I passed NCLEX with a newborn!!!!

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Specializes in Psych, Tele.

first, let me preface this by saying that it was not an easy task. i graduated in late april and took two weeks off to prepare for the birth of my baby, so i did not study at all during that time.

i signed up for hurst online the third day home from the hospital. i really enjoyed the online review and materials provided by hurst. i initially signed up to test on june 9th, but my baby had other intentions.

i simply did not feel as prepared as i should've, so i pushed the test date back to the 25th of june. this gave me plenty of time to go through the entire review and 5th day materials. this past week i browsed this forum for any helpful tips to prepare for nclex and came across the infection mnemonic as well as the random fact throwing thread. the infection mnemonic is invaluable and really came in handy during testing ;) i also used saunders 4th edition. i did about 600 practice questions this week, and took one practice test the day before the test and scored a 68%.

the test itself was very straight forward. the test questions were short compared to saunders. i still left feeling like i failed though. the computer shut off after 105 questions. i tried to keep telling myself that there were 15 pilot questions and that i stood a good chance of passing. regardless of what anyone tells you, you still feel pretty crappy.

i went straight home and tried the pvt. i got the first pop-up that indicated 'the candidate currently has test results that are on hold. a new registration cannot be created at this time.' i started panicking, so i called my friend from nursing school for guidance. she told me to chill and try it again. i finally tried again and got the "good pop-up," 'our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. please contact your member board for further assistance. another registration cannot be made at this time.' i was ecstatic, yet i still checked that damn pvt every hour on the hour! i couldn't be convinced.

i finally received my 48 hour quick results exactly 48 hours after the time i signed up to test-i passed!!!! it still feels surreal.

it has been a long, strenuous journey, but it is possible! good luck to all of you!

jess, rn :nurse:

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:ancong!:

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congrats on the new baby and the NCLEX

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Specializes in med surg home care PEDS.

WOO HOO, NCLEX and a new baby, you are bless, congratulations you did it, best to you and yours

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Specializes in Psych, Tele.

Thanks!!!

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Congratulations! I have four kids and I am having trouble finding time to focus on studying so I can't even imagine doing this with a newborn. Way to go!

I am also doing the Hurst Review which I really like. Do you feel that the program really helped you? About how many NCLEX questions total from different sources did you complete before your test date? I have so many NCLEX books that I find I keep jumping around between the different ones for questions. My goal is to try to have at least 3000 done before my test date. Hurst now offers the 6 NCLEX (125 questions) practice tests and I am wondering if I should just focus mainly on my Hurst materials and stop jumping around. I also made drug cards up on index cards for each medication Hurst listed with their program. I figure then I can review a certain number of them each day and hopefully my pile of cards that I still need to learn will get smaller as I get closer to my test date.

I also am doing the entire Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment book by LaCharity. This book just seems to pull everything together.

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Specializes in Psych, Tele.

Thanks, Mommycakers! I did about 1000 questions from Saunders a little less than 2 weeks leading up to NCLEX. Hurst helped me memorize FVE, FVD, electrolyte imbalances, etc. I literally heard Marlene's voice when answering questions. Her lectures are a great way to brush up on content. I never got around to doing their Mock NCLEX. I just stuck with content and lecture review. It really did help me!

Good luck to you!

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Thanks for your reply. I am just going to concentrate on reviewing the Hurst and the LaCharity then. I like listening to the lectures over again too so hopefully it will stick in my brain. I have them on my ipod so I can bring Marlene with me everywhere I go.

Good luck to you in your future nursing career!:)

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Specializes in Psych, Tele.

Thank you. Good luck to you!

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Specializes in peds.

congrats!!!i have a newborn too;i hope i can celebrate with you soon.

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I also am into Hurst review online since I heard a lot of positive feedbacks from my friends who took it. I took Kaplan and NCSBN and failed twice. I am also a mom with a 8months baby, working full time and studying at the same time. Just like Mommycakers, I also dont know how to study efficiently because I have a lot of books too. I've been jumping around with so many stuff but thanks to you Johnna because I now know which one to prioritize. I spent so much for this test and now I am very low on funds. I really need to pass this because having a baby is really expensive.

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Congrats!! That was no easy feat...you've earned it!

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