if I got all the other areas right, and messed up one other area? Hope not. I did really well on the HESI and graduated Cum Laude, you'd think that would count for something... It's going to be a really really long 48 hours.

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I PASSED!!!!! I cannot believe it. I hate that stupid NCLEX test for making me doubt all the hard work and studying. I hope I never had to take that thing ever again.

Thanks to everyone for your encouragement and support. Good luck to all those that are waiting and I hope you all passed, too! Prayers for you all too that you can be calm while waiting. I think waiting was worse than anything.

Pepper, RN

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How did you get results in 24 hours? I thought the fastest was 48 hours on-line? Maybe it won't be such a long wait. Congratulations!

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in some states, you can check the board of nursing's website and if your name has a license number, you passed!! not all states do that, but some do. check yours!! hope it is that way for you too! waiting sucks big time. i could barely sleep and kept remembering questions.

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I PASSED!!!!! I cannot believe it. I hate that stupid NCLEX test for making me doubt all the hard work and studying. I hope I never had to take that thing ever again.

Pepper, RN

Well congrats to you!! Way to go

How will you celebrate? :balloons:

~T

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congrats :) goodluck to your career!

mine is tomorrow -- im a nervous wreck right now, had an argument with my husband and my nerves are really,,,,well,,,, out of control.....

i pray that i will be calmer tomorrow as i take the test!

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i passed!!!!! i cannot believe it. i hate that stupid nclex test for making me doubt all the hard work and studying. i hope i never had to take that thing ever again.

thanks to everyone for your encouragement and support. good luck to all those that are waiting and i hope you all passed, too! prayers for you all too that you can be calm while waiting. i think waiting was worse than anything.

pepper, rn

pepper, congratulations!!

i'm so happy for you!

wasn't the waiting a nightmare?? like you, i kept remembering questions too---but of course, i was only remembering the ones i got wrong!!

way to go!

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