2008 NCLEX and Kaplan Scores. I Can do it, you can do it to0!!

[dcara]

This post is for all those who are planning to take the NCLEX-RN and have been doing Kaplan. I hope this calms everyones anxiety a bit. I just took the NCLEX 2 days ago and just got my grade... PASSED!!! YAY!!! All I have studied since the end of class was Kaplan and thank God! B4 Kaplan, I was doing ATI in class, which was a joke! The NCLEX is very, very similar to Kaplan and actually a lil easier in my opinion. My Kaplan teacher was sorta... horrible...and my scores weren't the best either.

QT 1= 54

QT2 = 67

QT 3= didnt even do it!

QT 4= 58

QT5= 61

QT 6= 63

QT 7= 65

QBank= 61% ; lowest Qbank= 18%, highest=83%

Trust me, I was guessing for the most part while taking these tests and that's not a good feeling just a couple of days b4 the exam. Some friends of mine didnt even get to the 60% mark on KAPLAN and still passed (and with fewer questions on the exam than me)!!!!! If you really feel like ur not ready than keep doing questions... but as long as you understand the basic concepts, you're going to be fine!!! Most importantly, don't let the exam get the best of you. NCLEX has a way of playing mind tricks on even the smartest person. As we all know, it's computer adaptive, so the whole logic behind that is... "if it gets to0 hard, you're doing good; if it gets to0 easy, might as well give up." That is not the case!! I was freaking out after like the 15th question cuz it juss seemed like it was more common sense than anything, so of course I started reading too much into the question and making dumb mistakes, thinking the exam was trying to trick me. At that point, my confidence was non-existent! I had to close my eyes for a few minutes and refocus and just pick the answer that I kno is right (even if it does seem to0 easy of an answer). I g0t up to 136 questions b4 the computer shut off and I KNEW that I failed. All my friends passed with 75 questions, which lowered my confidence even more. Turns out, I passed!! So long story short, KAPLAN W0RKS!!! Didn't do any other studying besides Kaplan, didnt redo my questions either. And just because your exam didnt stop at 75 doesnt mean u automatically failed. I kno just as many ppl who stopped at 75 and did fail. Just have confidence in yourself that you understand the material and the computer will do the rest. If I can do it, you can definitely do it!!! GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!! :yeah:

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Moved to the NCLEX forum

Congrats and good luck to the future

[caliotter3]

:ancong!:

[emilysmom,RN]

Congrats!!!

I take it tues, I am still doing Kaplan, grades are around 60% +/- 3%. I am trying to stay positive. I am not a great test taker so I am nervous. Keep doing questions and reading the facts postings they seem helpful.

[jadu1106]

congratulations!! :wink2:

[1blsdnurse]

congratulations:yeah:

thank you so much for the inspiring words and i also agree with your advice, i also took my nclex on 7/10 @ 2pm. i'll be checking my results shortly. the test short off between 75-80 questions.

[1blsdnurse]

EMILYSMOM2,

good luck to you!!!

just remember to take a deep breathe and tell yourself you can do it!!! be positive and stay focused. remembers your ABC's and MASLOW.

[bmoregirl]

Thank you for your words. Sometimes it's so easy to get discouraged and think the worst. It's nice to here some positive words

[Jewelzstar1]

!!!!!!!Congratulations!!!!!!!

Thank you for your kind words and I wish you the best of luck in your career.

[NurseLay]

Thank you so much and Congrats!!! I am doing Kaplan and my QT av is like 68% or something, but my qbank av so far is like 63% and I haven't done a lot of it. Only like seven created tests. Anyway, I test this Tuesday, July 15th and I am trying to shake the anxiety now. Anyway, Congrats again!!!

[mystic25]

kaplan questions are the most difficult that i've seen.