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I started working as an RN supervisor in the SNF ive been working for a long time (as an LVN) What happened is i got this other county job offer as an LVN then process took a while, after a month i took the RN Nclex & passed. I am responsible of course I'll give it few months then look for transfer options within the same company.

Congratulations on passing the NCLEX RN! Did you say Kaplan has Qtrainer 8 now? I recently passed the nclex too in Dec. 2015 & qtrainer is up to 7th only. What's the qtrainer 8 like? 250questions too im assuming.. Thanks!

Our school used Kaplan.. Though i still have access to qbank & Qtrainers, i dont think i can access the predictor test. Some school uses ATI.

Congratulations!

Thank you RoseQueen. I'll be very cautious. I'll give this a chance for maybe 6months but less than a year.

Yeah 45 is really low. Some community colleges requires 65+ and other schools 75+. The higher the better chance of getting in. Goodluck to you anyway!

Hi everyone! Im a new RN recently passed the CA NCLEX this December [emoji56]. Before that I've been working as an LVN in SNF, health fairs, biometric & flu clinics for 8 years. Yup it took me that long to first pay off my LVN student loan before doing my LVN to RN. Before i took my NCLEX i got a job offer as part time LVN in a County Pediatrics Clinic coz I wasn't sure if i will pass or not, i took it. The hiring manager asked me if I'll quit right away if i pass NCLEX i said ill stay for about a year as I also want to work & experience Pediatrics. Im gonna start working there in Mid January but i also started looking for an RN job like weekend or something. Am i on the right path here? The county job pay as LVN is lil bit less than what i get in SNF. But I'm willing to sacrifice for now just to gain experience & then be more confident to work in acute setting later on as an RN.

Good for you. I can't do more than 3 75qs in a day:) i did like 250q on kaplan Qtrainer one time but it was like an hour after i woke up, coffee, lil bit of exercise then i sat to do a 250qs. Mentally exhausting yup. I alternated Kaplan, Saunders & Uworld[emoji38] some people are saying 'oh you'll be confused' but it actually helped me. I also made notes of topics that are new to me esp. meds. Goodluck to you! You should be fine[emoji5]️

I'll say about the same. There are questions that are almost similar to the NCLEX [emoji5]️. I used it for about a month. I finished about 75% of the Qbank.

Its not that bad but not the best choice either. As Ive told everyone who asked me, try other school 1st. I did my LVN there too (like 7yrs ago) Unitek was my last option & it worked out for me. I graduated & passed the NCLEX RN. Now its time to work really hard to pay off the expensive student loan.

I had 83. My first was SATA about constipation [emoji23] then they repeated like several questions similar to it. People are saying you must have chosen wrong answer and that's why they keep on repeating or giving you similar topic. I got questions anorexia nervosa. Bioterrorism ugh[emoji37] A question on Thalassemia. Cervical CA. Risk factors, i looked up my answer and i made a mistake:) i was thinking of BREASt CA & i chose menarche (early menstruation). I got anxious toward questions 40's coz i was getting low level questions then i went back to analysis/SATAs again. No med calculations[emoji53] i was waiting for that! I had an exhibit type where u look up labs and notes. Maybe like 10-13 SATA's and the rest is mx choice. No lab values. Not much meds. Not much Mental Health. Med surg mostly & critical care questions for me. My average score @ UWorld for a month was 59% & my Kaplan QTrainer 7 was like 57-58% i think. I didnt do qtrainer 6 coz i was running out of time. The week before the test i was just basically memorizing and writing down most common lab values, theraputic levels, formulas like the rule of nines, drip factors etc & other basic stuff that I might have forgotten from too much information [emoji16]

We don't have quick results in California. I took mine on Dec. 16 & my license got posted after 3 days. I didn't do PV trick. I was ready to wait for days & weeks. [emoji137]🏽 Goodluck to you.

I recommend UWorld too!

Goodluck to you! I did 2/3 of Uworld Qbank in 1month before my test. average 59%. I also used all of Kaplan's for about 2.5months+ Saunders 3/4 of Qbank. I loved Uworld & its rationales. I tested on Dec.16th & after 3 days I have my license posted on breeze already[emoji5]️ Focus & be confident.

Congratulations!