Passed NCLEX in NY!!

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Hello all! I decided to write my experience with the NCLEX process because during my time before taking my exam, I found it sooo incredibly helpful to hear the experiences of others and what more or less to expect. So here goes...

After Nursing School: I finished classes from my nursing program in early December. Unfortunately though, my official graduation date wasn't until January 31, so I had to wait quite some time before even thinking about registering for the NCLEX. During the almost 2months of no classes, I found myself becoming extremely lazy (mainly just working and SLEEEEEPINGGG!! haha) I attended an ATI live review session because my school used it during our program. Personally, I wasnt a fan of ATI as the questions were confusing and sometimes even contradicting to their explanations and even to our textbooks.The rationales were also dry and boring. We did take the ATI predictor exam and I scored a 97% chance of passing the NCLEX. I decided to purchase Uworld as I heard so many glorious reviews about it and let me tell you it was well worth the purchase!! ?

Uworld: Personally I highly recommend using Uworld as a study tool for the NLCEX as their rationales are very detailed. There are about 2,000+ questions and 2 assessments available. I did about 1,300 questions and both assessments. I stopped doing questions because at a certain point, I just couldnt retain anymore information as you literally learn something new every time you read the rationales which is great (but my brain just couldnt anymore). Both assessments I took were in the low 60's and they both stated that I had a "high chance" of passing the NCLEX. Most of my scores for my questions of 50-75 q's were anywhere between 50-65ish, some in the high 40's as well.

I applied and registered to take the NCLEX on February 10th and received my ATT on the 12th. I scheduled my exam for the 27th of that month. For that short period, I literally studied my butt off. Everyday I would do a minimum of 75 questions and a max of 200 when I had alot of energy but most days I would do 125ish. I focused alot on the rationales and not so much of the number of questions. As the test day approached, I second guessed myself alot on whether I should reschedule or not. I was a ball of nerves. I ultimately decided not to change the date and just take the exam, I waited long enough already! I scheduled the exam for Thursday Feb 27 at 2pm.

NCLEX: The exam was not as difficult as the questions on Uworld. That by no means downplays the exam. The questions were not as specific as Uworld. They were more general but also extremely tricky. Most of my questions were SATA and Priority. I only had about 2-3 procedure questions (like putting things in order with drag and drop). No hotspot questions and no med math ?. I got 125 questions and it took me about 3 hours. After question 77, I started to lose focus a bit. I took my break about questions 50something. My 40mins drive home was the most lonely and sad ride ever LOL. I thought I had failed the exam for sure! I thought back on a few questions that I knew I answered wrong and the fact that I had no med math freaked me out.

The night of the exam I began to read about the Pearson Vue Trick. My nerves were getting the best of me so I decided to try it. I tried the trick about 4 hours after receiving my confirmation of finishing my NLCEX exam email. I received the "good popup" but honestly that did little to ease my mind. I received my unoffical quick results on Saturday afternoon in 49 hours (who's counting right??). That was by far the worse 49 hours ever!! My license number still has not appeared on the NYS BON website but perhaps that is because its a weekend, not sure but I PASSED!!

Sorry this post was long but I wanted to share my detailed experience in hopes of helping anyone else. I wanted to tell all those who are anxious about taking the exam to trust yourself! You've made it through the gruesome hell that is nursing school, you can pass the NCLEX!! Focus on understanding the rationales of whichever tool you use to study. I also recommend using Mark Kleimek audios, theyre great! Once you schedule your exam date, stick to it. Dont second guess yourself on the date, nor on the exam itself. You're going to be an RN soon, you have to begin trusting your amazing instincts!! While taking the exam, dont rush through questions. Take the time to understand and analyze WHAT the question is actually asking.

You got this future nurses!!

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Congratulations on passing your NCLEX! I failed mine on my first try last month. I am in study mode right now and will reschedule ASAP! Thanks for sharing your story and good luck with your nursing career!

