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I am a stay at home mom and since summer is right around the corner, I know that I won't have anytime to myself to study. I would like to start studying now, but full force in August and hope to take before the end of the year. Are you taking yours soon?

CONGRATS again! I hope to be in your shoes sometime in the near future!!!!

That is so AWESOME! How many questions did you have? What apps did you use? I don't have an ipad but maybe I could find them on my laptop. Did you think it was harder than you expected? CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!

Best of luck! I am pulling for you :)

Thanks! No worries, I will NEVER let my license expire whether it is LPN or RN :). I do have the Saunders Q and A 2nd ed., Saunders NCLEX RN 3rd ed., Mosby's 16th and La Charity PDA. I also have access to ATI.

I guess I am just wondering when and how to start studying for this beast! Also, I am not sure I can spend 8 hours a day studying in the fall, just seems like alot. Thoughts?

I posted a few days ago about my story. I graduated in 2001 from RN....have worked as an LPN from 1999-2008 (when I had my twins I started staying hoome). I am married and have 3 kids (6 year old and 5 year old twins). I am a stay at home mom. I know that I am lacking in content for sure. I think Hurst online would be a great asset to me. I am not the type of person that can sit down and read a book and "get it". I am more hands on or visual. Right now I have 2 1/2 hours to myself in the morning then have to get my twins from school. In the fall I will have all 3 kids in school all day. I really would like to start studying now, but not sure I should purchase Hurst since I only have access for 3 months. Just feel like I have alot going on with kids that need their mommy and summer coming up. My LPN license expires in November so not sure if I should shoot to have it taken by then and really start focusing in Sept. when the kids are back in school. ANY tips or anything helpful would be greatly appreciated!!!!

I have been doing questions on NCLEX 3500 and last night I did 8-10 and the computer screen turned white and said service unavailable. So I started again and it kept doing it. I was irritated becuase I have no idea if I got any of the questions right or wrong. Now tonight it did it again. Is anyone else having this problem?

Every state is different. I live in Iowa and that is not the case here.

WOW rosepetals12! Good for you!!!! Have you worked in the last 20 years?

APERRY5675 I can't wait to hear about your success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well if you work FT and have 4 boys and can do it, SO CAN I! You girls are getting me pumped. I am not going to set a time in my mind until I start doing some practice questions and get a feel for it. My 3 kids will all be in school all day this fall so there will be no excuse to finish up and get really confident by then. You girls are so encouraging!!!!! I really think I have test anxiety especially with the test set-up and my past failed attempts. A little ativan might help :)

I agree APerry...it seems so huge to me. I now have MAJOR anxiety about it. I hate the fact that once I hit 75 questions, that I have no idea when it will shut off. Freaks me out when another one pops up. I too am not a sit down and study person. The thing I don't like about ATI is that sometimes I have 2 answers and if I pick the right one the rationale explains it, but I would also like to know why the others aren't right, which they don't tell you. I have 3 kids ages 6 and 5 and just find it hard to fit studying in. How long have you been studying and for how long each day. I think I need to get in the mindset and just do it!!!!!!

APerry5675......have you taken them before????

I am going to make a long story short. I graduated in 1999 with my LPN and passed boards on 1st try. I immediately started RN school and graduated in 2001. I have taken the NCLEX RN 3-4 times and have failed. On the paper they sent me in the mail I was almost on the line of passing and there was no particular area I needed help in. I worked as an LPN until 2008. Married in 2004, child in 2006 and twins in 2008. I then quit work to raise my kids. I am now and am haunted on a regular basis about the fact that I haven't passed my boards. It eats at me and I feel like a FAILURE!!!!!!! A friend just graduated RN and passed her boards and let me take one of the ATI comprehensive tests, not the predictor and I got 77%. I have no idea how to prepare or if I should even persue the dream of becoming an RN. I mean afterall that is all that is between me and my RN is a freaking test. Does anyone have any insight on the 77% or any advice at all??????????????? THANKS!!!