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update.... i'm now working for a BIG hospital in Texas. WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK THAT DREAMS DO COME TRUE and my wife JUST passed her NCLEX-RN on Thursday!!!!!

The road to getting here wasn't easy....... but if it were to be easy... it wouldn't be worth it!!! it feels good... i still can't sleep

greetings... This morning I took my NCLEX-RN.... and after trying the PEARSON VUE TRICK... i got the GOOD POPUP.... Just wanted to share my own NCLEX experience... Well for starters, I felt at a disadvantage the entire time since only 39% of internationally educated nurses pass the exam on their first take.... So with that statistical data in mind, i knew that I had to put it double time in my preparation. So after graduating from college, I started filing all the necessary documents... (WHICH TOOK FOREVER!!!) and decided to try out the live Kaplan Class.... Hands down, that's the best review I've ever had.... mainly because you really have to be disciplined to follow your schedule and read on your own. So after finishing the 4 month program... I was STILL waiting for my elig/ATT..... I decided to work so that I could pass the time while the paperwork was being processed... and the day I got my ATT, i filed for an immediate emergency leave of absence from work. That was the BEST decision I ever made throughout the course of my review.... I had 7 days a week to review (which at times was hard to stay focused, but the discipline that I learned at kaplan helped me get through it) So during my self-study review... I did the following: made a google calendar with various scheduled times to study certain topics... did 150 to 200 saunders questions a day per topic.. read saunders and other materials for topics that i didn't get at least 75% after finishing all topics by system, then I did 100 item exams a day for each nclex category (safe and effective, health promotion, etc) did 200 items comprehensive for a week then reviewed all rationales.... Another thing that I did, ... the day before the exam, i went to St. Jude Church and prayed and lit some candles.... Thank God. and God bless everyone.

i'm here in the phlilippines.... i havent taken the NLE, but from what I hear, it's much harder... mainly because there are already 250,000 unemployed RNs, so the BON here feels like they should make the exam extremely difficult. It's also unpredictable and taxing because there are 500 questions. Not to mention the fact that some of my classmates had to take their exam in a non-airconditioned room, so the testing environment adds to the anxiety.... i think NCLEX is more application while NLE has alot of recall questons

yep, i'm filipino... and super stressed....... about 2 weeks away... and i'm contemplating on enrolling at Rachell Allen for final coaching... my mind is all over the place

my exam is in a couple of weeks... 18 days, 19 hours, 16 minutes, and counting

I FORGOT THAT'S IN MY BOOK, LOL. THANKS!!! i kinda made my own timeline..... but I SHALL OPEN THAT BOOK and modify my schedule. :)

"far away" ahhahahaha, i feel like i'm running out of time.

i do about 30-50 pharma questions a day, in sets of 10 from Saunders software... seems to be really helping... hope it manifests in 3 weeks

i'm taking it in 19 days, 20 hours, 3 minutes and counting

now i pray for a Dig question.... BRING IT ON!! hahaha

19 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes and counting

thanks for the replies... hopefully I get something like this on my actual NCLEX so I can kick NCLEXs @SS!!

but if you withhold it, is there a possibility that it would fall below the therapeutic range? it's a maintenance dose... so shouldn't it 'maintain' the level at 2.0 given the schedule and half-life?

So if a patient has a plasma level of 2.0 we should withhold the medication??? I figured if the therapeutic level is 0.5 to 2.0, then 2.0 is still therapeutic, especially since it's a maintenance dose. If the dose is withheld, wouldn't the level drop?? Please share your opinion, but I think this question is poorly written. order for digoxin (Lanoxin) 25 mg PO daily apical pulse 68/min respirations 16/min plasma digoxin level 2 ng/ml which of the nursing action is appropriate? 1. Give the medication on time. 2. Withhold the medication; notify the physician. 3. Administer epinephrine 1:1,000 stat. 4. Check the client's blood pressure. (1) medication should be withheld (2) correct-therapeutic plasma level of digoxin is 0.5-2.0 ng/ml (3) not a correct action (4) assessment, does not address the issue of the elevated blood level of digoxin

if you are hitting 75% or higher, then you don't have much to worry about... but do take notes about topics you missed and read about them... for example, if the question you missed was about DIC, then make sure you read about DIC.. if you had to guess on a question about Swan-Ganz Cath,.. and happen to get it right, i think you should still read about the indications/expected outcomes for swan-ganz... ok, that's my 2 cents. :)

So far, the best in my opinion is to use Saunders questions (from the CD) and do 100 from each category as a pretest... then read your about your 3 lowest scores... then take a post test about those topics... then do 100 items from each category, (safe and effective, psychosocial, etc) then read about which is your lowest topic.... then retest with 100 items comprehensive...

also, the fact that it does emphasize that it's locked... i think it's a signal word to remember the growth/dev or a 2 y.o. ... also "second-story"

Well a water heater isn't something that can be knocked off the stove as some may imagine.... if you google water heater... it's a big appliance that heats water and is padded and usually isn't very warm to touch at all. Furthermore, 212 degrees F is the boiling point of water, so about half of that may be lukewarm.

the NCLEX is theory-based.... not real-world experience. "ivory tower nursing"

so are any people in Manila reviewing now? (( i desperately need someone to brainstorm with. none of my batchmates are taking any exams... so I'm stressed and can't talk with anyone about topics. (only myself, hahahaha)

looks like we won't be taking the exam that far apart... let me know how everything pans out... mine is in Feb also

64-bit ... please see nursing review made simple.

:) i don't really have a choice but to pass.. so i have to exhaust every effort... considering I didn't go to the BEST of schools... i have to over-compensate with better review habits. besides, i'm not getting any younger... 26 days and 18 hours to go.......

i like using the online calendar because you can drag and drop depending on your needs. for example, if you take a post test and need to make room for further review, you can shift your schedule around with ease.... that's another thing, another thing that I do is: - review 3 topics, then take a post-test (100 items) over the three topics i really hope this helps :) i will update you guys next month, keep me in your thoughts