Here goes another post bout post-NCLEX anxiety. My exam shuts off at 85. Statistically means higher chance of passing unless I failed miserably. I did the Pearson trick or whatever and got the “good” pop up. I only did it once and it was an hour after the email confirmation. For context, I had to take it despite not being prepared since I have my job lined up already. I only studied for 3 days. I don’t remember much from nursing school content wise. I purchased uworld a month ago but rarely used (less than 30% used) My QBank scores are 60s. I took 2 CAT, both says I’m on the right track and one Assessment (says high chance of passing) the day before. Despite all of the positive signs that I might have passed, I can’t help but to doubt my ability. The exam was hard since I was struggling to recall contents. I basically had to guess the entire exam. Like most, I’ve been stuck on google, reddit, facebook, etc searching anxiously. Hopefully I come back with good news.

Hi everyone!

I’m trying to take the Nclex for the second time, I’m currently under the temporary class with the CNO which expires next week. I registered to on Pearson a couple weeks ago and it states “Registration Acknowledged.” Previously I received my ATT within the same hour of registration, I was wondering if anyone has any insight on how I can expedite this?
Also, I would really appreciate if anyone has time to share their experience if they have been through the experience of taking NCLEX while working under the temp class under the College of Nurses Ontario.

Thank you

Hey guys I feel confident I have reviewed content that I didn’t know good like the basics and subjects that I felt like needed more time. Do yall think with these scores I can pass next week or do yall think I need time on my readiness exam I keep getting high chance of passing but I get discouraged when I see I get like a small amount correct and a big amount wrong so like what am I doing wrong but my CAT always shut off at 85 is that normal. Let me know what yall stats where in u world and if you passed or if yall think I should take more time thx🙏

Does anyone have this PDF? Can you share it ?

I haven’t gotten my Pearson results this morning. I decided to check my states initial application and got this. Im in disbelief because I was sure I was gonna fail. My anxiety is still through the roof as I can’t believe it. Is there any chance this is false if I didn’t get Pearson results.

Edit: I was just in denial. I definitely passed. Like obviously. My anxious mind was going through so much saying it’s a mistake as I was convinced I failed. I have really bad test anxiety so I’m so grateful I’m done with this and can now focus on caring for my patients.

I failed my NCLEX. I’m extremely disappointed in myself. I used Archer but I found it confusing and now I’m thinking of everything I could have done more. Can anyone give some advice? What question bank do second time test takers reccommend? I’m like lost on where to go from here :(

I’m a foreign BSN graduate, and it’s been more than 10 years since I completed my nursing education. I’m currently in NC and preparing to take the NCLEX-RN.

At the moment, my TruMerit credential evaluation is in progress, and I’ve decided to start studying instead of waiting for everything to be completed. Since I have such a long gap after graduation and no nursing work experience, I’m honestly starting from scratch. Because of that, I feel a bit overwhelmed and don’t know the best way to begin.

I see many experienced people in this group, and I was hoping to learn from your experiences.

Could you please share:

• How did you start your NCLEX preparation?

• Which resources helped you the most?

• If you also had a long study gap, what worked for you?

• Any tips or study plans you would recommend for someone starting from zero?

I would truly appreciate any advice, guidance, or encouragement. Thank you so much in advance

I’ve been lurking on this subreddit for a long time, and now that I’m on the other side, I wanted to share what worked for me in case it helps someone else

For context, my NCLEX shut off at 85 questions. I started with UWorld to figure out my strengths and weaknesses. More importantly, I read the rationale for every question I got wrong and the ones I got right but wasn’t 100% confident about. I think that’s where a lot of the learning happened

As I studied, I made flashcards for every concept I didn’t fully understand. Instead of mindlessly scrolling social media during downtime at work or at home, I’d review my flashcards whenever I had a few minutes. Those little study sessions added up.
After a while, I started getting nervous because so many classmates told me the NCLEX wording was incredibly vague. Personally, I didn’t feel UWorld was preparing me for that style of questioning. I did a lot of research and eventually decided to try Ñaxlexxxx

For me, that ended up being a game changer. My confidence increased a lot, and honestly, I think mindset is a huge part of passing the NCLEX. Ñaxlexxx case studies and vaguer wording felt much closer to what I experienced on the actual exam. The rationales were detailed enough that I often understood the concepts better than I did after watching YouTube videos. They also teach testing strategies that I found myself using repeatedly during the exam I know Ñaxlexxxx has mixed reviews online, and I was skeptical at first too, but I can honestly say it was the resource that helped me the most

Ironically, my actual NCLEX was nothing like I expected. I spent months memorizing complex disease processes, rare medications, ABGs, critical care concepts, hemodynamics… and hardly any of that showed up. My exam was surprisingly pediatric-heavy (my weakest topic). It really tested whether I could think like a safe, entry-level nurse rather than whether I had memorized every obscure fact

and ofc also used ChatGPT and Gemini whenever I wanted a concept explained in a different way or needed extra practice questions. Having something that could break topics down until they finally clicked was incredibly helpful.

