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Hi r mari, I was very intimidated by the NCLEX-PN, too. I found doing practice questions helped me relax and got me more into "study mode" than reading out of a book. Once I did a bunch of questions, I was then motivated to read some chapters out of Saunders or look over the various study guides from the front of Exam Cram or printed out from here on allnurses. Nothing, however, is more motivating than actually scheduling your exam! Make a date and then don't do what I did, which was reschedule four times! Now that I've taken the test and passed (85 questions), I can tell you that all the hours I spent studying were very informative and I think will make me a more knowledgeable beginning nurse, but I don't think I needed that many hours to pass the NCLEX. I will not make that mistake when I go to take my NCLEX-RN. You are probably ready to test since you just finished a review course. If pressure from family and friends is making you pull away from this test, you might consider not telling anyone your test date. You can then surprise them when you get the good pop up from Pearson Vue after the fact. And you probably will get the good pop-up, because most people do! Good luck to you, future nurse! :)

... and LPNs/LVNs !!!

hi at ronalyn14, if you are getting a message from pearsonvue saying that you passed, you may now pop open the bubbly as you most certainly have passed the nclex! they changed the wording of the "good pop-up" last weekend, ending all our tortured speculation. official result won't be far behind. congratulations, nurse!!

I tested on Sept. 8th and got the old "good pop up" as well as the new pop-up saying I passed. Today I received my letter from the CA BVNPT saying I PASSED! YAY!!!! So for those testing in California, it took about 18 days to get my official letter. Congrats to all on this thread who are now NURSES! YAY for us!!! We did it!!!! :anpom::ancong!::anpom::hhmth::lvan: :cheers: :yelclap: :redbeathe

Hi Rich, I heard that it's taking about 4 weeks right now. I'm on week 2.5 and still haven't heard anything yet (tested 09/08/11). But getting the "recently passed" pop-up from Pearson Vue was almost as good as getting the results from the BVNPT! Congratulations, Nurse!!! :)

i took mine over two weeks ago here in cali and haven't checked since the day after. even though i have never heard of the pvt being wrong, there still was a little doubt when i originally saw the old "good pop-up." thanks to you all on this thread, i just went and checked again, and sure enough, i too, am seeing that i definitely passed!!!!! what a huge relief and great blessing! that was so kind of them to change the wording and just let us know one way or the other. maybe they got sick of people calling and asking if the "trick" really works!!! anyway, thank you for letting us all know about the change! congratulations, nurses!!!!!! :redpinkhe :redpinkhe :[anb]: :smiley_aa

Hi Success 2011, I had a lot of anxiety before the NCLEX, too, and studied for months just like you. Good job! You are ready to test with that kind of studying backing you up. As far as the tutorial goes, I will tell you from my experience that I found it to be a great blessing. I actually found myself silently thanking God, Pearson Vue and the NCLEX people for providing it, not because I needed to become familiar with the format (after months of studying I knew what it was going to be like) but because I was nervous going in and focusing on the silly tutorial questions helped me relax and eventually focus on what I was doing BEFORE the real questions started. If I had bypassed that tutorial, I am certain I would not have had a clear head for my first few actual test questions. P.S. I think you are going to do great! God bless you ! :)

So how was it??? Did you do the PVT?

Congratulations, futurehealthcarewrkr and now NURSE!!! :ancong!: :hrnsmlys::balloons:

Wait, I take that back. I did very much like the pull-out guide that came in the front of Exam Cram. It helped me to learn importat lab values and I carried it with me everywhere, along with the My Chicken Hez TB paper from this site.

Hi there, I think Saunders is a great resource for re-familiarizing yourself with content. Do some of the end of chapter questions for each chapter to help pinpoint areas you may be weaker in. Use the cd, too, and pay particular attention to the alternate format questions, to get a feel for them. I would also recommend the Kaplan book which you can either purchase or sign out from the library, and pay particular attention to the Test-Taking Strategies section. These are very helpful and you will use them. In addition, do find the Kaplan Question Trainers on slideshare websites. They are free and valuable. You can cover up the answers as you go along and keep track of your own score to see the percentage you are getting right. Above 60% is supposed to be a good indication you will pass the test. Try to mix it up from all your different resources so you are getting between 50 and 100 questions each day. By the end of three weeks, you could do over 2100 questions if you are consistant. If you have the money, Kaplan QBank is an excellent tool as well, and costs around $150. It might be less if you don't want the book which is included. (The book included with the QBank is NOT the book you can buy in the store. I prefer Saunders to the one that comes with the QBank. And I prefer the one in the stores to the one from the QBank, too.) I did end up buying the Lacharity book and after awhile the questions became very easy for me, which was a bonus skill! I'll save that book for NCLEX-RN, too! Some people love Exam Cram but it really did nothing for me. Personal choice, I guess! Good luck!! :)

They make the LVNs wait. The RNs get theirs in days. We have to wait... and wait... Thank goodness for the PVT!!! :loveya::loveya::loveya::yelclap:

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Hey, Congratulations! You did it!! :ancong!: :smiley_aa

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