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NCLEX prep help !!

I graduated last week and I am in the process of beginning to prepare for NCLEX. Due to financial hardships r/t not being able to work during school, my funds are limited.

My school provided us with ATI & ATI live review, & I have Saunders. For ATI comp predictor I scored a 98% chance of passing NCLEX on the 1st attempt. I don't think I'll be able to afford the Kaplan course, although it is highly suggested.

Based on everyone's experiences, will I be prepared using ATI resources, Saunders, Uworld and at least purchasing the Kaplan's Qbank ?

advice/suggestions will be greatly appreciated !

thank you

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I see a lot of posts like this on here, and the consensus seems to be that what works for some may or may not work for others. I am a firm believer that tools will work for you if you actually use them as you should. You can have all the materials at your disposable, but if you aren't really taking the time to use them correctly they aren't going to work for you. I say that just to say, sometimes people actually start to use too many materials to study, and are only taking a little bit from all of them, when they really should just focus on 2 or 3. Your preparedness has all to do with you, your ability to learn the content, and the practice you put into answering NCLEX style questions. Of course the other side of it, is the tool you are using isn't just a good tool for you based on how you learn.

There are two areas, content and answering NCLEX style questions that you should focus in on. Do you have any weaknesses in either area you need to focus on? You already have a content resource, Saunders which is good. For me Saunders is WAY too detailed, but a lot of people like it. I believe Uworld is really good for questions personally, and I didn't like Kaplan, while others love Kaplan. If you feel like the ATI question bank isn't enough for you purchase another question bank, or look for free banks online. It all has to do with what works for you.

I would definitely recommend getting the LaCharity Prioritization and Delegation book if you can try renting it or buying it used.

Also, don't think just because you can't buy a bunch of resources or pay for review classes that you will lack what you need or not be prepared for the exam.

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Thank you so much ! I'm weak in peds, pharm and fundamentals (based on ATI). I will definitely take your advice into consideration. I do tend to sometimes "overload". I truly appreciate it ! :)

Your very welcome! Good luck with everything!

When do you plan on taking your NCLEX? Below I listed a link to the NCSBNs NCLEX RN Review prep course. You purchase a number of weeks, starting at 3 weeks for $50. It is very in depth so you would want to have time to go through it if you really need a review. If not, at the very end there are practice question banks with about 10 questions each and there's thousands of questions written by the test makers themselves. I found this very helpful and passed my first time at 75 Questions (mostly SATA). Good luck

NCSBN's Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - Students - NCSBN Learning Extension

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Thank you very much ! I actually just recieved my ATT today and I scheduled it for July 5th :)

UWORLD. It is extremely affordable and the rationales are AWESOME! It can definitely be your one stop shop. Don't wait too long after graduation to take boards though, July is far away!

When do you plan on taking your NCLEX? Below I listed a link to the NCSBNs NCLEX RN Review prep course. You purchase a number of weeks, starting at 3 weeks for $50. It is very in depth so you would want to have time to go through it if you really need a review. If not, at the very end there are practice question banks with about 10 questions each and there's thousands of questions written by the test makers themselves. I found this very helpful and passed my first time at 75 Questions (mostly SATA). Good luck

NCSBN's Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - Students - NCSBN Learning Extension

I may be biased, but this program was EXACTLY like the NCLEX.

I purchased the 50 dollar prep course and just did the questions.

I used other sources-LaCharity to help with alternative format questions, Saunders Flash cards because they were broken down by the 4 concepts of NCLEX; the essential concepts:

1. Safe, Effective Care;

2. Health Promotion;

3. Physiological Integrity;

4. Psychosocial Integrity.

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