NCLEX APRIL 2010

caliotter3 · Feb 22, 2010

Has your school offered any review courses or discussion about the new test format? They should be trying to help their students deal with this. A higher pass rate is only a good reflection upon the school.

JSTJONESN · Feb 23, 2010

We have an NCLEX review course starting in March, but I am not sure if it will cover the new material or if it will be more content based. It will be somewhat difficult since the test has not been given yet. I have spoken with several students as well as reading the posts of those that have taken it on here to get some ideas of the content. I just don't know whether to worry about a "new" test, or just go with the flow and study as I am. I still am curious to hear from those that will be taking it and those who have taken the April exam when it comes.

kgh31386, BSN, MSN, RN · Feb 25, 2010

I don't think it is really a "new" test. I think they just basically are changing the amount of questions from each section. Just changing the focus of it kind of. It's not like they are making it "harder"...although the passing standard will increase just a bit. I started our NCLEX review course in January(it's worthless), it's content based and very very basic content. And my teacher shrugged it off and acted as if she had no clue about any changes. She also tries to make her simple questions sound "above" the NCLEX and claims they won't be that in depth on the real test...the only benefit is that we take like 4 predictors

kasendamiles86 · Feb 28, 2010

I plan to take mine on March 28. But for some reason if I have to reschedule it to a later date such as April. I will share my thoughts about the exam.

kieraloo · Feb 28, 2010

I just recently failed my exam in February. I had studied the Sylvesrtri (spelling?) book. I opted not to do kaplan because i heard it was test taking strategy and not so much content review. i feel like i needed content review (plus, i am poor, like most nursing students and couldn't afford kaplan...i still do not regret not taking it, i wish i could take the hurst review...knew nothing of this one) I was having no problem with the review content, the medication questions the online practice questions so i felt pretty confident that I was going to pass....wrong.....i did the full amount of test questions and when i received my results i was borderline everything. the majority of my exam was psych (not my forte' and the exam capitalized upon that)

So i am taking it again in April....i can't imagine how much harder the damn test can get....cause i saw drug names i had no idea existed (let alone their s/e or use), disease processes i had never heard of....etc. the test info. was pretty foreign to me. so this time i decided to buy the kaplan book online. we will see how it goes.

Nursenomopayne · Jun 14, 2010

I just recently failed my exam in February. I had studied the Sylvesrtri (spelling?) book. I opted not to do kaplan because i heard it was test taking strategy and not so much content review. i feel like i needed content review (plus, i am poor, like most nursing students and couldn't afford kaplan...i still do not regret not taking it, i wish i could take the hurst review...knew nothing of this one) I was having no problem with the review content, the medication questions the online practice questions so i felt pretty confident that I was going to pass....wrong.....i did the full amount of test questions and when i received my results i was borderline everything. the majority of my exam was psych (not my forte' and the exam capitalized upon that)
So i am taking it again in April....i can't imagine how much harder the damn test can get....cause i saw drug names i had no idea existed (let alone their s/e or use), disease processes i had never heard of....etc. the test info. was pretty foreign to me. so this time i decided to buy the kaplan book online. we will see how it goes.

You can buy the Kaplan strategy book and Barnes and Noble for 35 bucks... it was excellent..and yes.. NCLEX is strategy... Kaplan says that NCLEX assumes you know the content.. you passed nursing school..it is testing judgement.. and this requires a different strategy..in almost any question, even ones where you arent completely familiar with the content area being covered, you can eliminate an answer or two... sometimes 3! That will increase your odds.... I take NCLEX in 15 hours.. I have hit the Kaplan hard..and use their "decision tree" on every question... Ill let you know if I pass. If not..tomorrow I will be singing a different tune about Kaplan.:-)

dayzz07 · Jun 14, 2010

I would suggest LIFESAVERS NURSING REVIEW COURSE, they tell you everything you need to know and how to study. ITS FOR BOTH LVN N RN.

markopolo619 · Aug 13, 2012

i also took the life savers nursing review in San Diego , what a waste of money !!!!!!!!!!! after the third day, which I almost didn't go to i thought to myself i had felt like I had just been thru the nursing program twice. There was zero test taking strategies, zero learning the process of elimination. It was all reading what was in the binder that was handed out word for word. The instructor spent his time reviewing drugs and disease processes , and the occasional oh remeber that phrase NCLEX loves that!!!!

If I had the opportunity to ask for my money back I would!!!! Save your money