How far in advance....

MrsICURN14 · May 15, 2014

I'm wondering the same thing!!

shan409, ASN, BSN, LPN, RN · May 15, 2014

I think I'm going to start as soon as I start the program. Then we will have a more in depth feel for the knowledge. My hair stylist (that just passed her NCLEX-PN said to think of the senerios in a real world/common sense aspect too, not only from a nursing point of view.

Okie36 · May 21, 2014

I was pinned April 10th, took and passed NCLEX April 29th...I concentrated on my HESI exams/scores that our school gave us at the end of every subject (maternity,peds,pharm,medsurg etc)

we had a final HESI exit exam and recommended score was 850. If we made that or higher then there was high probability of passing NCLEX first try. I did not study for this exit exam. I wanted to see where I would score on my own. I scored 1092...what I'm trying to get at is this...going into nursing school, you won't know it all...that's why your going to school. Your school will gradually adapt you to NCLEX style thinking...one day it will click, and you will realize that you are critically thinking.

One day, all of the concepts that your learning on paper, will click and come together in living color as you assess your patient. NCLEX assesses your role to function safely as a nurse. Lots of memorization will not help you in NCLEX. Those questions have multiple answers that are all correct. You have to critically think your way through to pick the most right answer.