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wow feels good to be back here after 2 1/2 years. Its feels long time. I did study for my nclex using this site,we had a thread called random facts throwing which was very helpful. I studied every day for 3-4 hours and would go through every question that was in that thread.. wow I work in cardiac ICU now. Good luck to everyone here let me know how I can help.

I cant believe this thread still exist! I was here when they started this thread back in 2008, I visited this thread everyday and it helped me pass my nclex first time. Wow its whole different story now, looking back its like i never took nclex lol.

Hi my friend Feliz, Have you taken your ncles yet? its been a long time.... having taken nclex in dec seems far . This days I work in ICU...thats an exam i dont wish to take in my life.. Goodluck feliz...

Hello there u are not alone, I passed in dec that was my 3rd attempt. This is your to pass, remember your ABC's yes this really helped me. Good luck you will be a 3rd time champ.

I passed on dec 17 with no SATA and only 1 math cal.

Feliz, I have sent you a private msg. I hope all goes well with you. You are soo smart and am sure You will pass the nlcex. And continue to practice prioritization questions. YOu get that you pass the nlcex!! To all of you who are still waiting to take good luck and I will continue to pray for you guys.

Feliz wanted to say hi. I will be praying for you when you take your exams. I miss this thread. lol

congrats, I passed without SATA too!! .

its devastating to fail nclex. I failed 2 times and i still worked hard everytime. I remember inmy 1&2nd exam i did 265 questions and failed. I suggest there is something you did not get it. take a break and resume studying, study in the areas you are weak at. In my case i was weak at prioritization and infectious control i mastered the content and technique and passed on my third attempt. Never give up on your dream. There is a thread for facts throwing going on has useful contents to help pass nclex. Goodluck

I wanted to tell you guys it will be helpful to post in the ongoing random facts throwing in that way others can read and you can also read their notes. God bless and you will all pass.

Congratulations Katubo and all of us who passed dec 2008. Good luck in your new careers. Those who did not pass hang in there 2009 is your year. You can do it also.

Katubo congratulations, You did it.....:prdnrs:

I passed with no SATA, 1 med, more prioritization and infectious control.....

I have to agree with delitful, I took Kaplan inclass and failed 2 times. The third time i requested online class, the thing i liked most is videos and question review by ladies of kaplan they teach u strategies to answer. I remember 2 days before my exam i did the readiness test got 67% and i reviwed the test listening to the ladies of kaplan on how to tackle the question. This exam tests your critical thinking alot, I also used prioritization book by lacharity. Third time was easy!! i knew all along even if i ended up doing 265 I was sure I will pass but luckily i did not take 265 questions. I will recomend kaplan online..it worked for me

Yes never give up on your dream. I passed nclex on my third attempt just recently dec 17. I failed two times and i took kaplan from my first attempt. I kept doing kaplan question bank and trainer everyday. This time i took kaplan on line which was very helpful. I focused on prioritization, infectious control alot. The key to passing nclex is prioritization, that worked for me well. Also make sure u visit random facts throwing everyday. There are important information in that thread. I know how it feels, that monster nclex was on my mind for 5 months, I couldnt sleep well, eat well. I felt the dream was hard to reach. Never give up, even when u think you cannot do it, pull your self up and get going...that monster nclex has to be defeated!!! Good luck

Alicia, good luck 2moro, dont forget your ABC'S, stay calm and take all your breaks.. Goodluck once again.

I believe God, Helped me pass Nclex through this site. I failed nclex twice and I never knew this site existed until my second failure. I typed failed Nclex twice on google and look where it landed me? Here:D. I learned alot from facts throwing, I mean alot. The infectious control site helped big time, did I mention I had this prioritization book by Lacharity and never used in my first two exams. Finally This site mentioned it and I was preparing to go buy the book when I realized I had it.. Thank you very much you guys, Feliz and everyone who posted useful material in here. God bless.

