March 2008 NCLEX support group

kiev1972 · Mar 12, 2008

Found out today I passed. Thanks to all on the boards...loved those mnemonics...actually used VEAL CHOP on the test...and thanks to Suzanne and her plan for adding in that critical sanity factor of an ordered plan. The stress factor is your silent enemy, it saps you and creates doubt, and questions all your hard work. Your nclex is just the last day of your study routine. You can do this just fine.

Congrats:yeah: :yeah: :bow: , I am going to take my test on Friday, March 14th.

jhayarn · Mar 12, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!!!:yeah:Im so HAPPY for YOU!:yeah:you did it and now you have what you deserve.An RN after your name!!!just a thought,why not change your user name now?why not make it worryfreeRN:nurse:!!!a more appropriate for a new RN ready to serve the needy and the sick!!!Goodluck my Friend!!!God Bless You!!!

mocuishle · Mar 12, 2008

Congratulations to everyone who recently passed the NCLEX! Whoohooo! Way to go! I'll be taking the exam on the 24th...I'm controlling my anxiety right now...God bless to all.:)

zhanlili_9 · Mar 12, 2008

hi everyone:nuke: im just wondering :confused: do you really need to have a score above 70% when doing the practice test in the cds to pass? or what really matter is that during the actual exam is that you may be able to have clusters of correct answers? i really dont get a score above 70% most especially with kaplan though i have clusters of right answers in my test. im just really worried. my exam will be next week already. though i feel like im prepared to take it.i actually dont know what im feeling right now. haha:bugeyes:

and oh! by the way, congrats to all who recently receive their results and passed the exam. you really deserve it. i just hope i was able to find this site before i did my review so i could also try suzzane:bow: i really heard lots of good things about it. but i pray, i too will pass the exam.hehe:nurse:

learninglessons12, BSN, RN · Mar 12, 2008

I just took the NCLEX-RN today. The test stopped at 75 questions. The questions were so hard. Hopefully I passed. Now I am just gonna try to stay busy for the next 48 hours until I can get quick results.

TELIKO · Mar 12, 2008

i take my boards tomorrow. i am nervous but at the same time, i just want it to be over. i took kaplan, and have done numerous questions so hopefully i am prepared. i have decided to suzanne's plan if i am not successful. i have been saying positive affirmations to myself and i am actually going to stand in the mirror tonight and say positive things to myself. wish me luck.
carmey

all the best..:heartbeat:redbeathe

TELIKO · Mar 12, 2008

I just took the NCLEX-RN today. The test stopped at 75 questions. The questions were so hard. Hopefully I passed. Now I am just gonna try to stay busy for the next 48 hours until I can get quick results.

good for u , thats the way to go! best of luck:bow: :bow:

TELIKO · Mar 12, 2008

hi everyone:nuke: im just wondering do you really need to have a score above 70% when doing the practice test in the cds to pass? or what really matter is that during the actual exam is that you may be able to have clusters of correct answers? i really dont get a score above 70% most especially with kaplan though i have clusters of right answers in my test. im just really worried. my exam will be next week already. though i feel like im prepared to take it.i actually dont know what im feeling right now. haha:bugeyes:
and oh! by the way, congrats to all who recently receive their results and passed the exam. you really deserve it. i just hope i was able to find this site before i did my review so i could also try suzzane:bow: i really heard lots of good things about it. but i pray, i too will pass the exam.hehe:nurse:

stay positive:bowingpur, i will pray for u

gwafuh_rn, BSN, RN · Mar 12, 2008

i took the exam last march 4 and now it is march 12 and my name is not on the web.Im assuming that i failed the exam for the 2nd time. I will start suzanne's plan and hopefully i'll be ready for the next 2 months..by the way,i havent received my result yet.I just assumed that I failed..I called the ca bon yesterday and they told me that my files are complete..I dont know whats causing the delay..

iToniai · Mar 12, 2008

Hey all,

I won't start another thread since I already contributed to this thread. I took my test on Monday and I found out today that I passed, woohoo!!! So here is my experience: I had no nerves going into the test (thank you Lord), it sounds like a complete oxymoron since I didn't get the minimum amount of questions but I don't think the test was that hard at all. I thought the first 30 questions were fairly manageable so I thought for sure it would cut off at 75 but it didn't. I didn't start panicking or anything I just told myself that I didn't fail, at question 100 I decided to take a break (that was my second break) so I went to the bathroom and prayed. About 10-15 minutes after I returned the computer shut off, so I assume I got somewhere between 105-115 questions.

I really do believe that the test gives you question that it knows that you have a great chance of answering correctly (I might be wrong, but that's my opinion). I know people speculate on priority questions being of high-value and the more you see the better your chances but I'll tell you future test takers don't start panicking if you aren't receiving that many because out of my 100+ questions, I would say I got about 15 or so priority questions (if that), 4-5 SATA (I hate those, I truly doubt if I even answered any of them correctly), 4 calculations ( I'm really bad at math so I'm positive I missed at least 1), 3 meds, and a few delegation and teaching. I feel like most of my test was content base and either you knew it or you didn't.

Good luck to you future test takers and believe that you can do it, and for those who believe in the power of prayer........PRAY and try your best to control your nerves while taking the test and don't start panicking if it doesn't shut off at 75!!! For those who weren't successful please don't give up!!!

BTW, I used Suzanne's plan and I followed it exactly how she wrote it (thank you once again Suzanne). I know a lot of people say that Kaplan is the best as far as how the questions on NCLEX are but honestly I really didn't see that much of a difference between Saunders and NCLEX. Yeah the questions in Saunders are sometimes very long but at the end of the day NCLEX is asking for the same answers. Good luck to all!!!

Deetonia, RN BSN

rockerlover · Mar 12, 2008

ill be taking the NCLEX in 2 days.. i used meds publishing DVDs and read SAUNDERS only once. i am now using the companion CD of SAUNDERS but i dont think ill be able to finish it until tomorrow. as of today, i only got to finish 2,200 questions with rationale. during the first half, i was averaging 60%, now ive been averaging only 70-76%. is that good enough? i heard some of my friends who already took the exam averaged 85%..

mswingdinger · Mar 13, 2008

Anybody out there take NCLEX and get 265 questions? Passed or failed?