Passed NCLEX RN 2012 with Kaplan qbanks/trainers

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I have been on this site multiple times and found many encouragements from it as I study for my nclex and wanted to share my story. I only used kaplan qbanks and the trainers, my scores ranged from the 50s and 60s. I reviewed ever qbank and looked up anything I did not know or understand. I passed nclex on November 20th 2012 with 75 questions. I did the PVT about 15 mins after the test and got the good pop up. I called Virginia BON verication number the next morning and it was confirmed that I was officially a RN. The nclex had very basic questions, the kaplan in my opinion seemed harder then the nclex. I hope this helps anyone who may have had doubts about kaplan as I did at first. Good luck to the future nclex rn test takers.

@nursingbro you can get the trainers from kaplan website, but most of every thing I study came from the qbanks, I used the trainers just for more questions but the qbanks in my opinion is what helped me the most

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@nursingbro you can get the trainers from kaplan website, but most of every thing I study came from the qbanks, I used the trainers just for more questions but the qbanks in my opinion is what helped me the most

Thanks the bank also came with a book but i dont have much time to read it. a few days to take the nclex so i can only focus on bank questions.

did you read the bank kaplan book?

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Thanks the bank also came with a book but i dont have much time to read it. a few days to take the nclex so i can only focus on bank questions.did you read the bank kaplan book?I had the brown 15th ed kaplan book and I only used it to look up things that I didn't know and to compare with the info I found on the Internet. My book still looks brand new, that's how rare I used it.
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Specializes in Orthopedics and Telemetry.

Congrats!!! Will be taking mine on Thursday; just a little nervous:unsure:

I have been on this site multiple times and found many encouragements from it as I study for my nclex and wanted to share my story. I only used kaplan qbanks and the trainers, my scores ranged from the 50s and 60s. I reviewed ever qbank and looked up anything I did not know or understand. I passed nclex on November 20th 2012 with 75 questions. I did the PVT about 15 mins after the test and got the good pop up. I called Virginia BON verication number the next morning and it was confirmed that I was officially a RN. The nclex had very basic questions, the kaplan in my opinion seemed harder then the nclex. I hope this helps anyone who may have had doubts about kaplan as I did at first. Good luck to the future nclex rn test takers.
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@Nrs209 Thank you and good luck to you, I'm sure u will pass with no problems :-)

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hey @ Mysweets..

Did you guys find the kaplan lectures effective ? For me its so boring and not well described. Going to take in a month. could you plz share What is the best way to study?

thanks,

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@nursesolu, the lectures were also boring to me as well so I stopped watching them, doing the qbanks and making sure I understood all info that was covered in the qbank helped me pass

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thanks a ton Mysweets :)

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Would you say the Kaplan strategy to answering questions is really useful on the nclex?

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Congrats! i take kaplan jan 2 too and also hope to take nclexend of january of early feb. yes! we are success story already!!!!

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Not a problem nursesolu and good luck to u!!!

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@afhopeful, the decision tree that kaplan teaches did not help me at all, I did try using but had no luck wit it

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