JKrahn15

I just recently moved to Jacksonville and got a job at Baptist Health. I was lucky enough to have another offer from Memorial Hospital so I was able to compare and choose the best fit for me. I was told everywhere that Baptist was the best, had the better reputation and the better benefits, but didn't necessarily pay as well as memorial did. Well I found that if you have your BSN Baptist pays just as well if not better. I have 2 years of experience and Memorial offered me $23.92, where Baptist offered me $25.25. Memorial does not offer a differential for a BSN and I think that is where my decision was made easy. Hope this helps someone out there looking to move to Jacksonville, FL! :)

I really only used Kaplan, just looked things up I wasn't sure of otherwise. Good luck!!

My total Qbank results were 57%, not much different from my Qtrainers. Good luck!! :)

Questions and more questions, I'm sure Hurst is great too, maybe even reaching out to a library for more review books could help. Reading the rational helped me a lot, learned new things every time I practiced. I even downloaded the free Kaplan qbank app which I used when I was on the go. You'll be great just don't give yourself another option and just do it :) also reviewing basic stuff like hepatitis and having a general idea of medication categories. I didn't recognize one med I saw, but I tried my best to pick the most logical answer. Good luck!!!!!

I just had to share my NCLEX story being that this forum has been so helpful in helping me know what to expect throughout this whole experience. I graduated may 2012 and just took my exam today. 75 questions. Only 10 SATA to my suprise, and it was much harder than I expected.. I did NOT find the questions easier than Kaplan in my opinion. I used Kaplan by the way. Finished all my Qbank 2 days before my exam. And I keep getting the "good pop-up" so I am keeping my fingers crossed that it works! My Kaplan scores throughout my study process were: QTrainer 1- 56% QTrainer 2- 60% QTrainer 3- 48% (i wasn't happy!) Diagnostic- 59% Readiness- 59% QTrainer 4- 56% QTrainer 5- 63% QTrainer 6- 58% QTrainer 7- 56% I hope this helps ease the anxiety some people are feeling who dont think they are ready yet, that was me this morning. I was afraid because my scores didn't seem that awesome, but I guess I was ready! Big tip, Don't freak out test day! I was soo nervous I could hear my heart pounding through the headset I was wearing! Take a deep breath and just do it! I think I was praying even during the test ha, doesn't hurt to have the big guy on your side :)You made it through school, this is just ONE more test in the process.

Nice Work!! I take mine tomorrow and I'm trying to stay calm. Thank you for posting because it really brings comfort to those of us freaking out when we feel like we know nothing :) Im focusing my time now on prayer for clairity of mind and understanding during my test tomorrow. Still super nervous tho!!!!

Hi there! I am taking NCLEX tomorrow and am praying that it goes well... Does anybody know how soon the pearson trick will work? Can I check right away (I'm going to want to check on my phone in the parking lot ha) or does it take a couple hours? Thanks!