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Congrats on passing ! I test in 3 weeks !

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Congrats MoMo !

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For those going to take NCLEX or retake--I recommend the in-person Kaplan for strategy. You will get more right answers.

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On 3/1/2020 at 7:18 PM, Mo_Mo_5 said:

Hello all! I decided to write my experience with the NCLEX process because during my time before taking my exam, I found it sooo incredibly helpful to hear the experiences of others and what more or less to expect. So here goes...

After Nursing School: I finished classes from my nursing program in early December. Unfortunately though, my official graduation date wasn't until January 31, so I had to wait quite some time before even thinking about registering for the NCLEX. During the almost 2months of no classes, I found myself becoming extremely lazy (mainly just working and SLEEEEEPINGGG!! haha) I attended an ATI live review session because my school used it during our program. Personally, I wasnt a fan of ATI as the questions were confusing and sometimes even contradicting to their explanations and even to our textbooks.The rationales were also dry and boring. We did take the ATI predictor exam and I scored a 97% chance of passing the NCLEX. I decided to purchase Uworld as I heard so many glorious reviews about it and let me tell you it was well worth the purchase!! ?

Uworld: Personally I highly recommend using Uworld as a study tool for the NLCEX as their rationales are very detailed. There are about 2,000+ questions and 2 assessments available. I did about 1,300 questions and both assessments. I stopped doing questions because at a certain point, I just couldnt retain anymore information as you literally learn something new every time you read the rationales which is great (but my brain just couldnt anymore). Both assessments I took were in the low 60's and they both stated that I had a "high chance" of passing the NCLEX. Most of my scores for my questions of 50-75 q's were anywhere between 50-65ish, some in the high 40's as well.

I applied and registered to take the NCLEX on February 10th and received my ATT on the 12th. I scheduled my exam for the 27th of that month. For that short period, I literally studied my butt off. Everyday I would do a minimum of 75 questions and a max of 200 when I had alot of energy but most days I would do 125ish. I focused alot on the rationales and not so much of the number of questions. As the test day approached, I second guessed myself alot on whether I should reschedule or not. I was a ball of nerves. I ultimately decided not to change the date and just take the exam, I waited long enough already! I scheduled the exam for Thursday Feb 27 at 2pm.

NCLEX: The exam was not as difficult as the questions on Uworld. That by no means downplays the exam. The questions were not as specific as Uworld. They were more general but also extremely tricky. Most of my questions were SATA and Priority. I only had about 2-3 procedure questions (like putting things in order with drag and drop). No hotspot questions and no med math ?. I got 125 questions and it took me about 3 hours. After question 77, I started to lose focus a bit. I took my break about questions 50something. My 40mins drive home was the most lonely and sad ride ever LOL. I thought I had failed the exam for sure! I thought back on a few questions that I knew I answered wrong and the fact that I had no med math freaked me out.

The night of the exam I began to read about the Pearson Vue Trick. My nerves were getting the best of me so I decided to try it. I tried the trick about 4 hours after receiving my confirmation of finishing my NLCEX exam email. I received the "good popup" but honestly that did little to ease my mind. I received my unoffical quick results on Saturday afternoon in 49 hours (who's counting right??). That was by far the worse 49 hours ever!! My license number still has not appeared on the NYS BON website but perhaps that is because its a weekend, not sure but I PASSED!!

Sorry this post was long but I wanted to share my detailed experience in hopes of helping anyone else. I wanted to tell all those who are anxious about taking the exam to trust yourself! You've made it through the gruesome hell that is nursing school, you can pass the NCLEX!! Focus on understanding the rationales of whichever tool you use to study. I also recommend using Mark Kleimek audios, theyre great! Once you schedule your exam date, stick to it. Dont second guess yourself on the date, nor on the exam itself. You're going to be an RN soon, you have to begin trusting your amazing instincts!! While taking the exam, dont rush through questions. Take the time to understand and analyze WHAT the question is actually asking.

