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Nclex-PN experience

Hello Nurses & Future Nurses!!

I wanted to share my nclex experience with those of you who test date may be slowly approaching. Trust me I know your nerves are on ten right now! But I just wanted to give a few words of encouragement.

I studied for 4 lonnnnggg months after I graduated from my nursing program. I heard the rumors about "oh don't wait too long or you have a harder chance of passing" uh no. Not the case. I believe u have to go at the pace you feel is best for you when it comes to studying. Don't get me wrong I did have an issue with my voucher info so it pushed me back an extra month but I looked at it as God's way of preparing the perfect exam for me.

During that time. I completed Kaplan qbank and Saunders. It was very helpful. Especially Saunders when it came to the SATA questions. I also used PN mastery periodically but my focal point was Saunders majority of the time along with the qbank. I made a schedule and tackled each content area one day at a time. I would stretch my studying throughout the day from studying content to taking practice test. And NO I did not do good on every practice test. My scores ranged from 30-80s. About two days before my test scores stayed up lol (70-80s). So do not beat yourself up about this.

The day before my test no studying at all. Just a clear mind to relax. (I woke up from a dream saying lab values that night) Lol. The day of my test I was very calm and positive. I believe positivity Is the key to doing well on this exam. And you CANNOT forget prayer because that is what help push me along this journey. Took my exam at 2pm. I had 85 questions about 60 were SATA (not joke I was freaking out) I had a few exhibit questions where I had to read the chart and a few multiple choice. Nothing more. I tested for about 2 hours. I PASSED the first time and it felt great!! (I waited the 48 hours for quick results)

So my words of encouragement to you guys are to take it one day at a time. If I could go back I would tell myself to not cry and stress as much as I did. Lol cause I did alot. Especially when I got home after the exam. Also, Don't listen to what others have said about how hard or how easy it is. Because in all honesty if you have done the best that you could by studying hard, Then u have already won half the battle. The only part that's left is showing that u know what u know. And that's by passing the exam which you all WILL do.

Hopefully this helps someome. If you have any questions feel free to ask

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    I am super nervous, my school used ati and that said i had a 99% chance of passing . But over the summer i have been studying , i used that and kaplan and saunders .. Tuesday is my big day and my program is also bridge i already started rn classes.. Im ready but i guess its the pressure. 60 sata!! But this is my question was the kaplan harder? And saunders?

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    That's awesome that you are goin straight into your RN program. I have to look around in the Atlanta area to see which bridge program I would like. And yes 60 sata lol it was crazy. Kaplan was harder as far as test questions so it prepares you for the tricky questions. The layout of your exam will look the exact way as qbank. To me the nclex questions were not as hard as qbank. In my opinion They were more straight to the point question and answers like Saunders but some were still tricky . Saunders helped tremendously because I feel as though u have to know content to answer the questions. So it's really good for that. Saunders questions aren't the hardest but it helped me understand the illness the question was talking about or precautionary measure I needed to take in order to answer the question correctly (sorry It's so long lol)

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    i appreciate the length, it actually is making me feel better about the exam, i couldn't sleep at all these past nights because i am so nervous, i need to pass first time to stay in the RN. I am glad that i actually purchased kaplan because i can't believe the layout looks the same ! these questions are hard and my avg is about 67 . but saunders is like ATI (not sure if you used that ) but these sources helped me on content. The SATA is a lot and I'm happy you got through it. I will keep you updated i got my reminder in the email today that my test is tuesday lol. Thanks again ! and i probably will wait till quick results also

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    Thanks!!! Sounds like you are doing really well and you are very welcome!!! And yes please let me know how it goes. Stay positive!! U got this!!!

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    That test was so nerve wrecking! I felt like i was failing the questions were so tricky... Like 30 sata .. It shut off at 85.. But i did the pvt And got the good pop up.. Hope thats good

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    I have heard about the pvt and numerous people on here say it's legit. :yes: best of luck to you!

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