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Congratulations NrsKyssex!! We all have a lil bit of nuttiness, especially when the NCLEX-RN is involved Best wishes to your new career as a RN

goodstudentnowRN, Thank you! Love the toasting mugs smiley:cool: Haven't even had time to celebrate yet? We are having a class meeting at a local coffee house this week now that everyone has passed boards. I'm sure the party will move to another establishment as it progresses.

cna2lpn80, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Take it slow, read each possible answer and eliminate. And remember to BREATHE! You got this! Keep us posted :)

First things first. Put the books down. Relax and do something you enjoy, whatever relaxes you. For me its grilling/cooking. For some strange reason, cutting vegetables with a scary sharp knife and charring meat over a blazing wood fire relaxes me! Second. Don't beat yourself up about a review class. You can easily succeed without it. I was cheap. $80 invested in Saunders and LaCharity was it for me! From what I gathered, Kaplan reviews test taking strategies and not content. IMHO, the NCLEX questions weren't hard, it was controlling the anxiety and anticipation that comes with it. I don't care who takes it, it is there. If you can do that, you WILL reach your goal. :) Eat a good meal tonight, try to get a good nights sleep, and swing for the fences tomorrow NrsKyssex.

honey0600, Just keep your head in the books and you will do fine! This month will fly by. Thanks for your kind words.

groundnutbaby, Thanks :)

nthomp14, Best wishes to you this Friday, I hope so too

Silverdragon 102, Thanks, I am on the "hunt" right now. I just applied for a Burn Unit position at the University of Iowa. There are a couple organizations in my city, but what I have seen in clinicals at both, is not impressive.

Thank you caliotter3 for what you do on here :) Your responses/replies came up quite-a-bit during my lurking sessions

your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." I found that quote someone posted in a thread and thought it was great. It's a beautiful day, NCLEX-RN results....PASS. I would like to thank everyone who contributes to this forum. You had an important role in developing my study plan. I would not have used NCLEX 3500 link, Saunders and LaCharity. The threads here have helped immensely. Oh yeah, and the PVT! I think that helped my entire class decrease some anxiety:cool: I was like a little boy when I hit question 75. I selected my answer, moved the cursor down to next, closed my eyes, clicked the mouse, took a deep breath, and opened one eye to a sea of blue. I was relieved. Two simple letters(RN), that mean so much. Now the real work begins bedside. Once again, thank you:redbeathe

I scheduled my test 8 weeks out and focused on the following materials... Saunders Comprehensive Review. I went through the entire book, starting with the questions at the end of each chapter. Similar to Suzanne's Plan, if I scored below 75%, I would read the chapter. I also used the CD. 100 questions each day. Scores averaged high 60s to low 70s and went up to mid 70s to lower 80s. At that time I found a link on allnurses for NCLEX 3500. I felt the questions were slightly harder in difficulty with scores ranging for mid 60s to low 70s. I then tried NCLEX 4000 and scores remained the same until exam time. I think I hit 79 a couple times on practice exams. I did 75 questions per day with content review. I borrowed a friends Kaplan book and read it completely through, it's a quick read and helped me slow down on questions to think about each possible answer. It also focuses on rewording the question, using Maslow's, ABCs, etc. The older editon(2003 I think) was almost identical to the 2010, we compared them. There is a 180 question exam in the book, and 180 exam on the CD. With a month remaining, my LaCharity book arrived. Thank God I heard about it here on the forum. I did a few chapters a day along with 75 questions from NCLEX 4000. I completed about 7 of the case studies, but thought they were going beyond what we needed to know. I will go back to them soon. They are really good. Two weeks to go I went back to Saunders and reviewed every chapter I scored below 75%. I didn't repeat the questions. Then I completed the practice exam at the end in the Saunders book, scored 76%. The last week I went through the LaCharity book a second time and keep hitting the content hard in Saunders. I put the books down two days before the NCLEX. It definitely helped:) My scores were never spectacular, the key is to understand the rationales. I had doubts too, right when I got to LaCharity. Even though the NCLEX was tough, I felt pretty good about my answers. I had 10 SATA in the first 25 questions:eek: From reading on here, I thought that was a good sign. I only got 7 more SATAs for the remaining 50 questions. I honestly think conquering/controlling the fear/anxiety is the most important advice for success on the NCLEX. A couple times, I had to shut my eyes and just breathe:) Wishing you a blue screen at 75 honey0600:nurse:

honey0600, Don't get discouraged by lower scores, the LaCharity book is tough. I think my lowest score was 44% and highest 90%. Your scores will improve as you advance through each chapter because you will think like they are training you to think. The week before the NCLEX I went through the 18 chapters a second time. If time is an issue, I would just do the first 18 chapters and skip the 20 or so case studies. They(case studies) will be good material once you become an RN:) I was thanking LaCharity all the way through the NCLEX yesterday, at least 17 questions were prioritization and delegation. I quit counting towards the end. Who would you discharge first? Floating RN, which pt would you assign? I got the blue screen at 75 questions, hoping for the best. Study precautions too!

This question is out of the new second edition LaCharity Prioritization, Delegation and Assignment... A 32 year-old patient with sickle cell anemia is admitted to the hospital during sickle cell crisis. Which of these physician orders will you implement first? 1. Give morphine sulfate 4 to 8mg IV every hour as needed. 2. Administer 100% oxygen using a nonrebreather mask. 3. Start a 14-gauge IV line and infuse NS at 200mL/hr. 4. Give pneumococcal (Pneumovax) and Haemophilus influenzae (ActHIB) vaccine. Answer is 2. Rationale: Hypoxia and deoxygenation of the RBCs are the most common cause of sickling, so administration of oxygen is the priority intervention here. Pain control and hydration are also important interventions for this patient and should be accomplished rapidly.