student076, yes when i studied meds i did try to learn popular meds. i learned all the classes of antibiotics and knew which to take with food, side effects for example cephalosporin, include keflex, ancef, centriaxone(spelling) has cross sensitivity with penicillins. you give with food. remember adverse side effects. i also made sure i knew common psychiatric meds like ssri, mao's, tricylcics(spelling). blood pressure meds and few of cardiact meds.another thing i also learned cancer medication and its common side effects. i only studied the classes. other than that i never studied hard for meds. i forgot to type what helped me in prioritization questions, i remembered to use abc,....when you dont know which to choose and its priority use abc. this was my savior. there are two sites of infectious control one i downloaded in my desktop and lost the site. the other one its thishttp://www.nursece.com/onlinecourses/9008p2.html cdc guidelines for isolation precautions in hospitals minnesota dept. of health yale new haven hospital infection control manual use airborne precautions for patients known or suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei. these include: measles (rubeola) varicella (chicken pox) – requires contact prec. as well herpes zoster (shingles), disseminated – requires contact prec. as well tb severe acute repiratory syndrome (sars) airborne precautions include personal respiratory protection and special ventilation and air handling. airborne transmission occurs through either: airborne droplet nuclei (small particles, 5 micrograms or smaller, of evaporated droplets containing microorganisms that remain suspended in the air for long periods of time) or dust particles that contain an infectious agent. microorganisms carried by the airborne route can be widely dispersed by air currents and may become inhaled by a susceptible host in the same room or over a long distance form the source patient – depending on environmental factors such as temperature and ventilation. airborne precautions include standard precautions plus personal respiratory protection (n95 respirator) or powered air-purifying respirator (papr) and airborne infection isolation room (aiir). these rooms must, at a minimum, provide negative pressure with a minimum of 6 air exchanges per hour, and exhaust directly to the outside or through hepa filtration. droplet precautions: droplets can be transmitted during coughing, sneezing, talking, and during certain procedures such as suctioning or bronchoscopy. droplets generally travel no further than 3 feet from patient. droplet precautions include standard precautions plus surgical mask worn when working within 3 feet of the patient. in addition to standard precautions, use droplet precautions for patients known or suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by large particle droplets. these include: invasive haemophilus influenza (h.influenza), type b disease, including meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottitis, and sepsis invasive neisseria meningitides disease, including meningitis, pneumonia, and sepsis other serious bacterial respiratory infections spread by droplet transmission, including: diptheria (pharyngeal) mycoplasma pneumonia pertussis pneumonic plague strep (group a) pharyngitis, pneumonia, or scarlet fever in infants and young children serious viral infections spread by droplet transmission, including: adenovirus influenza mumps parvovirus b19 rubella (german measles) contact precautions in addition to standard precautions, use contact precautions for patients known or suspected to have serious illnesses easily transmitted by direct patient contact or by contact with items in the patient's environment. examples of such illnesses include: gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin, or wound infections or colonization with multidrug-resistant bacteria judged by the infection control program, based on current state, regional, or national recommendations, to be of special clinical and epidemiologic significance enteric infections with a low infectious dose or prolonged environmental survival, including: clostridium difficile for diapered or incontinent patients: enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli o157:h7, shigella, hepatitis a, or rotavirus [*]respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, or enteroviral infections in infants and young children [*]skin infections that are highly contagious or that may occur on dry skin, including: diphtheria (cutaneous) herpes simplex virus (neonatal or mucocutaneous) impetigo major (noncontained) abscesses, cellulitis, or decubiti pediculosis scabies staphylococcal furunculosis in infants and young children zoster (disseminated or in the immunocompromised host)† [*]viral/hemorrhagic conjunctivitis [*]viral hemorrhagic infections (ebola, lassa, or marburg) measles (rubeola)requiresstandard precautions and [color=#002163]airborne precautions. *no mask required if immune to measles. *note: all healthcare workers should have received 2 doses of the measles vaccine if born after 1957. if born prior to 1957, one is considered immune. limit transport of patient; if transporting is necessary, place n-95 mask on patient. private-negative pressure room required. duration of precautions: duration of illness german measles (rubella) requires [color=#002163]standard precautions and [color=#002163]droplet precautions. duration of precautions: until 7 days after onset of rash group a and group b strep, invasive: requires standard precautions. extrapulmonary tuberculosis (draining lesion, including scrofula) requires standard precautions. tuberculous meningitis requires standard precautions. note: patient should be evaluated for evidence of concurrent (active) pulmonary tuberculosis. if evidence exists for active pulmonary tuberculosis [color=#002163]airborne precautions are required. pulmonary tuberculosis, confirmed or suspected (including laryngeal disease) requires standard precautions and [color=#002163]airborne precautions. wear n-95/ hepa respirator prior to entering patient's room. limit transport of patient; if transporting is necessary, place n-95 mask on patient. private-negative pressure room required. duration of precautions: duration of illness chickenpox (primary varicella zoster infection) requires standard