i took my exam on 12/12/12 ...lucky date for me and computer shut off at 75 question. at that time i had both kind of feeling that may be m passed or may be m failed...was not sure to definitely fail. then after i hour i tried pvt and i got good pop up, i jumped with joy...but before celebration i want to confirmed it. so today it confirmed... i saw it on ca website..... as i am foreign nurse... i am from india , but now m here from last 1 year. i completed my all study in india..from my 1st std to bsn..( now bsn RN). so honestly it is difficult for me... so here is my study tips and how i prepare myself for this tough exam....
1- six month ago i started from saunder, i read this book page to page. completely twice in 3 month. and did question which is at the end of each chapter. and yes side by side make notes v v v v brief of those which was hard to remember . like 1-1 line notes.
2. then i bought lipponcott book of q/a. and started to answer 1 chapter/ unit in one day. and it help me alot alot alot.it makes me familiar to answer more and more q. i finished it in one month.
3- then i start saunder q/a book. and i felt that book is preety easy than lipponcott .
because lippponcott prepare me to ans hard q and and with in 2 weeks i finished that book..honestly i dont like that so much...q were so easy and straight.
4 - then i took master of nclex prepration...
KAPLAN. did all qbank. all qt include readiiness exam and diagnostic exam...and listen how to answer question, how to eliminate...etc etc.... DECISION TREE is great ,, BUT BUT honestly i m unable to use it on each q....sometime i used or sometime not. so did this in 2-3 month....and feel confident.
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at last i but PDA book by lacharity....i think everyone should have this...great great to prioritize , delegation...question. i love this.
its toooo hard than other but it must.... i hate case study... very time consuming.
6 . i used other material too . like occasionaly exam cram, ncsbn, med surg question ...etc etc etc but mentioned above.. was my main focused.....and throuout pray to GOD and my hard work......
and my dedication to study.....i studied 4-6 hours a day..... i was foreigner nurse so that was challlenge for me. i sacrifised so much for this test ..so thats why today o gained this... m married .moreover joint family.. so mutlitask...hv to look after of everything........"NO GAIN WITHOUT PAIN".
so my heartly best wishes and good luck to all of u who are test taker.....my advise is studt hard ..... do more more more question /question and question........ it will prepare you for exam.
7. i had 6-10 sata , 4-5 medicine. 4-5 make in order q, 1 picture question, one question about intake calculation, rest all priority question and delegation. question was so breif and straight .2 options are so so closed. but easy than kaplan and pda. but still nedd to know about topic and content.... GOOD LUCK...ALLNURSES SITE HELP ME ALOT. THANKS.
hay..how are you???i m alao preparing for rn..and same as ur page study in india and now givinf exam in usa..its hard..i donot know what to read???even with busy shedule..plz if u can help me for my study and rn exam..guide me..
congratulations on your test!i am a foreign trained too,taking my test for 1st time can you email me i have a couple of questions please my id is [email protected] thanks for your time
hey thanks to all above my freinds.... i would like to suggest to you all to do more and more question to be perfect but be sure to read rational of each and write down whatever you dont know. follow nursing process, maslow and ABC. it apply every q of real exam ...every....and in exam do not rush out..have patience and concentrate..... oh one of my freind good pop up as written above . it mean you passed...enjoy. yes pvt works..i did that too..................... any question please?
Hi Shergillnav I'm new to all nurses.. Just one quick question.. is it true that Kaplan and Lacharity is way harder than the actual Nclex? Is it okay if I ask for your email to help me for my Nclex exam thank you so much..
By the way Congrats on your exam.. Your a certified RN...
plz tell me . how was your score in practice questions before you take exam?
because my planning is to take after a month but my score is around 60%. wt u suggest should i wait or go ahead to take.. i took kaplan review online. was 55% and exam cram is about 70%. i have mary ann hogan review too. it is all mixed score.50 to 75%. because sometimes i see same question again . so i knew the answer may be thats why score goes up. how can i know wt is my level. or please advise we should do more questions or content . thanks a lot for your time
hi devi000,,, kaplan is littlebit tough so acc to me 55 is not bad. my % was between 55-60 in qbank and above 60 in all qtrainer and in readiness 69.... so we will never feel prepare fully. even at the day of exam i was scaring. but carry on . you are good on score. practice more and more q.....good luck for your exam.
thanks a lot shergillnav. i feel little better with your answer... this site really helpful. i am from india too. 8 yrs working as CNA. busy with married life. taking care of kids parents etc. but now i am so tired of CNA work. just praying GOD help me. i do study a lot but i dont know why i forget whatever i read last month.
. then after i hour i tried pvt and i got good pop up, i jumped with joy...but before celebration i want to confirmed it. so today it confirmed... i saw it on ca website..... as i am foreign nurse... i am from india , but now m here from last 1 year. i completed my all study in india..from my 1st std to bsn..( now bsn RN)
. so honestly it is difficult for me... so here is my study tips and how i prepare myself for this tough exam....
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hay..how are you???i m alao preparing for rn..and same as ur page study in india and now givinf exam in usa..its hard..i donot know what to read???even with busy shedule..plz if u can help me for my study and rn exam..guide me..