You got this future nurses!!

Hello, I am graduating this May Adam trying to start to register for the whole process and am a little overwhelmed.

I know I have to submit

-Application for licensure Form 1

-Have my school verify my education

-send in the infection control and child abuse certificates (I went to school in RI thats why I had to do these)

Do we have to get a background check done? If so where did you get that done? Also what else do I have to do? I know I need to register for the NCLEX but when will I be able to do that and are there any other forms or anything else I need to submit?

Thanks!

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Hey Jessvinci !

First off, congratulations on your upcoming graduation!! Such a tough time, but an amazing milestone ? I know its an overwhelming process. My school did very little to assist, and I actually had to figure out most by myself.

What I did was first, I awaited for my school to send verification of my education to the state. After they sent that in, I received an email from my school stating that I could register for the NCLEX.

1. I applied to the NYS Board of Nursing for licensure and paid the app fee. I think its like $143.

2. Right after receiving my confirmation email, then I registered with Pearson Vue and paid that too ugh, $200. After registering, it took about 4 days to receive my Authorization to Test #.

3. As soon as I received my ATT that day, I scheduled my exam.

As for a background check, I wasn't asked for one. I didn't really do anything extra besides these steps. I have a detailed NCLEX instruction steps if you'd like to take a look. I can send. Let me know if I can help in any other way!

again CONGRATS!!

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3 minutes ago, Mo_Mo_5 said:

Hey Jessvinci !

First off, congratulations on your upcoming graduation!! Such a tough time, but an amazing milestone ? I know its an overwhelming process. My school did very little to assist, and I actually had to figure out most by myself.

What I did was first, I awaited for my school to send verification of my education to the state. After they sent that in, I received an email from my school stating that I could register for the NCLEX.

1. I applied to the NYS Board of Nursing for licensure and paid the app fee. I think its like $143.

2. Right after receiving my confirmation email, then I registered with Pearson Vue and paid that too ugh, $200. After registering, it took about 4 days to receive my Authorization to Test #.

3. As soon as I received my ATT that day, I scheduled my exam.

As for a background check, I wasn't asked for one. I didn't really do anything extra besides these steps. I have a detailed NCLEX instruction steps if you'd like to take a look. I can send. Let me know if I can help in any other way!

again CONGRATS!!

Thank you so so much! Really appreciate you getting back to me! If you could send the detailed NCLEX instruction steps that would be awesome! My email is [email protected]

Thanks again:)

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6 minutes ago, jessvinci said:

Thank you so so much! Really appreciate you getting back to me! If you could send the detailed NCLEX instruction steps that would be awesome! My email is [email protected]

Thanks again:)

Sure thing!! Will do :)

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On 4/16/2020 at 3:57 PM, Mo_Mo_5 said:

Hey Jessvinci !

First off, congratulations on your upcoming graduation!! Such a tough time, but an amazing milestone ? I know its an overwhelming process. My school did very little to assist, and I actually had to figure out most by myself.

What I did was first, I awaited for my school to send verification of my education to the state. After they sent that in, I received an email from my school stating that I could register for the NCLEX.

1. I applied to the NYS Board of Nursing for licensure and paid the app fee. I think its like $143.

2. Right after receiving my confirmation email, then I registered with Pearson Vue and paid that too ugh, $200. After registering, it took about 4 days to receive my Authorization to Test #.

3. As soon as I received my ATT that day, I scheduled my exam.

As for a background check, I wasn't asked for one. I didn't really do anything extra besides these steps. I have a detailed NCLEX instruction steps if you'd like to take a look. I can send. Let me know if I can help in any other way!

again CONGRATS!!

Sorry for another question but I am graduating May 15th, can I submit my application for licensure to NY right now or do you have to wait until you graduate and your school send in your certificate of education?

