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How's everyone doing??

Just keep at it, youll do great. Good luck!

Thanks!

Officially passed!!!!

Just did the pvt (couldn't take it anymore) .....good pop up. Praise God! Can't wait to see my final results on Wednesday. Woooooooohoooooo!

If i didn't get the good pop up, id be all mad for 2 days lol...I'm just going to wait and enjoy the moment for now. I'll keep you all posted

No joke ...75 questions...lots if sata questions. Hoping that's a good sign. I feel really good about it. I'm too scared to do the pvt though haha

This makes me feel better. Thanks you guys!

Thanks, and congrats in advance!

Anyone else out there have a thought on this?

Memorize lol

Lol 3 days to mesmerize the little things I forgot from the beginning of nursing school

thats cool, I bet you rocked it! Yeah, I find it hard to use the decision tree, I use it when I know for a fact that I dont know the answer lol.

thanks girl, that is awesome to hear! Congrats to you btw!!

Hey guys, I just finished all my Kaplan tests and the scores are as follows: Q-bank: finished 100% and have an average of 61% correct QT6- 59% QT7- 66% Readiness test- 66% I take NCLEX on Monday and Im feeling pretty good about it so far. Still going to review some things before I test, but I just wanted to know if anyone out ther had similar scores, and if you passed on the first try. Just trying to ease my mind a little haha thanks!

RN score eval and Guidelines If you have not yet done so, start by reading the first 2 chapters of your book. They have detailed information on the goal scores for all practice tests, the best use of your materials, guidelines for preparation, and specific study schedules. The section for Repeat Test Takers has valuable tips for first time candidates as well. All this will be helpful in improving test scores. Take some time to think about your preparation so far. Below is some information to assist you in evaluating your scores and some things to think about as you approach your preparation from now until test day. The goal score for the Diagnostic test and Question Trainers 1-5 is 65%. These are more content based tests, meaning they test more on textbook nursing knowledge. For the Readiness, Question Trainers 6 and 7 and all QBank tests, the goal is 60%. These are all passing level test questions. Our data shows that successful candidates complete and review all 7 Question Trainers and 90% of QBank. When sitting for your exam, you will reach a point when you will be getting every other question correct and every other question wrong. This would be a score of 50% correct answers. This happens when you reach your maximum level of competency. Meaning, you will stay right at that level no matter how many questions they give you at that level. If you are getting 50% correct with questions at the Application/Analysis level of Bloom's Taxonomy, this will be occurring above the passing line and you will pass. If it occurs below the line of passing using lower level questions, you will be asked to test again. Question Trainer 6 and 7, and QBank questions are written at the application/analysis levels so they are considered passing questions for the exam. When evaluating your scores on Question Trainers 6 and 7 and QBank, compare your scores to 50%. The closer to 60% you are, the more cushion you have for the exam. This means that at 60% you can get a question wrong and still stay above that passing level. Scores nearer 50% have less room for wrong answers and remain above passing. Do all QBank tests in timed mode, not tutor mode. Kaplan encourages you to achieve scores well above 50% to ensure that your are giving yourself plenty of room to get a question wrong and still remain above that passing line. Each test gives an individual score in specific client needs areas of the exam. Take some time to review those areas with scores nearer to 50% using your Kaplan resources. Use the content videos to review needed essential content starting with you weaker areas and working towards your strengths. Reviewing a test means looking up any medication, disease, complication or procedure you were not familiar with. Look it up immediately as you are reviewing a completed test using your Course Book while the question is in front of you. If you need more information to understand the content, use your core nursing textbooks. This will help you apply the content and the thinking required in the context of that question. The rationale used to select the correct answer will help you think correctly when working questions. It is most important to look at the thinking used to arrive at the correct answer and think about the thinking you used when selecting an answer. Make sure to focus on the thinking required as your review each test question. Remember, they are not testing content - they assume you know that. They are testing your ability to apply that content using your clinical judgment and critical thinking to determine the best answer to the problem they present in each question. Referto page 34 of your book for reviewing tests. Medications can be overwhelming when you see page after page of them. Instead of tackling everything at once, break it down. When reviewing content, if a medication is listed to treat something, go look it up right then. Reading about medications in the context of what they treat helps you understand the medication and the disease better. Look it up every time it is mentioned, and soon you will know it. Look up all medications in a question, not just the med that is the correct answer. Knowing the classification is important to understanding the medication. When you know one medication in a class of drugs, you have a good idea about all medications in that class. Pick a classification, and read about the medications in that classification. Review every question on every test before moving to the next test. You are working to build both content knowledge and critical thinking skills. Make sure you are considering each step of the Decision Tree with every question. In addition, make sure you are recognizing when to use the other Kaplan strategies you have learned. Do not just save the Decision Tree for harder questions. The Decision Tree and strategies should be an automatic process with every question. ----------------------------------- Hope that helps! That's what they emailed me! I wish they do tell you though the correlation of scores, like what a 65% on the readiness means exactly for the NCLEX. But basically what I got from it is that your scores on QT6-7 and Qbank questions are the "closest/better" predictors of where you are in terms of the passing line for the NCLEX.

