What I think helped me pass? Questions, Questions, Questions
I did read hurst and thanks to it I understood core concepts but to me it wasn't enough. Think of it like a foundation and now that you have a foundation you need your building afterwards. That's where PDA by La Charity and Kaplan came in
my scores In La Charity will make you cry if you saw them
I got the book and I'd test myself only getting 50%-60% of the answers right
so like out of 20 i'd only get 11 or something but don't let the wrong answers and low scores discourage you. read each rationale for every question that you passed and eventually you'll get a "feel" for it. I wrote down, yes I wrote down every single rationale that I encounterted and reviewed it by the end of the day
So I basically did test questions all day wrote the rationales and organized it to either cardio, maternity, respiratory, meds etc. you get the idea. and reviewed the rationales at the end of the day. because I retain info better when I write them
I'm not a US educated nurse either I'm from the Philippines and was not even close to being an honor student in my school
I went to school bringing nothing but my phone and tablet. No paper, no pen, no book, nothing. because I was so lazy.
So if somebody like me who is far from stellar academically passes then people like you who have burned your a** off studying will definitely pass
The NCLEX is not as hard as people make it to be! it's hard I'll tell you that but not as hard as people make it seem. If you have the Qtrainers by kaplan and do PDA by La Charity you'll feel right at home answering the NCLEX
Questions, Questions, Questions I have the Saunders book but man the info was just too much and I just well i didn't read before im sure as hell not reading now. So I told myslef F*ck it im just gonna do test questions
you see if you do tons and tons of questions and write down the rationales you're basically reviewing content as well. hey at least it worked for me maybe that'll work for some people too
I had 1 math question and a positioning question and I knew I got both wrong
I didn't even bother calculating the math question I just typed in a random number and clicked next. So by now you can tell Im not the sharpest tool in the shed.
If you know your way around google you can find resources everywhere.
I walked out of the testing center dazed. Thinking *** just happened in there? Where the hell did those questions come from. I put on the earplugs that they provided you with and all I could hear was my heart beating so loud it was like a disco in there!
If a C something student like me who is not even a US educated nursing student can pass the NCLEX the 1st time in 85 questions
You definitely can. I forgot to mention my hurst scores ow boy they were sh*t
you could only take the test 6 times here were my hurst scores
70=55%
69=55%
74=59%
72=57%
75=60%
81=64%
and well according to hurst the average scores of people who passed the nclex taking their program was 86 points or 68%
I was nowhere near that pecentage but I passed
Just remember. You cannot and will not ever even in your entire lifetime know everything about nursing
and the NCLEX is not as hard as people make it seem to be
you got this. I know 90% of you reading this have way better scores than me so if I can do it. So can you
I really dont have the full qbank i only got the book and i dont have the pda. i mostly base my review, by answering questions from nurseslabs.com thats it and im doing princeton qbank now..lol
I'm using Kaplan, NCLEX 4000 and the Picmonic Beta, but I might get the full account now. I didn't think Picmonic would be helpful but I'm still remembering stuff.
Kaplan so far has been really helpful. I'm using exam prep.
I really dont have the full qbank i only got the book and i dont have the pda. i mostly base my review, by answering questions from nurseslabs.com thats it and im doing princeton qbank now..lol
the qbank and the book were amazing if you know your where around the internet im sure you cand find them *wink
never heard of princeton qbank but hey update us on your test when you pass cuz I know you will. if somebody with the likes of me could do it. it'd be a breeze for you
I'm using Kaplan, NCLEX 4000 and the Picmonic Beta, but I might get the full account now. I didn't think Picmonic would be helpful but I'm still remembering stuff.
Kaplan so far has been really helpful. I'm using exam prep.
NCLEX 4000 just has a ton of questions.
I used those things too
kaplan totaly nailed it and PDA by La Charity do you have that book?
I didn't do the case studies but I did finish all the chapters in the La Charity Book. and the scores were very depressing XD hahaha
you know to be honest I actually didn't do much of the 5th day materials from hurst except the safety and infection control part.
and btw did you get that study guide here on the forums?
Haha. Gotcha! And really? You didn't look through the meds? That's my weakest area. I'd figure the best way to study meds is look at the suffixes, etc. and take it from there.
And I actually did get the 35- page study guide from here. Did you review that as well? I plan on reading it every day starting today (since I test next week).
Haha. Gotcha! And really? You didn't look through the meds? That's my weakest area. I'd figure the best way to study meds is look at the suffixes, etc. and take it from there.
And I actually did get the 35- page study guide from here. Did you review that as well? I plan on reading it every day starting today (since I test next week).
HalcyonRamirez
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I know you're nervous hahah i was just playing. I was too. like hella nervous
but take it easy you know. it's a critical thinking test so don't expect to see anything you've study come out of the test.
It's more like detective work. Where you find out what the question is asking and what is the safest answer