NCLEX scheduled 7/5 any advice?

ravenpuff, BSN, RN · Jun 22, 2016

(Prefacing my reply by saying I haven't taken my NCLEX yet, but that will change very soon!)

Anyway, review material doesn't have to be brand new. Use your school or local library! I found the 2014 Kaplan review book at the library near my house. Also if you know anyone who already took their NCLEX and passed, you could ask to borrow their materials.

If you do decide to spend money on something, buy a month of Uworld. Cheaper than the other question banks I've seen, and it's been a solid review resource so far.

And like you, I had a hard time bringing myself to spend money on review material, but then i had to remind myself that good preparation is a worthwhile investment into a solid job.

zimmersdreamer · Jun 22, 2016

I do have a kaplan stratagies book, saunders comprehensive review book and the ATI and nurse mastery downloaded on my phone. I have materials, i just dont think i am studying correctly. I am a tactile learner and nothing seems to have helped with ATI. I hope looking through quizlets NCLEX sets, and doing about 200 questions a day is going to be enough.

ansmix · Jun 22, 2016

Let me preface this and say that I just took nclex for the first time on 6/7 and passed in 75Q. I highly recommend using NCSBNs nclex review course. 3 weeks of access is only $50 and it is a huge help both content wise and also to understand how NCSBN writes their questions (do this by going through their qbanks). NCSBN is who writes the nclex and I am so glad that a fellow new grad told me about this course as I feel that it was what actually made the difference and helped me pass - NOT Kaplan and NOT HESI. I had always heard such great things about Kaplan and I have to say that after just taking the in-class $400 review course, I was not very impressed. NCSBN is the way to go. Plus, it is cheap! Good luck, you will kill it.

Flnolegirl · Jun 22, 2016

Uworld is a great tool to use...the rationales are very detailed & it's worth every penny.

meowmaster · Jun 22, 2016

I know you don't have a ton of time, but I would recommend UWorld! I purchased it about one week before my exam. I was only able to answer about 500 of the practice questions, but there are 1800 questions in the q bank. Highly recommend. Even though I didn't get through the full q bank, I still thought it was helpful!

Ajefferson · Jun 29, 2016

I took mine a couple weeks ago. I just bought a Kaplan review book; cost about 30 dollars. I read the whole book and every rational a week before my test. I also used the decision tree Kaplan uses; I found this SO helpful on my test with priority questions which was the majority of my test.

I did not even touch or read any notes/books from school. There is an unlikely chance anything you review will even be on the test. Also, most of the questions are not information out of a textbook; you have to use critical thinking to come to a correct answer. Hope this helps some if you haven't already taken it.

GuineaPigs, BSN, RN · Jun 29, 2016

Saunders NCLEX-RN and ATI review books

ABC, Maslow, or ADPIE, but they aren't applicable to every question.

Priority questions, think who is most acute. Chronic conditions are considered 'stable'.

Quickly review topics you have trouble with, but spend most of your time practicing questions.