Waiting for NCLEX results

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I graduated the nursing program 12/14/10. I was an average B-C type of student that tried hard to study but nursing school was pretty difficult for me. I decided to take the Kaplan course since the hospital I am working at paid for it. I have been working in the hospital for 3 years as a nursing assistant and a year of externship in the ICU. I started Kaplan starting 12/27/10 and EVERYDAY after that I did the diagnostic, readiness and question trainers until the day of my NCLEX 1/8/11. I only did the questions, did not read the book or anything and it was all I used to study. My Kaplan results were:

Diagnostic test-63

QT1-57

QT2-69

QT3-59

QT4-62

QT5-59

QT6-65

QT7-63

Readiness test-69

I did 1 Qbank test with a 62%

ATI (180 question) all med/surg- 71% which said 97-98% chance of passing the first time

I have never really had test anxiety before, but for the NCLEX I have NEVER felt like that before. My heart was racing for four or five days before the test. Then during the test it was uncontrollable. I sat down and took the questions one by one. I thought I was doing pretty well since I got about 13 SATA questions and 1 math. Then question 75 was there and when I pressed the next button, my heart sank when it went to 76. I think I lost consciousness about then. I got to 85 and the screen turned blue. I was so excited when that happened and then a screen came up that said I could take a break. WHAT!? My heart sank again! I took a small break and went back at it. It turned blue again at 90 something.

I went straight home and tried the Pearson Vue trick. It was 10:30ish and a pop up came up that said something about open registration or something. Panic set in. My friend forced me to get in the car and drink a margarita. I tried again at 2:00 and the good pop up came up! :heartbeat I reeeeeeeeeeally hope it is true. I called my school and they are not sending the transcripts up until tomorrow so I prob won't find out until like Friday I am thinking. I am soooooooo nervous! Do you guys think they could have fixed this glitch in their system January 1? I sure hope not! HELP!

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Good luck with your official results.

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lol, i felt the same way you did..the PVT works! i know youre still not going to feel good even if you get the good pop up! but just relax now, you did it! its gonna feel even better when you get your real results.. :)

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Yes, thank you for your post. I am very nervous of course! When did you take yours?

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i sure wish i could pass this damn test, i mean really how many times do i have to take it before i can pass, i just dont get it. i have taken several reviews, and still cant pass, some days i just wish i could die. I have one more try before my 3 yr period, if i dont pass this time, i dont think i will do it again, and not sure what i will do, other than go to sleep forever... it is too stressful, and painfull .. i hate being so stupid.

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I am so sorry bleblank! I wonder if it is more of an anxiety thing now? Did you take it again recently and get the credit card page? How do you know if you passed or failed?

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i took mine jan 7..got my results after 48 hours..did you get your quick results yet? waht state did you take yours? i felt horrible after my exam thinking i failed...i drove home in the snow, and it sucked..lol and then i did the PVT trick and i kinda had some hope :) then found out i passed..lol..

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Awesome! Congrats! I'm in California so I don't get the luxury of quick results! I called my school today and they are not sending our transcripts tto the board until tomorrow! So I prob won't find out until next week! It is killing me!! Do you know of anyone who took it in 2011 that got the credit card page?

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I took the NCLEX yesterday and at least 1/3 of my test was SATA. I got 75 questions with no math and no alt format questions. I did the PVT and got the good pop up but I'm still waiting anxiously to find out if I passed! Good luck to you!

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The only thing I can recommend is Kaplan. I took mine test 01.13.2011 and I am still waiting for results ( 48 business hours ). The computer shut off at around 76 questions and I am hope I passed. The last question before it shut I answered correctly ( 100% positive ). I am from Europe and English is my second language. I took the test for the first time.

Kaplan has a diagnostic test online. If you do it under 60% it means you should review. If above you just need to work on strategies and questions. I was doing questions everyday ( at least 100 questions a day ) for 1 month and some before. I know Kaplan isn't cheap but to pay several times for test is even more expensive. I paid around 450$. I do not try to make advertisement Kaplan, but it is what helped me. Good luck to you :)

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I got my results today and I passed!! The PVT works! I had to wait TWO looooooong weeks to find out! It was awful!

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:yeah: Congrats!
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