Passed my NCLEX!!!

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I said after I passed my NCLEX!! I would post my journey..

Well, I graduated in December. We took the Hurst Review and the ATI Live Review before graduation. I started to really study after new years. First, I made notecards with all my lab values and the endings of all the medications *its a strategy used with ATI Live Review* I made sure I knew these. I went back over all the Hurst Review again with the 14 day activation that they let you use to listen to the medsurg topics again. I would do about two sections a day! After I would listen, I would do the sections in Lacharity. I did have the Lippincott Q&A book, but I found this book to be good, but it is detailed so I focused more on Lacharity and knowing my content.

I scheduled my exam where I would have 30 days to prepare. So, It was crunch time. I followed my regimen of answering questions while doing the topics. I have a dry erase board that I use to basically teach myself the information over again. After, I went through all the Lacharity first chapters and Hurst. I looked at the RN plan that they give and made sure I knew about TPN, Central Lines, Giving blood, Infection Control, Canes & Walkers (for some reason I hate this portion) I would write what I am supposed to do with these on the dry erase board. Hurst has an great infection control section to me *then they have a quiz yourself sheet* alongside ATI

Okay so, I did all this studying and closer to the test date-- I started to freak out.. I started doing questions more and more questions, and at the beginning of studying I would get questions right.. BUT closer to my test date I started to miss them bc I was anxious! I believe being anxious can hurt you so I said no more questions and rationales! Sooo I found this Quizlet (the app) with the user Ammyntran and I went back over my Hurst with these notecards! Honestly, if I found these notecards I would have incorporated them sooner. I just read content and did notecards.

Sorry for this long post.. BUT okay on test day.. I felt a real calm! I had prayed & my church prayed for me. I had an energy drink before I came and a protein bar & entered the testing site. I took two breaks during my exam.. I had to splash water on my face at one break and pray!! My test went by 75 and I started to freak out but then I told myself YOU ARE STILL IN THE GAME! Keep going! You got this! God has you! You will be a RN tomorrow. So I started to answer my questions and the first scheduled break came and it was my second break lol I went to my locker to eat a piece of chocolate and drink some water! I came back and said you got this!! When I came back I did about 5 more questions then I prayed again.. 3 more questions went by! Blue screen.

Anywhos long story short!!YOU can do it!! I believe if you have a strong content base.. You really can answer those questions!! Bc the NCLEX pulls from everywhere & without HURST.. I could not have done it & those quizlet notecards!! I was able to recognize what to do because I was educated on content and Lacharity made me realize priority and to notice problems! Passed at 110! :)

Oh and I did have Kaplan Question Trainers! I only did 2 & 6 because I was pressed for time. On 2, I received a 77% and on 6 I stopped keeping score. I guess these helped but Lacharity helped really.

Congratulations!! I'm starting to get so nervous about taking mine and it's so nice to read posts from people who succeeded. Congrats again and I hope you're celebrating! :)

I am!! Yesterday, I caught up on well needed slp!! Good luck on yours!!! It is such a relief !

Congratulations, and welcome to the fold :D

Thankyou!! 😁😁

Songofa Nurse, I have to take the conversation here as All Nurses will only allow me to PM like once and then it gives me a message that I dont have enough quality topics to PM. Anyway, I haven't heard anything about the program in that regard.

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