davina03

You will do fine. Just breathe and think before you answer. woooooosaaaaaaaaaaaaah

thankfully i have been working since february. it is very interesting. NOTHING LIKE SCHOOL!!! i am going to finish my BSN in the spring. ugggghhhh

NCLEX should not be something that you study for 'quickly' or at the last minute. It is NOT an easy exam and it shouldn't be - simply because you will be dealing with people's lives. I did pass on my first try - 75 questions. I studied like crazy for 2 months! Used Kaplan. Thought I had failed too. I had a friend who took it twice - failed both times w/ 75 questions. After analyzing what he did wrong - we both came to the conclusion that he was distracted by other things: Partying, sleeping, etc. So, my advice to you is to take a mental break for a week or two. Refocus. Set a scedule and stick to it. Don't be over-confident. Believe in yourself. Be disciplined because after all - you will be embarking on a rewarding career that requires everything that I have recommended to you. You can and will conquer this NCLEX and when you do - be sure to share your success!

congratulations to all the new RN's! whew....

can someone tell me how to add files to a thread? i will post notes that helped me. i know it will help u guys.

hey guys -- believe in yourself! u can do it! i took kaplan and had low scores and became a bit discouraged but u know what - i got me a good nclex review book and read everyday and did questions everyday! don't tell people ur date because it's too much pressure! u will do fine! stay focused and just know that it's almost over! you are on your way to becoming a REGISTERED NURSE!!

CONGRADS gradgirl!!!!!! U DID IT :anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom::anpom:

Man I was soooo scared! The NCLEX was NOTHING like Kaplan. I thought the questions were more like EXAM CRAM. I had ONLY 2 infection control questions. 5 SATA. 1 Drag n drop. 4 Lung sounds(yes i had to put on headphones!) and 1 picture. The questions were straight forward and I promise you - there is no way that I could have prepared for this exam with any short cuts. You MUST know content or be a good guesser. Kaplan was not good fo me because I needed a content review - so I had to read another book after Kaplan. I did roughly 2500 questions - I studied every day for 3 weeks straight. I had a good support system because they believed in my when I didn't believe in myself! I had diarrhea 3 days leading up to the exam. Broke down crying 2 days before the exam. Extreme dry mouth the day before and on test day - I drove to the center in silence. As I was testing I zoned out b'cause I thought that I didn't know the answers. I paused on q74 and then pushed "NEXT". OH NOOOO - SATA ... but it was on AIDS - yes - I know this one! I pushed next and it cut off. Did the survey and I was done. I felt like I failed. Told my husband I was sorry and maybe next time. I get home and for the heck of it - I did the Pvue Trick. Yes I got the 'good pop up'. OMG... WTH?? today - I paid 7.95 to see the words PASSED! I cried on my husband shoulders. My daughter got me some tissue and I sent about 80 bulk text messages letting my friends know that I did it. I must thank allnurses as well because I have been on this site looking for encouragement and understanding and I recieved it in one way or another. I wanted to be among those who said "i got the good pop-up" and now I AM! Most of all - I prayed and promised and prayed and promised - and now as a RN - I will live up to those promises. So to all you who have exams coming up - believe in yourself even when it's hard. You are going to feel like you failed - it's normal. when you get your RN - come back to allnurses and let me know your experience. THANK YOU GUYS SOOOOO MUCH!

Omg i passed!!! I passed!!! I passed!!!!

hey - a girl in my gn group came in crying becaue she had 265 questions and guess what - yep she passed. i know how scare u are but if u got the 'good pop up' then calm down buddy and welcome to the world of RN's!

:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah: CONGRATULATIONS!!!! How does it feel to be an RN?

took my nclex today at 1130. finished in about 1.5 hours. shut off at 75 questions. nothing like i expected- but in all honesty, i didn't know what to expect - Kaplan type questions or Exam Cram or Saunders??? It was NOTHING like KAPLAN!!! anyways... i 'll rant later after i CONFIRM that i made it through the beastly thing called NCLEX. i rushed home - tried the pvue trick and got the pop-up so i'm hoping and praying to god that i passed.

did u do the pvue trick? i took my exam today - shut off at 75 questions! i just knew that it wasn't good! i came home and did the pvue trick and it did not let me go all the way so i am hoping and praying that i passed! god please let me pass!!!

im doing kaplan now and a few in my class passed - but i hear hurst is really good. when r u going to test? im going on 23rd.

i go on the 23rd and i hope i can come back and share my success with u all! i have recieved a lot of good information on this site and i am using it to my advantage. we will see what happens!!

im taking my exam on 23rd. we had about 60 inches of snow here that pushed me back but i am glad that i have the extra time to study! i am nervous but at this point - i can only go forward and see what happens. i hope and pray that i pass!

i should have done hurst review but school PLUGGED kaplan -

im doing kaplan now and it SUCKS big time! i am doing okay on the test banks but for $400. to go to a class to listen to an instructor read questions??? c'mon...really? decision tree does not work on over half the question. questions are inconsistent as well. i guess it depends on teh individual. some pass with kaplan and some fail. some pass with saunders and some fail -

in the same boat - but im doing my best. im so ready to move on with my life!

bbie 17 - how did u do? i am using kaplan and i just started using saunders. i think saunders in really really easy compared to kaplan - which scared me a little. but if people passed with it - it shouldn't hurt. i think i am going to use both. hope i pass!

Do you think Kaplan helped? I am taking Kaplan now and I'm testing in DC on 15th! I am losing it here! HELP HELP HELP HELP

congratulations!!! im going feb 15, 2010! hope i pass. kaplan is killing me and i am getting depressed!

u should have pushed ur test back - but u may never know what happens. i do hope u passed anyway.

how did u do? did u pass?? i hope so!

i hope u are okay. i am a nervous wreck too! im taking my nclex on 15 of february and i am so sick and tired of doing kaplan questions! i'm just really really tired - i don't think it's clicking but i don't have a choice. 100 questions per day - what else can i do?