MrPopeye

I graduated in May of last year. I took the test twice and shouldn't have. Too many issues in my life. Plus, I can admit, I was not prepared. I thought that nursing school alone prepares you for the NCLEX. Whereas some can just graduate and pass, I o...

I write this in hope that it will either elicit some much-needed advice/encouragement or maybe give others hope that they are not the only person that struggles with becoming what they know they are destined to become. In 2008, my dad died. My hero....

Just over 4 years ago, my dad passed away. He and I were closer than close. We were the essence of "best friends." If you have seen the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness," that was almost identical to my childhood with my dad. Even down to being homele...

I have been using Kaplan for quite some time. My grades used to be terrible, but have improved quite a bit. For example, I just took question trainer #4 and got a 70.7. But now that my grades have improved, the rationales seem to be lacking for me. I...

Thank you!

I had to restart the week trial. I didn't have the time to do all 1700+ questions.

Just got my results.....I PASSED!!

Well, took it today. 75 questions in 2 1/2 hours. PVT is working. I'll keep everyone updated!

Reduces anxiety?! I'm about to throw up I'm so stressed! I will literally be sitting in front of the computer this time tomorrow.....UGH!

Thanks! I failed twice and wish I had done UWorld a LONG time ago. Kaplan gives you a lot of strategies/methods, etc. For anyone looking for straight up bad ass questions and rationales, UWorld is your best bet! You can't go wrong with Kaplan though....

This is just for my own information...this is hard for me to put into words because it sounds like a silly question. But I wanna ask anyways. Is it the responsibility of the MD or the anesthetist to place an epidural for any reason (not just for chil...

Free week trial went out during a test this morning, but I did pretty decent. Somewhere around 60-65, but couldn't get my grade. Went to Kaplan to do a quick 30 question test. Got a 73.3. Already a marked improvement having used UWorld!

I always study why I get every question wrong and how I got the right ones right. I did that with all of the Kaplan qbank trainers. Did every single one of them. But UWorld has kicked my butt! So much harder...

I appreciate all of ya'lls encouragement. It really is helping. It's hard to describe being confident yet scared out of your ever-loving mind. I've already failed twice, so even though I'm more prepared now, it's still a VERY real concern. I have 6 d...

I'm getting discouraged. The majority of my UWorld grades have been good, if not really good. But I get the occasional crappy grades. Like my last two test were below the average. I have been studying every single rationale, right or wrong. To say th...

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I just started UWorld a week ago. I've gotten two tests in the 40's, one this morning with 11 of 20 questions as SATA! But the average was only 41, so I still scored about it. All other scores have been mid 50's to mid 70's.

Good luck! You've got this! How have your scores been on UWorld?

Liz.....what were ur scores like? How many questions did u do? Did ur grades improve?

Thank you! I will. Do far I can definitely say that UWorld is a lot tougher. The questions seem to be much similar to the NCLEX Than Kaplan. And again, those rationales are top notch! Just hope it's all worth it in the end. For SO many reasons, I do...

Are there specialties in the field? Or if a CRNA is working at a hospital, would the same person provide anesthesia in the OR and go straight to an epidural for a woman in labor?

I've always been pretty decent with my lab values. Numbers have always been my thing. I've done all of Kaplan's qbank, but just never really got the Decision Tree. I did download the UWorld app in my phone tonight! So now I can study rationales and d...

I'm digging it!

That's what I've decided. I just hope it works!

I have been using Kaplan since I was in school (graduated May '14). I just never utilized it the way I was supposed to. Once I actually started doing what I was supposed to, my grades started improving and have remained pretty consistent. At one poi...