My NCLEX Experience

i liked to compare myself to others to see how i was doing, so thought i would post this for those that like to do the same!

i graduated at the end of may and took the test the beginning of august. in total i say i did approximately 2,000 - 2,500 questions.

i almost solely relied on kaplan. i did the entire qbank (ended up with a 56% overall), all of the question trainers (first 5 were low 50's, 6 was a 68%, and 7 was a 64%), and the sample tests. i also watched almost all of their online content videos and took notes (except for psychosocial). i took notes on each question i did. if i didn't know something i wrote it down. even if i got a question right, but guessed, i would write the explanations that kaplan provides. this ended up to be nearly 40 pages long in a tiny font, but i read over it every so often.

some days i would study 1 hour, some days 6 hours, but mostly about 2 hours as i was and am working a full time job.

i looked at the study guide floating around on allnurses (not endorsed by them) the day before the exam.

i had 82 questions. 6 sata, 4 order questions, 1 ekg, 1 picture, 3 math questions, about 5 - 10 medication questions. i walked out thinking i failed. i thought the questions were easier than kaplan, but as with kaplan, i easily narrowed down to two, but was always hesitant to picking the right one.

anywho, i passed. this site helped ease my anxiety through the days leading up to the exam. i'd be happy to answer any questions. i found this posted by someone else and think its inspiring so: