The Test Shut Off at 75 and I Knew I Failed. I Was Wrong.

[upbeat music] Question 84, you're guessing.

Question 85 comes, you're guessing again.

You hit submit, the screen goes black.

Your stomach drops to the floor.

You walk out past the lockers, past the front desk, out into the sunlight, squint your eyes because you've been in the testing center for three or four hours, and you're 100% certain, certain that you just failed the NCLEX.

You start rehearsing how you're gonna tell everybody.

You get to your car.

You start crying a little bit.

48 hours later, you get an email.

You log in.

Pass.

You passed.

This exact story happens to thousands of nursing students every single NCLEX cycle, every single NCLEX season, and it happened to me as well.

I remember walking out, [lip smack] calling people and saying, "I honestly don't know how it went," but I passed.

I passed on my first time, and I want you to know that if you've already felt this [chuckles] or if you are worried about feeling this, that's normal.

Okay? So what's actually happening inside the algorithm of the NCLEX and how to walk out of that building without losing two days of sleep, two days of your life, um, with this feeling that's truly just lying to you.

I'm Jon Hawes, RN, founder of Nursing.com, and this is the Nursing.com podcast, where we help you get through nursing school, help you start your career as a nurse, and help you have success throughout your entire journey as a nurse.

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