So...I took my NCLEX examination on the 22nd...and I must say,I heard it was a strange test...unlike anything you will ever take in your nursing career. For the classmates of mines who recieved 75 questions, this wasnt the case. For me, however, I received ALL 265 questions. I probably saw EVERY type of problem, scenario, situation...that could be thrown out to us. And it was a sense of normalcy...how could it not be...? It makes sense that if you get ONLY 75, then you see a select few, and a weird group of difficult questions. Otherwise, the computer wouldn't shut off with a PASS. The more my test went on, I realized that I would see so many different perspectives of how this test wanted me to think. AND think...I did. I must say, with each click, I hoped that computer would shut off...but it never did. It wouldn't stop. The first 75 questions, I basically took my time on...you know, decision tree and all of that... I felt confident and sure that at 75, my test would cease and things would end. I'm not sure if it were my paranoia of testing with my back turned (I HATE NOT LOOKING FORWARD) or if it were the fact I had SEVERE heart palpatations or what...but I felt extremely uncomfortable when the test kept going. To make a long story short, 4 hours later, and 265 questions complete, the computer FINALLY shut off.
For the people who reach 265, don't despair...this simply means that you were a FIGHTER the entire time. You made the computer stump, you made it continueously throw something at you, while you attempted to fight back. 265's you are STRONG...you didnt fail or waiver...you stayed afloat. There was a point where I was waiting on Ashton to say, ok ok, we lied, it IS really a random selection when we chose the ppl who will recieve the 265. But as I looked left and right, I realized that that myth is still a myth and it wasn't a joke and that at some point, I would HAVE to stop and refocus. So I went to the bathroom...and sat and breathed.
Then I realized that, even though I was the ONLY person LEFT in the testing center, this test would NOT complete on its on. I finally really had to say, "OK, you made it this far, you graduated nursing school, you have your BSN, you CAN do this!!!" So I did...but not without tears, shakes and frustration.
So for you 265's or anyone pass 150 honestly, you CAN do it. You WILL feel defeated, you WILL be tired, and you WILL FREAK OUT...but you MUST regroup, focus, and relax. Of course I cried from the minute I walked out the testing center, to the hour and a half ride back home...to the 3 hours pre Pearsonvue Trick....
I DIDN'T WANT TO TRY THE TRICK...BUT I DID...and I got the "GOOD POPUP"....SO for anyone out there needing support, just know that you CAN get through it...and that it will be your toughest journey, but you're smart enough to do it!! Smile...you are ALMOST there...
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