foreign graduate passed nclex in 75Q

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hello friends,

i just want to share my experience about nclex what i did to prepare. I am a nurse from NEPAL graduated in 2009. came to states in 2013. i didn't know where to start what to study at first. so i took 1 step at a time, started working on my credential evaluation with CGFNS, it took 1 whole year due to the devastating earth quake.

this post goes to all the Nepalese nurses who are preparing for NCLEX.

following are the materials i used:

1. saunders nclex comprehensive review 5th edition.

very good book for foreign nurses i read all the chapters and did all the questions. seriously if you read this book and understand it, its all you need to pass nclex.

2. hurst review.

i did online review.it helped me built my confidence my calm my nerves about the test.i did all 6 qbank and got around 70-83. didn't get what they suggested 84/125. but i wasn't discouraged.

3.uworld.

this is the best qbank you will ever find. i finished the qbank with 60%. the main thing is to review. i suggest not to go after percentage but to focus on understanding rationals.

4.kaplan qbank

finished with 64%

5. khan academy videos.

i learned alot from their videos. they are the best teachers in the world.i am so glad that i found this and guys its free, so please take advantage of it, they have tons and tons of videos and practice questions.

i also used lippincotts qbank but didn't do all of the chapters i thought i was too detailed then you need.

okay, to summarize;

i studied 4 months all together, did 75 questions each day. filled my calendar for a month, what i wanted to do each day. i would do questions in the morning and review in the evening.

just do not lose focus and keep studying i know it gets overwhelming but just take a deep breath,tell yourself you got this. and study study study.

if you know your content no matter how the question is being asked you can answer it. i did not want to fail so i over prepared my self.

on the test day, it took me 2hrs to finish 75 questions. i read every questions very carefully and took my time to answer after all those days of my hard work nclex felt so easy, even the SATAs. i did not cry after it shut off, i was pretty happy about the experience.

best of luck to everone who will be taking their nclex. you can do this.

i am happy to answer any questions you guys may have :)