Nclex PN--You CAN do this!

Published Feb 15, 2012

7 Posts

Hello everyone! I took my nclex pn on Monday, Feb 13. I just received my results that I passed and am thinking the good lord with all that I have. I graduated in December and failed my exit Hesi by 4 points. After that happened, I had very little hope that I would pass on my first try. However, after much praying and thinking, I decided that instead of feeling defeated that I would use it as motivation instead. I studied for 2 months solid and did anywhere from 20-200 questions everyday. I used the allnurses study guide, Hurst book and Kaplan strategies book--that's it! I didn't attend any live reviews, I didn't pay $400 dollars for an online review. All I did was read over content and do A LOT of questions! I also found a link to the Kaplan trainers and used those for questions as well. I think that I am living proof that practice and prayer, not using 845739 books or spending tons of money on an online review, is successful. As far as my test--I got 165 questions. The majority was priority, pt. teaching, infection control and medications. I had about 5 SATA'S. I can honestly say that I thought I got about 3 correct and knew MAYBE one med. I just tried to go with the safest answer as possible. By the way, I walked outta there instantly feeling like I failed, I pretty much cried all afternoon (everyone will feel this way! don't worry!). I checked the PVT about 5 hours later and although I got the "good" pop-up, I still just couldn't believe it. So yes, the PVT was reliable in my case if anyone was wondering. The moral of my story is that if I can pass this thing, YOU can too. Believe in yourself and believe that God WILL carry you through! If He got you this far, He's not gonna let you down.

http://www.slideshare.net/thinkrn/kaplan-nclex-sample-exam-5

My grades on the Kaplan trainers were anywhere from 55-76%, if anyone needs a comparison.

Good luck to everyone taking this test!!