My NCLEX-RN journey.....

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Hi all other future and current nurses!

I wanted to thank all of you for your stories and inspiring encouragement about your NCLEX experiences. I really feel like this website is the reason I passed my NCLEX-RN this passed weekend.

First off, making to graduation was my sole priority throughout nursing school. I never thought at all about NCLEX until I recieved my ATT. Even while registering on PEARSON VUE, I still had another 8 weeks to finish school and never gave it a thorough thought as to what I should do to pass it. School was tough and I figured I had to make it to graduation before I even consider NCLEX.

When I recieved my ATT, I had been out of school for maybe 2 weeks. I was just starting to somewhat relax.....then the chaos started. I didn't have the money to pay for fancy prep classes and scoured the internet for days trying to find the 'BEST' study materials, but that was fruitless as well. Then I found this website and I was positively thrilled to find a collaborative site with real forums of people just like me trying to make it through NCLEX-RN alive. The resources suggested on this site were truly helpful and I wanted to pass them on to others. There were many suggestions so I only picked these because of the price and constant attention they recieved on this forum.

1. KAPLAN 2012-2013 NCLEX-RN (the green book. I found it on amazon for 20.00)

2. LACHARITY Priority,Delegation, and Assignment (amazon 16.00)

3. Mosby's medication cards w/ mneumonics (flashcard set- amazon- 25.99)

Other than those, I researched any unclear information in my textbooks from school. I really felt like the questions on NCLEX-RN were very similar to these 2 books. Whenever I didn't get a question correctly, the books offered clear reasons why the choices were right or wrong. If I was still unclear... I looked it up to clarify further. Nclex asked so many different types of random information that it was ideal that I studied every page in both of the books....TWICE. For me, it helped me to retain the information better. I also made a point to memorize the important reference ranges listed in the Kaplan book. VERY HELPFUL!!! Knowing what is normal vs. abnormal is a huge advantage on NLCLEX.

I hope this helps someone else and thanks again for helping me!

You are ready for this! You are the RN you've been working so hard to be for years in school. Now its your time to PROVE it! (you need to know this in your head)

SCHEDULE your test and take the next step. Remember, you already graduated from school.....that was the hard part. Now its time to close the chapter of being a "student RN" to starting the role of RN.

You've worked hard and now its your time to shine. KNOW THIS AND GO PASS THAT F****** TEST!

graham - you're the best. I will definately keep you updated

Hi all other future and current nurses!I wanted to thank all of you for your stories and inspiring encouragement about your NCLEX experiences. I really feel like this website is the reason I passed my NCLEX-RN this passed weekend. First off, making to graduation was my sole priority throughout nursing school. I never thought at all about NCLEX until I recieved my ATT. Even while registering on PEARSON VUE, I still had another 8 weeks to finish school and never gave it a thorough thought as to what I should do to pass it. School was tough and I figured I had to make it to graduation before I even consider NCLEX.When I recieved my ATT, I had been out of school for maybe 2 weeks. I was just starting to somewhat relax.....then the chaos started. I didn't have the money to pay for fancy prep classes and scoured the internet for days trying to find the 'BEST' study materials, but that was fruitless as well. Then I found this website and I was positively thrilled to find a collaborative site with real forums of people just like me trying to make it through NCLEX-RN alive. The resources suggested on this site were truly helpful and I wanted to pass them on to others. There were many suggestions so I only picked these because of the price and constant attention they recieved on this forum.1. KAPLAN 2012-2013 NCLEX-RN (the green book. I found it on amazon for 20.00)2. LACHARITY Priority,Delegation, and Assignment (amazon 16.00)3. Mosby's medication cards w/ mneumonics (flashcard set- amazon- 25.99)Other than those, I researched any unclear information in my textbooks from school. I really felt like the questions on NCLEX-RN were very similar to these 2 books. Whenever I didn't get a question correctly, the books offered clear reasons why the choices were right or wrong. If I was still unclear... I looked it up to clarify further. Nclex asked so many different types of random information that it was ideal that I studied every page in both of the books....TWICE. For me, it helped me to retain the information better. I also made a point to memorize the important reference ranges listed in the Kaplan book. VERY HELPFUL!!! Knowing what is normal vs. abnormal is a huge advantage on NLCLEX.I hope this helps someone else and thanks again for helping me!
Thanks for sharing your story! this question may have been ask already but how long should you give yourself to prepare for boards? I graduated in may, took a 3 month break because I was burnt out and now I'm kicking myself in the butt as I feel I've forgotten everything. I took the hurst review online, have listened to the lectures once, taken 3 of the Q reviews and have bombed them. I'm scheduled to take boards in 5 days. If I study most of those days do you feel that's enough time to prepare? Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated! :) The stress I went through in nursing school has once again started it :(

I hear ya kls 3

graham - I passed the NCLEX in 2 hours and 75 questions! I persisted and persistent and my kaplan grades begin to slowly increase. I studied basically all day everyday for 3 months. thanks for all your help

What about ur grades from nclex 4000 ? If you have score around 70 or up that be great score to take the exam. Good luck !

Go for it .... Best of luck !

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