Faith and positivity changes things! Passed NCLEX-RN

Published Jul 7, 2010

201 Posts

Hey everyone! I stand by allnurses 100% and most likely always will. I just wanted to share my experience with those who are waiting to take their Nclex. I graduated nursing school in May and just took my nclex yesterday. I was an average student in school, so I passed all my classes, but was not at the top of my class, but earned my grades fairly and honestly. Our school uses the ATI for an exit exam, so I started to really prepare for everything in January, so when it became time to review for the NCLEX, it was just that; a review. There were many things that I needed to brush up on and some weak areas that I needed to strengthen, but I worked my behind off. I enrolled in Kaplan and WILL NEVER REGRET IT! I love allnurses, but one thing that I recommend staying away from is negativity!!! Everyone learns differently and no to people are exactly the same, so if you want to pay the money and invest in a review course, DO IT!!! Whether it be HURST, Kaplan, NCBSN, or whatever, don't allow people to tell you that it's a waste of money, because it's not.. what works for one, may not work for the other. Kaplan helped to build my confidence and enabled me to tackle any question in a way that I never learned in school. Some people do fine without the review courses, some people fail without a review course, and even some fail WITH a review course, so again, everyone is different. I never lost hope and never believed or uttered, "I think I'm gonna fail." You HAVE to stay positive no matter what. If you do your part and stay optimistic, you will pass.

For my resources, I used the Kaplan course (online resources is the bulk of the program), Saunders for my content review, the LaCharity book (Delegation, Prioritization...), Pharmacology Made EASY for my meds (STRONGLY RECOMMEND), and the new Kaplan Strategy Review book.

YOU CAN and WILL PASS if you have faith of a mustard seed and make sure you do ALL that you are able and want to do in order to pass. Keep your head up, BREATHE, DON'T FREAK OUT, stay away from negativity, never doubt yourself, pray if you do, and most of all, BELIEVE and you will pass. God bless you guys!

* I passed with 75 questions :-)

Renée