NCLEX EXAM

[stefmack7]

Hey, Ladies and Gent... I am going crazy after taking my nclex today. I don't think I did too well on the exam and when it cut off at question 136 that confirmed it for me. I walked away expecting to take it again.

Then someone told me about the Trick and I got the message that I couldn't reschedule can anyone tell me if the Pearson tricks really works? PLEASE CALM MY NERVES.

[Bwaldrop]

I studied for about 2 weeks using the following:

NCSBN - 60's to 80's on post-tests and question banks

Saunders 5th edition - 70's-80's on exams/quizzes/assessment

Reviewing all rationales

ATI NCLEX mobile app for iPhone

All Nurses study guide

I got a 98% probability of passing on the ATI comprehensive predictor that we did in school a month or so ago and a level 3 on nearly all ATI exams areas throughout school.

I had a lot of SATAs and I don't know that I would say pharm was heavily tested, but honestly after I left everything was a blur...I don't remember specifics.

Good luck!!

Thank you!!

Do you feel like ATI question style is similar to NCLEX? I read in previous comments people talking about NCSBN being similar to NCLEX, but have never heard of anyone using that around here. Not sure if it is worth my time or money to get the 3 week course when I am already 1 week away. I saw a comment earlier from you where you said that you did not like the rationales on NCSBN.

[travelcat18]

I guess I felt like they were all relatively similar (ATI, NCSBN, & Saunders). They are mostly critical thinking and very few knowledge-based questions. The NCSBN were harder than ATI and Saunders, but I don't know if that helped me or not. Yes, the rationales were terrible. NCSBN gave a brief snippet for the correct answer, but nothing regarding the incorrect answers (to help you figure out why you chose the wrong one, for instance).

At 1 week out, I think you should just keep doing questions from the resources you have and be sure to review the rationales.

Hope this helps!