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Hi! Did they still have swan ganz questions? Didn’t they remove it?

I used to stalk posts about NCLEX 8 years ago, now here I am stalking CCRN exams! ? has anybody here signed up for Laura Gasparis ccrn review recently? What year was it recorded and is it REALLY according to the 2020 exam? My coworker had a dvd, but it was so outdated. ?‍? even the cheaper one in nursing.com seems like it’s not updated as well.

Did you check yor results already? Because i was also pretty sure i failed and was surprised. Lol.

Thank you! :)

Yup! Sat there for 5 and 1/2 hours! Like others, I've always checked for posts about their success stories and i can't believe I'm posting one right now! Studied for a month and a half, the whole month I've been working full time and then i resigned and had two more weeks to study. Let me tell you something, in order to get somethig you really really want, you have to sacrifice. I sacrificed my job and my social life! Resist temptations to go on trips. You won't enjoy it anyway because you will feel guilty. But anytime you feel like you deserve a break, go on a date with your special someone or watch a movie. Something quick and will not get you hungover for the whole day lol. A friend of mine lent me her notes with Hurst review and it was my main source for content. Anything that I don't understand, I check on Saunders or Youtube (pathophysiology). What worked for me was understanding why the symptom was like that and how this would resolve it. Understand the disease instead of memorizing it. I also purchased the Kaplan Qbank and scored 55% average with 40% used. With the QT, I scored 60%, 60%, 49%, 55%, 56% and never did the qt 6 and 7. But bottom line, do not focus on your scores. Focus on the rationales! Thats the most important thing! A high score does not guarantee passing. The day of my exam, i did all the things that I would do routinely when studying. I made a cup of coffee and had a slice of cake. Say a prayer before you get out of the house and have a positive mindset. Someone posted about saying "this is a good day to pass!" i did that. And also someone from here said she dressed as if shes going out on a date. I did! And my sister advised me to be excited instead of nervous and treat it like a job interview. Bottom line, be confident and hold your head high! Because at this point, worrying is not going to help either so just have a leap of faith. Before i went in, i jumped to shake the nerves off or anytime i would go to the ladies' room lol. The exam had a lot of pharmacology questions that I'm not familiar with. But I never really studied pharm.except for the indicated drugs for the disease. Thats it. Infection control was like 1/3 of my exam. The rest is prioritization and conferences. Dont forget to take breaks when you need it. Meaning when your mind starts wandering. I took a break every 60q. So goodluck everyone and just remember that it IS possible to pass!

It should be supine. Never prone!

Good luck! Let us know how it went! :-)

Congrats on passing! :-) does anybody know what percentage should you get for pda by lacharity?

Personally, I wouldn't take the job if it's a full time. I currently work full time as a restorative aide and get so tired afterwards that i can't focus on studying. I failed my first attempt and I keep asking why. My kaplan scores were around the 60s like they wanted us to. Maybe I'm just bad test taker, i don't know. But I will be quitting my job soon so that I can focus on studying. So make sure you will still have enough time to study or ask them if you can work part time. And in my opinion, don't even stress about looking for a job as an RN. Work on being one first. Whatever you decide on, I know everything will work out fine. :-)

I haven't read any recommended score from Hurst however, according to them, the median score of their test takers who passed were 85/125.

What were your scores in the practice exams?

No not at all. You can even go over the notes as you take the exam I think. It's almost like common sense.

Thanks for the heads up!! I'll call them first thing on Monday!

You can take it online and they wil send you your certificate after you pass the course. You don't need IELTS as far as I know because I never took it. Are you here as an immigrant?