Its been 7 years since nursing school

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I'm struggling to get started on studying for my NCLEX PN. It's been 7 years since I finished school. I am unsure what or where to start. I have no motivation because every time I try to study I feel like I'm just going around in circles. I would like some input on what ya'll did to help you get started studying. Thank you

Unfortunately im too far...i reside in coral springs!

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Yes I understand how you feel it's been since 2012 for me when I finish nursing school. But for sure please read / do fundamentals books. I took the nclex pn last month but I failed. It's a test that you have be prepared for ...what I am doing is I made a list of everything a LPN can/ do as a nurse every procedure...the steps. This all came from the fundamental book first quarter...they will ask you to put things in order by steps, so be ready for that I had about 20 things on my nclex test, a lot of meds for sure..Just get organized with a study plan and be ready...good luck

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Can you scan that LPN can do list you made... can you email it to me please?

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i myself have grad in 2012 also, and on my third attempt so scared it being so long i got so discourage and gave up...... but i need this and this is what i want. just don't know where to start! i am in Fla took in Fort Pierce

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Try saunders too!.. i love saunders!... I graduated 2009 its been long.. but..here I am still trying so hard! to pass NCLEX.. when I read saunders I feel like im going back to my first years in nursing :) .. and saunders book is easy to understand i feel like I have an invisible teacher while I am reading this book.. its thorough and concise . Best of Luck to you ! :)

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i have the green saunders book, do you just start from the beginning.... i just don't know where or what to do?

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Specializes in Med-Surg/urology.

OP I'm so sorry for your losses. I think it takes courage to pick yourself up and move forward, so you are on the right track. For studying material, I definitely recommend Saunders. Their nclex books are great! Kaplan would be my other recommendation because their questions are so detailed and close to nclex, but the program is pricey.

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LPN Procedures /Must know the steps

  1. IV Therapy
  2. Enterable Tube Feeding
  3. Oxygen Therapy
  4. Nutrition /Feeding/Eating*diets*breast milk*clap lip
  5. Personal Hygiene
  6. Urinary Catheter Care
  7. Ambulation/Transferring/ Range of Motion
  8. Enemas
  9. Diabetes Management* Type 1, Type II
  10. Specimen Collection*
  11. Central Venous Access Devices
  12. Ostomy Care
  13. Airway Management*Trach*
  14. Closed-Chest Drainage*Hemovac*Davol*JP
  15. Maternal–Newborn Care*how to measure the stomach*before/ after birth
  16. Abuse Prevention*ask how long
  17. Telemetry
  18. Eye Care
  19. Ear care
  20. Medications*classification *prefix /suffix
  21. Pulse checks / B/P
  22. Nasogastric tube (NG) *how to put one in

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Hurst is awesome!! It helped me pass the first time.

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Well for me I would love to try but the cost is very high. I still got to pay for the retake which is $200. I did try the free hurst review for a week.

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Specializes in Psychiatri.

I would recommend first researching different review programs to find out which one works best for you. There are a lot of reviews that focus only on content, some that focus just on strategies and questions. In my opinion, I like a balance of both. Definitely make sure you research though!

I've been out of school for 2 years, failed the NCLEX-PN twice, but I found Hurst Review. I truly felt like I found gold when I found this review! It really does a great job with refreshing you on content, especially if you've been out of school for a while! For questions, I'm doing Kaplan's Qbank. I can say though using Hurst and Kaplan together has definitely made me feel at ease.

But whatever you decide to do, I wish you well with studying! Good luck and God bless. :)

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Specializes in Psychiatri.

I replied in your other thread but Hurst! :)

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