Mithy

I studied for 1 month, 3-4 hours a day. I also recommend buying a notebook and taking notes while reading the Saunders book. When you finish, having notes is very useful to review.

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here's what i did to pass the nclex. 1) saunders 4th edition (the blue book)- read all the chapters, make sure you answer the questions at the end. (i skipped peds/ob/medications part) but if you're weak in these areas, i suggest you do them. 2) prioritization, delegation, and assignment by lachirty. this book is a must. do the whole book including the case studies. 3) kaplan q bank. if you can't afford it.. buy the kaplan 2010-2011 book. i believe it's only like $30. complete the book and make sure you do the cd. i completed these 3-steps in this exact order. side notes: -know your basic labs -know what airborne, droplet, contact precautions are and the diseases that fall under them. (ex. tb is airborne) -make sure you know what foods contain calcium, potassium, iron, zinc.. etc. best of luck to you all and hope you're successful!

Are you going into the psych field by any chance? jk lol. Hmm.. I had a similar situation but the only reason I didn't study was because our school required the Hesi Exam(nclex predictor) to pass (score over 850). I scored a 920 which is considered a very good chance of "passing" the nclex. I was cocky and didn't study.. did all 265 questions and failed But hey if that's what it takes to get over your fear, Kudos

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So it was my second time taking the Nclex. First time I did all 265 questions, didn't pass. Waited 5 months to re-take, studied for only 3 weeks (I know I know.. i was lazy). I used the blue Saunders book(It's Amazing), I did every chapter except peds/ob but paid for it because every other questions on the nclex for me was peds/ob.. I was obviously very weak in the area, then prioritizng/delegation book(also amazing) and the Kaplan Q bank (Paid $300 but worth every cent). So I went in yesterday. I took my time because I wanted it to shut off at 75 questions.. (Took like 2x breaks lol) but the freakin questions kept coming and coming.. 100, then 150, then 200... at that point I wanted to take another break and punch a wall but couldn't cause short on time. Got to 246 questions and ran out of time. So I got home and did some research. Found out if time runs out they look at the last 60 questions which ALL of them have to be above passing. I was sure I failed. I smelled DOOM. I slept in bed all morning 'til 1pm. I didn't want to check to see if I passed. Finally had the balls, went on to see and bam.. saw my license number!.. unbelievable. -My advice: Don't expect it to shut off at 75 questions, be ready to take all 265. Best of luck