Just Scheduled NCLEX-RN....GULP!

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It's been a good long while since I have been on AN. It feels good to be back.

I graduated last month after 2.5 years of hard work it finally paid off to walk across the stage and receive my degree as a RN graduate!

Today I got my ATT and my stomach was in my throat. It's time to prepare for the NCLEX-RN and to pass it on the first try! :geek:

I did a two step program got my LPN first and then RN but went on straight thru the program. I didn't study hardly at all for my LPN boards and passed on the first try.

I scheduled my exam for Oct. 31st...yes, Halloween. I will be preparing for it until a couple days before the exam to just relax and mellow out. Already scheduled a therapeutic relaxation massage for the day before the exam. :)

I have been casually doing/taking Kaplan NCLEX-RN on demand and have been doing a smidge above average for the diagnostic and for q-trainer 1. I plan on stepping up my question amounts to about 150 per day and to review EACH correct and incorrect rationale to get a good grasp of test strategy.

I will also be hammering down my lab values, ABGs etc. and nursing skills by doing online games and youtube videos.

Is there anything else I should do? I feel a ton of content review is behind me now. That's what nursing school was for. I will review major topics but not look at the nitty gritty and nit pick.

Wish me luck!

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Specializes in Medical Oncology, ER.

just keep doing questions and aim for mid 60's as a minimum on trainers 5-7. good luck

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Less than 2 weeks left and I am getting nervous already. I have finished all of the Q-trainers except for 6 and 7. Will save those for a later date. I also have saved the readiness test for the very end as well.

I am currently doing Q-Bank and have finished 20% averaging a 59%...the question in the Q-Bank are no joke. Super challenging but I "feel" I am learning test strategy now... hoping the next few weeks go by quickly and studying is efficient.

Here are my scores so far...

DX: 58

QT1: 61.33

QT2: 60

QT3: 60

QT4: 67.33

QT5: 68

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Update on Scores...

DX: 58

QT1: 61.33

QT2: 60

QT3: 60

QT4: 67.33

QT5: 68

QT6: 66

QT7:

Readiness:

QBank: 58%- 65% complete

Sample Test 1: 62

Sample Test 2:

Sample Test 3:

Sample Test 4:

I left one of my qbanks on after 1 question and forgot to suspend test as I had to the store real quick to grab an item for my wife. And it marked my score as 49 unanswered and 1 correct. Not sure if that got added into the mix but it really dropped my score.

Yesterday was a bad bad day on Q-bank. I took 2 tests I got a 54% and then a 48% :( I was super distracted on the first one, no idea what happened on the next one....super brain fart I assume I dunno. I am getting more and more worried now. Test in 6 days!

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Specializes in Dialysis.

Where are people getting the Sample Tests from Kaplan? Is it in the purple book? I don't see them online.

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Specializes in Medical Oncology, ER.
Where are people getting the Sample Tests from Kaplan? Is it in the purple book? I don't see them online.

they're part of Kaplan's course.

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they're part of Kaplan's course.

That's correct. More specifically they are found in Kaplan's QBank program.

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So I tried something a little different. I feel rushed with the clock on the 50 question timed mode. So I went into the tutor mode and just took my time. I took a few 20 question tests and got a 70 and a 65 and then I upped it to 50 questions and got a 72.

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Specializes in Dialysis.
That's correct. More specifically they are found in Kaplan's QBank program.

I have the QBank program...I guess I assumed that the sample tests were just like a few questions to get used to...oops! Thx guys!

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Specializes in cardiac.

m patel too. i am taking in november

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m patel too. i am taking in november

Hi! Good Luck!

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Update to Scores:

DX: 58

QT1: 61.33

QT2: 60

QT3: 60

QT4: 67.33

QT5: 68

QT6: 66

QT7:

Readiness:

QBank: 57%- 100% Complete

Sample Test 1: 62

Sample Test 2: 40 (Felt rushed and had symptoms of head cold ick!)

Sample Test 3:

Sample Test 4:

I got a 62%, 74% and 58% on my last 3 sets of QBank. :/

Getting nervous now. Big day is in 2 days!

I do not plan on taking Question Trainer 7.

I will be taking Sample Test 3 and 4 hopefully before mid-afternoon tomorrow.

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