nurse234

the good news: you got 265 questions- meaning you almost passed.I would analyze your studying. Did you cram? Did you study for months? What works for one person with studying may not work for others The majority of NCLEX passing questions are analysis and application questions, which in my experience require critical thinking with priority, safety, and precautions. These are the categories I think should be paid most attention to. I did not receive content questions on my exam- meaning, I did not have to decipher patho, anticipate what medication will be given for this disease, what are the s/s, etc. I over studied content and minor details. I would suggest looking at the main picture of each body system, and put together in your mind nursing interventions that would typically go with that system. The disease may be different, but nursing interventions typically are the same. Example: respiratory--> give O2 if low, elevate head of bed, restless? probably hypoxic, draw ABGS. Then decide priority interventions: priority for respiratory? give oxygen! If you study the systems like this you spend less time studying tiny details and think critically. Finally, Kaplan is confusing. It was a part of my program too. But again, this may not be the best program for you. I would recommend LaCharity prioritization and delegation. This helps you prep for those higher level questions. The book is short and too the point. Do not go back over content as you know it because you took the full 265. Focus on priority questions. Good luck to you, you can do it :)

Saunders is primarily content based questions, where NCLEX is analysis/application questions. This does not mean you are not prepared though. I would recommend downloading Kaplan NCLEX RN mini bank which is a free app for both IPHONE and Samsung. Those are questions you can expect to be similar to the NCLEX. good luck :)

I live in Indiana and my license appeared on the BON website the next day at 9 AM. So I did not pay for the quick results. Another girl I know though paid and exactly 48 hours she got her quick results. She tested at 8AM on a Tuesday and got them 8 AM on Thursday. good luck! :)

update: I passed! good luck to everyone, have faith in yourself!

Hi everyone! I told myself pass or fail I would share my study plan and overall thoughts about this exam. Study resources: Kaplan (was integrated into our program) qbank: overall: 58% question trainers: 1-70.7% 2-62.7% 3-50% ( I rushed through) retake: 75% 4-64% 5-60% 6-62.% 7-59% readiness: 71% uworld: entire qbank: 59% lacharity prioritization, delegation: average per chapter 75% apps: kaplan question bank. average 77% content review: Saunder's-- fundamentals information + reviewed my weak areas (peds+OB) study plan : Feb-March. became acclimated to Kaplan. took my dear sweet time answering the question bank so I could think each question through and understand the rationales without cramming. Maybe did 20 every other day or when I had spare time. Feb- April. Supplemented knowledge gaps with Saunders. March-May: uworld q bank once I ran out of qs from Kaplan. Again took my time. May 9-11: in-person kaplan review May 22- june 1- finished question trainers and took readiness june 2-5 lacharity book. how test went: I honestly thought it was SOOOO much easier than people make it out to be. Obviously I was well prepared though. I have major anxiety and I do not do well with studying weeks before a test. So I did what worked for me: slowly studying. I would recommend going slow for those who need major content review or who are anxious like myself. It just takes the pressure off. Test day was today! I walked in there nervous. Sat down, put on headphones, and got in the zone. I did not second guess my answers. I went with what I knew. Honestly, this exam is easier than both UWORLD and Kaplan. I sat for 25 minutes ( not kidding) and was done. Computer shut off at 75. Now keep in mind, I was a B student in nursing sschool and definitely was not at the top of my class. I couldn't believe it when it was over. Now I wait for my results. Please do not be afraid of this exam. Honestly, I thought it was going to be the worst thing ever but I thought it was very fair. Hope this helps! :) Will update whether I pass or not!