Transition to RN

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Hello all,

I had taken some time away from Excelsior and nursing in general, but I have started back up and studying my butt off. Over the last 4 weeks I have read both of the recommended texts for Transition to the RN role, as well as reviewing the mystudyguide PDF. I can't figure out how I'm still failing the practice tests. I read the book and everything seems to make sense. I take the practice test and only get 50-55 questions right of the 75. Give me ideas, feedback, study tips, ANYTHING that can get me through these damn question :madface:

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Nobody every passes the practice exams. I think the highest I've gotten is a 73or 74 and that was health safety. sg101 says to shoot for a 70 if possible. Have you taken health safety yet? cause they say to take that first.

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I am about to take the Transitions exam as well. I have read and reread the information over and over.

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Specializes in EMT since 92, Paramedic since 97, RN and PHRN 2021.
Nobody every passes the practice exams. I think the highest I've gotten is a 73or 74 and that was health safety. sg101 says to shoot for a 70 if possible. Have you taken health safety yet? cause they say to take that first.

This is completely true. I think out of the 16 total practice exams I took I think I may have, percentage wise, passed 2 of them. But yet I passed every single nursing theory exam, along with the FCCA's on the first try.

While the practice exams are definitely worth their price of admission, I wouldn't get too overly worried if you don't pass them when you take them. Now if you really bomb them, like maybe get a 20% that may be cause for concern.

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I haven't purchased any of the practice exams. I tested out of Micro last month, without purchasing a practice exam, and passed with a B. I take my Transitions test Monday (a week from tomorrow) and will use that to determine if I will purchase/take the practice exams first.

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I have no idea how I'm ever supposed to feel truly prepared if I can barely get a 68-70%. I have decided to take a one week sabbatical collect my thoughts and hit it again. I was also studying for interpersonal communication at the same time which I'm going to take this coming Friday. After I take this exam I'm going to hit transitions with all I've got!

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Just to echo everyone else, I think I may have passed 1-2 over the entire journey and I am about to take my final LS3 exam.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.

Yep. That sounds about right. I took every practice exam for the nursing theory exams. I failed every practice exam for the nursing theory exams. However, I passed every actual nursing theory exam for the ASN, CPNE, and the NCLEX-RN with only one attempt.

If you agonize over these weightless practice exams, you'll never get through this program. Don't let those hold you up.:up:

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Well everyone I took Interpersonal Communications today! I have no idea how they grade things because I was sure I failed. Somehow I walked away with a B. I am planning to finish studying Transitions in 2 weeks, take 1 week to review everything, and do my best.

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Specializes in EMT since 92, Paramedic since 97, RN and PHRN 2021.
Well everyone I took Interpersonal Communications today! I have no idea how they grade things because I was sure I failed. Somehow I walked away with a B. I am planning to finish studying Transitions in 2 weeks, take 1 week to review everything, and do my best.

Remember that not all of the questions are graded. I believe the intro screen on all of the tests state that the test is comprised of graded and non-graded questions and since you don't know which is which to do your best on all of them. Sounds like you did bad on the non graded ones and rocked the graded ones, good for you!

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Specializes in Long-term/Geriatrics, Home Health.

Has anyone recently taken this exam? I'm currently studying for this exam and it seems like easy material but it's just so much information. I feel like I'm not focusing on the right material. Can any recent test takers let me know what I should be focusing more of my studying on?

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Well folks, I took the plunge, and I finally took my Transition test today. Yesterday I was in a pit of despair realizing just how much I still had to review. No matter what happy little timeline I made for myself, life gets in the way and sometimes timelines have to be adjusted. I walked away with a B on this exam. As difficult as I found some of the memorization, I actually felt relatively prepared. My downfall on the practice exams were the "select all that apply" questions. One wrong check box and you killed the entire question, I think had about 30 of these questions on this test. Good luck to anyone else who takes this exam.

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