NCLEX in on Oct 10th

DrHarrietteBarker · Oct 8, 2013

First, you have to be confident. The NCLEX requires endurance. Passing Kaplan does not ensure that you will pass this test. You have to make sure that you have a good foundation of nursing knowledge because this is what the test is about. Prioritization, ABC's, Maslow's hierarchy, Nursing process. These are the keys to your exam and of course controlling anxiety.

Secondly, put the 75 myth behind you. Most students become very frazzled when they are approaching this milestone and do not appear to be passing. Remember it is not a race. You have 6 hours and 265 questions.

Thirdly, be calm, be confident, be committed to getting through the exam. Practice some deep breathing techniques for when things begin to feel tough. Your goal is to get through this exam. Good luck.

Dr. Barker

Miniangel2 · Oct 8, 2013

Hi everybody i'm getting ready to take the NCLEX and i'm not gonna lie i'm scared to death about it. I recently taken the KAPLAN review and the following are my scores (45% of Qbanks completed and averaging about 65-70%; 59%= diagnostics, 61%= Q1, 55%= Q2, 50%= Q3, 49%= Q4, 61%= Q5, 58%= Q6 and 62%= Q7 and readiness= 62%) I know these scores are really low and haven't really been able to hit anything higher than 60's in my Qtrainers. Anyone who took Kaplan before taking the boards and passed the NCLEX have similar grades to mine?

Goodluck to you and wish you the best, as the 2nd Poster said it is definitely true take it easy and I know you can do it! :yes:

Danaeva · Oct 9, 2013

I totally feel you. I am taking my NCLEX on the 12 and I am as scared as you are. I have been studying with Saunders exclusively and my scores are around 70%. Is that good? I don't know... I come across questions where I have no clue what they are talking about and some are so easy where I ask myself-are they serious? I have done about 4000 questions..you would think I am so prepared..but why do I feel so unprepared?

I would appreciate some thoughts as well...

Good luck fmaca88! Tell me how your exam went.

bkshadow · Oct 9, 2013

God Bless and Good luck. update us on how you do

fmaca88 · Oct 9, 2013

First, you have to be confident. The NCLEX requires endurance. Passing Kaplan does not ensure that you will pass this test. You have to make sure that you have a good foundation of nursing knowledge because this is what the test is about. Prioritization, ABC's, Maslow's hierarchy, Nursing process. These are the keys to your exam and of course controlling anxiety.
Secondly, put the 75 myth behind you. Most students become very frazzled when they are approaching this milestone and do not appear to be passing. Remember it is not a race. You have 6 hours and 265 questions.
Thirdly, be calm, be confident, be committed to getting through the exam. Practice some deep breathing techniques for when things begin to feel tough. Your goal is to get through this exam. Good luck.
Dr. Barker

Thank you for the words of encouragement!! I feel pretty good about the exam as of right now but i don't know how i will feel when i walk into the room. I plan to do some breathing exercises before i start and hopefully that will calm my nervous down :). Not losing hope pass 75 questions is something i'm afraid of. I'm hoping I can keep my concentration if i do go over the minimum questions required..

fmaca88 · Oct 9, 2013

I totally feel you. I am taking my NCLEX on the 12 and I am as scared as you are. I have been studying with Saunders exclusively and my scores are around 70%. Is that good? I don't know... I come across questions where I have no clue what they are talking about and some are so easy where I ask myself-are they serious? I have done about 4000 questions..you would think I am so prepared..but why do I feel so unprepared?
I would appreciate some thoughts as well...
Good luck fmaca88! Tell me how your exam went.

I believe 70's are good. You have to remember that technically you can miss almost half the questions as long as you stay above the passing line. I think the reason why you feel unprepared is because you don't know what to expect. We hear dreadful stories regarding the NCLEX and those stories put negative thoughts in our heads. Just like Dr. Baker stated when we walk into the testing facility we need to stay calm and have confidence when we take the test. Thats all we can do.

fmaca88 · Oct 9, 2013

Goodluck to you and wish you the best, as the 2nd Poster said it is definitely true take it easy and I know you can do it!

Thanks for the words of encouragement Miniangel2 and bkshadow!!! Keep me in your prayers!!!

Danaeva · Oct 9, 2013

Thank you. You are right. Let's be confident and do our best :) good luck to you. I will keep you in my prayers. Let me know how it went!!!!

Helpfulchick22 · Oct 9, 2013

I studied with lippincott book and scores were ranging in the 60-80's. I took the nclex yesterday and got the good pop up so hopefully that will be right! The best info I got from my DON is focus and go over your test taking stragities. Remember ABC's, Maslows, and the nursing process. Look for clues in the questions like (female, geriatric, asian etc). Ask yourself what the question is asking you and don't over analyze and add things to the question that isn't there. Keep it simple. Breathe and focus and you will do great. Good Luck to you!!!

fmaca88 · Oct 10, 2013

Thank you. You are right. Let's be confident and do our best :) good luck to you. I will keep you in my prayers. Let me know how it went!!!!

Thank you!!!! Big day is tomorrow!!! I will do the same when it comes for your test!

fmaca88 · Oct 10, 2013

I studied with lippincott book and scores were ranging in the 60-80's. I took the nclex yesterday and got the good pop up so hopefully that will be right! The best info I got from my DON is focus and go over your test taking stragities. Remember ABC's, Maslows, and the nursing process. Look for clues in the questions like (female, geriatric, asian etc). Ask yourself what the question is asking you and don't over analyze and add things to the question that isn't there. Keep it simple. Breathe and focus and you will do great. Good Luck to you!!!

Thank you for the information!! Alot of people say that anxiety is what gets them when taking this test. Breathing, focusing and taking your time will be the key to passing this exam.