karieb935

Sorry it took a couple days to respond but it's official and I am now a REGISTERED NURSE!!! I got the good pop up a couple of hours after the test and then the next day looked up my license number! I had 75 questions counted 23 SATA and the rest were a mix of pictures, drag and drop one math, ecg, and priority. I took my time 2.5 hours worth and answered each question like it was the only oe that would make me a nurse. When it shut off at 75 the screen went blue and I remember in the past that it always went grey(not sure if that indicates a thing but it made me happy to see that blue hue!) I feel like it's a dream now that I am going to wake up from now but Im so happy and relieved that that HUGE wieght of embarrassment, stress, confusion, limbo I felt for so long is now GONE! Now just looking for a job. For all of you still struggling out there..PLEASE don't give up! I gave up and without the encouragement of all types of people around me telling me that I would make and acting like an amazing nurse, I would never have tried again. I am a terrible test taker..no joke..super anxiety with heart racing and focus all over the place but where it should have been. Nclex was the scariest test I have ever taken, besides the exit exam for my school. Find what works for you, ask questions of nurses and students and people who have failed. You never know what happened with them could work for you. Thank you for listening and good luck to all of you Nurses, and future nurses to come! ( sorry for errors, I didnt go back to check)

Hello All! I am really grateful to this site and all the encouragement I have read to passer's and failer's alike. I am taking my Nclex for the 5th time tomorrow. I realize with this time what I did wrong in the past with my study techniques and my own issues with test taking. I encourage all of you multiple NCLEX takers to NOT feel bad about yourself but to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and figure out what you can do to change to pass this ultimately life changing test. I have been out of school for 2 years...ugh! In that time frame, content is lost and emotions take over. I did everything different this time. I put positive people around me, studied like it was my job!!! I began talking to myself("you can do this", you WILL be a nurse", "this is what your meant to do", "YOU WILL PASS THIS TEST!!!", talked to god(I do not go to church so I felt strange asking for help when I didn't talk to him on a regular basis). I looked at my previous candidate reports(when you fail you get a envelope that tells you below, near or above passing standards. I used those to focus on what I was not doing well on. I researched the intranet on what worked and didn't work for others because we are ALL different learners. I tried Kaplan, I liked it at first but failed in all attempts using it(3 times) (Also newer Nclex Passers informed me that they did not see Kaplan type questions and it was a waste of their money). I used Prep-U 10,000 and it came with a Lippincotts Q&A Nclex all question book(AWESOME), I found this program to work well for me repeat Q's and all. Kaplan content review book, also awesome. lacharity PDA book which is Awesome! NCLEX 4000(already had it) good for questions Went to youtube and listened to anyone that could explain content that I was just not understanding and found allnusesnotes.com, simplenursing.com, ReMar review, and anyone else that made it "CLICK" for me. I also went on pinterest and found visual aides on all kinds of Nclex content. Note cars, and Saunders Yellow Comprehensive book which was good for reading up on different content as well. I was "NEAR" passing on almost evrything Nclex test you on but I was so caught up in the real world of nursing ( I have working in hospitals for 7 years) that I messed myself up. Nclex is textbook nursing, judgement and safety and you have to know content to understand everything else. I am nervous about tomorrow but I have studied and taken 100-300 questions a day for almost 3 months for up to 10 hrs on my days off 3-4 days a week. I feel I am as ready as I can be but just have breathe, pray and rally pay attention to what the questions are asking. I too will have BSN RN after my name! Thanks for listening! Sorry if this was long but hopefully someone can learn or feel better about the Nclex after hearing my struggles.

Hello Tiffany, Im new to this site and looking for anything and evrything to help me get through the NCLEX. I tried looking for another email for you like you previously requested but did not find one. Im going on my 5th attempt at this test and Pharm is my weak spot. If you have the time would you please send me your notes? I would very very greatful!! thanks in advance, [email protected].

I paid $60 for the background check(fingerprinting), $40 for GA board of Nursing app fee and 200 pearson sitting fee. Im not aware of anything that is 90$?I hope that helps. I will be going over all my weak points and test myself until I do well on the content. Thanks again!

I do not remember the rules stating that after a period of time you have redo the prints. I had 3 done and are in great condition. You only redo them if they are smeared or rejected.

I could not afford to take the refresher course, it is expensive and you had to go back to clinicals. I did not beleive that going back to school was going to prepare for the test. Thats when I chose to do kaplan live which was the best preparation I had had so far and helped me break down the questions in the test. Ive always been a really bad CAT taker, and seem to have a problem with changing me answer and second guessing myself. It took me over 4 hrs for my last test and finally got a "above passing standards" on one category, which made me happy because i was improving but aslo upsetting because I thought I really prepared myself. As far as GA goes I just googled Ga boards of nursing and navigated my way through all of the tabs until I found the app with all the rules. My last test in florida was in March and my first test in GA was in August. Good luck to you, and yes..WE CAN DO IT!! thank you!!

I am one of many that have failed the NCLEX multiple times with frustration and confusion. I graduated 2 years ago this June with my BSN and since failing the test in Florida 3 times, now have to travel to GA to take my test. I have had 96, 116, 75, and 164 questions with every type of question( SATA, math, pictures, audio and then the new one, conference?) and have reviewed all methods, Hurst, Kaplan on demand and Kaplan live(helped the most) NCSBN( if your not a great reader then its a lot of time self studying although questions are very good) Saunders 5th edition (yellow book) great for content/questions and easy to navigate through the book, and NCLEX 4000. I'm now trying a new approach because I obviously have issues with the test plus I was diagnosed with severe test anxiety and was prescribed propanolol which I wish I would have been able to take before my last test(I did the best on that one from what my results sheet had printed). I am a visual learner and sometimes need a video illustration to understand content. I went on pinterest of all things and there are pinned boards with all types of different explanations of anything and everything with NCLEX preparation in ways that I might understand and retain the information better. So I made a folder for it and I am now using it as a study guide along with NCLEX 4000, notes and Saunders 5th edition. I told myself the last time I failed I was NOT going to put myself through that again!! I was OVER IT, I was NOT meant to be a nurse... I couldn't understand why I would do so well on question trainers and be SO ready only to get that manila envelope in the mail and be devastated once again. I went so far as to start applying to school again and change careers because I was NEVER going to be a nurse (the one thing I feel I'm meant to do). I have a job waiting for me at the amazing hospital that I work at now, and support of all my fellow co-workers and even my patients (who on the reg tell me how I am an AMAZING nurse now and think that I am the nurse all the time when I am taking care of them) I love all the encouragment but I am also so embarrassed to tell people that I have failed my boards. People who are not nurses don't understand what type a test the NCLEX is and wonder if I'm smart enough to pass it? I constantly explain that the test is not just knowledge based but a la-la land test, and it's not an easy test (at least not for me). I have read other inspirational comments for people who have not passed the test and it really makes a difference to read them. I like all the suggestions and wondered how good some of the past attachments were with the "study guide"? I printed the 35 page guide and it looks amazing but I have read some posts that say that it is not entirely accurate? I really need advice on what has worked for recent passers of this test for 2014. The test has changed and the passing rate is higher and I really just want to be as prepared as I can be for the 5th and hopefully LAST test I have to take. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU!!