nelli783

I graduated on 5/18 and took the NCLEX on 6/13. I reviewed all of my lecture notes from school and did all of the Kaplan qtrainer and qbank questions. Not sure how many hours of studying I put it. I didn't have a lot of time because after I graduated, I started my GN position on 5/21.

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I was in the same boat. I graduated May 18, started my new job as a GN five days later and really didn't have the time to study as much as I wanted to do. I did all of the Kaplan qtrainers, all of the qbanks, the AN study guide and read over my school lecture notes. I was going to cancel my date too because I wanted to put in more study time but friends and co-workers advised me to take it right away. When we had our Kaplan review class, our instructor said to aim for 65% on the qbanks and the first five qtrainers and for the last two, aim for a 60%. My scores were: Q1 63, Q2 61, Q3 61, Q4 59, Q5 63, Q6 65, Q7 64. The highest that I got on my qbanks was a 72%. I took my exam yesterday and passed with 75 questions. I think the key to the NCLEX is having a solid base of the fundamentals. If you understand the basics, then you should be able to work your way through the questions. Also, critical thinking and good judgement is important because thats what you are being tested on. My exam didnt have any material that I studied for. I had all types of diseases and meds that I never even seen or heard of. I would say focus on your lab values, infection control, prioritization and delegation. Go over your weak areas as well. The NCLEX is one of the exams were you could be tested on anything. The questions are straight forward (not like Kaplan) but the answers are tricky. Kaplan is a good indicator, but as you can see, I only got up to a 65% on only one of my Kaplan qtrainers. Dont let your scores discourage you. You graduated from nursing school so you have the knowledge! :-) I wish you the best of luck.

Congrats! You passed! I got the good pop up 30 minutes after I took my exam yesterday and my name is on my state's board of nursing website.

Thanks! Hey, whatever works, do it! Yesterday, I did the rest of my qbank questions from Kaplan, went over labs, infection control and reviewed the AN guide. I tried going through my Saunders book to review material but then I got carried away and tried looking at a whole bunch of stuff, so I just put the book away. Good luck tomorrow. I'll be thinking about you. :-)

The day before my test I was frantically trying to fit everything that I could in my head. I stayed up till 12:30 am trying to complete the rest of my qbank questions that I had left. I took my test this morning and got the "good" popup. You know what you know already and trying to cram more probably isn't going to make a big difference in your test results. What I would suggest is to relax and enjoy your day.:-)

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I'm starting in the fall as well! I can't wait!