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I just passed the NCLEX this past August and will be starting my first real job as an RN on a post-surgical stepdown floor in October As excited as I am, I am also definitely nervous! Just looking for any tips, words of wisdom, or advice from all th...

i used this site to practice SATA, hope it helps someone! Review Content Select - NCLEX-RN 3500 - Institutional Version

i felt the same way when i was reviewing that i wouldn't remember anything but you'll be surprised how much you do retain. make sure you're consistently going over your notes/review book and doing questions/reading rationales to reinforce what you're...

i think its really important when you're reviewing to make sure you're understanding the content and not just memorizing (although certain information, like lab values, you do just have to memorize) for example hyperthyroidism can cause you to loose ...

i only got a 52 on my diagnostic and a 50 on my readiness test. i was getting 48-52 highest on my qtrainers 1-4 before i started doing any content review i was discouraged too but don't focus on your score! what matters now is that you realize what a...

did you submit the application already? and go through the criminal background check and all that. i took the nclex in nj also on the 15th. it took about 3 weeks for me to get the att. i wasn't in a rush to get it so i just waited until i got the ema...

i only used kaplan to study but i've heard good things about those other reviews. what helped me to study was to focus on each section at a time. i would listen to videos for health promotion and maintenance for example, take notes, and then do qbank...

i think it really depends on what kind of learner you are. i only used kaplan to study and i purchased their video/qtrainer/qbank/ebook review. i tried reading through the ebook but i get distracted easily and really wasn't retaining anything from it...

i was only getting 48-52 on my question trainers before i started reviewing content. after reviewing i got 65, 67, and 61 on the last three qtrainers. i finished all of qbank with 60%, i got mid 50s-low 60s on the tests for the most part. i also pass...

i took the nclex on the 15th and it shut off at 85 questions. i was worried too because pretty much everyone said that they had majority SATA and i had only 5-6, no math, 2 drag and drops so i agree, not getting a lot of SATA doesn't mean anything! h...

you mentioned that all of the content was familiar, but that you answered all of the questions to the best of your ability. it sounds like you knew what the topic was or what the question was asking for the most part but maybe didn't know how to choo...

Don't mean to confuse you, but I took kaplan and with late decelerations you want to stop the oxytocin first. LATE DECELERATIONS: occur after the contraction peak---can be caused by things like placenta previa/abruptio/ pregnancy induced htn---means...

just some sites that might help with review this is a tumblr site which is a little disorganized but is worth a scroll through: http://vdoming931.tumblr.com/ *****recommended looking at this one. also another tumblr site of someone who passed nclex...

i agree with what's been said. i would review in the morning and then do practice questions to see how much you're actually retaining and able to apply the information. i was overwhelmed as well looking at everything but i also broke the topics down....

CONGRATS RN!!

also when you're reviewing make sure you're understanding the content and not just memorizing. for example hyperthyroidism can cause you to loose weight and have an increased sensitivity to heat. instead of just memorizing that information understand...

it depends if you're getting the questions wrong because you don't understand/know how to answer the question or because you don't know the content have you studied content before doing the questions? i did qtrainers 1-4 without doing any studying an...

good luck!! you sound like you were prepared and ready!! i didn't apply for california but i've read other posts on here of people from there who tried the pvt and it worked, not sure but it's worth a try

i've read a few of your posts as well and you are ready, you can and you will pass this test! sending you good luck and prayers tomorrow!!

this is going to be a LONG post but i want to write out as much advice as i can took the exam last friday (8/15) and found out with quick results (49 hours later) on sunday (8/17) that i passed in 85 questions in 2 hours! pvt worked for me. i had a ...

one last thing lol- i did use apps on my phone when i was away from home. the only one i did in its entirety was the kaplan nclex qbank- has 180s practice questions and is free. I also used ati RN mentor (lite version didn't pay for it- good for basi...

wow i didnt realize how much i wrote, lol sorry again!

thank you!! i know how it feels and like you'll never get there but as soon as you know it you'll be taking the exam and passing too! i took about a month to review using only kaplan. again some people have failed using kaplan and others didn't like ...

thanks! just found out i passed!! i had 85 questions. I thought the SATA were pretty straightforward and common sense. I either had trouble with them because I didn't know the topic itself or the wording of one of the answer choices confused me. I j...

i just checked and i passed!!! quick results took 49 hours