SmetRN2008

CONGRATS RN!!! I took mine yesterday too and only got 75. I've been checking my state's BON site all day but nothing . Guess I'm going to just have to wait until tomorrow morning to check pearsonvue. Hopefully I get good news like you :) Congrats again!

I feel the same exact way you do!! I took NCLEX yesterday...got 75 ?'s and like you ALOT of SATA. I also got tons of infection control, prioritizing, and teaching, only 5-6 med questions, no math, quite a few peds, and 1 OB. I'm a good test taker. I graduated top of my class and scored a 99% of passing the first time on the ATI comp predictor. But the NCLEX made me feel like the dumbest person on the planet!! I have NO idea how I did and I'm SO scared to get my results tomorrow. I'll be praying for both of us...good luck!

I'm in the same exact boat. I also took mine today and got 75. I'm feeling so bummed right now because I'm like you...I have absolutely NO idea how I did. I had probably 20-25 SATA, lots of teaching, prioritizing and infection control, no math, maybe 5-7 med questions, quite a few peds, and 1 OB. I came home a took a LONG nap because I was completely brain dead. These next two days will be torture. I will pray for both of us :)

1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Saunders 3rd ed & Kaplan strategy book 3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? ATI, which I did very good on all of them 4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? Just took it today (7/14) so still waiting....and praying! 5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I feel like I didn't do as well as I would have liked....I'm not going to say I'm certain I failed or I am certain I passed 6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yes

I'm not sure how to feel right now. I don't feel like I did well. There were few that I was 100% sure of the answer. Other than that the others were just my best educated guess. I had alot of infection control, teaching, prioritizing, maybe 5-7 med questions, probably 20-25 SATA if not more, no dosage calculations/math, quite a few peds questions, and only 1 OB. I feel completely brain dead right now! The next two days will be the longest two days ever waiting for my results. I'm just hoping and praying that I passed!

.......anything??

I don't have an answer to your question but I'm in the same boat. I'm starting out in med-surg and I know it's not my calling either. I eventually would like to move into OB, but where I'm from they don't hire new grads in OB so I'm getting a year in of med-surg and moving on.

I wasn't really nervous until now. I graduated May 14...started orientation at my job June 2 and have been working since so I haven't had all the time in the world to study. I've been doing some practice questions. I haven't kept track but I would say I've done close to 1000. I graduated as valedictorian of my class and scored an 86% on the ATI comp predictor which gave me a 99% chance of passing the first time. I bought the kaplan blue book and did the test on the CD-ROM and scored a 78%. I'm working on the one in the book now. Do you all think I'll be ok? Any advice on things I may want to focus on this last week? Any advice or reassurance is very much appreciated. Thanks!!!

I just bought the Kaplan blue book 2008-2009 edition. I just completed the 180 question practice test on the CD-ROM and scored a 78%. Would you say that it good? I'm curious to know what others scored also.

Thank you for your reply futurecnm! I do have the saunders book w/ the CD and I also just ordered the kaplan book today. I plan on using those two. I started doing questions yesterday and plan on doing 50-100 during the week and more on the weekends (200+) and also reviewing certain areas I feel weak in. My test is now July 14th so I have over a month. I acutally feel less anxious now that I know I have more time to prepare. I didn't feel like I could do it in only 2 weeks....the thought of that just sent me into a panic! Congrats on passing...I hope I will too :)

Thank you for you reply Suzanne! I just rescheduled for July 14. That gives me over a month instead of two weeks and since I'm done with my orientation on the 27th, I will have 2 weeks to focus only on studying which I'm sure will make a huge difference. *sigh* I feel a little better now...still nervous, but not so pressed for time.

Ok, I graduated May 14, 2008 from the ASN program. I started general orientation at the hospital I will be working at on June 2.....no patient care, it is all classroom stuff. That lasts until June 27. I just got my ATT yesterday and got way too excited and scheduled my test right away and scheduled it for June 26. Now today I am really freaked out and I am wondering if I should push it back. I haven't really been studying much...just doing some questions every now and then and I'm in orientation M-F from 8am-4:30pm...so time is a huge factor for me. I graduated with honors and as valedictorian of my class..I got mostly A's but some B's too. Everyone is telling me I will be fine...even if I didn't study I would pass...but I don't feel fine! I just need some advice...given my specific situation...would you reschedule for a later date if you were me? Please help!

I have Saunders Comprehensive Review for NCLEX RN 3rd edition. I was thinking about going out and getting the latest edition but is their really a big difference between the two? Is is still ok to use the 3rd edition? Any replies are much appreciated. Thanks!!

I just graduated from nursing school and will be taking the NCLEX-RN soon. I was just wondering what would be the best way to study. Should I just do as many questions as possible and read the rationales? Should I read through my review book? I start orientation for my new job in a week which is full time so time will be an issue. I hope to schedule my test for the beginning of July. The books I will be using for review are Saunders Comprehensive Review, Thomson Delmar Learning Practice Questions for the NCLEX-RN, and NCLEX-RN 250 New Format Questions by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Do you think between those three books I should cover what I need to know? I really want to pass the first time....actually I NEED to pass the first time, my job depends on it. I would appreciate any advice I can get. Thanks!

I just graduated and I am a good test taker too. I took the ATI comp predictor a few weeks ago and according to that I have a 99% chance of passing the NCLEX the first time. I don't see a reason to take a review course and pay them $300-400 when I can just study on my own. I have saunders comp review book and I'm also going to get the saunders q&a book as well (the green one) and just review the areas I think I need to and do as many questions as possible. So my advice would be not to bother with a review course. Just focus on your weaker areas and do tons of practice questions. I'm sure you'll pass. Good luck!! :)