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Thanks Kali! And I just received my quick results today. Kaplan did the job for me in 75 questions! In my opinion, the Qbank questions are more difficult than the readiness exam. And NCLEX is more similar to the readiness exam: less wordy questions/answer choices, slightly more straight forward questions. I scored an average of 63 or so on the Qbank tests completing about 1100 questions and made a 65 on the readiness quiz the day before my test. Good luck to you!

Good luck Passion! I saw my quick results today. I passed!! I am filled with so much relief that I can hardly contain it!

My kaplan instructor said the best way to prep is to answer questions then read all of the rationale info given with the answer choices. Use the question strategies that they give. If you come across anything that is completely unfamiliar, google it for a quick summary. Kaplan says that doing at least 90% of the question bank (with remediation) gets you all set. Since you learn from the remediation, by the time you make it to the readiness exam, you won't need any "study".

Congrats Gracie! I've been stalking allnurses over the course of my nursing school journey. It seemed fair for me to contribute my recent experience to the community. Test Prep--- I did about 1200 questions from the Q bank and took 6 of the QuestionTrainers. My highest score was a 71 and my lowest was a 44, but around 87% of my results were between 60 and 65. The goal point for Kaplan is 60-65 for the Qbank tests which means that I wasn't doing badly. But the lower scores/areas and the number of "I have no clue what the answer is" questions had me nervous. The Kaplan folks said I was ready to take the test and I was running out of time since my RN job starts in 3 weeks. I took the plunge and immediately scheduled the test within minutes of getting my ATT. Timing--- My school verified my degree last Wednesday 12/6, I registered and paid Pearsonvue Friday 12/8, my ATT came Monday morning 12/11, and just like that, I was scheduled to take the test FIVE days later, Saturday 12/16. I took the Readiness test the day before with a score of 65 (the goal point is 60). For those that wonder about appt availability--- I had to drive nearly 2 hours away to get to the testing center; the only one with a reasonable date. The dates available near me were literally Tuesday 12/12 (the day after I got my ATT), Wed and Thursday then allllll the way at the end of the month. So I was grateful to find a day at the end of the week. My mind was not prepared at all to test any sooner. The testing experience was odd--- The rules were more strict than the rules in place when you visit someone in jail. Even before signing in to test, I had to be escorted to the restroom! Smart watches aren't allowed--understandable, so I wore a plan ole analog watch. Note--those are ALSO not allowed. Test-mates had to remove the hair ties from their wrists. The proctor did something along the lines of an airport strip search. TSA has worthy competition. The Test--- It seemed less difficult than the Kaplan Qbank questions; it was more similar to the Readiness exam. There were a lot less words/details in each question, I may have had 10 or 15 SATAs, I had no hot spots (thank GOD!), no procedure step questions, no place the patients in priority order questions, and no picture or audio questions. I had quite a few "who do you see first" questions. It cut off at 75! I feel pretty good about it. I didn't get too much of that WTF feeling. Either I did really well or I failed horribly. But I'd fall out of my chair with shock if I didn't pass. Now I must wait a grueling 48 hours to know my fate.

Thanks!!

I've been reading a lot of the forums recently and seem to see a trend where students that used Hurst are not passing. Maybe the issue was the extent of study/questions/remediation that was done and not so much the program. But as of now, Hurst is looking unreliable.

I've been all over this site looking for random info about exam timeframes. From what I've read, you may be able to go to the BON site and search for your license. I know things differ from state to state but a few posts mentioned seeing their license info before being notified of their formal test results. It's worth a shot. Good Luck!

As long as your medical conditions are under control (not a danger to yourself or others), I don't see why that should be an issue for you to become a nurse. In my state (NC), there is no drug test associated with the board exam. I did have to take one for my school and for my employer. Those tests are looking for illegal drugs/narcotics and my not even pick up on psych meds. However, it's fine if they are found in the sample as long as you 1. identify them as meds you are on up front and 2. have a valid prescription for them.

This website was my absolute BEST friend for care plans: Nurseslabs - For All Your Nursing Needs

I'm getting ready for my test also. From what I keep hearing from my teachers and Kaplan rep, the trick is to take as many practice tests as you can and read all the rationales. For me, each question is like a mini review of a topic. I imagine the goal is expose you to the most important info in bite size chunks. Good luck!

Meek, my fingers are crossed that you got good news on your exam. I'm wondering how long it took for you to receive your ATT and how long did you have to wait before there was an available testing date?

My school hired Kaplan to do a testing class for us. The rep said that the results of the PV trick are random and not related to your actual test score. I guess with 50% odds of getting what seems like a correct result, that could be true.

My school is using ATI also. I keep wondering how well ATI predicts the NCLEX performance prediction. What did ATI predict for you?

Ok. I love the profession of nursing (so far) and made the move to go to school with the hope of having much more job security than my previous career. I gravitated to this post and periodically read comments here as I took pre-nursing classes, through acceptance to my nursing program and now, just a few months away from graduation. This scared the crap out of me. So here I am again, reading and contributing a comment to the other folks out there with job concerns. I gotta say, this job drought (assuming it still exists for some) has got to be driven by, 1. the level of nursing license, 2. graduation timing and 3. the location of the new grad. Here's my situation---- I live in NC surrounded by teaching hospitals and I'll finish my BSN degree in October. I completed my first job applications (9 new nurses jobs mind you), landed interviews for 6 units in 1 -2 weeks and received offers the very day that my references were completed. It's been less than 30 days and I got several offers and just accepted a job. I'm delightfully surprised and relieved! Maybe the tide is changing OR perhaps the timing, location and degree make all the difference in the opportunities for newbies.

I'm in my last 81 days of my BSN program (yes, I am actually counting the days, hours and seconds)! My previous two clinical rotations were pediatrics and maternity. There were a bunch of brand new nurses ( Good luck!