My study plan Nclex pn

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Hi everyone :) some of you have asked me what materials i used to study and pass the Nclex pn... so here we go :)

First of all RELAX if this is ur 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or however many times you've taken it let me tell you YOU ARE NOT A LONE!! I've taken it twice and I know how it feels to be depressed or how it feels to question yourself and what you know ... you want to know why your "failing" and what to do?...

YOU need to breathe! when you enter that room tell yourself your going to pass!! DO NOT be negative !! && someone here told me when i get to a question i dont know or during the test if i get frustrated to just close my eyes and pray a quick prayer and continue... this helped me a bunchhhh!!! (THANK YOU TO THAT PERSON) i prayed all throughout that test... another thing, eliminating 2 of the 4 options will give you a 50/50 chance of answering it correctly... YOU know your stuff!! YOU have graduated nursing school and trust me it is all in your head locked up somewhere you just need to FIND THE KEY && relax, pray, and believe that you will PASS!!! DO NOT GIVE UP!!

Okay. let me tell you how I studied...

Take at least 2 months!

Saunders PN 4e: This is a great book to study content. It took me 3 weeks to get through this book. I took 100 question exams on "level of cognitive ability" and clicked on "application" questions... Try to aim for at least a 65%

After finishing Saunders:

Exam Cram Practice Questions: This book has 1000 questions + Rationals... I did a chapter a day which took me 5 days to finish... the book is about $20-$25 depending on where you get it from... It was a great tool to prepare me for answering questions

After finishing Exam Cram:

PDA by LaCharity: THIS BOOK IS AAAAAAAAAAAAAA-MAZING!! i highly recommend it for PN and RN test takers... It gives you detailed rationals and Nclex style questions...Its about $25-$30 at barnes n noble... Took me another 5 days to finish this book... BUT i only did chapters 1-18 i did not do the Case Study chapters (no need)

After finishing LaCharity:

I took a 2 day break !! YOU need these breaks!!!

After my break:

Kaplan Qbank: I recommend this as well... their questions are JUST like Nclex!! I sat there at my computer and said "wow i wish i had taken advantage of my qbank the first time around" i was amazed at how kaplan qbank was so close to nclex style questions!!!

I did 50 Qs a day with 100 Qs from the Saunders CD for about a week...

AND then... I found myself in a chair in front of a computer with my heart beating reallyyyy fast ... I thought to myself "I have come this far... I need to concentrate and move forward with my life ... I will pass this test and God forbid if I don't then there is always a next time... but i will PASS..." && i began....

Here I am now :) with the "good pop-up" good news :D I did it && so can YOU!

God Bless & Good Luck,

Mery Dee

:yeah:congrats!!!!! I was supposed to take mine the same day but I chickened out and rescheduled.

:yeah:congrats!!!!! I was supposed to take mine the same day but I chickened out and rescheduled.

lmaooo i was about to chicken out tooo!!! but decided to just go for it!! Good luckkk and God bless !!

LOL Thx... Well at the rate I was going, I was driving my poor husband insane LOL

CONGRATS ON PASSING

CONGRATS ON PASSING

thank uu :)

Congrats in passing.

MaryDee....I will do that. I just bought my first one. I already have the saunders 4th edition with CD. I would appriciate it so much. On the Kaplan program would I be able to use it when I need to like set up my own classes or would i have to be ready at there time? I'm interested in purchasing it but I am not good with computers that i would have no idea where to begin with it:confused:....I know lots of questions..sorry but thank you for all your help. I cant wait for this test to be over and I dont have to study and spend more time with my son!

MaryDee....I will do that. I just bought my first one. I already have the saunders 4th edition with CD. I would appriciate it so much. On the Kaplan program would I be able to use it when I need to like set up my own classes or would i have to be ready at there time? I'm interested in purchasing it but I am not good with computers that i would have no idea where to begin with it:confused:....I know lots of questions..sorry but thank you for all your help. I cant wait for this test to be over and I dont have to study and spend more time with my son!

as for kaplan im not sure if you can do it when u want or when they want you to begin the kaplan review came with my LVN class since i went to kaplan college so i dont know if mine is different... as for me i did my kaplan review on my own time

marydee.... i graduated LPN school in sept of 11 and am just now getting around to taking my boards at the end of may. i have also just begun studyin( had some family issues just now overcoming) my head is back in the game and im ready to start my journey. im doing saunders 4e cd and the online qbank kaplan questions realizing i have forgotten quite a few things. is there anything u would recommend for me esp w the pharm aspect..im awwfffulll w pharm..thank u

marydee...can u please help me with this AN study guide as well?? i would greatly appreciate it. i graduated LPN school in sept of 11 and am just now getting around to taking my boards at the end of may. i have also just begun studyin( had some family issues just now overcoming) my head is back in the game and im ready to start my journey. im doing saunders 4e cd and the online qbank kaplan questions realizing i have forgotten quite a few things. is there anything u would recommend for me esp w the pharm aspect..im awwfffulll w pharm..thank u

PM me ur info please :)

Mary Dee I can't pm right now since I just signed up. I am wanting to know what books exactly you used? I have a Saunders book but not sure if it's the same one. If you could email me? [email protected] ? I took test today and did the Pearson vue trick and failed according to it. :-( need a study plan.

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