Passed the boards try #3 - try this new book!!!

[Carolanne]

Just found out this morning ... I made it! Took the RN boards on July 4th, what an Independence Day! What a relief. This was my third time taking it - tests 1 and 2 took me all the way to the end with 265 questions and then this time it shut off at 75. I was a wreck between July 4th afternoon and this morning when I found out - have a bad stiff neck from being so tense, have a tingling throbbing cold sore erupting on my upper lip, and I've had diarrhea for the past day and a half, but it's all been worth it! :chuckle Anyway, enough blowing my own horn --- I owe it all this time to the following book:

Saunders Strategies for Success for the NCLEX-RN Examination

by Linda Anne Silvestri

This is a new workbook just out this year by Linda, who also does the fat green book for the Saunders review. I used these two together to review, review, review. The more practice questions you do the better. Her new book is awesome, extremely user friendly, I felt like she was sitting across from the table explaining things to me. Just wanted to HIGHLY recommend this book to those taking the boards in the future. Tremendous help!!

[BORI-BSNRN, BSN, RN]

Bori, I just passed my test with 75 questions and I used the Lippincott cd's and Saunders and Mosby. The NCLEX doesn't ask questions exactly like any book I have seen. I think that as long as you know your material and believe me I know it's alot of material, you'll do fine. Doing the questions just helps you get into the right frame of mind about how to take the test. It's really not as bad as it seems at the time, try to relax and take your time on the test. Good Luck You'll do Fine!!!!!!

Ohhh, Thank you very much, T22!! That's exactly what i need a good advice!! :) i think i have a good material to study, so i hope to pass it too... anyways, i have a lot of time to study, i'm planning to take it on January.

Thanks again.

....Congrats! that you passed!!

:Melody: Bori

[KYCNM]

Congrats on passing!!! I understand how stressful it can be. i took boards yesterday and I think i was in tachycardic the whole time. I did have tunnel vision on that computer screen and I hope I passed. I've called the results line and mine are not in as of yet but should be by tonight. I got 75 questions, Is that a good sign? I hope so. I also used Saunders but I found the Kaplan 2005-2006 book and cd rom were helpful on priority questions. Wish me luck please.

Eddi in St. Louis, Missouri

From what I have learned at the annual programs by the NCSBN on the NCLEX, if the test stops after 75 questions you have answered enough questions with sufficient difficulty to show that you can safely practice nursing. So, from my experience, it looks like the results will be favorable. :balloons:

[ICU_JOSIE, MSN, RN]

Congratulations!