steph_RN

how many months since you started your review for nclex? 1st time-1 1/2 months, 2nd time- 3 months total what's the date for your nclex exam? 1st time-2/12/08, 2nd time-4/2/08 how many hours per day did you study? 1st time-2-3, 2nd time-4-6 how many nclex questions did you answer per day? 1st time-50-75, 2nd time-100-200 is the nclex exam totally what you expected it to be? way harder the 1st time, 2nd time i knew what to expect so it wasn't that bad except for the fact that i had so many sata ?s what nclex materials did you use for your review? 1st time-just saunders, 2nd time kaplan online review & qbank (lifesavers), kaplan strategies book self study or review center? do you have a study buddy? self what were your preparations the week before your nclex? did as many questions as possible, memorize labs, pharm any good strategies that you used? study a little at a time, take breaks, if not you'll go crazy, kaplan questions are most like nclex how many questions did u answer on the actual nclex exam? 1st time 80, 2nd time 75 topics that people should study for nclex... any things to memorize, etc... labs, isolation precautions any tips or advice? read the kaplan strategies book if you can't afford a review class, after i read it it was like a light went off i nmy head, lol! also even though most people say don't study the day before, i did. my anxiety would have been through the roof. i didn't do any questions but i read over pharm and it helped me. if it will keep you form going crazy then go for it, but if you can refrain from studying don't, lol!good luck! you can do it!

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congratulations!!! :dncgbby:

yay!!!! awesome!!!! congrats!!!! i'm so happy for you!!!!

Thank God!!!! I PASSED!!!! I am an RN!!!! Yesterday was so awful for me, I kept thinking of the ones I got wrong and the drugs I had no idea what they were, and ALL those darn SATA questions. I will be praying for all of you all to pass! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

I will be praying for you all to pass! YOU WILL DO AWESOME!!!! I posted this the day after I took my Nclex, found out today that I passed, this was my second try! God is so Good!

My prayers are with you. Prayers DO work. The Sunday before I took my Nclex I asked my Pastor to pray for me, then his wife did, then another lady at my church, then 2 RNs at my church. People at my work were praying for me. The RN who prayed for me at church asked God to give me the minimum 75 questions and to open my mind of all the knowledge I haved learned to take the exam. And I had 75 questions and passed! I KNOW it was God! I will pray for God to open your mind as well, to give you good critical thinking judgement, and to guide you in to correctly answering the ones you may have no idea on. You CAN do it! I did, and I had at least 10 SATA and drugs I had never heard of before in my life. I had to have someone watching over me! Oh and this was my second time taking the Nclex. God had a reason for me to take it twice and I did not doubt that I would pass this second time! I will be praying for you!!! :heartbeat

I will keep you in my prayers. Think positive, I know it's easier said than done. Trust in God, it WILL be done.

CONGRATS!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

on no, i wasn't joking. i took a half of xanax. that's what the dr. prescribed me when i told her i was having anxiety about taking the nclex (for the 2nd time). it didn't knock me out at all, just calmed my nerves. i did not have any test anxiety until i took the nclex for the 1st time and because i didn't know what to expect and not to mention they treat you like your are in a jail cell when you go in, lol, i freaked out. the 2nd time i was way calm, BUT still cried after i took it b/c i felt like i had failed again. anyway, i would definately talk with your dr. if your that anxious. i'm glad i did.

Congratulations!!! It just feels GREAT dosen't it?!!!!

THANK YOU GOD 1ST, KAPLAN 2ND, & A LITTLE ANXIETY MEDICINE 3RD, LOL!!!! I PASSED MY NCLEX. I AM AN RN!!!! FOR ME KAPLAN WAS MORE LIKE THE NCLEX THAN ANYTHING ELSE!!!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE, YOU CAN DO IT!!!

