graduated 4 years ago, still not a nurse !

N1colina · Dec 28, 2010

Is this for your RN or LPN?

pjp2u2 · Dec 28, 2010

Have you taken a review course? If you haven't I suggest you take one. Information from nursing school can be overwhelming especially if you are four years out of school. Some good programs are Sylvia Rayfield, HURST, etc.

ciprea · Dec 28, 2010

LPN, I have spent the last 2 years doing all my pre reqs for the transition program:confused: yes I know should of gotten over this test first. So I have some background infor...just finished A and P this past semester, along w medical terminology

I took the state required review class in Nov 2007, although since I have not failed 3 times it wasn't required, honestly it cost me 1100$ and I feel I never really learned anything, I still have the material they gave us with some key points.... i just dk anymore, I have tons of books, (like buying books is going to get the information into my brain) I have quit one of my jobs and as of Jan. 3 I will have 5 hours, 5 days a week to study, I just not sure where to start, saunders, I was going to go through each chapter, but honestly, once I move to the next chapter, I wont remember really what I read about a disorder 3 chapter prior, so is that really helping? Someone said just do tons of questions, is that better....dk but I NEED to do this !!

caliotter3 · Dec 28, 2010

It is not going to happen unless you work hard at it consistently. Until you make that commitment you will be spinning your wheels. Best place to start with any review book is Chapter 1. Then plow through them, one by one.

N1colina · Dec 28, 2010

Hang in there. I, too failed my NCLEX PN the first time around. Had the max amount of questions and got 'nearly passing' on each category. I studied Kaplan book, that guarantees you pass or your money back, and I DID! You can do it!

sheila0313 · Dec 28, 2010

Okay, try this study plan. First off use the Saunders comp review book it is a good book.

Second make a test date, you've been out of school so long, so give yourself 90 days. Third, pick a date to start your studying, Monday is a good day. Next, get the following books: Saunders comprehensive review, Saunders Q&A review, Saunders strategies for Alternate Items formats, Saunders review flash cards, Nclex Rn Q&A Incredibly made easy, Kaplan Strategies for RN. Get a nursing audio review like Feuer's. Okay so now start on a Monday, get a calendar and write out your plan day by day.

1/3/11- 1/9/11 Monday: Review Saunders comp, start off with the systems. Integumentary Disorders and Nursing sciences. Go over the content Monday- Thursday and Practice questions on the Saunders cd-rom Friday, Saturday, Sunday over the Integumentary system. Do 100 practice questions on the cd- rom, do practice questions from Incredibly made easy, do practice questions from Saunders q&a, Saunders review cards. So, 4 days go over content, 3 days go over questions from all sources. Also if you want to kill two birds with one stone, When you go over an adult system go over the pediatric system also. So, M-F Integumentery Disorders adults, Integumentery Disorders peds.

1/10- 1/16: Oncological and Endocrine Disorders, review for the adults and peds 4 days, do questions 3 days

1/17- 1/23: Review GI disorders and Respiratory disorders, review content for the adults and peds 4 days, do Nclex questions for 3 days

So you get the point, and after you go through all the med-surg systems and peds go over Maternity, Fundamentals, Cultural, Meds math.

Okay I also want to include make sure you read the rationales for wrong and right answers, make sure if you don't understand a word or term look it up, I am a visual learner also so watch a lot of the disorders, diseases, diagnostic test, procedures on http://www.youtube.com. Look at picture images on google image. Study by the computer and internet. Also get the nursing audio, and whenever you're driving, cleaning, cooking, brushing your teeth listen to the nursing audio. It doesn't matter if you study in that order or not, or if you have a different study plan, just get a structured consistent study plan. The last 2 weeks before you take your test study in the Kaplan strategies book, and Just practices only questions last 2 weeks as many as you can. I always tell people to fast and pray. Be confident, keep faith, don't think negative while you are testing, and claim your success in the name of Jesus. I know this will help, God bless you and best blessings to you. :nurse:

ciprea · Jan 2, 2011

Thank you so much !! Exactly what I need ! nursing audio??

sarafinag · Jan 3, 2011

Graduated in November of 2006. Took the nclex Dec 2006, went 205 questions, results showed I passed 2 levels, near passing on 4 levels and far from passing the pharm section. Didn't really study too much, took the nclex again Oct, 2007 same results, 205 questions with just about the same results on each section. Well here we are 4 years later, I need to pass this test !
What is the best way to study, I'm a very visual person, to be honest though, I didn't do too well in Nursing School, I simply did not put enough effort into it. Passed but not by much. I have a tutor willing to help, but she also thinks I should repeat nursing school, that's not going to happen ! Any and all suggestions would be awesome !!!

Ciprea:

......."I simply did not put enough effort into it". "Passed but not by much". "I have a tutor willing to help, but she also thinks I should repeat nursing school".......

Seriously???

You want advice? Sounds to me as if you want to hear the easiest and simplest solution. The best advice you have already received... from your tutor. Nursing school is not easy, nor should it be, we have people's lives in our hands.

When you are willing to go to any lengths and make school your number one priority, then you will succeed!!! It takes HARD WORK, not study tricks!!!!! GOOD LUCK!

ciprea · Jan 3, 2011

Best advice I have received from my tutor? To repeat nursing school? I thank you for your advice !! With all do respect, I graduated and worked a full time job, we lost over half our class that we started with. So me saying I didn't put 100%, is because I went to work while everyone else went home and studied. Let me be a little clearer, I am asking which books are best, and the best way for a visual person to remember all this information.

2011LPNJ29 · Jan 3, 2011

Ciprea,some people will try to put you down when you are vulnerable but the most important thing is to ignore and continue to move forward.We have people that are just coming back after 10years to take the nclex and they still pass it,while we also have people with due respect though that passed the nclex on 5th,6th,7th and so on attempts.lacharity,exam cram,frye's bullet 3000 for RN(read this first to get hang of things you might have forgotten),make flash cards,write your lab values on index card,random facts has some important Nneumics(sp) for infection control and so on.Don't be discourage.Some like saunders as well as lippicotts.Get kaplan to learn the strategies for answering questions on the nclex.Goodluck and keep your head up!

2011LPNJ29 · Jan 3, 2011

Google out definition of things you are reading and can't read remember it from school.Be consistent with your studying as in study atleast two hours a day everyday and stick with the plan for the next two months;don't forget to review your medmath as well as the household conversion.GL!