In one to two months I will be taking my exam, this thread is an online log to track my progress.I figure if I do it on my own, it will be most likely to FAIL. So Im here, taking all the risks. I know its hard to do it on my own, so I need some encouragements from everyone here (if possible).
So far, I gathered all the resources I need:
Books: LaCharity, Saunders, Kaplan and (to purchase) NCSBN online review.
Place; I mostly can focus on a not-too-noisy places, Library is one of my fave.
Lastly, to everyone who will be taking taking there exam this coming May or June,
I wish you all luck!
In the end, our strong faith to ourselves and the Divine will make us all reach success!
I am almost done with NCSBN's modules. I borrowed Saunders Comprehensive Review and some review cards (Lippincott, I think) to get some variety in my questions. NCSBN has a lot of questions too, but I have been focusing on content with their 20Q review at the end of the module. I was actually starting to feel good about NCLEX because I passed my Pharmacology quiz the first time, the only module with a quiz I didn't have to repeat. That high did not last very long, though, because I realized the next day I had obliviously scheduled my test for Friday the 13th. Ummm....what the #*%# was I thinking. Like I needed ANY more stress for that day!
But I am going to roll with it because that is just a distractor, like extra information in a question, and I'm just going to focus on my goal and PASS THAT TEST! I also am planning to go camping that weekend so I can take a break from everything and relax. I think I've earned a little fresh open air and time by the campfire! Anyone else have a present planned for themselves?
*Ok.. this will be my final week before my NCLEX. I have at least 7 days left.
My plan for this week is to bombard myself with Qs. I've estimated the number of questions I can answer and I could get at least 2000 questions. I hope that will be enough. And yes, I'm not gonna give myself a rest day the day before my test. I was thinking I could have all the rest I can have after my exam. hehe Good Luck and God Bless everyone.!
*Ok.. this will be my final week before my NCLEX. I have at least 7 days left.
My plan for this week is to bombard myself with Qs. I've estimated the number of questions I can answer and I could get at least 2000 questions. I hope that will be enough. And yes, I'm not gonna give myself a rest day the day before my test. I was thinking I could have all the rest I can have after my exam. hehe Good Luck and God Bless everyone.!
Goodluck lantzar! Wow 2000 questions!, i hope i could do that too..
I took NCLEX a week ago tomorrow. I used Saunder's CD (about 2000 questions from it), the Kaplan book (not class), the Lacharity book, a little bit of the NCSBN questions, and a few Pearson questions.
I took NCLEX a week ago tomorrow. I used Saunder's CD (about 2000 questions from it), the Kaplan book (not class), the Lacharity book, a little bit of the NCSBN questions, and a few Pearson questions.
I passed with 75 questions in less than an hour.
Good luck to ya'll!
Wow! Great job! You're the fifth one who have passed the nclex from this thread! :) wohoo!
Congrats CrazierThanYou! And Goodluck Lantzar. You got this! :)My nclex review update: first of all its been 4 weeks and still no ATT! Its harder to finalize my review when there's no exact date. I called them 2 days ago but they said its still on process. They said it take 4-6weeks. I know for a fact the board of nursing already approved me.I recently enrolled at ncsbn for 3 weeks. I did my Pretest lastnight 150q I only got only 70% but I must admit after question 100 I was just really tired and sleepy I just keep answering questions with out thinking
I took NCLEX a week ago tomorrow. I used Saunder's CD (about 2000 questions from it), the Kaplan book (not class), the Lacharity book, a little bit of the NCSBN questions, and a few Pearson questions.
I passed with 75 questions in less than an hour.
Good luck to ya'll!
AWESOME JOB!!! Congratulations!
My test is on Friday morning. Tonight is my last night to study. Tomorrow night I am going to walk to a neighborhood restaurant with my boyfriend for dinner, have a glass of wine, and watch a Redbox movie. I have to work during the day so I know when I get home at 6pm I will not be in a good state of mind to study. So I am going to get myself relaxed, calm, and collected.
Yesterday I returned one of my review books to the library and it really hit me that I was almost done studying. I was also really tired from working and had only eaten soup for lunch, and the combination made me really emotional for the rest of the night. I was unable to do much studying because I was either crying or numb. It wasn't like I was nervous, I was just deflated. I decided to stop beating myself up and go to bed, and today ended up being a good day of studying.
I originally thought that I should study like crazy, 12 hours a day, etc etc. But now I'm realizing how important it really is to take good care of your health, space out your studying, and believe in yourself. After yesterday's freak out I actually feel better about my skills and taking the test, and I'm answering questions better.
July 1st - July 4th: Work. 
(sigh)!
And yes, I'm not gonna give myself a rest day the day before my test. I was thinking I could have all the rest I can have after my exam. hehe 
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Congratulations OhioITNurse and CourtneyH!!!
I am almost done with NCSBN's modules. I borrowed Saunders Comprehensive Review and some review cards (Lippincott, I think) to get some variety in my questions. NCSBN has a lot of questions too, but I have been focusing on content with their 20Q review at the end of the module. I was actually starting to feel good about NCLEX because I passed my Pharmacology quiz the first time, the only module with a quiz I didn't have to repeat. That high did not last very long, though, because I realized the next day I had obliviously scheduled my test for Friday the 13th. Ummm....what the #*%# was I thinking. Like I needed ANY more stress for that day!
But I am going to roll with it because that is just a distractor, like extra information in a question, and I'm just going to focus on my goal and PASS THAT TEST! I also am planning to go camping that weekend so I can take a break from everything and relax. I think I've earned a little fresh open air and time by the campfire! Anyone else have a present planned for themselves?