For those of you who passed NCLEX-PN

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Jun 28, 2005

20 questions a day from the "NCLEX Made Easy" book for a week.

JacqueOCS · Jun 30, 2005

Good morning! I also read the prep books...but didn't do any certain number of questions. I knew my weak areas and concentrated more on them. Also attended one of the pre test courses .... not really sure it helped that much though . Good luck, you'll do fine!

Hugs,

Jacque

SueNYC · Jun 30, 2005

I finished school and waited to take my boards until almost a year later because of nerves. Since it was so long after I was done with school, I reread some things that I knew were my weak pointsbut I decided that was abad idea so I just picked up books that hightlighted main points on all topics, did questions from books and disks and also got the kaplan question bank online. I took a week long review class too just to make me more at ease. Looking back now I would still take my review class and do questions on my own but leave the Kaplan question bank out. They just made me feel worse because I found them to be SO much more difficult that the actual exam was. Which by the way I passed, cuting off at 85. Whatever way you choose, Good luck to all of you.

fireflyLPN · Jun 30, 2005

What did you do after graduation but prior to boards to prepare yourself for the exam? If you studied from the review books, on average how many questions did you do each day and for how long?
Thanks

Hi there,

I just recently graduated & took the NCLEX-PN. I studied the Lippincott NCLEX-PN review book and it did help! Also, I got a lab values worksheet from my school that contained the "major players". Like Potassium, Sodium, all the different Liver Enzymes, CPK & LDH, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, etc.. Those really did help me!

As for the amt of questions I worked on... I did a chapter a day. I didn't think the test was that bad.

Hope this helps!

Jill

Chel · Jul 1, 2005

Hi there~

I set my test date first thing (30 days after graduation). Otherwise, I knew I'd put it off, and off, and off...

I divided up the chapters in my review book (saunders), and divided it. I didn't look at a thing the night before the test. It was a two hour drive to my test site and I had kid rock blasting the whole way. When I sat down in front of the computer I took a deep breath, said a little prayer, and did my best.

Know your abc's, maselow's hierarchy, and the nursing process. You should do ok.

Best of luck.

Chel · Jul 1, 2005

Hmmmm ~

I think I meant I counted the number of chapters (or was it pages?) and then divided them. I had to force myself to study that much every day.

n8isgr8 · Jul 6, 2005

Our teachers sugessted 3500 questions before boards. I graduated June 16th and due to a national competition I was unable to schedule my boards as soon as the paper work came I was out of the state. So now my boards are not untill Aug 2nd. I did hear of a girl from my class who already took and PASSED boards. So I figure about 100 a day.

Tips our teachers reccommended.........

3500 questions

DO NOT OPEN THE BOOK the night before, know when you are the sharpest ( We took all of our exams first thing in the AM so I scheduled for the earliest morning time). Eat spearment gum, a teacher told us of a study that spearment makes your mind sharper?!, Eat something that day, Take them the soonest date available after you graduate. Dont go with friends, you may get nervous if you have a fast test taking friend who gets up and is finished when you are on question 30 lol., and their stress is contagious. We practiced relaxation techniques before every test, which once I learned to do it right,helped tremendously. Get up often around q30 questions. Remember the frist few questions are leveling, if you get them right you are well on your way as you will be at a high level. Do not stress about extremely hard questions... Many times NCLEX puts PRACTICE questions on the boards that don't count! And do something nice just for you to feel good whether it be a massage, manicure or bubble bath just do it. My own added advice......Get a drink and go out the day after you tested, instead of waiting scared to death for the results to come in. GOOD LUCK.....And lets hope I am able to practice what I preach lol.

- Jami

kathc · Jul 6, 2005

I took the exam about 2 months after graduation. Would have taken it sooner, but my school delayed sending in the paperwork. I did 10-50 questions per day. If I missed a question, only then did I study that area. I did write down all the lab value and studied those up to the last few minutes before taking the exam. Mine shut off at 85. I used Saunders, which I have been told is the closed to the exam - and I agree. But I did also use Lippencott and had some springhouse flash cards that I carried with me to study.

Good luck!!!

dawnregit · Jul 13, 2005

i finished the exam at 06/28/2005, and do you know when can i know my test result and the test cut off at 85 questions. or do you know, if i could check the result on the websit ?? please kindly advise , thank you

fireflyLPN · Jul 13, 2005

i finished the exam at 06/28/2005, and do you know when can i know my test result and the test cut off at 85 questions. or do you know, if i could check the result on the websit ?? please kindly advise , thank you

It all depends on your state. Here in Ohio I was able to find out my test results online after 48 hours (on a Sunday). Of course I had to pay the $8 fee. I was able to check the Ohio Board of Nursing's website on Monday and see my results then. I have heard through some of my friends that they were able to see the results the next day on the OBON website.

lmerrow · Jul 21, 2005

Do you know where I can get the study books for this test? Or is there some place where I can get some reading materials to find out about this test? I am wanting to be on top of it before I have to take my test, granted I will not graduate till the year after next but, need to have all my ducks in a row before so that there is no procrastination of any kind on my part, and not over whelmed of what to expect. Thanks LM