LittleTeacup

This past Thursday, I took the NCLEX- the hardest exam I have ever taken before. But DO NOT let that scare you. I studied for 3-4 weeks both during and after I had graduated. I used ATI tutor until I received the "green light". I was earning an average of about 62-70%. I had 2 grades under 60 (but only by 1 or 2 points). I did not remediate using the "focused review". I only remediated with the questions the tutor gave me, and studied what I thought was weak on my own by doing research on the internet if I did not recognize a concept. Pictures helped me visualize the material. At my school, I took the RN comprehensive predictor test and received a 96% chance of passing, and I took the ATI tutor predictor and received the same grade. ATI definitely helped, but I would highly suggest taking another resource as well. Uworld: This resource helped me in a different way than ATI did. ATI was good for recognizing concepts that were definitely on the nclex, but uworld helped me remediate on material that I was not getting with ATI. It has pictures, lengthy but concise descriptions and I really liked it. My average score was 57%. However, I was not taking tests with all of the questions included. I concentrated on areas that I had a very difficult time in. My average for an all inclusive test was 65%. On the first uworld predictor I scored in the 78th percentile with a "very high chance of passing" nclex. My second predictor, I was feeling anxiety right before the nclex, and scored in the 33rd percentile with a 52%- "borderline chance of passing." This ALL made me incredibly nervous, and anxiety ridden all the way up until and through the test. My advice- write positive words on the top of your sheet to remind yourself of how far you have come. And be prepared to feel like you failed. I got to the 160th question and walked out feeling on the fence, but the more I thought about the more I was convinced that I failed. I do not think I answered the last question correctly. I received a lot of SATA. There are also a lot of questions about priority patients, (personally I had a lot of cardiac). Know your isolation precautions and communicable diseases such as Hep A. While you are studying- concentrate on the SAFETY of patients. Trust in yourself, and the knowledge you have gathered. Today I found out I passed the NCLEX. The wait is over! I hope this helps someone who is as anxious as I was.