I need help passing NCLEX-PN

NC Girl BSN · Dec 12, 2007

I feel really bad for you. What helped me was a website called Peterson online testing. Google that and take the PN NCLEX test for $24.95. It sounds like you have problems with critical thinking. I also purchased the book Nclex PN Made Incredibly Easy. The first several pages gave great tid bits on how to analyze and critical think questions. For example. When prioritizing care remember the ABC's Airway, breathing and circulation. If a patient is not breathing then there is no point in continuing care, so pick the patient who is having difficulty breathing. Also remember safety and Maslows Hiearcy of needs. Food and shelter are essential. you must address these needs before you go any further in nursing care. Go and buy the book and take the online test and understand the rationales. Good Luck!

waterfalls · Dec 12, 2007

ThankQ so much......

pagandeva2000, LPN · Dec 14, 2007

I am sorry to hear that you were unsuccessful the first two times you sat for NCLEX. You may need to read some strategy books, such as Kaplan's Strategy for Success for NCLEX-PN. I don't think that there are many positions for LPNs that do not include patient care; those that do require some experience especially in either med-surg or long term care.

I wish you the best for the next time you take your exam.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Dec 14, 2007

Also let me know if there are any LPN jobs in Minnesota that I can do without taking care of patients...for example like in a office typing patient data, etc...

While I don't specifically know about Minnesota, I do know that there are LPN jobs in existence that don't involve patient care. However, these positions are hard to find, and are usually given to people who have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience with bedside and patient care. It is rare for a new grad LVN/LPN in my area to land a job that involves no patient care. Heck, even new grad RNs typically aren't going to find a job away from the bedside.

Here are a few LPN jobs that involve no patient care...but they do require several years of experience. In other words, you must do your time in the 'trenches.'

1. LPN Case Manager

2. LPN-ADON (assistant director of nurses)

3. Clinical Research Coordinator

4. LPN Director of Admissions

5. Director of Staff Development

6. Staffing Coordinator

7. Instructor (teaching CNAs and MAs)

kayleighac · Dec 31, 2007

The process I used seemed to work since I just passed on my first try.

Here's what you need to do first

Buy these books:

1. NCLEX-PN Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy

2. Lippincott's Review for NCLEX-PN

3. Saunders Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-PN

4. Straight A's in Nursing Pharmacology

Getting the latest edition of these is probably best

Our process that worked with about 97% of our school was to basically do 200 questions a day. You start with your best subjects in Incredibly Easy since it's the easiest. Then move onto the next easiest book which would be Lippincotts on the same subject and lastly, do the questions in Saunders, also on the same subject. After all that, you should be an expert on that subject! Grade yourself on every test you take...read all your rationales...just to warn you, when you start out, you will be getting around the 50 or 60 percents. Don't give up...the more you do it, the better your scores will get. After you finish all the subject specific tests, move on to the comprehensive tests. And once you are scoring in the 80's...you should be ready! I followed this process exactly and I passed at 85 on the NCLEX-PN, which is really good. Do this for about 6 weeks or until youve done about 6000 questions. So, say you do 200 a day for 5 days a week....give yourself two days for rest...then you have done 1000 questions a week.

When you finish one subject, start on the next one and do the same thing.

With each subject you do, try studying the pharma on that subject also. It helps to incorporate it in. Read the pink part of the Straight A's in Pharma, and take the test at the end. If you get below a 70%, then read the whole white part.

DO NOT skip pharma. That's probably THE most important thing on the test. I got over a dozen med questions on it. Thank god I studied it.

One more good book for pharma if you have time is Pharmacology Made Easy for NCLEX-PN. It's self explanatory. Read it and do the questions pretty much.

That's really all you need, is just to do question after question and know the rationales for them. It's going to be a lot of work, nursing is not easy...but I wish you luck and I hope my advice comes in handy!