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On 3/1/2020 at 7:18 PM, Mo_Mo_5 said:

Hello all! I decided to write my experience with the NCLEX process because during my time before taking my exam, I found it sooo incredibly helpful to hear the experiences of others and what more or less to expect. So here goes...

After Nursing School: I finished classes from my nursing program in early December. Unfortunately though, my official graduation date wasn't until January 31, so I had to wait quite some time before even thinking about registering for the NCLEX. During the almost 2months of no classes, I found myself becoming extremely lazy (mainly just working and SLEEEEEPINGGG!! haha) I attended an ATI live review session because my school used it during our program. Personally, I wasnt a fan of ATI as the questions were confusing and sometimes even contradicting to their explanations and even to our textbooks.The rationales were also dry and boring. We did take the ATI predictor exam and I scored a 97% chance of passing the NCLEX. I decided to purchase Uworld as I heard so many glorious reviews about it and let me tell you it was well worth the purchase!! ?

Uworld: Personally I highly recommend using Uworld as a study tool for the NLCEX as their rationales are very detailed. There are about 2,000+ questions and 2 assessments available. I did about 1,300 questions and both assessments. I stopped doing questions because at a certain point, I just couldnt retain anymore information as you literally learn something new every time you read the rationales which is great (but my brain just couldnt anymore). Both assessments I took were in the low 60's and they both stated that I had a "high chance" of passing the NCLEX. Most of my scores for my questions of 50-75 q's were anywhere between 50-65ish, some in the high 40's as well.

I applied and registered to take the NCLEX on February 10th and received my ATT on the 12th. I scheduled my exam for the 27th of that month. For that short period, I literally studied my butt off. Everyday I would do a minimum of 75 questions and a max of 200 when I had alot of energy but most days I would do 125ish. I focused alot on the rationales and not so much of the number of questions. As the test day approached, I second guessed myself alot on whether I should reschedule or not. I was a ball of nerves. I ultimately decided not to change the date and just take the exam, I waited long enough already! I scheduled the exam for Thursday Feb 27 at 2pm.

NCLEX: The exam was not as difficult as the questions on Uworld. That by no means downplays the exam. The questions were not as specific as Uworld. They were more general but also extremely tricky. Most of my questions were SATA and Priority. I only had about 2-3 procedure questions (like putting things in order with drag and drop). No hotspot questions and no med math ?. I got 125 questions and it took me about 3 hours. After question 77, I started to lose focus a bit. I took my break about questions 50something. My 40mins drive home was the most lonely and sad ride ever LOL. I thought I had failed the exam for sure! I thought back on a few questions that I knew I answered wrong and the fact that I had no med math freaked me out.

The night of the exam I began to read about the Pearson Vue Trick. My nerves were getting the best of me so I decided to try it. I tried the trick about 4 hours after receiving my confirmation of finishing my NLCEX exam email. I received the "good popup" but honestly that did little to ease my mind. I received my unoffical quick results on Saturday afternoon in 49 hours (who's counting right??). That was by far the worse 49 hours ever!! My license number still has not appeared on the NYS BON website but perhaps that is because its a weekend, not sure but I PASSED!!

Sorry this post was long but I wanted to share my detailed experience in hopes of helping anyone else. I wanted to tell all those who are anxious about taking the exam to trust yourself! You've made it through the gruesome hell that is nursing school, you can pass the NCLEX!! Focus on understanding the rationales of whichever tool you use to study. I also recommend using Mark Kleimek audios, theyre great! Once you schedule your exam date, stick to it. Dont second guess yourself on the date, nor on the exam itself. You're going to be an RN soon, you have to begin trusting your amazing instincts!! While taking the exam, dont rush through questions. Take the time to understand and analyze WHAT the question is actually asking.

You got this future nurses!!

Hi there. How long did you wait for your name and license to appear on the NYSED website and after how many days/weeks did they send the documents of your registration? Thank you!

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