nclexRNtaker replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in New Nurse
I finished in May, passed the the NCLEX July 20th, and will work starting the 8th. Yey, I will actually be a nurse now:dncgbby: I feel like the last 2 years was all about passing the boards. It's been grueling but VERY rewarding.
nclexRNtaker replied to shawnda2211's topic in Illinois
I really think that it depends with each facility. The hospital that hired me doesn't take the "license pending" letter anymore unlike some people in my class who got hired with it. Goooooo take the NCLEX and be done with it. One thing at a time. Bes...
nclexRNtaker replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Illinois
Very interesting. I've been interested with these statistics for quite some time now. Nice to see my grueling ADN program in the burbs topping the passing rates for most schools. Yey! At least we didn't get tortured for nothing.
nclexRNtaker replied to kim_093089's topic in NCLEX
I'm a foreigner too but completed my nursing program here. I'm such an advocate for Kaplan. Kaplan all throughout was what worked for me.I read the book twice, did all of the qtrainers (60-75%) and qbank (66% overalll). I passed the first time with 7...
I'm sorry to hear that. Don't lose hope. I thought the Kaplan book that they gave us in class was really helpful in reviewing the content. As far as practice, I just used all of the Kaplan qbank&qtrainers. You can do it. Familiarize yourself over...
nclexRNtaker replied to pat8585's topic in New Nurse
Graduated last May and took the boards mid-July. Was very scared coz I didn't know anyone who could get me in, but my friend had friend who got us both jobs. Feel very blessed to have gotten a job in the same week that I passed my boards. My stars ar...
nclexRNtaker replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX
Took it Monday at 8 AM. 75 questions with 25 SATA, 3 math, 1 ekg strip, tons of meds+priority. Got the good pop up 10 minutes after the test. That, plus some heavy drinking held me through the 48 hours:D Believe people. IT WORKS. I passed this mornin...
nclexRNtaker replied to nclexRNtaker's topic in NCLEX
Actually, I was being modest with 6 hours a day. My last week I was up to 10:eek:. My friends scold me for being too OCD, but it's how I got through our program and all the tests I've taken passing the first time. With your credentials, it sounds lik...
