I graduated in Dec 2012 with the holidays and work, I ended up studying a little the beginning of January. I really started studying hard end of January throughout Feb. I used NCSBN and did the 3 week subscription twice. They had alot of great questions and material with similar questions to NCLEX. I used Saunders to practice 50-100 questions per day. I also read through a Marlene Hurst book that gave general ideas about charts, ADPIE, and test anxiety. I also purchased Prioritization, Delegation, and assignment book by Mosby. I did about half of the book and got a good understanding of priority and delegation. I also looked through Kaplan for different diseases, diagnostic tests, diets, ect.
Day before exam: I didn't take any phone calls the day before the test I just reviewed labs and other areas that I felt weak in. I took my test and it ended at 265! I was nervous, but, I kept praying and tried to stay positive throughout my test. I found out I passed the next day. Study hard, pray hard, and believe in yourself because you know waaaaay more than you think you know. I can truly say it doesn't matter what number your test shuts off at all that matters is you passing. Good Luck to all and remember these words...YOU CAN DO IT! :)
Resources: #1 Ncsbn, Saunders (core content & questions), Marlene Hurst (general overview of nclex topics), Kaplan RN Course book (resource book for: diseases, labs, ethics, maternity specifics..alot of reading), Mosby NCLEX Prioritization Assgn, Deleg (quest and details about deleg & priorities)
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