My Nclex-RN passing experience!

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Specializes in Telemetry/Cardiac Floor.

Wow! I can't believe this! I feel like I won an academy award! Here's what I did. I did Suzzane4's first tip. I didn't have the 45 days to do her second, so I studied the Saunder's CD afterwards, and did 3000 questions in the study mode, 100 questions per day, a little less if I was too tired. I read the rationales for the ones I got correct and incorrect. My scores were from 68-86%. I also bought the Kaplan 08/09 strategy book. These too items together helped me pass, but nothing helped me pass like the Saunders book! Almost all of the questions I got were covered in that book or on the CD. Looking back though, I wish I had practiced more priority and delegation. I certainly would suggest getting a book on that. But I passed with 75 questions, no med calculations, and I was certain that I failed! I'm thankful to God who helped me to find this website and thanks to all of you guys who post here!:heartbeat:nurse::heartbeat

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Specializes in none.

I plan on doing exactly what you did...Suzanne's plan & Sunders (4th ed). I failed twice using the 3rd edition & the ncsbn on line course. Good job and congrats!!!! Thanks for the tips!

:w00t:

:ancong!:

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yayyy! congratulations windyhill, rn!!! :) :up:

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Specializes in MICU, Tele/CHF-Charge, CVICU.

First off, I am new to this site but I have been observing and getting advice from it for a couple years now...It is very helpful....I took the NCLEX RN exam on Wednesday and you could not tell me that I didnt have a high chance of failing...I felt like I made a lot of careless and known mistakes, that would cost me in the end....The first 50 questions were a breeze (+ or - a few), but after my break, I felt slammed with priority, pharm and infection control questions. Then the BIG "thing" happened. I saw question 76!!! I paniced & then I tried to get it together... Of course most of it were drugs and diseases I have not really heard of...I stop counting questions but I think it stopped between 115-125....My anxiety has been so high for the past two days, that I couldnt function....I've never been so stressed and cried as much in my life....At 8 AM, I found out my fate: I PASSED :w00t:. I feel like the world is lifted off my shoulders.

Study Tips:

-I attended a Live Hurst Review. It was an intense 4 day course that teaches you how to take the NCLEX exam and review core material.

-I went through a Kaplan NCLEX strageties book because I was told their live review was awesome; so I figured the book would be just as beneficial.

-I used Prentice Halls Comprehensive NCLEX review. It has about 5400 questions on a CD and hundreds of questions in the book. It is structured around the NCLEX testing method. "FYI: The first 50 questions were less complex because of the material I reviewed from this book." It was AWESOME. I practiced pharm, priority and delegation from this book.

-I utilized my Sauders comprehensive NCLEX review book that I purchased the first semester of nursing school to practice taking an exam of 265 questions (you should do that at least a couple times, just in case).

-I also checked out a New format NCLEX review book to answer alternate check-all-that-apply questions, to prepare myself for those.

I went through a minimum of 150-400 plus questions a day for weeks :typing and noted material I was weak in to review starting 4 days before the exam....It was intense, but I wanted to get it right the first time.....Hope this helps....Good luck to all!!!:nurse:

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

congratulations!

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Specializes in Pediatric critical care.

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wow congrats..... I love success stories ...it gives me hope!!!!!

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Congratulations on passing the exam.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Congratulations everyone that passed

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anyone who used nclex-rn review book by Donna Gautwitz? just want to know if its likewise good as saunders or kaplan...nyways congratulations for those who passed!:yeah::up:

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Specializes in MED-SURG/OB & NICU.

wow your post gave me inspiration that I can do it too. I was scheduled this month to take my exam again but I DO NOT wana take that chance of failing, so I rescheduled and am currently doing Suzannes First TIP! I'm hoping that this 3rd time around that I will finally make it. I'm at the library right now..needed to take a break after 5 hrs non stop. Anyways congratulations!! Hope I can say the same thing soon!!! ^_^

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Specializes in Telemetry/Cardiac Floor.
wow your post gave me inspiration that I can do it too. I was scheduled this month to take my exam again but I DO NOT wana take that chance of failing, so I rescheduled and am currently doing Suzannes First TIP! I'm hoping that this 3rd time around that I will finally make it. I'm at the library right now..needed to take a break after 5 hrs non stop. Anyways congratulations!! Hope I can say the same thing soon!!! ^_^

You will!:nurse:

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