Just finished Excelsior CPNE and now NCLEX

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So, I passed the dreaded, high-pressure CPNE at Excelsior (for those curious, I went to Utica and found the hospital to be very poorly equipped, but the Excelsior CE's and CA's to be helpful and courteous. This was my second attempt (first one I had too much nerves and made stupid mistakes) and I passed everything the first time through with no retakes.

Anyhow, the next step is getting my RN. So, the NCLEX.... I don't know anything about it or where to start. I'm thinking to do "Suzanne's Plan", but I need 15 posts first.

Any other advice on where to start? I see terms like "prioritization" and I'm not exactly sure what they are even referring to....

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

I would just concentrate on Suzanne's plan and getting the first tip done, that will give you time to get your 15 posts sorted and then just need to send her a pm. You do not need 15 posts to start her first tip. The sticky has all the information you need

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:w00t: ]Congradulations on passing your CPNE. That was so stressful. Like Silverdragon said, you have plenty of time to get in your 15 posts while starting her first tip. I would do her program exactly as she has it set out. Good luck on your NCLEX. I found the NCLEX less stressful than the CPNE until I left the test center.:lol2: Anyhoo, best wishes.

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I failed the CPNE the first time.

Getting through Suzann'es first tip gives you plenty of time to get to 15 posts. I passed my first shot, but I'm a good test taker and I did the questions from the disk until my head was spinning.

Good luck and

:ancong!:

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Okay, so as a "good test taker" is it even necessary to study? I took my paramedic "boards" several months after our classroom study was done and never cracked a book and scored very high on it. It certainly does not have the 85% pass rate that the NCLEX does.

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Okay, so as a "good test taker" is it even necessary to study? I took my paramedic "boards" several months after our classroom study was done and never cracked a book and scored very high on it. It certainly does not have the 85% pass rate that the NCLEX does.

STUDY! I'm a good test taker too but you should study.

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:ancong!: on passing the CPNE! Yes, you definitely need to study for the NCLEX. Recommend that you proceed with using Suzanne's plan. Good luck!

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Okay, so as a "good test taker" is it even necessary to study? I took my paramedic "boards" several months after our classroom study was done and never cracked a book and scored very high on it. It certainly does not have the 85% pass rate that the NCLEX does.

I don't know. I'm confident, not over-confident. I don't think that I would have passed without studying, though.

:coollook:

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what is Suzanne's plan?

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