I am now a licensed Registered Nurse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) Passed in 75 questions!!!!!
If anyone wants to know what I recommend to study:
Uworld and Picmonic.
I tried Kaplan (included in school- was ok but kind of easy and too broad, and poor rationales), Hurst (school- too basic), and Lippincott Passpoint (free trial- didn't find it helpful).
But hands down, Uworld was all I needed. Picmonic was helpful if I didn't completely memorize a subject or if I wanted more info about a topic on Uworld. I paid for the month subscription of Picmonic.
My Uworld scores:
Overall average - 67.8%, 94th rank
Assessment 1- 65.3, 81st rank
Assessment 2- 77.3, 96th rank
In the last week I was consistently getting high 60s-70s. I did every question in Uworld and then had time to redo my incorrect/trouble areas.
I started off doing 75 q a day only then in the last 4 days went to 200-250 q/day.
I had notes I took on topics and I printed those notes out. As I remediated Uworld, I hand wrote notes in that I was weak on or hadn't remembered.
I made flashcards, but really it was my notes that helped more. I also made a sheet with only lab values and another sheet with only maternity (a weak area).
In all honesty, I found the NCLEX to be pretty easy compared to all the hype and stress I felt. If Uworld is a 10 for difficulty, NCLEX is a 5-6. My NCLEX was specific and covered a large range of topics.
Thanks allnurse members for the help throughout my years!
Passed in 75 questions!!!!!