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After the Examination If your State Board of Nursing (SBON) or nursing regulatory body (NRB) participates in the “Quick Results Service,” you can receive your “unofficial” results two business days after the exam if you pay for this service. This service is available on the Pearson VUE NCLEX Candidate website. Official results are sent to you approximately six weeks after the exam.[20] If you didn’t pass the exam, you’ll receive an NCLEX Candidate Performance Report (CPR). The CPR is an individualized document that shows how a candidate performed in each of the test plan content areas. Graduates who fail the exam can use the CPR as a guide to prepare them to retake the exam.[21]

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