I am graduating from the program in a few days, and ill say this: Be patient. You will get a letter sooner or later, the insturctors are super busy this year (we have a HUGE CLASS) Also, Ill tell you that this is not going to be like anything you are expecting. This will be the hardest two years of your life. This isnt going to be like A&P, or Micro, these tests are on a different level. Application of the stuff you learn. Critical thinking. You'll see. I would advise you to buy an NCLEX book and start getting familiar to the types of questions they will be throwing at you. But dont get crazy and start reading ahead.... enjoy the lasy few months while you have them...you'll wish you had.... Also, when they say this will take over your life.... it TRUE! Say goodbye to your family, becuase you will be missing out on all the fun stuff...especially during the first semester (the hardest one) Im not trying to scare you, Im presenting reality to you. My class and I have fought HARD over the last 2 years, and I know that it takes hard work and a little luck to get through the program... I believe in you, and for those of you that make it in.... Good luck! stay tuned :) Feel free to ask questions, Im sure I can clear some things up for you if needed.

Tick Tock....getting nervous yet?? How is everyone doing?? Any questions?? I see that a fellow classmate of mine is also on here answering questions as well....I wonder who mom2be is haha anyway you guys and gals can reach me on here or on my yahoo account [email protected] if you have any questions. the summer II semester just started and we just met our brigde students....things are fast and furious right now haha

You will have a clinical day once a week, it is broken up into 2 days because they divide the class in to 2 groups. But you will have whats called an ACE day or (alt clinical experience) that is basically a lab day that is counted as a "clinical day". They just teach you a skill or something, and you practice it on your clinical group. In the fall semester the clinicals will be in a local nursing home, and you will basically be doing physical assessments and using basic skills......oh and also this is the time to get over being nervous. We were all like scared sheep huddled together when we went haha. You will look back at the end of the semester and laugh at yourself lol

Are you guys nervous yet? Im still checking in on this post from time to time, Ill be glad to answer any questions. It wont be long before you are freaking out all the time and wondering where your life /free time went. Its awesome!! Good luck, and no matter how hard it gets, just keep pushing because it gets better. once again, id study an nclex book if I were you because these tests are unlike any you have ever taken before. Get use to the nclex format (not just picking the right answer, but picking the best right answer)

i know for the first few weeks thinks are different with lecture times, I would ask mrs stroud what the schedule is going to be like. They give you a schedule that you will basically live by and they kind of change it as you go along. And as far as books go Im telling you, you only NEED the fundamentals and pharm books You need the drug guide for clinicals and validations. They have a huge "required" list but you wont use most of that untill next semester. Maternity, psyc, and Med surg are in the spring. For those people with limited funds (like myself) this info would have been great because I dropped like 800bucks on books I didnt even open...

scrubs: they are red tops black bottoms..you wont use them until October i think..during lecture you can wear street clothing, during labs, you just wear plain scrubs. Clinicals: fall semester is at a nursing home either in hachie or corsicana. they pick for you, usually based on where you live. Alternates: I'm not sure on the exact number that get in, but we have some in our class... all the people that get accepted somewhere else will give up their spot, so i bet a bunch get in this year too...keep your head up and prepare as if you are going in...if they call you last minute you will be ready. I think the schedule is going to stay pretty much like I posted earlier because it was the same for the sophomores. I think the only books you will need for sure this semester is the fundamentals book, pharm book, and davis drug guide...thats really it. unless they have changed everything.... and I didn't get my acceptance letter until the end of may or early June....no email haha I was always wondering ***** when i got in I was stoked!!! enjoy your summer, because fall is going to be rough. I would advise looking at an nclex study book and getting use to the way the questions are asked...our exams are applied knowledge. They arent asking questions like "what is _____?'' or whatever like A&P ...just get an nclex book and get familiar with the format.

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