After 3 and a half hours with 205 questions I passed the NCLEX-PN. I won't lie it was difficult. I used Kaplan to study and I can't say that it helped. I also used the Saunders book which is a good book but honestly none of that really helped me for the type of questions I got on Nclex
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I took my Nclex-PN feb 9th 2016. It was the most nerve wrecking exam ever! In this article I will be completely honest. I always told myself that once I pass the NCLEX I would start a blog/forum to help others because I know how it is.
A little back story of myself, I completed the LVN program here in Texas ( I won't mention the school) in December and as soon as I graduated I IMMEDIATELY began to study... Our school used Kaplan for the review so I reviewed Kaplan everyday for 12 hrs a day (I studied at work) anyway now let's get to the point. Was Kaplan helpful for the Nclex? I would say yes and no! Yes bc it helped you understand how to answer questions properly especially priority questions and no bc their rationale usually sucked. Anyway when I took the Nclex I won't lie, when the first question popped up I was like, "what is this" lol so I took a deep breath and answered all the questions to the best of my ability... Once the questions passed 85 I began to lose confidence but I just kept answering bc I was determined to pass! So please know and understand if you pass 85 keep answering until the computer shuts off. I went to 205 and was relieved it was over but sad I went up that high. I immediately began to cry leaving the exam location. Lol so the questions I had on the test were lots of delgation, who would you see first, priority questions, I had 22 questions that were SELECT ALL THAT APPLY, I had one math problem that was simple I just had to do conversion, and I had lots of preventive care and patient teaching questions, I memorized all my lab values but I only really got 2 questions that pertained to lab values. I had a few questions on diabetes (type 1 and Type 2) and I had a lot of questions on OB and newborn!!! Like majority of my test was OB! Which was great for me bc I want to be a labor and delivery nurse in the future anyway . I had all the questions (205) and still passed. I just want to encourage others to let them know even if you go pass 85 stay focused and determined! Don't give up and take a break if you need it. I hope this helps anyone and I will be willing to help anyone with questions... I tried to be as detailed as I could be lol hence the long post (sorry about that) good luck to everyone out and I sprinkle good luck charms to everyone!!
Wish I was an expert in something other than expert or nothing í ½í¸´.. and yes that's understandable and I'm school I wasn't 100% A guy but I didn't fail and I think I kinda understand the whole nursing thing, based of safety and phys needs, normal values...but I thought the test was going to be harder than what I had in front of my eyes í ½í±€... but I did study evolve system by system over 1000 questions the whole day before test day "no sleep" lol but I've learned that I am a (Cramer) memory learner...it's just exciting because I've came alongggg way lol 5 felonies type
Hi Ghed, same thing happened to me, after 6 months of waiting for nclex pn they told me I need the CGFNS to do the reevaluation of my transcript. So I just went ahead and do the cgfns thing. I'm still waiting for what will happen next.
What does it mean ? When trying to sign into nclex registration on pearson, and it won't let you..saying no acccnt for you lol, I took my nclex on Nov 8th and still no physical resultsí ½í¸...
I took my nclex for the 4th time yesterday and I stopped at 205. It was dreadful, I felt like I only knew 25% of the questions....I tried every study guide out there! Kaplan and Saunders didn't work for me....My coworker recommended YouTube and uworld, which I think helped the most! I still feel sick to much stomach....anyone have similar stories or words of inspiration? Please help!
I just recently passed the test myself. I was so nervous. The month prior I bought the Saunders PDF version from Bonanza and downloaded it on my phone. Everywhere I went and every minute I had, I studied. But like you, that very first question I felt like I did not no what I was doing. Then I remembered reading your blog. So I hung in there and kept trotting along till the end. OMG I thought I had failed. But surprisingly I passed. So I wanted to thank you. Your blog, regardless how old, still motivates and inspires others. Thank you!
JustBeachyNurse, LPN
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Unless you are an expert in educational pedagogy and blooms taxonomy it's impossible guess for level of difficulty.
you did either really well and demonstrated competency quickly & passed or showed incompetence and failed. Did you do well in school?