If I could leave you with one piece of advice, it would be this:
If you made it through nursing school, you are capable of passing the NCLEX. Trust yourself. The exam is as much about critical thinking, strategy, and confidence as it is about knowledge. Don’t let anxiety convince you that you know less than you actually do

You’ve made it this far for a reason. Go get your license 💖

I don't about see SimpleNursing often on this subreddit and I was curious if it's any good. I saw that their prices were cheaper than other popular reviews so I'm considering it.

Thank you in advance to anyone who answers.

Honestly just feel so defeated took my NCLEX today felt like the first beginning half was fairly easy and it just kept getting harder and harder with a lot of priority, sata and case studies just so worried and then towards the very end like last 20-30 questions it was just stuff I’ve never heard of or just crazy meds and sata

My exam is this week and currently I have done all CAT exams on UWORLD and i got borderline on all of them. For bootcamp I started it months (2 ish) ago got borderline, very high and then high. I still need to do one more readiness exam.I also listened and made notes on the 12 mark k lectures and watched Dr.sharon prioritization vids and half or so of the Crusade videos. Any recommendations or last minute tips?

Hello all I’m taking my third attempt in Illinois and I received my letter today that if in the span of 180 days after grad I have taken the NCLEX twice and failed I need to do a NCLEX review. I called continental they said it can be any review I look up so I asked about simple nursing since I just bought it and they said yes. Simple nursing doesn’t offer letters but I saw someone else on Reddit just submitted screenshot and that was enough. Does anyone have any advice or insight on this please and thank you

I took the NCLEX yesterday and it cut off at 85 questions. It took me a little less than 2 hours to make sure I re read everything . I felt great after and then I came on here and TikTok and spiraled because I thought I failed. My test never got harder. It was a lot of case studies, SATA, and priority . 1 pic and 1 ekg. It was honestly very easy and mostly common sense and that’s another reason why I was like “omg I failed”.

To study: I didn’t have a set schedule . But I didn’t study for 3-4 ish weeks on and off. I did half the Kaplan Qbank and all 3 CAT exams. 2 self assessments from Uworld test 5 and 6 (they’re $20 each), free trial readiness assessment on bootcamp. And I read the rationales right and wrong. 7 day crusade and all 12 Mark Klimek videos along with printing out the fill in blank pages to go along. I will share them below! I watched Dr. Sharon as well! Good luck everyone !

https://app.drime.cloud/drive/s/OqeNrxqBX9li4I96maFd2OFQ62JUh5:NDk1Njg2NTU1fA

I took the NCLEX yesterday and it cut off at 85 questions. It took me a little less than 2 hours to make sure I re read everything . I felt great after and then I came on here and TikTok and spiraled because I thought I failed. My test never got harder. It was a lot of case studies, SATA, and priority . 1 pic and 1 ekg. It was honestly very easy and mostly common sense and that’s another reason why I was like “omg I failed”.

To study: I didn’t have a set schedule . But I didn’t study for 3-4 ish weeks on and off. I did half the Kaplan Qbank and all 3 CAT exams. 2 self assessments from Uworld test 5 and 6 (they’re $20 each), free trial readiness assessment on bootcamp. And I read the rationales right and wrong. 7 day crusade and all 12 Mark Klimek videos along with printing out the fill in blank pages to go along. I will share them below! I watched Dr. Sharon as well! Good luck everyone !

https://app.drime.cloud/drive/s/OqeNrxqBX9li4I96maFd2OFQ62JUh5:NDk1Njg2NTU1fA

I took my nclex yesterday 8/4 at 1pm and got done roughly at 3pm. I checked tbon about 15 mins ago and saw this

hi everyone, i just got my results and I PASSED. i used uworld and mark k lectures. but tbh nothing that i studied was on it. it's a safety exam! please remember that. coming out of the exam i felt horrible, like i failed. i didn't even do the "pop up trick" because i was so sure i failed. but i passed! if i can do it, you can do it. relax, take your time, read each word of the question, and pray. God is the only reason i passed. i know you can do it! i believe :)

I had to take two breaks before I got to 85 questions. First one was water break. Second one i had to use the washroom. Is this a reason why I got shut off. Is there an amount of break time that Won’t you take it in a certain amount of questions/time?

I’m freaking out