RN!

I found out yesterday that I passed the NCLEX-RN exam. Yay!!!!! What a tortuous experience that was…it is a “computer adaptive test,” which gives you a minimum of 75 questions and a maximum of 265. The test adapts to your answers as you proceed to determine what level of competence you are at, and will continue to ask similar questions until it is satisfied you understand the topic. Once you hit the 75 mark, if the computer is unable to determine whether you are above or below the pass-fail line, it will ask more questions until it becomes clear. I answered 75 questions, but let me tell you that I only really felt sure about maybe 10 of them. Yikes! Also, not all are multiple choice. Some questions are “select all that apply” and there may be 2 correct choices, there may be 6. Some questions ask you to prioritize the steps you would take while you’re performing some task with a patient. Do you give oxygen first or call the doctor first? Do you change the patient’s position third, before or after you stop their IV? But if you don’t check exactly the ones that are right, you miss the question. No partial credit. Seriously nerve racking!!!!! Glad I don’t have to do it over. Now, I can focus my nervous stomach on starting my new job as a RN next month. No pressure there, ha.