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Hello, Good score on the Saunders assessment, but take the nclex 4000, 75 question assessment. It's tougher and more realistic. I did Saunders before and got an 88 but I knew that I had a lot of weaknesses, so try doing tougher programs for more accurate analysis.

Yea, your fine. Just don't let the nerves get to you. Remember, anxiety is a killer. It's okay to be anxious but the second the exam starts, make sure to take a deep breath and throw all the anxiety out the window. Focus, remember think safety and take it one question at a time and you'll be fine. Once you get in a groove, you'll know whether or not, you stop at 75. The way I see it, if you finish at 75, you either did great or bad, and if you go past 75, the computer hasn't decided, so youre still in the game. Your scores are good, just be sure to review the all nurses nclex guide a few days to hours before your exam...it has good stuff. Best of luck

Hello, I understand how difficult it must be to study for long hours, especially with having to take care of your kids. My advice is to try to study really early in the morning, from like 5 to 7am or if your not a morning person you have to integrate your studies with your daily tasks as a mom or dad. Invest in an iPod or iPad, do q bank questions if you have them, jot a list of content to review when you have time. If you don't have Kaplan q bank questions, there are so many free apps, and websites that have nclex practice material. Best of luck!

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Hello everyone, I took my NCLEX this past Friday on 06/29, finished in about 90 minutes at 75 questions. An hour after, I got the good popup with the PVT trick. I waited the dreadful 48 hours and I checked my quick result and found out I passed. I'm ecstatic right now and thank God. The past 6 weeks have been the toughest in my life and if you are able to focus, stay committed, and do your part, you will pass.

Thanks ortizz184, dont feel too stressed, you have more than enough time and all you need to do is put in the work and effort, dont give up. And also do some type of meditation or relaxation as you approach test day...you may need it to calm your nerves as you are about to test.

Hey guys, i just took my nclex this afternoon and finished at exactly 75 questions, finished in about 100 minutes. Did the PVT trick and i am getting the good pop up...in terms of content, i got a lot of SATA's, i would say about 30, a little mixture of everything. Had no med math, no audio, had one arranging the steps, and one ekg (pretty easy). Also, i had one psych question, and a few of everything. I was surprised i didn't get any ABG's or med math or audio. I felt decent taking it, and my main focus during the test was: safety and how am i going to keep my patients alive today. KNOW infection control and vaccines. Hopefully, i can say i passed officially in a couple of days. I will say that the drive back home was the worst drive i ever had in my life. I was numb, felt depressed, and didn't know if i passed. But for those of you there prepping for the boards, my advice is that you shouldn't memorize things, just know (understand your conditions), i didn't any lab values on my exam, and i didn't care because i felt confident and the test is designed not to trick you but to see how you can notice things without them telling you what it is...for example, if your patient has threatened suicide, you don't need the question to tell you that you should be focused on safety. For my preparation, i took the hesi late march, got a 1080, used the hesi book for that. Prior to the hesi, did about 2100 questions. After passing the hesi, i relaxed,finished my semester and prepped for boards after graduating in may. I used Saunders 5th edition for content review, used nclex 4000, used hesistudy.com, and lacharity. I swear by lacharity. If you can get over 75% on lacharity, you'll be fine, the questions in the book are harder than the actual exam. Also, PLEASE focus on relaxation, don't rush, take your time and THINK!!! If you are anxious, it will mess you up. My advice: take a deep breathe before question one, and after every 20 questions. Don't cram, you'll fail because its an adaptive test, and if your getting a lot of SATA's consider yourself in the green zone. And you will see medications that you have never seen in your life before. If you guys have any questions, feel free to let me know and i'll do my best....good luck to those of you who are taking it. Stay focused and blessed.