Took NCLEX today

[Jenn_RN]

I've always wondered about the little details about this day, so I am going to share it with you all in case anyone is interested.

I got there early, about 8:15 for my 9am appt. I walked into the testing center and it was so nice, but much smaller than I thought. There was a guy sitting at the reception desk, and he checked my ss card and drivers license, took my att and took a copy of it. He had me give him a fingerprint, which was done with just my index finger with a computer and not ink. He gave me a locker and told me to keep my key and my drivers license with me the whole time. He gave me a sheet to read about the nclex, it was all of the same stuff I had been readin in the booklet we got when we signed up for the test.

When I was ready, he directed me to another desk, and there sat a really nice lady at a huge glass window with 3 computer screens at her desk. She had view of the entire testing center, which had about 15 computers, all around the periphery of the room. She explained to rules to me about getting up, asking questions, etc and then gave me some earplugs, a dry erase board, and pen. I then had to give her my fingerprint to get in the room with the computers.

She sat me down, logged me into the system, and then let me begin.

The first few questions were regarding how to use the system, the mouse, and the calculator. Then the test really began.

I got 75 questions, so at least it was over quickly. Only the first couple of questions were easy, the rest were difficult and I had a lot of priority, who would you assess first, who would you call back first, which would need follow up. I had about 5 math and one was a mcg/kg/min drip rate, and I am guessing that was a high level quetion b/c it went from a priority to that, and back to a priority again. I did have a few new format, all of the math were fill in the blank and I had a couple that were check all that apply.

I have no idea how it went and I can tell you honestly that I don't remember any of the questions. I concentrated so hard on each one that by the time I chose my answer and clicked on it, my attention was refocused and I lost the last question out of my brain.

When I was done, I had to raise my hand and she came and verified that the test was over. I then had to do my fingerprint again to be let out of the computer room.

I hope this was helpful and I'll keep you all posted on how I did when I get my results. :)

[OBRNinTN]

Thanks for posting your experiences. I am in my 2nd semester, so I'll be right there w/you some day. I'm sure you did great.

BTW...I love your avatar! Where did you get it?

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Good luck! Thanks for sharing. :)

[jaimealmostRN]

Thanks for posting that! Good luck!

[RainDreamer, BSN, RN]

Jen, thanks so much for sharing your NCLEX experience. I graduate in May, so I'll be there in a few months and it's good to hear as much about it as I can! I'm sure you did just fine, let us know when you get the results!