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The 35pg study guide is on this website.

I didn't do sample test 4, but I read on other posts that it was super hard. I had about 10-12 sata, but I must have done well since I passed. The sata were from what I remember more straight forward than the kaplan, the important thing to remember is safety and learning how to answer the questions. It's more of a strategy test not like nursing school tests. You got this! Just do the review, the qbank questions read all rationales and there is a 35pg study guide that has really good info to help remember Imptortant disorders and facts.

Hi f18wife I recommend taking Kaplan. I had to pay for Kaplan as part of our nursing school fees each semester, but we had a 4 day review the week after I graduated. I took the NCLEX about 3 weeks after the review and now I am a Registered Nurse. To prepare I did all the question trainers and about 89% of the Q-bank (75-100 questions a day)and read all the rationales whether i got the question right or wrong which to me was the key. The rationales give you a little bit of content review but also helps you to understand how they want you to answer the question. I also did sample tests 1 and 2. I felt that the NCLEX was actually a little easier than kaplan, so it worked for me. I felt very comfortable going in which was also another huge key. Going in comfortable and confident is super important, you can do it!

@brujacakes did you try the pvt? Oh yeah the 35 pg study guide on this website also helped out alot!

I'm a frequent visitor to AllNurses! and now I'm paying it forward. Here's my story: I graduated from an ADN nursing program on June 10th, the week after we had a 4 day Kaplan review course and on July 7th I took the NCLEX, and now today I just saw my name on the BRN with a license number!! As an official RN! Words cannot describe the amazing feeling I have at this moment. My NCLEX pearls would be this... Don't stress!!, Pray!! And believe in yourself!! I used Kaplan for everything and believe it's a perfect study source. I thought kaplan was actually a little harder than the NCLEX, just do as much Q-bank questions as possible, read all the rationales by doing this you get a sense of how they want you to answer the questions and what their looking for. NCLEX is a little more direct in their questions. I recieved alot of priority questions about 10 sata, and about 5 put in order questions. I didn't receive any math. It shut off at about 83/84 not sure because after it passed 75 I stopped counting and assumed I would end up doing the whole 265. After the test I tried the PVT and got the good pop up! And now I'm officially an RN! There were some questions that were hard and as last resort used the decision tree from kaplan, and regarding content there is no way to know everything so go over the basics and the content review from Kaplan is really good. But I truly believe that going in there confident and calm made the difference. I did it and so can you! Don't give up it will happen!!

Hi actsc1v8! Congrats! How long did you study for? I take the NCLEX on the 7th. Im also doing kaplan, I have a Lippincott book as well but I'm not real studying from that. Did you utilize the decision tree for all your questions? I'm starting to feel the stress a little. ....I just don't know what to expect. I've read other posts and most people say kaplan is a sufficient study source, but all they say is to read the rationales which I am doing, but I'm not sure if I'm "getting it". I also feel like my content knowledge isn't up to par with these kaplan questions. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!