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Atom, The day before the test I did my last Q-Review, went over labs, infection control precautions, and brushed up on fluid and electrolytes. Some say don't take any tests the day before but I don't believe in all of that. Do what is comfortable for you, and what will give you peace of mind. I went to a concert two days before my test, just to relax a little.

I graduated 3 years ago from nursing school. I never took the test until last week, and I passed. NCLEX cut me off at 97 questions. I took the Hurst Review/Q-Review's and Saunders 5th ed. CD for additional questions. The reason I am writing this post is to MOTIVATE you! If I can be out of nursing for 3 years and come back and pass it, you can do it too! After core content, do as many questions as possible, and do them each day at the scheduled time that you're supposed to take the test. I took my test at 2:00pm and I took everyone of my Q-Reviews and Saunder's practice Exams at 2:00pm for two weeks. Train your brain to function optimally at that time. For those who say Saunders questions are too easy, don't listen to them. Yes, there are easy questions but they did not filter out those questions. Take exam mode or quiz mode, and select the category COGNITIVE LEVEL. Select both ANALYZING and APPLYING. Those are passing level NCLEX questions. My scores for Q-Review: 75, 88, 79, 86, 84, 82 / 125 My scores for Saunders: 62-69% on Exams As you can see I was average scorer. You will pass! Take your time on the test, I took 3 hours to finish 97 questions. That's just the type of test taker I am. GOOD LUCK!!! YOU WILL PASS!!! Things to look over before test: Lab Values Infection Control Precautions (Airborne, Droplet, Contact) for any given infection