this is my first time posting and I just wanted to give a little advise to all of my Canadian nurses out there that are considering writing the NCLEX-RN. after 150 brutal questions and 48 hours of painful waiting I have just found out that I passed the NCLEX-RN.
why I wanted to write this thread is that I have many friends that I worked with in Canada that took the exam and failed it. and since I just took the exam and have it fresh in my memory I wanted to share some advice. (if you want it lol)
1. STUDY!! if anyone tells you that its not a knowledge exam, that it's strategy in answering the questions they are giving you wrong advise. STUDY STUDY STUDY. I studied for 3 months because it was almost like learning a new language for me with the labs and the meds. I recommend Kaplan for test taking strategy and I used lippincott's Q & A review. I did over 5000 questions before the exam and watched countless youtube videos on different diseases and syndromes.
2. get rid of the real world nursing skills you have and think "perfect hospital setting". there are strategies to learn this in Kaplan.
3. understand that American nursing is different enough to make you answer some questions wrong. Lippincott and Kaplan have great chapters and questions on legal issues and patient rights.
other than just studying your butt off I don't see there being a secret formula. you don't have to try and break down a question and get hints on the answer if you know your material inside and out.
I know a few people that failed it because they thought they didn't have to study. they got straight A's in school and they thought american nursing was the same. so STUDY!!