precautions, [color=#002163]airborne precautions and contact precautions. negative pressure room required. *no mask required if immune to varicella. limit transport of patient; if transporting is necessary, place a n-95 mask on patient; all staff who have contact with patient during transport must be immune. contact precautions: don and remove gown and gloves upon entering and exiting pt’s room. dedicate non-critical pt care equipment. duration of precautions: maintain precautions until all lesions are crusted. the average incubation period for varicella is 10 to 16 days, with a range of 10 to 21 days. place exposed susceptible patients on airborne precautions beginning on the 10th day after exposure and continuing until 21 days after last exposure (up to 28 days if vzig has been given). anthrax – cutaneous and anthrax-inhalational requires standard precautions. anthrax may be a disease indicating possible bioterrorism. clostridium difficile colitis requires standard precautions and contact precautions. bronchiolitis (infants and young children) requires standard precautions and contact precautions. candidiasis: standard precautions chlamydia, all types: standard precautions gastroenteritis, including cholera, e.coli, rotavirus, giardia, etc: requires standard precautions *but requires the use of contact precautions for diapered or incontinent patients including children under 6 years of age. cmv (cytomegalovirus) : standard precautions croup requires standard precautions and contact precautions. decubitis ulcer - majorrequires standard precautions and contact precautions. a major decubitus ulcer is one that is not contained by a dressing. duration of precautions: until wound heals over and stops draining. minor requires standard precautions only. diptheria – cutaneous and diptheria -- pharyngeal: standard and contact. duration of precautions: until off all antibiotics and until two cultures obtained 24 hours apart are negative. arthropod-borne viral encephalitis requires standard precautions. examples: west nile encephalitis, eastern equine encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, st. louis encephalitis, california (lacrosse) encephalitis invasive hemophilus influenzae disease: ie: h. influenza meningitis, h. influenza epiglottitis: standard and droplet precautions. duration of precautions: until 24 hours of effective antimicrobial therapy has been given. epstein-barr virus, including mononucleosis: standard precautions fifth’s disease: standard and droplet, *but in an immunocompetent (normal) patient with acute disease, it is not communicable after onset of rash; thus, droplet precautions are not then necessary. duration of precautions for others: for an immunocompromised patient with chronic disease--duration of hospitalization. aplastic crisis or red cell aplasia (e.g. sick cell patients) --maintain droplet precautions for 7 days leprosy (hansen’s disease): standard precautions. hepatitis a, b, c, d, e: standard precautions, except for diapered/incontinent patients and type a. impetigo: standard and contact. duration of precautions: until 24 hours after initiation of effective therapy. kawasaki syndrome: standard precautions legionnaire’s disease: standard precautions meningococcal meningitis (due to neisseria meningitides): standard and droplet precautions. pneumococcal meningitis: standard precautions mumps: standard and droplet. duration of precautions: for 9 days after onset of swelling. norwalk viral gastroenteritis: standard precautions *but requires the use of contact precautions for diapered or incontinent patients including children under 6 years of age. duration of precautions is duration of illness. respiratory syncytial virus (rsv): standard and contact precautions. can be roomed with other rsv pts as long as there are no other significant organisms present (ie mrsa, vre, etc) smallpox: standard, airborne, and contact precautions. smallpox is a public health emergency and may be a disease indicating possible bioterrorism. linen: all laundry should be placed in biohazard bags and autoclaved before laundering. patient transport requires approval of hospital epidemiologist or designee. duration of isolation: to be determined by hospital epidemiology. smallpox vaccination requires standard precautions, [color=#002163]airborne precautions and contact precautions if an individual presents with an acute medical complaint and the scab has not separated from the inoculation site (usually occurs by day 14-21 post-vaccination). typhoid fever, including salmonellosis—all salmonella species: standard *but requires the use of contact precautions for diapered or incontinent patients including children under 6 years of age for duration of illness. whooping cough is pertussis; requires standard and droplet precautions. maintain precautions until 5 days after patient is placed on effective therapy. hope this helps. when u taking yours? 5 members say thank you: acissej feliz3 lucky08 luckygurl roze report

Cassim....Hang in there, keep in mind some have taken 265 questions and still passed. One of my friends took last month, ended up taking 265 and passed. Stay positive.

Congratulations flightnurse. You did it.

Yallacherevu, Good luck....Hopefully you will pass.

Zoom zoom, Sorry for late reply. Nclex tested me in every area. Luckly I had no Select All Answers!! yes no SATA at all. I had alot of prioritity and Infectious disease questions. I had one math cal and alot of meds. How I prepared, I took Kaplan and studied the test taking strategy in Kaplan. Some questions I had no idea but because I mastered the test taking strategy, I was able to get to the right answer through elimination method. NEVER SELECT right answer first. I used prioritization book by Lacharity. That book was very helpful. I had posted disease and infection page I got from this site the evening before my exam. That was very very helpful. I would go through that everynight before I sleep. I only studied for 4 weeks. I belive If I were to do it over I would study and make sure i understand prioritization and infectious disease. I hope this helps. You can do it. Good luck.

goalto be Rn, goodluck. Stay calm, that what helped me. Dont forget your ABC's.

Thanks Debbie, I am positive you will pass next time. I admire your hardwork. God bless

yallacherevu, thanks when are u taking yours?