So I decided I really didn't want to study for the NCLEX. When I heard you can just take it again, I thought: brilliant. I'll just give it a shot and see if I can do it. If not, I'll disillusion myself of what the test is not and I'll study a bit each day for the next month or so.
Luckily, I don't need to be working right this second, and I'm not in an embarrassing situation where employers are waiting on me to pass.
Wondering if anyone else decided to give it a whirl without studying.
My experience today:
I started out thinking, "Hey, these aren't so bad. Not so bad at all." But by question 50 I was quite ready to be done.
I have a hard time staying interested in tests. Mostly, I think, because they don't scare me, and they certainly don't interest me. I simply find them boring.
Having heard the test could end at question 75, I had high hopes. Real high hopes. These soon turned out to be hopes made of wishful thinking. Question 76 arrived. Then 77...99...110....150...180...I soon realized the test was on to me and I wouldn't be let go until I'd received every delicious question it had to offer.
Around question 240 I seriously just wanted to walk away, it was becoming so tedious. 265. Finally. Test ended. Whew. That's a lot of questions if you're not used to that kind of question load. Took me five hours. I didn't take any breaks because I didn't want to run out of time.
I've since learned you can run out of time and it will just look at your last 60 questions. I also learned that there is no way for the test taker to know whether he/she passed based on how many questions they received.
While I doubt I passed, I honestly have no idea. The fact is, the test kept giving me questions...so I was hovering somewhere around certainty--either just below, or just above. It was basically five hours of guessing.
Oh well. I'll either be very pleased I don't have to study for that test, or I'll frown for a second, laugh, and start going over some questions (and memorizing some lab values, etc.). I think I'd start with that "random fact" thread, only because it seems way more fun to read than actual practice questions.
But if I DID pass, I think it would be really funny. I think the ability to retake the test in 45 days is so generous. I wish I'd just taken the test right away, after graduating, instead of vacationing for a few weeks doing nothing. Then I could be even closer to my second test date. I'm telling my fellow students (who can afford the testing fee x 2) to just take it now and see if they manage--again, if they can afford the time off/fees.
Different strokes for different folks.
Oh yeah--I also had a classmate do this today. We just decided to do it the other day and signed up for the first available test. She scored a 75 (argh, so lucky to be done so quickly, either way) and was out of there.
My aunt took the NCLEX in 98 and didn't study. She passed on the first try. I'm not that brave. :sofahider I'm taking the NCLEX on Saturday and I've been studying. Good luck to you, Algernon. :heartbeat
nice thread. It made me laugh. I think you would pass this test if you've done good in nursing school. Anyway I'm interested of your results please let us know.
warmc1 - Thanks. I hear ya. My heart goes out to you and best wishes.
khine2mn80 - hahah. Glad to hear it. Totally. There is absolutely another chance.
MikeyJ - Yeah. I'm lucky I'm not in that spot.
AngelKisses - Thanks! Your Aunt's my NCLEX hero. That story might inspire me to just try it again without studying if I fail. I can always do a bit of construction for now and take a break from the world of nursing if necessary. (Which wouldn't be/hasn't been the worst thing!)
Lorodz - Haha. Will do. I just realized I might be able to see the results today. Not sure about that, or even where to look them up. I'll try to get around to it later today.
Ha. I just realized I Have no idea how to look up my scores online. I lost the little brochure Pearson or whatever gave me. I tried logging in on Pearson and see the words "You board of Nursing does not participate in quick results." Or something like that.
lol. I give up trying to find my score (if it's even "findable") for now.
Ha. I just realized I Have no idea how to look up my scores online. I lost the little brochure Pearson or whatever gave me. I tried logging in on Pearson and see the words "You board of Nursing does not participate in quick results." Or something like that.
lol. I give up trying to find my score (if it's even "findable") for now.
Lol..
Go to Pearsonvue.com and log into your account and you can see your score there (given that your state allows you to get your "quick results"). There is a 900 # and I think it is 1-900-77-NCLEX or something similar to that.
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Ha. I just realized I Have no idea how to look up my scores online. I lost the little brochure Pearson or whatever gave me. I tried logging in on Pearson and see the words "You board of Nursing does not participate in quick results." Or something like that.
lol. I give up trying to find my score (if it's even "findable") for now.
You won't see score but a pass or fail and if your state doesn't participate in quick results then the only place you will see results is your BON website
I remember reading the brochure they gave me at the California-based Pearson testing center. It said something about looking up my score online for 8 bucks or something.
But when I log into my account, I see no such place and only some statement about my state not doing quick results.
I looked on the BON for CA and find no returns for my name.
Funny.
Why did they give me that brochure? I guess because they test all over the country...just a generic brochure.
Wow, reading your post just made me feel relaxed at some point! I've been taking this test seriously and have been getting major anxiety just thinking about it. But then again I have my family looking up to me and waiting for me to pass. Goodluck to you :loveya:
I'm happy whenever i hear someone relaxing over these things. The truth is, it will be okay regardless. Passing it your first time or second or third. I mean, in the "grand scheme" of things...it doesn't really matter.
Just remember. You can always take it again.
Don't let people market their fear to you.
It's not a big deal, really, when taken with a bit of perspective.
I actually laughed out loud on a few questions during the exam. I wish I could mention the two hilarious questions I had, but I know I can't.
It's okay to feel crazy, because life is a bit crazy.
AngelKisses
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My aunt took the NCLEX in 98 and didn't study. She passed on the first try. I'm not that brave. :sofahider I'm taking the NCLEX on Saturday and I've been studying. Good luck to you, Algernon. :heartbeat