NCLEX prep becoming too easy?

[Ez4me]

I graduated at a practical nurse this month and I've began prepping for my nclex. Money is short so i decided to just use my Saunders NCLEX PN exam 5th edition book (required for school) to study from as its pretty comprehensive and i like the questions..a little to much it seems.

Either I'm just a super genius now or the questions are that "low" at times. I rarely get more than 1 wrong per section ( i do 1 section a day). I also use the evolve Elsevier online exam questions that come with this book as well (and again do well like almost aced the whole lab values section, and other nursing sciences). And I'm doing ridiculously well at times, which makes me think, hey something is wrong.

The NCLEX to me is going to be like ATI testing exams on steroids. So I'm wondering if i should: abandon ship and find a different study source or keep using it and reassure myself everything is fine.

I think i need to be really challenged (which will come when i spend some time on pharm and mental health not to mention priority/delegation), something that really picks my brain.

You hear rumors about the nclex being this hard, vague general knowledge, etc. One source told me the questions are like Saunders, another denied it and said like Kaplan. And it has me thinking of course at this stage. So im asking for input on my situation

Background info:

I pass second semester with 4.0 which consists of med surg, maternal/pedis. We have a 8 week stent after May which consist of more med surg and clinical. I passed that with an A too.

Earned level 3 on all but 2 ATI exams (maternal newborn and leadership/management)

[SWM2009]

It sounds as if you are just well prepared already which is a great thing. With your GPA and your ATI results I think the probability of you passing is up there.

If you feel you need additional material, there are some inexpensive resources out there like Exam Cram questions & answers which is about $25 new or cheaper if used or the kindle edition. You could also try your public library to see what kind of NCLEX prep materials they have.

When are you taking the exam?

[Ez4me]

I'm still waiting for my letter to test. Hopefully soon as I'm trying to find a job and it looks better when you have the actual license to practice.

I never thought about the library, i will go there tomorrow. Thank you.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Some people think NCLEX is hard. Some people think it is so easy it's a joke.

In my opinion it was not as hard as many people portrayed it to be. It all depends on your knowledge base, test-taking skills, and how well you can apply and analyze the information being presented to you. Good luck to you!