melrobb2001

This is the review course I used: Pearson IT Certification Complete NCLEX RN Video Review Course and the Exam Cram Practice Questions book. The reason I got the review course is I wanted to review content. I needed to review some complicated topics and this got it down to 11 hours of lectures that were very interesting to me. I watched the pharm one about 5 times! I was surprised at how much I remembered. At the same time the course is constantly reminding you of NCLEX tips and tricks for helping you narrow down the right answer. I did not just watch lectures though, I did 100-250 questions per day from other NCLEX prep sources from the library such as Mosby, my android NCLEX app from FA Davis and ALWAYS reviewed the rationales for the questions I wasn't sure of whether I got the answer right or not. I also liked Jon Haws cheat sheets and videos on youtube. You will probably need to spend extra time on pharm because of the time lag, and don't just learn the brand names because generic names are on the NCLEX. All the best to you!

First of all, don't feel bad about yourself. Anyone can fail a test on any given day. There are other review courses out there that are far less expensive than Kaplan. I did not use Kaplan, I used Pearson IT Certification Complete NCLEX RN Video Review Course when it was on sale for $125 and the Exam Cram Practice Questions book. I did have seven Kaplan trainers that I used to guage my progress but that is not really necessary if you have Exam Cram questions. Some may say Kaplan is overrated for the price. The reason I got the review course is I wanted to review content. I needed to review some complicated topics and this got it down to 11 hours of lectures that were very interesting to me. I watched the pharm one about 5 times! I was surprised at how much I remembered. At the same time the course is constantly reminding you of NCLEX tips and tricks for helping you narrow down the right answer. I did not just watch lectures though, I did 100-250 questions per day from other NCLEX prep sources from the library such as Mosby, my android NCLEX app from FA Davis and ALWAYS reviewed the rationales for the questions I wasn't sure of whether I got the answer right or not. I also liked Jon Haws cheat sheets and videos on youtube. Sometimes it makes sense to stand back and think about what it is you really need to succeed. I think a little of everything made sense for me. Get back in that saddle!

I am sorry for all you have gone through. I am not a nurse yet but will be starting in January. You definitely sound depressed and I hope you can get some help for that for yourself and for the sake of your family. You made sacrifices to try a new career and it was not a good experience. Since you have had training and know the jargon, you could look into technical medical writing, editing medical writing, blogging and freelance heath articles, not to mention tutoring undergradutes and nursing students in the subjects you excel at academically. Your confidence is down right now, but who knows what the future may hold for you. Somehow you must pull yourself out of this valley so you can see the horizon again.

Actually it wasn't Red Cross it was American Heart Association, LOL. Looks like FB is going to be better than this forum. Congratulations everyone.

I took the Red Cross BLS class today and since it was over early I went and did the fingerprinting, background check, etc. Anybody find a place to get the medical exam and titers for less than $125-$150, please post!