I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

[BigB]

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.

[eileeners]

Congrats to you!!! I should be receiving the results this week. I'm crossing my fingers.

[bijou]

:prdnrs:hi world! i passed!!! praise god & everyone who has assisted in getting me to this point!:flwrhrts::dncgcpd::tinkbll:dreams do come true! good luck to all those preparing, taking, and waiting for their nclex results. by far, this was my most favorite thread, lol.

[eileeners]

congrats to you bijou!!! it must be a relief.

well, it's been 3 weeks for me so i'm hoping to get my results this week or early next week. wish me luck!

:prdnrs:hi world! i passed!!! praise god & everyone who has assisted in getting me to this point!:flwrhrts::dncgcpd::tinkbll:dreams do come true! good luck to all those preparing, taking, and waiting for their nclex results. by far, this was my most favorite thread, lol.

[bijou]

Thank you! I can't wait to hear your good news, eileeners! This is by far the most sweetest day to savor. I'm sitting here in shock and contentment and gratefullness.

[studentnurse2175]

Do you remember anything that was on the test? I know they changed the format as of April 1st and I'm terrified that none of my NCLEX books will help because of the format change. Anything will be of great help and comfort.

[bijou]

Urrrgh, I just wrote a really long post and lost it! Sorry. So to put it in a nutsell. Prepare, Prepare, Prepare! I used NCLEX-PN Questions & Answers made Incredibly Easy! I went through the whole book! yes (except one section-keep reading) and referred back to text books (to review & refresh) when I got a question wrong. I as well had the Saunder's review book and wished I had opened it more for the drug review. I think if I had to do it all over again, I would also do the Kaplan program and the nurse's board q & a? that I heard they have on their website? The one section in ... made Incredibly Easy, was supervision & management, (I didn't even glance at the questions) and of course I got hammered with priority and delegating questions... I think the type of questions I got in the beginning of school was more of a snap shot of the type of questions I should of prepared for and practiced more readily. That's why I would then, now, as well use Kaplan's as I heard they were very frustrating type, practice questions, and you want that practice! I had tons of SATA but I don't think anymore or less than those that took the NCLEX in March. But in school, they said we would just get one or two only, NOT! I got tons! I walked out of the testing area almost in tears as I started off the testing calm and took a deep breath, started answering questions...well, then, I found myself wrestling in the ring with a beast! and I told myself- just hold on... as I started to panic,... & when the screen went blank, my heart just came up to mouth, as I thought the challenge was stopped too soon and I was behind in points, and I didn't feel I knocked it out cold, know whatta I mean?.. Remember to know the nusing process and the why, Why you do a nursing action, what your patient teaching is, expect to know for drug side effects and actions. I think in my test I had more "overall picture type" questions {rather than anatomy, and cut and dried answers to disease process} and then presented in a SATA format... Questions that seemed should be so easy to me- the answers to choose from were so ambiguos! So my advice is to keep studying, (or you better start!, lol) to keep the odds in your favor. Good luck, and have faith.

[NenadeDios]

OMG girl , you give me hope lol , congrats i graduate in jun , & im freakin out about the boards already!!!

Im glad you passed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,

[bijou]

hi,

passing the test is part of the journey, now, i want to obtain a job! apply yourself to your studies and clinicals and that will be half the battle. i didn't find this thread until after i took the nclex test. i couldn't imagine stressing myself during school. so relax, and get back to class, lol.

:prdnrs:

[NenadeDios]

Yes ma'am!! :wink2:lol

[bijou]

:grad::dancgrp:

NenadeDios :typing

in June!

[NenadeDios]

yup yup only 7 and half more weeks!!!!!

[sweetpeanurse]

I graduate in May, and the only thing I can think about is the NCLEX. I'm glad to hear that I am not the only one that is freaking out, or has freaked out. To think that I am not that bad of test-taker, if I don't know it for sure I can narrow it down by reasoning to the correct one. But reading that the cold sweats, and almost breaking down into tears during the test. OMG!!!! HELP!!!!!!