shiningstar0602

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1. My NCLEX-RN journey.....

   shiningstar0602 replied to grahamd01's topic in NCLEX

   graham - I passed the NCLEX in 2 hours and 75 questions! I persisted and persistent and my kaplan grades begin to slowly increase. I studied basically all day everyday for 3 months. thanks for all your help

2. Nursing Assessment Order

   shiningstar0602 replied to SailorWifey's topic in NCLEX

   This is also what I have learned.

3. Drug of choice for pancreatitis?

   shiningstar0602 replied to gyuzeel's topic in NCLEX

   AGREE. in saunders blue book it clearly states "administer meperidine hydrochloride as prescribed for pain because it causes less incidence of of smooth muscle spasm of the pancreatic ducts and phinctor of oddi (NOTE - although morphine sulfate or co...

4. My NCLEX-RN journey.....

   shiningstar0602 replied to grahamd01's topic in NCLEX

   I hear ya kls 3

5. My NCLEX-RN journey.....

   shiningstar0602 replied to grahamd01's topic in NCLEX

   graham - you're the best. I will definately keep you updated

6. My NCLEX-RN journey.....

   shiningstar0602 replied to grahamd01's topic in NCLEX

   My kaplan teaching also suggested that I schedule the test ASAP. I don't feel I'm ready .. AHHH

7. My NCLEX-RN journey.....

   shiningstar0602 replied to grahamd01's topic in NCLEX

   Prior to June, I was only studying from saunders and nclex 4000 (which my school recommended - no idea WHY!). Later on, I realized that these are lower level thinking questions which is why I invested in the kaplan course. My kaplan instructor also s...

8. My NCLEX-RN journey.....

   shiningstar0602 replied to grahamd01's topic in NCLEX

   do you suggest I study what I get RIGHT as well?

9. My NCLEX-RN journey.....

   shiningstar0602 replied to grahamd01's topic in NCLEX

   Graham - thank you SO much for taking the time to listen to me and my whining! I took question trainer 4 today and did a little better (got a 62). You passed with 75 questions? THATS AWESOME

10. My NCLEX-RN journey.....

    shiningstar0602 replied to grahamd01's topic in NCLEX

    I think another one of my problems is anxiety =/ I havent even scheduled the test because I'm SO afraid of failing. I dont know how I'm going to sit there for 6 hours. I definately know the basics but when it comes time to apply myself I freak out =(...

11. My NCLEX-RN journey.....

    shiningstar0602 replied to grahamd01's topic in NCLEX

    Thank you so much for the motivation Anne. If you don't mind me asking, how did you study? I graduated from a top-knotch nursing school yet I still don't feel prepared at all =/

12. My NCLEX-RN journey.....

    shiningstar0602 replied to grahamd01's topic in NCLEX

    Hello! Congratulations! Like you, I graduated in May. I am soooo afraid that I am going to fail the nclex, in fact i had a dream that I did :: tear :: I have been doing questions on and off since last december but I only truly started studying for t...

13. Conquered NCLEX-RN on July 16, 2012...75 Questions PVT worked!!

    shiningstar0602 replied to caramel219RN's topic in NCLEX

    Thanks for taking the time to respond to me! I just took the readiness test and scored a 57.. grr. I also ran out of time FML and basically went through the last few super fast. When I reviewed it I noticed I got most of the ones I breezed through th...

14. Conquered NCLEX-RN on July 16, 2012...75 Questions PVT worked!!

    shiningstar0602 replied to caramel219RN's topic in NCLEX

    Thanks so much for the tips =) Were you an average or above average student in school? I did get a few As in some courses, but in med/surg I got a C+... but it was also because med/surg was extremely difficult and in my school we were lucky if we pas...

15. NCLEX-RN... Passed!!!

    shiningstar0602 replied to nmama218's topic in NCLEX

    Ah congrats!! I haven't scheduled my exam yet because I still don't feel ready. My Kaplan scores are as follows: Diagnostic: 58 QT1: 60 QT2: 53 QT3: 57 how many hours/day questions/day? I'm afraid I'm going to fail because I was always just an averag...