I'm right there with ya! I am staying positive. My thinking is I failed the 1st time with 80. I had 75 this time and studied so much harder. I don't think that I could have failed this 2nd time with less questions?! Ahhhhhhh! I believe I passed in God's name. Worry is not part of God, I need to remember that! Okay I feel better now, lol! You WILL pass! Tomorrow will be the day of a new beginning as RNs!

You are an amazing and strong person! Don't doubt God, he wouldn't put you in any situations that he didn't think you could handle, no matter how tough they may seem. He will bring you through this, name it and claim it. I didn't pass my exam the 1st time failed in 80 questions. I wantd to doubt God but I didn't, I knew he had other plans for me. I knew that there was a reason for it. I prayed, prayed, and prayed! I studied, studied, and studied. I took my exam again yesterday and had 75 questions, it was hard, but I don't doubt God one bit, I could feel him there with me yesterday. It's so hard to figure out why things happen the way they do. But I do know that we must trust God. You WILL pass your exam, stay strong! I believe in you. If you need anything, PM me. :heartbeat

Dear God, I am praying today for you God to bless those taking the NCLEX exam. I ask you to open their mind and release all the knowledge they have learned in nursing school so they may be able to answer the questions on the exam. I ask you to give them the critical thinking skills they need to answer these questions Lord and to guide them to the correct answer for the ones they do not know. Release their anxiety Lord. I ask that you give them the minumum number of questions Lord, but if that is not possible Lord, I ask you to give them the strenght and tenacity to continue. I know that through you it WILL be done. Please bless them with each answer Lord. I ask this in Jesus name. Amen. When you feel pressure or worry ask God, "God, I don't know what's wrong here, and I am asking you to show me. One think I do know is the problem is not with you, and I want to be moved by Your Word and not by circumstances." I did not post this to offend anyone, my heart told me to post this this morning. I know it is hard, but know that you CAN do this! :redbeathe

well i took my exam and was outta there in 75 questions. i had like a minimum of 10 SATA ?s, what did i do to get so lucky. i had priority, teaching, med teaching, no basic content questions so i hope that is good. in God's name i will post that i passed on friday. thanks so much for you support, it means so much!!!:heartbeat

congrats!!!! great inspiring story. with God all things are possible!

Well I took my Nclex today for the 2nd time. I had 75 questions & like 10-12 SATA. Why so many SATA questions? Ugh! I heard that it is a good sign if you get these b/c they are higher level ?s. Is this right? Anyway two days of waiting ahead of me. I'll be checking the quick results website often!!! :typing

Thanks for the verse. It is what I needed to hear. You all are the best!

Thanks, I took the last 2 50 ? test last night after an all day event of studying, maybe I was burnt out. Thanks for the encouragement. I hope to post I passed on Friday!

Thanks!!!! you all are the best, i don't know what i would do w/o this message board! :heartbeat

Thanks for this post, it's what I needed to hear. I take my Nclex for the 2nd time tomorrow. I WILL PASS this time. Good luck to everyone testing this month. WE CAN DO IT!!!!

GOOD LUCK TO YOU. YOU WILL PASS!!! I retake mine tomorrow as well. I will keep you in my prayers!

Well I am taking my Nclex-RNr the 2nd time tomorrow. The 1st time I took the exam I didn't use a review class, I used Saunders, failed in 80 questions. For this time I used Kaplan, I did all the Qtrainers, on Test 1-76%, Test 2-80%, Test 3, 4, 5-54-58%, Test 6-65%, Test 7-71%. I did all of the Qbank, cumulative score is a 66%, but when I did the sample nclex tests, i made an 80 on the priorty test and then a 58% & 50% on them! I read the Course book & watched all the conent review videos. Now I am worrying that I should have did more content review then just Kaplan alone?! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I know that I need to stop freakingout, But this is the 2nd time. I need to pass to keep my job. I have faith in God that I am suppose to be a RN, but I am letting my nerves take control. I just need to hear any words of ecouragment and any sucess storied form people who have passed their 2nd time! Thanks everyone. Soon to be RN!!!