justingrayla

It's all about learning a firm foundation- You must let the other stuff sink in- You need to know a lot, but you gotta face it- there is NO WAY anyone remembers everything! Just pay attention to your instructors- They are talking for reason- I could hear my instructor talking while I was taking NCLEX- Critical thinking- You just have to be able to take a situation and break it down into pieces- What is happening? Why is it happening? What can I do to fix this issue? Is the patient Safe?(SAFETY always comes first!)

I heard this nearly everyday while working and going to LPN School- The only people who understood me were the RN's who I work with who were LPN's first- I wanted a Career and I wanted it NOW! Yes, I plan to go back to school to become and RN then NP- But I want to enjoy being and LPN for atleast a year first. I've only got 100 years so I'm making it count. Proud to be an LPN!

Hi Everyone, My name is Justin I graduated Nursing School in August- Got my ATT at the end of August Scheduled my test for Sept 10- Back Story- I work full time in a busy ER in Upstate New York- Graduated in the Top of my LPN Class- Got Top Clinical Student Award at Graduation- Boards- I had 85 questions (LPN Min)- I had nearly all Select All That Apply & The Drag and Drop- I only had 3 questions that were NOT in one of those two formats!- I felt very confident during my test and when it was over I KNEW that I had passed the NCLEX-PN- My test Started at 8am- I arrived at the testing center at about 7:35am- Was the first person to sign in- Let me tell you once I got signed in and taken to the testing center- My heart was RACING! I was so nervous! I didn't know what to expect, but I knew I had to inhale deeply and pass this test! (After all my future kind of depends on it)- It literally took me 10 minutes to answer the first question- After that I moved on to number two- I knew what the question was asking me- I felt very confident- I clicked next- #3- Select All That Apply! ( I thought OH ****!) Already? (lol)- So I read the questions BAM! I knew I got it! I kept pusing thru- I got to about number 55 and Got a regulare question- I must have missed number 54- Then NUmber 56 went back to a SATA Type- So I knew I was back on track- I got to number 80 Stopped for a minute and prayed- 85 came- SATA again!- I read it and laughed because I knew the answer!!!!! I was so happy, proud, & relieved! What I studied- more like what did I not study!- Here is a List- -Kaplan Book (Not the online course just the book) -College Network (They came to my school and gave my class a 7day trial pack of the PN NCLEX prep) -To me this was most like the boards -Saunders (ONLY the CD!!- I hated the reading material in the book! Too much like class!) -Exam Cram! ( Get the one with the reading material and the 200 question!) -Remar Review (On YOUTUBE- Regina is an RN and she is VERY smart! I remember her voice during my NCLEX! Watch ALL ALL ALL of her videos) My study plan- QUESTIONS! I honestly didn't focus much on reading into things- Just do questions- The Saunders prepared me for the SATA questions- but the boards are a totally different animal in itself. I highly recommend REMAR review if I could go back in time I would have purchased her review guide- She made things so EASY to understand in her videos! Good Luck to all you guys and gals who are about to face this test! You CAN do this! I believe in you! If I did it ALL of you can too! Put Nervous Nelly in the Trunk on the day of the test! Eat a good breakfast- Forget sleeping just lay in bed, your mind will NOT let you sleep! My mind reviewed facts all night as if going thru a file cabinet on Auto Pilot-