mikolover

Hello incoming future CNLs! Congratulations on the next step of your nursing journey! To assist you, would anyone like to buy any textbooks from me? They need to GO. I just graduated from the program this past December. PM me! I have the following: -Clinical Calculations -APA book -Medical-surgical -and everything else I need to get rid of them ASAP!

I received a phonecall for an interview this coming Friday for med/surg!

Did anyone remember what did it say before "Rerouted to interviewing supervisor" under Status?

The SATAs are every NCLEX-taker's worst nightmare. To me, it is either you know it or you don't (heavily content based). I recommend doing RN NCLEX Sample Test 4, Alternate Format. There's 50 questions including SATA, dragging format, and med calculations but majority SATA. My classmates and I scored ~30%. It is frustrating when you are one answer more or less away from getting the SATA correct but do not focus too much on it. The qbank is a good amount to prepare you, just always read the rationales and learn from your mistake. Dissect the questions/answers and UNDERSTAND why it is the correct answer and the different scenarios.

@fustudent610: I personally felt NCLEX was tougher than what Kaplan said. Imagine all the difficult questions in Kaplan put into a test, that would be NCLEX. I also felt that the Kaplan qbank questions were easier and more content based. The NCLEX questions would be comparable to the Kaplan's Readiness test. So I say if you score around 60% on the Readiness, you will be confident. As for the decision tree, I didn't really use it, it confused me and I didn't know when to assess or intervene. So I would just read and reread the question, look at the answers, and to my best of abilities eliminate and choose between the two answers by referring back to the question and ask myself, "what is NCLEX asking?" Of course I would use: physical vs. psychological, ABCs, potential vs. actual, unstable vs. stable, etc. and ask myself if I had enough info to intervene or shall I assess more. Elimination is key. If you know what answers are wrong, it will bring you to the correct answer even though you did not know what is in that answer (hope that makes sense.) Just keep doing prac questions and really look at why you got them right and wrong. The more questions you do, the more exposure to the different types of topic, strategies, and critical thinking. I also think the Kaplan rationales suck, they are often so short. @mykidsmylife: Thank you!

Hello future RN, I wanted to share my experience with those anticipating or awaiting their fate after the NCLEX-RN examination. I visited the Allnurses website after my boards to seek relief in those 48 hours awaiting my own fate aka the results. I only used Kaplan to prepare; the prep classes were four consecutive days from 8am-4pm. I had only three weeks to prepare for the examination because my school rushed us to pass the boards in order for us to proceed with our last semester (I attend an accelerated nursing program). Below are my scores with Kaplan: Diagnostic Test (180) -I did not take this test. I heard from my peers this was primarily geared towards content. You will also be unable to suspend/pause the test and have to take it in one sitting. RN Question Trainer 1 (75) 61% RN Question Trainer 2 (75) 52% RN Question Trainer 3 (100) 61% RN Question Trainer 4 (150) 58% RN Question Trainer 5 (150) 58% RN Question Trainer 6 (200) 51% RN Question Trainer 7 (265) I did not take this test RN NCLEX Sample Test 1 (50) 58% RN NCLEX Sample Test 2 (50) 46% RN NCLEX Sample Test 3, Priorities (30) 70% RN NCLEX Sample Test 4, Alternate Format (50) 30% Readiness Test (180) 65% -Kaplan recommends taking this a week prior to your exam date NCLEX-RN Practice Test (60) 53% Qbank completed 730/1294 = average 63% (lowest 57, highest 74) I took the NCLEX-RN on Sept 1st and it turned off at 75 questions. I was in shock. I had expected to be in the 100s. A little about me: I have never been the A” student. In the majority of my nursing core courses, I earned Bs. I did terribly on HESI tests. I also knew a peer who did not pass at 75 questions. I was certain I did not pass. I felt I was not deserving of just 75 questions, that I was not as intelligent as some of my peers who had 75 questions and passed. I was lifeless in those 48 hours; I could not eat, do anything, and I had nightmares about the exam. And yes, I even cried about it. On Sept 3rd at 3am, I miraculously passed! The purpose of me posting this is to help relieve the angst in those who are thinking they did not do amazing in nursing school and think they have failed the NCLEX-RN. You must study, do practice questions, understand what NCLEX wants as the answer and why (I reviewed all my rationales, incorrect and correct items), score between 40-60% (Kaplan recommends), and be confident that you did what you can in order to pass. I also prayed hard. So do that too! Just know that all the nurses before you have been through this, the anxiety before and after taking the NCLEX-RN. Prepare, breathe, and do your best on the exam. When taking the NCLEX-RN, I imagined myself at home taking one of the Kaplan practice tests to relieve my anxiety. I have not met anyone who came out of the examination feeling like a million dollars. I hope you all pass and find some peace with this thread! Good luck!!

