Who can help me with NCLEX Result feedback?

[nursekayfaye]

Hello, this is my first time posting to this site, any feedback from readers would be great! I am a recent graduate from CA, and I recently took the NCLEX for the first time on 7/9/16, a Saturday. I have been SO nervous about getting the results because the exam ended at 75 Q's and I honestly have no idea how I did. About 5 questions in, I felt like I had no idea what the answers were and just went with my best guess. I probably had between 6-8 SATA, NO math calculations, and NO lab value questions. The test was such a blur, I cant even remember what questions were being asked, if they increased in difficulty or anything.

Because its a Saturday that I took the exam I have no idea when I'll get my results. I talked to the Board of Registered Nursing this morning and they said I will either get a letter in the mail in the next 4 weeks that I failed, or it will show up online that I passed. This obviously does not make me feel any better! Its only been a few days and I think I have cried every morning thinking that I failed the exam! I have a job dependent on me passing the first time!

I keep reading these posts about NCLEX, and many seem outdated, or out of the state of CA. For anyone reading this in CA, if you took your exam on a Saturday, when did you get your results? How many people actually didnt pass in 75? Is it generally a good sign if it ended at 75? Any feedback would be great!!

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

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Thread moved to NCLEX forum.

Good luck.

[GislaineCabral]

I think you passed!

[MissCris]

Forget about how many SATAs you had. My friend and I both passed in 75 questions, she had 5 SATA and I didn't count them but I can guess that I had somewhere around 15. I am convinced that SATA does NOT necessarily indicate that the question is "above passing standard." Some of my SATA questions were way easier than my multiple choice questions. I'm parroting the same thing I've said in another thread but you know yourself as a student and if you feel you did pretty well academically and went to a school with a good NCLEX pass rate you can be pretty certain you didn't fail with the minimum questions. It seems to be a common theme to leave the testing center in tears/feeling like an idiot. That was not my experience but from reading this board and talking to classmates I can confidently say that it's no indication of how well you actually did. The only cases of failing in 75 questions I've personally encountered involved extreme test anxiety or really intense and distracting life circumstances.

Having said that, I am one of the most impatient souls in existence and I tried the PVT an hour after my exam and got the "good pop up." I tried it a few times again after that and the result was consistent. In my opinion it's accurate when you've had the minimum number of questions but as that number gets higher it becomes less so because of the quality control review that happens some time in a 24 hour period. If you're going to try it, use a gift card with a valid expiration date and less than $200 on it.

If if your state has quick results, do your best to be patient and relax until you can get them. Looking back I wish I hadn't further stressed myself out by compulsively checking the PVT. My results came exactly 49 hours after the test started. Some states post license numbers before 48 hours so I would advise checking there also.

Good luck! Trust yourself and the process and let yourself believe that you are capable of passing and did.

[MissCris]

Oh duh. I read your post again and saw you're in CA. That's some crappy luck

But the rest of what I said still applies!

[nursekayfaye]

Thank you for your comments and feedback!!! This morning, I checked the BON site, and I PASSED!!!!! I'm sure everyone can relate when I say today is probably one of the best days of my life, NO MORE NCLEX!!!!!!! Also, to further prove anyones points about the PVT- I tried this last night with my expired MACYs card and it worked!