NCLEX PASS or FAIL?! ..... the big day was STRESSFUL!
Jell'o Everyone,
Why o why do we pay sooo much attention to what others say? We hang on to the words of others just to be disappointed.
ADVICE numero uno: for all of you looking to take the NCLEX. Forget every single thing you've ever heard anyone say about the NCLEX. My exam is going to be completely different from your exam so why even worry? It makes no sense to worry about what someone's exam had when your exam will not be the same.
ADVICE numero dos: take school seriously. There is no way that you're going to cram years of information into a few study sessions. It all builds up.
Alright to lets talk about my NCLEX day. I decided that I was not going to study or look at any study material the day of the exam. My stomach was in knots already and I figured I knew what I knew and that was that. I woke up early (maybe about 6 am) and gave myself enough time to get ready. Clothes were already picked out, ironed and laid out for me. The hotel (remember I drove to Alabama from Atlanta the night before) had a Starbucks on the ground level that opened at 6 am. Coffee fix was just walks away, the exam site was exactly 4 minutes away and I had driven by the night before. What could possibly go wrong? I go to the Starbucks (6:45 am) and as I'm placing my order the gentlemen interrupts me saying, "I apologize but we don't open until 7 am."
ROAD BLOCK #1. At this point I look at him completely confused because the lady at check in the night before stated 6 am. These things happen so I'm not worried. I just wanted iced coffee and a pastry of some sort, which is nothing complicated. So, I head back to the room, update the hubs and decide he should just join me next time. I'll order the coffee, pastry and we'll head to the exam site. I'll eat in the car and be at the location way before the 7:30 am arrival.
ROAD BLOCK #2. Let's try this again. I go to place my order and this guy looks at me saying, "Sorry we don't carry any pastries nor do we have iced coffee", I didn't act upon my urge to slap him (I know it's not his fault but I was annoyed and my smooth start wasn't going well, add on the impulsive short people problems). So he proceeds to tell me that he can make something close to it. Which was just milk and a splash of coffee ... absolutely disgusting. So we decide to just pay the man and leave. We did notice that there was a waffle house right outside the hotel. We had options.
ROAD BLOCK #3. Third times the charm right? Maybe. We walk into this place and it's empty which is good because we'll be in & out right? WRONG. I kept it simple coffee, scrambled eggs & toast. 3 mins away from the exam site and it's 7 am at this point. Well the staff decides to argue about not having silverware done etc. Takes them what feels like forever and I'm about to lose it. We had to cancel that order and just get coffee and toast to go. We left there about 7:20 am and that's all we got because they were too busy doing absolutely nothing. ***** PSA: every waffle house I've been to in the past gets you in & out. So maybe this was just the specific location.
I finally arrive to the exam location with just a few mins to spare. I can barely eat the toast because I'm nervous from how smooth my morning was ... NOT ... and because this is probably one of the most important exams I'll ever take. I sipped coffee took a few bites of the toast and I was on my way upstairs.
You get searched & palms are scanned (I suggest you look up the information on the Pearson Vue website titled "Day of the Exam". I sit down PRAY and start taking this exam. I started off with multiple choice and it bounces to select all that apply (SATA) then back to multiple choice. I'm convinced that I'm doing horribly due to what I've heard others say. I'm trying my best to focus but my nerves are grabbing a major hold of my vision. The letters are floating and at question 18 I decided I would forget everything I've been told and just take it one by one. Periodic prayer & pep talk. Multiple choice & SATA. It just keeps bouncing back & forth. I'm also convinced that I'm going to be sitting there an entire day.
NCLEX is a minimum of 75 questions and maximum of 265. It is a "smart" exam that monitors how well or poor you are doing while you're taking the exam. I say that the exam is not going to waste your time. if you're doing well it can stop at 75 and you pass or you may be doing poorly and stop at 75. You may need a few more questions to prove you know this stuff and it caps off at 265. Well my exam stopped at 75 and my heart sunk. There are research questions at the end and a survey. Needless to say, I couldn't get through the research questions and went straight to the survey questions and made my way out of the exam site.
I took the exam around 8:00 am on a Saturday morning and didn't get my results until Monday morning around 10:00 am. I paid $8 to get "quick results" through Pearson Vue and got the amazing news .... I PASSED!!!! I became a Registered Nurse. Still something I'm processing. All Glory to God for allowing me to get to this place. Nursing school is now a thing of the past. So glad I'm now on this side of it all.
