The day of NCLEX exam

Date of Exam：September 2008


About examination
1. Plan to arrive at the Pearson Professional Center at least 30 minutes before your schedule time. You will be required to present your ATT and passport.
2. You will be asked to provide your signature, and you will have your fingerprint and photograph taken.
3. You will be required to leave your personal belonging outside the testing room. Secure storage will be provided.
4. You will have up to six hours to complete the NCLEX-RN examination. Total examination time includes a short tutorial, two scheduled breaks and unscheduled you may take. The first optional break is offered after 2 hours of testing. The second optional break is offered after 3.5 hours of testing.
5. An NCLEX-RN examination can be anywhere from 75 to 265 items long. Of this items 15 are pretest items that are not scared. The NCLEX examination uses computerized adaptive testing (CAT) to administer the items.
6. Raise your hand to notify the test administrator if you have a problem or need to take a break.
7. After your examination is finished, you will be asked to complete a brief computer-delivered questionnaire about your testing experience.
8. It is important to understand that the length of your examination is not an indication of a pass or fail result. To pass an NCLEX examination, a candidate must perform above the passing standard.


       I did 137 items of the exam. It remained about one and half an hours. The contents of the exam included a lot of medical and surgical items. I only took a medication calculation formula and three multiple response items. There are a couple of childbearing, pediatric and mental Healthy items. I almost took exam about medication, cardiac, urologic system and psychiatric. For example how to response for schizophrenia patient? Which conditions need the top priority intervention in a disaster? What is the main instruction the nurse assistant should be doing? Preventing the old from falling which situation the RN need to intervention? I think learning is not only remembering knowledge but also a great understanding. The above is the conclusion from the test experience.