How I passed NCLEX RN 2015

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I took my nclex about 2 days ago and just found out i passed my nclex today. It was my first time taking it and I ended up passing with 75 questions. What i did and which may work for you is basically setting yourself a schedule. And find out what is your weaknest, is it content or doing questions. Personally, my weakness was content. I just felt I need to prepare a little more. The following are items i used to prepare. I took about a month to study. And i also want to mention that i didn't take the nclex right after i graudated, i graduated in June and took my exam in september. Many say to do it after graduation but it is really all about whether you are prepared or not.

  • Hurst Review study guide- i didnt take the course but a friend let me borrow her study guide from her hurst review. It contained very simple topics from fluid and electrolytes up to pediatrics. It was straight forward and condensed on the most important topics needed for the nclex. It helped me understand things better all together for the nclex.
  • Kaplan Q bank questions- It cost me about $50 online through the Kaplan website. I did ALL the questions. 75-100 Q/day. Helped me a bunch. Hard questions and I felt they were harder then nclex but well worth it. Focus on understanding the questions you got wrong.
  • Lacharity prioritization, delegation, and assignment- Important, well worth the buy. If you can get, go forth it because it helps you understand for nclex
  • Lippincotts alternate format questions- great if you need practice with SATA questions.
  • Youtube- i used a couple of website which helped me answer priority type questions as well delegation.
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      (this particular website you can buy a study quide that someone created based on qbank from kaplan and saunders).

Quizlet- Drugs study guide

https://quizlet.com/73226101/drugs-drugs-drugs-flash-cards/

FYI you can also find in Quizlet flashcards from hurst review. Just type in hurst review in search.

My Nclex experience- I want to say that it is important to relax and take a break from studying, and maybe just go over your meds. To me these were hard to memorize but i did it by classification and endings of generic names. It was easier that way. i went over it the day before and the morning of the exam. When i went in to take my nclex, I was not as nervous because i felt prepared and confident. i had probably about 10SATA and lots of meds, peds, maternity, priority, a few delegation, and infection control. All were a bit of everything. I thought the questions weren't that bad. I think it was because the kaplan q bank and LAcharity book prepared me well enough. I had no EKG or any audio, but only one med calculation. When i finished at 75 questions, I felt ok. It all happened fast. I went home did the PVT trick and it gave me the good pop up. So I felt a little better. However, iheard mixed reviews, personally it worked for me because i did pass and i checked after 24 hours as well and had same pop up. Good luck to those of you who are going to take your exam, and just remember to be positive, confident. And if worst comes to worst and you fail, then that just means you will have to retake it. it doesnt mean that you are a bad nurse because some of us are good test takers and some just need extra help. It doesnt define you as a person or a nurse. If you made it through nursing school, you have the skills to make it through. Good luck again.

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Can I ask what type of medication questions? was it side effects, dosage, math, interactions etc?....I am having a really hard time remembering medications and I take my exam in less than 2 weeks.

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also congrats on passing and thanks for the info!!!

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I would study medication by classification and generic names but focus more on the endings. Study side effects and nursing management. I provided a study guide from quizlet that was very helpful. Common drugs are Dilantin, lithium, aldactone, digoxin, MAOIs , SSRI, Tricyclic drugs, haldol, theophylline, some drugs have therapeutic levels and you must know them for the nclex.

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