I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

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I feel like burning most the LVN review books I bought as they did me no good what-so-ever on the NCLEX. The questions I got came out of left field. Stuff that wasn't taught in school like post mordum care for jewish men and questions about the Buhdist faith. I couldn't believe the questions I got. It felt like I guessed at half the questions. What a terrible feeling I have now. I have went threw the ENTIRE Saunders LNV review book and cd TWICE, that's 6,000 questions, as well as the kaplan review book, "lvn made easy", and the mosby cd. Total review questions and rationales done exceeded 8,000. Yet it didn't help me at all. Yes I read the rationales for ALL the questions/ answers. The NCSBN.ORG review was the only thing that helped me as the questions were similar to the NCLEX.

The VAST majority of question were priority questions. I had learned all the tricks to answer these in the Kaplan book. Only one big problem....the priority questions in kaplan are a complete joke (very easy) compared to the actual NCLEX ones which were brutal.

My computer shut off at 85 and I am positive I got the 85th question wrong because I looked it up when I got home. I hear if the computer stops at 85 and you miss the last question ...you most likely failed if you weren't doing so hot. I wanted to throw up when I left the testing center.

So hear I sit and have to wait 3 weeks to get result in CA. I will start checking the LVN board website next week, but I have a bad feeling my name won't be up there and I will have to take the NCLEX again.

Diahni,

At my school, they had us do ERI, our books were mostly Mosby's. I bought the Saunders 07 edition and used the disc also. I also took a 3 day class in L.A. Best to you. Study hard so you can give good educated guesses. Learn how to read the stem of questions, and narrow it down to 2. That at least gives you a 50/50. And if you walk out feeling that you never saw that stuff before, and surely you failed, welcome to the club. Most of us do, and don't.

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Diahni,

At my school, they had us do ERI, our books were mostly Mosby's. I bought the Saunders 07 edition and used the disc also. I also took a 3 day class in L.A. Best to you. Study hard so you can give good educated guesses. Learn how to read the stem of questions, and narrow it down to 2. That at least gives you a 50/50. And if you walk out feeling that you never saw that stuff before, and surely you failed, welcome to the club. Most of us do, and don't.

thanks, ss07!

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Hi all,

Congrats to everyone who took the boards and passed:balloons:

I am taking my NCLEX-PN 08/31/07.What questions did you mostly see on the exam and what should I be focusing on as I study?

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
Hi all,

Congrats to everyone who took the boards and passed:balloons:

I am taking my NCLEX-PN 08/31/07.What questions did you mostly see on the exam and what should I be focusing on as I study?

NCLEX is a highly individualized exam that no one can predict, so it is hard to say what to study or what should be highlighted. It is truly anyone's guess regarding what to cover. Most of us had medications that we did not recognize, priority questions and co-horting questions. I personally had more questions on digestive and neurological diseases, no maternal, no endocrine, or respiratory questions, one cheap shot peds question, one math, and shockingly, nothing about diabetes, insulin or other common issues. But, to say what would be on it is anyone's guess, really. And, I took it last year. So, basically, answer MANY questions, read the subjects that you keep getting questions wrong on to comprehend the main issues, and definitely, read the rationales of all questions, whether you get them right or wrong. Good luck!

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Hi all,

Congrats to everyone who took the boards and passed:balloons:

I am taking my NCLEX-PN 08/31/07.What questions did you mostly see on the exam and what should I be focusing on as I study?

I had lots of priority type questions, but everyone's test is different.

One thing that one of my instructors said was to read the question, read the answers, and then read the question again before deciding on an answer. She said doing this would help get a better understanding of what is being asked.

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Specializes in Knuckle Dragging Nurse aka MTA.
I had lots of priority type questions, but everyone's test is different.

One thing that one of my instructors said was to read the question, read the answers, and then read the question again before deciding on an answer. She said doing this would help get a better understanding of what is being asked.

Yes, lots of priority type questions. I highely recommend the Kaplan RN, yes RN, study guide. It helped big time.

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Specializes in Nursing Ed, Ob/GYN, AD, LTC, Rehab.

My advice is to learn good test taking skills, how to eliminate wrong answers and read the question and answers C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-y. I could have made many mistake had I not re-read the questions and answers. As well I think saunders was great because it tells you why the answer is right and methods how to help you pick the right answer for every practice question, that was very helpful. Remember too, everyone I knew swore they failed once they got out and all of us passed.

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i feel like the same way. . . i think im wasting my money buying all these review books n still failed 2 times now i got to study again n maybe i will pass

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I completely understand about those books, i took my test this past monday and studied hard and i was a good student in school, but i left there SO UNSURE if i passed. I felt like i wasted time on those books and a lot of the stuff was stuff i dealt with in clinical settings. I would have been ok with just the books i got from school. Then i had access to the ERI testing site and i passed those no problem and the questions still came from things i didn't learn from school i used critical thinking and remember a lot of what i did in clinical....I hope i passed and from the looks of it ppl are about 5 to 6 weeks to get anything in the mail. This has already been the longest week of my life it feels like it's been 3 weeks! I want results!

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oh and also i took the max amount of questions and all through nursing school everyone said if you took the max of 205 you failed your exam. So yes i've been trying to keep postitive thoughts on that i passed but after taking 205 questions i was just unsure. I pray taking 205 doesn't mean i failed :scrying:

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i'm 17, just graduated from nursing school and high school. i took the nclex as soon as i could (today) and i feel really good about it. however, i need advice on whether i have a right to feel good or not. question 85 came, the test continued. i got to question 123 or something, and the last question i took i KNOW i got right. would bet my life on it. my theory was that i obviously needed more questions right after the 85 to prove myself. since i know i answered correctly on my last question i assumed that correct answer pushed me to the requirement and that's why the test ended. otherwise it would have kept giving me more questions and more chances to succeed, right? i dont know, the more i think about it the more i get upset. any advice?

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Specializes in Nursing Ed, Ob/GYN, AD, LTC, Rehab.
i'm 17, just graduated from nursing school and high school. i took the nclex as soon as i could (today) and i feel really good about it. however, i need advice on whether i have a right to feel good or not. question 85 came, the test continued. i got to question 123 or something, and the last question i took i KNOW i got right. would bet my life on it. my theory was that i obviously needed more questions right after the 85 to prove myself. since i know i answered correctly on my last question i assumed that correct answer pushed me to the requirement and that's why the test ended. otherwise it would have kept giving me more questions and more chances to succeed, right? i dont know, the more i think about it the more i get upset. any advice?

Im confused, I thought you had to be 18 to sit to take the NCLEX? also how did you get into and then pass a 1 1/2 year nursing program so fast with 1 year of pre-reqs?

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