passed nclex-RN 2nd time!!!book reviews & tips!!!!

yarong321

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hello all!!

I just checked my result last night ...(I thought I failed for sure)

but I passed 2nd time!!!

first time when I failed....I had 130 questions... (I knew I failed ...)

second time I took it...I had 105 questions (20 SATA, 2 math, and

I had lots of priority questions....soooo HARD..I thought I failed for sure...)

anyways....

here some tips ...

1. DO 200 questions per day (normally they recommend 100 questions per day..but I did 200 questions everyday)...if you miss questions..make sure you read the explanation and WRITE IT DOWN!!! WRITE WRITE WRITE IT DOWN

so you won't forget! if you still don't understand..THEN research or read other review book until you understand it 100 percent!!!!

2. start with content area....

I did not take Hurst...I just borrowed Hurst book from my friend..and reviewed it

(again..if I did not understand something..I did research or read other review books until

I understood 100 percent!!!)

I recommend you to buy SAUNDER's book..(it also comes with question CD..)

IT IS GREAT FOR content area BUT NOT GREAT FOR critical thinking...

make sure you do some questions from CD (HAS lots of questions!!!)

3. I did take KAPLAN class...I strongly recommend you to take Kaplan class

it teaches you HOW TO do solve critical thinking questions (when I took it first time and failed..I KNEW I had to take kaplan class cuz...I was just soo bad at critical thinking)

it comes with Question trainers and question bank

I did 200 questions each day and..and reviewed everyday! (I know lots of work!)

I got 62 on my readiness test

65 percent..on my question bank

4. Prioritization, delegation, and assignment - this book is GREAT too

(I just did PART I not part II=case study) ....it helped me think/learn about

what to delegate and what not to delegate to LPN or nursing assistant

5. EXAM CRAM- if you have time... I will recommend you to do this book too

just for more practice

English is not my first language..

so my instructor always told me that

NCLEX is going to be really really really really hard for me...