Finally, after what seems like the longest journey ever I was able to schedule my NCLEX. I take it at the end of this month in California. I can generally keep my nerves under control, but the fact that I just went on an interview and was offered a job pending my passing the NCLEX and getting my license adds a little to the pressure.
I have 5 days until I take my exam and I was hoping that maybe some of you can give some input. I have been a stalker of this site and these boards but have never posted.
My strategy so far has been to just take as many questions as possible from everywhere. I have been using Saunders 5th edition, NCLEX 4000, I have a single disc with a 180 Kaplan assessment test on it. I have the board game RNtertainment that has questions on cards that I have been doing. I haven't really had any structure to my testing other than just do questions, and go back and read rationales of questions I missed. At my school we used ATI and before we graduated in June we took 2 different ATI predictors. I scored an 82% on one of those, and an 81% on the other. Studying for those predictors I probably took about 5000 questions.
I didn't study while waiting for my ATT and my school took forever getting the proper info to the BRN, but I am a crammer and do well under pressure. I never did that well when I studied way in advance, or over study I tend to second guess myself then. Does anyone else out there have a similar studying style? Any recommendations?
Also being in CA we do not have quick results here so I guess we have to rely on the PVT, but does anyone know how long it takes for your name and license # to show up on the BRN verify site? I've heard everything from 24 hours to 30 days.
Any input is greatly appreciated!! Happy Studying to all!
Well I checked the CA BRN website this morning and they issued a license to me!! SO I offically passed the NCLEX on the first try! I am so happy, so yes the Pearson Vue trick was accurate for me, and california posted my license to their website 2 days after I took the exam, but they also had all of my transcripts! YAY!
hi guys! im so happy that its all positive energy here! congratulations for passing nclex~! yaya~! just wondering if u are foreign educated or u studied here in california? thank u, God bless u more! :)
megan9107
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Congratulations Nurse!