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My advice is that the next time you know the surroundings, the fingerprinting procedures, etc. so that should not give you any anxiety. I studied using the ncsbn site, and I have to say the NCLEX questions were much easier than the ones in the testing section. Therefore, if you make at least 60-65% which is what I did, you should be in good shape. Secondly, Kaplan only taught me the following: on priority questions psychosocial needs and knowledge deficit take a back burner. Kaplan was OK, but not an end all to be all for sure. I think I could have benefited more from a priority, delegation book that I did not use. I had a ton of priority questions. Meds were simple. Pay attention to the medication commericials, they can be helpful. Look at the ending on the generic listings. Just knowing the endings fall into a certain class of medications gave me tips when I had no idea upon first reading the question. Infection control is a biggie. Lab values are helpful primarily with the priority questions. Don't freak out if the computer goes on past 75. I still passed and I was in the 130's. Think about the postitives: 1. You know the drill from the first time. 2. You are better prepared now. 3. You are smart to have made it through nursing school in the first place. 4. Aim for sixty percent or better. I also made three columns to help evaluate how I answered the questions (1-I know I got this right, 2-I maybe got this question right, and 3-I am unsure it was a toss of the dice.) I had more in the first two columns than the third. This may seem like a waste of time, but it helped give me confidence through the next 48 hours that I passed. Of course the nagging doubts rose up, but hey..nothing is fool proof right? Good luck you can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I took NCLEX on Sunday morning at 9:00 am. The experience was nothing that I could have ever REMOTELY prepared for in advance. I had around 135 questions, finished in two hours or so. At question 75, I hoped the computer would shut off, and it didn't. It kept going until I thought I'm going to be here until 265. I had no idea if I passed. I certainly didn't want to think I had failed, but the nagging fear was there for the following 49 hours. My advice is the following: ~I took this after graduating six months ago. Don't ever think you have to take this test right after school. In fact, I think I would have probably failed since I was tired of studying right before graduation. Give yourself a break to enjoy life a little bit first. ~The last three or four questions before the test shut off were easy. I thought it was an indication of me failing, but that wasn't the case. ~I used the following study guides: NCLEX-RN review by NSNA, I bought a three week to NCSBN and read Kaplan in a sitting. :balloons::balloons::balloons: I PASSED!!!! :balloons::balloons::balloons: