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.
I think VEGASSMYLE was just post-padding. I saw the front page with the most recent entries and VEGAS had a reply on almost all of them. Now who does that?
Once he/she got the prerequisite 15 posts needed to pm another member, he/she probably pm'd Suzanne for her plan. Check her profile, exactly 15 nonsensical posts.
Oh well, whatever floats his/her boat. Good luck on your future exam VEGASSMYLE.
I think VEGASSMYLE was just post-padding. I saw the front page with the most recent entries and VEGAS had a reply on almost all of them. Now who does that?
Once he/she got the prerequisite 15 posts needed to pm another member, he/she probably pm'd Suzanne for her plan. Check her profile, exactly 15 nonsensical posts.
Oh well, whatever floats his/her boat. Good luck on your future exam VEGASSMYLE.
You are probably right but whatever floats their boats.:redpinkhe
i think vegassmyle is saying to try answering a mock-nclex exam.. borrow a cd that has questions on it like saunders or mosby or whatever. and teat is typo for test
You ARE NOT ALONE! Remember this NCLEX-RN exam is just a measure and does not determine what kind of nurse you will be out on the floor. Remember each time you study you need to look at what you have done before and CHANGE IT UP!:wink2: We will all beat this exam but GOD is the only one who knows why some are challenged harder than others. Think very positive of yourself during your journey of studying because it's temporary. Many people have suggested Suzanne's Plan to me so it's worth checking into if you have not. Pick a bible verse that you like and put it on an index card so you can see this and say it everyday before you study. It will help and don't forget to do things for yourself.:redpinkhe
Thank you so much for your encouraging words. I appreciate the advice. I am waiting for Suzanne to send me part 2 of her plan so I can nail the beast this time!!!:sasq: I do have a favorite Bible verse that I used in school, Phil 4:13. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. My favorite!! Thank you so much again. My test date is Nov 21, pray for me!!:icon_hug:
You are one in a million.I can not imagine going for any exam without at least,a little preparation.I don't like to fail but if I do after preparing ,I know I did my best which wasn't go enough but I don't feel too bad.The money involve is much for me :looking at the fact that the exam is not done in my country and I will have to spend a lot in other to sit for it.
Any way, let me know your result when the time comes.............
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I'm sorry, I got a little confused. What did you mean by this?