Published Mar 26, 2008
WickedRedRN, BSN, RN
609 Posts
For those of you that were LPN's and went on to become RN's...how did you feel the NCLEX differed for you this time than from when you got your LPN?
I feel better about it because I know more of what to expect as far as applying, waiting for ATT and test day proceedures, but what I am really wondering is how different are the two exams?
We have been doing ATI's all through school and I am going to pick up my Saunders in the next couple of weeks. I used Suzannes plan for my LPN and am going to use it again since it worked for me. In school they had us using a Springhouse review, it's good but I don't like it as well as I did the Saunders.
Thanks in advance.
traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
88 Articles; 21,268 Posts
I did the NCLEX PN in 1992 and the NCLEX RN in 1994 - thought the PN exam harder just because it was new knowledge. I think any test taken first time is harder because of the learning curve. I did the NCLEX RN in 75 questions, 20 minutes from start to finish and thought "okay, what's next?" Really didnt' find it hard but then I had just done the LPN and RN programs back to back so I had a huge advantage.