-NurseMimiii
Why o why do we pay sooo much attention to what others say? We hang on to the words of others just to be disappointed.
ADVICE numero uno: for all of you looking to take the NCLEX. Forget every single thing you've ever heard anyone say about the NCLEX. My exam is going to be completely different from your exam so why even worry? It makes no sense to worry about what someone's exam had when your exam will not be the same.
ADVICE numero dos: take school seriously. There is no way that you're going to cram years of information into a few study sessions. It all builds up.
Alright to lets talk about my NCLEX day. I decided that I was not going to study or look at any study material the day of the exam. My stomach was in knots already and I figured I knew what I knew and that was that. I woke up early (maybe about 6 am) and gave myself enough time to get ready. Clothes were already picked out, ironed and laid out for me. The hotel (remember I drove to Alabama from Atlanta the night before) had a Starbucks on the ground level that opened at 6 am. Coffee fix was just walks away, the exam site was exactly 4 minutes away and I had driven by the night before. What could possibly go wrong? I go to the Starbucks (6:45 am) and as I'm placing my order the gentlemen interrupts me saying, "I apologize but we don't open until 7 am."
ROAD BLOCK #1. At this point I look at him completely confused because the lady at check in the night before stated 6 am. These things happen so I'm not worried. I just wanted iced coffee and a pastry of some sort, which is nothing complicated. So, I head back to the room, update the hubs and decide he should just join me next time. I'll order the coffee, pastry and we'll head to the exam site. I'll eat in the car and be at the location way before the 7:30 am arrival.
ROAD BLOCK #2. Let's try this again. I go to place my order and this guy looks at me saying, "Sorry we don't carry any pastries nor do we have iced coffee", I didn't act upon my urge to slap him (I know it's not his fault but I was annoyed and my smooth start wasn't going well, add on the impulsive short people problems). So he proceeds to tell me that he can make something close to it. Which was just milk and a splash of coffee ... absolutely disgusting. So we decide to just pay the man and leave. We did notice that there was a waffle house right outside the hotel. We had options.
ROAD BLOCK #3. Third times the charm right? Maybe. We walk into this place and it's empty which is good because we'll be in & out right? WRONG. I kept it simple coffee, scrambled eggs & toast. 3 mins away from the exam site and it's 7 am at this point. Well the staff decides to argue about not having silverware done etc. Takes them what feels like forever and I'm about to lose it. We had to cancel that order and just get coffee and toast to go. We left there about 7:20 am and that's all we got because they were too busy doing absolutely nothing. ***** PSA: every waffle house I've been to in the past gets you in & out. So maybe this was just the specific location.
I finally arrive to the exam location with just a few mins to spare. I can barely eat the toast because I'm nervous from how smooth my morning was ... NOT ... and because this is probably one of the most important exams I'll ever take. I sipped coffee took a few bites of the toast and I was on my way upstairs.
You get searched & palms are scanned (I suggest you look up the information on the Pearson Vue website titled "Day of the Exam". I sit down PRAY and start taking this exam. I started off with multiple choice and it bounces to select all that apply (SATA) then back to multiple choice. I'm convinced that I'm doing horribly due to what I've heard others say. I'm trying my best to focus but my nerves are grabbing a major hold of my vision. The letters are floating and at question 18 I decided I would forget everything I've been told and just take it one by one. Periodic prayer & pep talk. Multiple choice & SATA. It just keeps bouncing back & forth. I'm also convinced that I'm going to be sitting there an entire day.
NCLEX is a minimum of 75 questions and maximum of 265. It is a "smart" exam that monitors how well or poor you are doing while you're taking the exam. I say that the exam is not going to waste your time. if you're doing well it can stop at 75 and you pass or you may be doing poorly and stop at 75. You may need a few more questions to prove you know this stuff and it caps off at 265. Well my exam stopped at 75 and my heart sunk. There are research questions at the end and a survey. Needless to say, I couldn't get through the research questions and went straight to the survey questions and made my way out of the exam site.
I took the exam around 8:00 am on a Saturday morning and didn't get my results until Monday morning around 10:00 am. I paid $8 to get "quick results" through Pearson Vue and got the amazing news .... I PASSED!!!! I became a Registered Nurse. Still something I'm processing. All Glory to God for allowing me to get to this place. Nursing school is now a thing of the past. So glad I'm now on this side of it all.
-NurseMimiii
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