by pizzagirlRN

Unfortunately I didn't discover this site until after I tested and it scared me because a lot of people post because they failed! For several days I didn't know if I passed or not because I'm in Cali. I graduated and was bored so naturally, I hit the books and started to review, I read Kaplan’s book which taught me how to dissect questions and determine what exactly is being asked, Saunders for the areas that I needed to review, Lippincot's review book and spent hours answering questions from "NCLEX Review Made Incredibly EASY". I read & answered tons of NCLEX type questions and did computer practice tests from CD's that came with the books. The truth is, I registered for the soonest NCLEX date I could get just to get it over with, but I still had two weeks to burn through questions. I think the key is to read each question carefully and determine what it is asking, I learned this from Kaplan. When I took the exam there were many questions that I wasn't sure about, but I thought each one through and related it to everything I learned in NS. I was able to carefully eliminate ridiculous answers and choose the best of two . Critical thinking is about thinking things through and knowing what is vital to survival and what isn't. Using the ABC's, the nursing process & Maslow's combined with my strongest gut feeling enabled me to think like a nurse (apparently!). Fortunately my program was rigorous and I hated it at times, but it prepared me for this beast known as the NCLEX! I passed with 75 Q's, one math, several SATA, many infection controls and endless that related to "statins".
Best advice I can give is, You must RESPECT the beast if you want to slay it!
Good luck every one!


P.S. I used these books while in NS to focus in on the essential NCLEX material that was being presented in class and I swear it helped me do better on exams. It's never to soon to start preparing for the NCLEX.

Re: Here's my take on NCLEX RN

Congrats on passing the exam

Re: Here's my take on NCLEX RN

You gave excellent advice and