I have a girlfriend/classmate that passed at 78 questions...it took a LONG weekend and one day to learn that!
Good luck and keep us posted okay.
I have also have another classmate that took all 265 and she was prepared to fail and a week later she found out she passed too!

Nkdwalker; that means one of two things, one that you answered enough questions right in all areas that there is no need to continue and hence you pass, and the other is if you failed in one area, then you have failed the test and there is no need to continue. In most cases cutting it off at 75 questions is a good indication of passing.

nd, mine cut off at 75 questions and I passed. I was dumbfounded when it cut off at 75.

I was told nearly 15 years ago that the test would take me approximately 3 hours on the computer (took the NCLEX in Ann Arbor, MI), after just less than one hour, and 76 questions, my computer shut down...I was MORE than terrified. I was in tears as I crawled back into my vehicle. I was CERTAIN I'd failed...just about a week later, I found out, much to my VERY pleasant surprise, I was wrong! I think it's very highly possible to have passed it in so few questions. GOOD LUCK! ; )

6 of my classmates have taken their NCLEX-PN in the last 2 weeks and all have passed. Most had around 85 questions, one had 165 and another over 200. I go in 2 weeks and it is scary to imagine the computer shutting down on me at 75 or 76 but whatever number I just hope I am prepared enough to pass. This is the only test I am going into with just the thought let me pass and no particular score I am aiming for and thats a different feeling for sure.

I passed the NCLEX at 80 over 14 years ago...........it can be done...on the 76 mark too,,I was pissed I knew I had passed but I thought I KNOW more than this let me prove it....alll those months of school for 2 hour test!!!

Although you cannot tell if 75 questions is a definate pass, it is usally a good sign. Mine, and several classmates shut of at 75 and we all passed. However, even if people take up to 265, they can still pass. Good Luck

I also passed with 75 questions, and like nurseoncall2000, I thought, wow! all of that preparation, and how will THEY know that I would make a good nurse with just 75 questions asked/answered?! I will say that, for those who have not yet taken the exam, I had 7 classmates who took the exam within a short period of time...all but one of us passed the first time around....all but one of us took a Kaplan review course! coincidence??
Good luck to all:) It is such a relief to know that it is all over!

I Passed both the LPN and RN NCLEX with minimal questions. I walked away thinking I was either a genius or ignoramous.
Tony

I also passed in 75 questions.

Crystal8207 said:

I am no where near taking this test as I just entered a nursing program. I am seeing that the number of questions people take varies. Why is this? Is it just random. Just want to know and I also want to know of any websites or books that may help me prepare for the NCLEX. exam. I believe it is never to early to at least see what type of questions there are. I will be taking the LPN exam I know there are different test but are the reviews the same for both.

Thanks in advance.

The NCLEX PN and RN work pretty much the same way. Review courses are often helpful.

I am an RN and I know people that failed at 75, 101, 265 etc. I also work with a guy from India that passed at 76 , people that passed at 75, 265. We get so caught up in taking it again. My friend had just re taken hers the second time and passed! You can't reverse the past. Pray and trust God. If you didn't pass study Kaplan, or Sauders! God Bless and I'll be praying. We all freak out when we're waiting!

If the test shuts off at 75 questions, you were either doing very well or doing very poorly, because the computer was able to determine very quickly that you either met or did not meet the passing standard with 95% certainty. You won't know either way until you get your official results. If you felt the first half of the questions were relatively easy and then increased in difficulty, this is often a sign of success.

Hey there....dont worry
You can pass with that score..
Hang in there.

I took my exam today and the computer shut off at 75 questions.. I am really nervous because the test was extremely difficult. every question I got was difficult. I had maybe a couple of easy ones.. it took me 2 hours and 20 minutes to finish..  Does anyone have any input