How I Passed Boards

Nursing Students NCLEX

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Specializes in Cardiac.

I took my boards on Thursday June 1st and I just found out today that I passed!!! (I paid pearsonvue the $7.95 to have peace of mind for the weekend)

The day of the test I was surprised that I wasn't really that nervous. It took me and hour and 15 minutes and the test shut off after I had answered 75 question. To be honest I thought that the test was going to be harder then it was. What I mean is the type of questions I was getting a lot of towards the end was priority type of questions and I believe they consider these harder type questions to answer but for me they are fairly easy for me to answer. I think if you really know your content and lab values you are set!

But even though I didn't think the test was that hard I still left feeling unsure of myself. I knowing how I am so I brought my school book with me so as my hubby drove me home I was second guessing myself looking things up.

As far as how I studied for the test I did the Saunders Cd over spring semester. (For our final class of the semester we were required to do certain content tests from the Saunders Cd each week and turn in with an 80% or better) When I did the saunders I went above and beyond and in each content area I did the study mode for all of the questions and took notes from content that was hard for me to grasp. The only section I didn't do all the questions to study from was Pharmacology there are over 600 questions in that area. Anyhow I did Saunders over the spring and after I graduated I attended Kaplans seminar and also did the question trainers from kaplans online. Again taking notes from content that I needed help on and studying from those notes.

2 weeks after Kaplans seminar I tested.

And you better believe Monday morning after I see my license number posted I am going to my boss to negotiate my new contract from LPN to RN!!!!

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Congradulations and Best Wishes! Did you have alot of pharmacology on the NCLEX? Which drugs should I become most familiar with??

Thanks for sharing!

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Congradulations and Best Wishes! Did you have alot of pharmacology on the NCLEX? Which drugs should I become most familiar with??

Thanks for sharing!

Everyone's content is going to be a little different, but pharmacology should account for ~13-19% of the questions on PN and ~9-15% for RN. Your best bet is to use a pharmacology review book or NCLEX review book (like Saunders) to get a well-rounded knowledge of all drug classes. Sharing specific content from the exam in a public forum might make some people uncomfortable since it violates NCSBN rules.

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Very true... thanks for the advice. I am just so nervous about the NLCEX! I have been reviewing, but there are just so many and so much to remember when it comes to drugs! I am concentrating on the most common and just keeping my fingers crossed that I remember what I am supposed to remember!

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Congradulations! I am so happy to see somebody feel the exam easy and pass it at 75 questions! That is encouraging!:)

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:balloons: congrates.best wishes for future

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Specializes in LTAC, Homehealth, Hospice Case Manager.

Congrats!!:yelclap:

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