jenyl2004

I always said that I would come back and leave a post because you all have been such an inspiration and comfort to me. I found so much good advice on allnurses and to all of those out there who still have not passed I say, " DO NOT GIVE UP!!!! " You have to find a course that will help you understand the nursing process and make you think. Uworld did that for me. I graduated from nursing school in 2012. I was a C student for the most part, I loved what I learned and talking with the patients I had in clinicals was fun. No joke nursing school was hard my second semester. I failed my 102 class and had to figure out what it was I did wrong. It was my studying habits and how I studied. So I started doing outlines of EVERY chapter in school from EVERY book I had to read. That was a lot of chapters too‚ However, in the long run that helped me all through school. Once I graduated with my ADN I took the Nclex in 2012 and 2013. I used Kaplan the first time and then hurst review the second. KAPLAN was good for detailed information of drugs etc but that whole decision tree was grueling to learn. They also focus on timing your tests to finish Nclex faster. The videos were just plain boring. Hurst actually had really good videos, but they want you to write in a study guide that YOU have to print out. Needless to say I was devastated. I sunk into a depression for three years. I refused to study or talk about finding a way to fix my problem. I worked as an uncertified aide during that time. I was so miserable, I lost faith in myself. I would read posts on here about individuals that passed on their third, fourth attempt etc. Or ones who let it go until 5+ years later, only to pass. In 2016 I got my CNA and started working at a new job. I would do the nclex mastery app at work and at home I read my LaCharity delegation book and yellow Saunders book. I got up to a little more than half and then I quit. I was browsing on here at work and someone mentioned Uworld in their post. I decided to give it a try. I realized that worrying about how many questions I would get on Nclex or answering questions at light speed would not help me. I needed help with my understanding of why I needed to see a certain patient first. What I would do if that patient was having trouble with their foley or if their chest tube came out during transfer. Or how to solve problems between staff in a positive way. Or if I am administering blood and patient becomes ill what do I need to do first. I had to hone in on what my priorities were. The LaCharity book and Uworld helped me do that. More importantly I had to find a program that was not crazy expensive like Kaplan and hurst. I have spent so much $ it is no joke. I did Uworld through my phone and paid $109 for 2 months of 1,958 questions. The minimum Uworld will let you do is 75. I would do 75 or more a day at work or home. They are good at helping you understand your priorities and how to troubleshoot. I scored in the mid 50s to low 60s. I finished my questions two weeks before my test which would be the last weekend of April. I decided to do my self assessment test which is like a nclex predictor. Needless to say I failed it because I took too long to answer the questions Again I was worried and saddened because my test was one week away. I decided to do two tests out of the small nclex cram book. I also did questions from the nclex mastery app. That Thursday I grabbed my brothers and a friend and did painting with a twist. I had so much fun! I did glance over the study guide of the cram book as I sat in my car waiting to take my test. I prayed, struggled to eat breakfast, dressed in my work scrubs/hoodie ( I wanted comfort and the little jacket was in case it was cold in testing room) and got there early. Before I started I utlized the ear plugs. When my test went past 75 questions I did not care. When I reached 100 questions I kept going. At 120 questions my heart sank, I accepted the timed break. I went to the bathroom to get my thoughts together,I walked around in the hallway to get myself together. I remembered something: the Nclex is NOT a monster or trying to trick me. By giving me more questions it is actually helping me. The more questions I get, the closer to passing I am. It is only a computer giving me questions based on how I have been answering them. I kept this in mind as I kept answering, getting one SATA after another and who would you see first one after another. At some point it stopped: 160 questions total. I left with the "I honestly did the best I could" feeling. And yes that test was JUST LIKE Uworld. I even had an IV question exactly like the one I did on Uworld. It was pouring rain and I sat in my car going over in mind all the things I believed I did wrong. I got home and said nothing. I just waited for my fail letter. I did try to look up my name on my BON website but after a week saw nothing. I felt terrible, so as I waited for my letter I tried to figure out my next move. Six weeks came and went but nothing in the mail. I was freaking out, "WHERE'S MY LETTER, I KNOW I FAILED! ", maybe they forgot me Again I sunk into depression. I decided to call the BON. I refused to pay for quick results and pvt was not a guarantee because for those it did work for, they actually failed! I just couldn't do that to myself. The lady refused to tell me whether I passed or failed, just encouraged me to take the 3 hr child abuse course. "Huh? Where's my fail letter?" I kept asking repeatedly, "I know I failed, Why didn't you guys send it yet? It's been eight weeks". Again she calmly stated maybe I was waiting for a license so I really needed to take that course. In disbelief, I decided to pay for pearson vue quick results a few hours later. I saw PASS, I gasped and sobbed hysterically.­ My battle was finally over, it took me 5 years to do it. I have FINALLY earned my title of RN. All of you who have not passed yet: DO NOT GIVE UP! Find what type of learner you are and what program will increase your understanding. Do questions daily! I truly say Uworld is the cheapest in cost and the best interactive program out there. Most importantly PRAY!! PS: Uworld's people write nclex questions for NCLEX Jen RN.... Finally and it feels good!

Hi all, For uworld i scored in the mid 50s to low 60s for my assessment scores March-April 2017. I did 75 questions a day. Although I did fail my self assessment test because I ran out of time lol I am happy to say I did pass with 160 questions, third times the charm! All the questions I had were just like uworlds. There was even a IV question I had on my Nclex that was the EXACT same. No joke! Uworld is the Best source out there and I have tried most of them. It has been a long, depressive road since I graduated in 2012. All praises to God as well, without his help I would not be here.