Kaplan Trainer Scores and NCLEX

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Hello All Nurses Family:

I was wondering what your Kaplan Scores were in relation to taking and being successful on NCLEX? My Scores range from 59.3% - 73.1%. I am in the process of completing question trainers 6 (today) and 7 (hopefully by Tuesday). Question trainer 6 seems to be so difficult! So I took a short break to ask this question. I'm also almost done with the q bank questions.

I really, REALLY would love your feedback on this. I am a 2nd time test taker and am aware of my mistakes. The 1st time I took NCLEX, I really wasn't putting consistent effort into studying. But this time around, I've studied every single day putting at LEAST 4.5 hrs a day for the last 5 weeks. I just want to be prepared to take NCLEX.

Thank you so much and congrats to those who have recently passed NCLEX. You are my motivation. Although I'm not able to comment on each and every story, I do read them and it inspires me to stay committed and never give up!

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im in the same boat.. im a 2nd time taker, too. my QT scores were 64-71%, and I just took nclex yesterday got the good PVT pop up. I think you are doing pretty good on your score. I feel QT 7 is much harder ..(maybe because it's long, too) When i studied for my first nclex trial, i hardly get 50%s...

After a long QT test, I usually spend a day or two reading my weakest content areas, and do 50 qbanks from that content area. I felt that helped a lot!

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And does anyone think Kaplan was harder than NCLEX? (For those who have already taken the exam)

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im in the same boat.. im a 2nd time taker too. my QT scores were 64-71%, and I just took nclex yesterday got the good PVT pop up. I think you are doing pretty good on your score. I feel QT 7 is much harder ..(maybe because it's long, too) When i studied for my first nclex trial, i hardly get 50%s... After a long QT test, I usually spend a day or two reading my weakest content areas, and do 50 qbanks from that content area. I felt that helped a lot![/quote']

Cool! And congrats RN! Thanks for your input

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This might not help but I was scoring lows of 75% and highs of 95% on qbank questions, only did about 200. Opted not to use qtrainers. Passed NCLEX With 76 questions. Just keep studying your known weak areas and do more questions. NCLEX is primarily about patient safety different circumstances, and secondly about ethical decisions regarding patient care and reporting. Just remember it with each question, which answer is most correct or the safest for patient and nurse.

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and don't forget priority, mine had a lot of priority and several on coupling patients with which patients in rooms. So I would find out which are in airborne precations/droplet precautions, etc.

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I honestly thought Kaplan Q trainers were easier than the NCLEX. I did the NCLEX and the whole time I thought I was failing, at least with the Q trainers I could tell which ones I got right and which ones I had a best guess.

On the plus side, I passed it, but I feel I got lucky because it was a beast. To me, I would say that the NCLEX was more silimar to LaCharity priority, delegations and something, but without the delegation, just mainly priority, and then other stuff about patient safety, and some on communciation.

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Personally I feel NCLEX is less structured than the kaplan test... maybe because i ran into enormous amount of SATAs, math, and conference questions. I was so confused and was less confident than doing my kaplan tests where I could find a pattern and apply the kaplan strategies.. So practice SATAs and priority questions (conference questions are priority ones). Anyways, don't give up when running into unfamiliar topics and questions types. I didn't get frustrated like the first time I took NCLEX.. and i guess I did the right thing this time passing at 75! :) Keep kaplan scores above 65% and boost up your weakest content area/question types. You will be fine

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Personally I feel NCLEX is less structured than the kaplan test... maybe because i ran into enormous amount of SATAs math, and conference questions. I was so confused and was less confident than doing my kaplan tests where I could find a pattern and apply the kaplan strategies.. So practice SATAs and priority questions (conference questions are priority ones). Anyways, don't give up when running into unfamiliar topics and questions types. I didn't get frustrated like the first time I took NCLEX.. and i guess I did the right thing this time passing at 75! :) Keep kaplan scores above 65% and boost up your weakest content area/question types. You will be fine[/quote']

Thank you for your input! I'm just trying to look for a way to tackle this exam, however, I'm not entirely confident on my Kaplan scores. Do have any advice on where to practice SATA questions other than Saunders? My CD doesn't work and I'm so broke; I cannot afford anything right now.

Thanks

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