Hello future RN, I wanted to share my experience with those anticipating or awaiting their fate after the NCLEX-RN examination. I visited the Allnurses website after my boards to seek relief in those 48 hours awaiting my own fate aka the results. I only used Kaplan to prepare; the prep classes were four consecutive days from 8am-4pm. I had only three weeks to prepare for the examination because my school rushed us to pass the boards in order for us to proceed with our last semester (I attend an accelerated nursing program). Below are my scores with Kaplan: Diagnostic Test (180) -I did not take this test. I heard from my peers this was primarily geared towards content. You will also be unable to suspend/pause the test and have to take it in one sitting. RN Question Trainer 1 (75) 61% RN Question Trainer 2 (75) 52% RN Question Trainer 3 (100) 61% RN Question Trainer 4 (150) 58% RN Question Trainer 5 (150) 58% RN Question Trainer 6 (200) 51% RN Question Trainer 7 (265) I did not take this test RN NCLEX Sample Test 1 (50) 58% RN NCLEX Sample Test 2 (50) 46% RN NCLEX Sample Test 3, Priorities (30) 70% RN NCLEX Sample Test 4, Alternate Format (50) 30% Readiness Test (180) 65% -Kaplan recommends taking this a week prior to your exam date NCLEX-RN Practice Test (60) 53% Qbank completed 730/1294 = average 63% (lowest 57, highest 74) I took the NCLEX-RN on Sept 1st and it turned off at 75 questions. I was in shock. I had expected to be in the 100s. A little about me: I have never been the A” student. In the majority of my nursing core courses, I earned Bs. I did terribly on HESI tests. I also knew a peer who did not pass at 75 questions. I was certain I did not pass. I felt I was not deserving of just 75 questions, that I was not as intelligent as some of my peers who had 75 questions and passed. I was lifeless in those 48 hours; I could not eat, do anything, and I had nightmares about the exam. And yes, I even cried about it. On Sept 3rd at 3am, I miraculously passed! The purpose of me posting this is to help relieve the angst in those who are thinking they did not do amazing in nursing school and think they have failed the NCLEX-RN. You must study, do practice questions, understand what NCLEX wants as the answer and why (I reviewed all my rationales, incorrect and correct items), score between 40-60% (Kaplan recommends), and be confident that you did what you can in order to pass. I also prayed hard. So do that too! Just know that all the nurses before you have been through this, the anxiety before and after taking the NCLEX-RN. Prepare, breathe, and do your best on the exam. When taking the NCLEX-RN, I imagined myself at home taking one of the Kaplan practice tests to relieve my anxiety. I have not met anyone who came out of the examination feeling like a million dollars. I hope you all pass and find some peace with this thread! Good luck!!

@vulpecula: I'm still slowing searching for places...any luck with financial aid/loans? That's one of my main focuses right now! I followed the instructions from the "USF Next Steps" but I don't see anything for Financial Aid, has it appeared on your USF Connect portal? @ruble2007: what areas are you interested in?

@lp228: thanks for the info! Also, it seems like my allnurses PM is disabled bc I need to have "15 posts" before it is activated...nothing is working for me!

@JCYN: thanks for replying about it! I have not received it yet but I think it may have been mixed up in the mail since I recently moved and they may have sent it to my LA address (where I'm originally from). I will have to call them to verify tomorrow. Was it in a small 3.5x8 envelope or a bigger 8x11 envelope? And where are you from if you don't mind me asking? Maybe it has to do with timeXdistance from USF but then it has been a week since my phonecall from USF. Please lmk!

@vulpecula: Congratulations! Did you get accepted into the SF or OC cohort? I'm from San Diego and got accepted into SF...if you're SF as well, maybe we can get together (=

For those who got accepted, did you get your official letter and packet in the mail yet? I'm anxiously still waiting for it...

I just received a phone call as well! I got in! I am still shaking...best of luck to you all!!