Passed NCLEX in 75 Q's

[California_RN81]

After sitting the NCLEX in December, 2015, I spent the next 48 hours pressing refresh on the Breeze website (I am in California). I was unable to sleep much and spent my time going through all the questions I was sure I got wrong.

I spent most of the nighttime hours reading all the NCLEX updates on allnurses.com so I wanted to write a little something so that when others worry nonstop after taking the NCLEX, they have something to read to fill the time while waiting!

To prepare for NCLEX, I spent five weeks using Hurst and Kaplan. This worked for me as I really liked how concrete Hurst was. A lot of my classmates liked Uworld. I tried this too but decided to stick with two sources so as to not get overwhelmed.

My personal opinion is that as long as you are preparing in some fashion for the NCLEX it is a high likelihood that you will pass (passing rate is 85% currently). This can be using Kaplan, uworld, NCSBN (the people that create NCLEX), Hurst or any of the other many sources out there.

I decided to do content review (Hurst) and test taking strategy (Kaplan) as I went to an accelerated nursing school and felt that I needed extra time and info to understand the "why" behind some diseases.

In the end, I was extremely surprised that I got 75 questions AND that I passed the first time. I am an OK student, work hard but consider myself average (which is why I have to work hard!).

So while you wait for you results, reading random articles as to what it means when NCLEX shuts off after 75 questions, add this to the reading list to pass the time! :-)

The job is done now, take a breath, get some fresh air and try to fill your headspace with non-NCLEX-y things -- easier said than done I know!

[born_this_way]

Congratulations for passing your NCLEX. I sent you a PM. I'm not sure you can reply since you have less than 15 posts. Thanks :)

[born_this_way]

Also how was your study plan using Kaplan and hurst?

[California_RN81]

Hey Born_this_way,

Thanks for the PM but you are right I can't PM you back. I no longer have access to Kaplan or Hurst.

I started Hurst before the end of Nursing school. We had a comprehensive Hesi we needed to pass to gradate so I used hurst for key areas I didn't feel strong in.

I then did the additional videos that I had not done yet; For me it was important to understand the content (more or less!) before doing Kaplan. Kaplan is great for strategies but if, for me, if I don't know the content, strategy is hit or miss.

I thought the rationales for Kaplan were too short so I would look up the information I didn't know in my ebooks (med surge primarily) to get the full picture.

Good luck!