TrishRN2016

It's definitely different for everyone. I gave myself a month after graduating to relax and catch up with family and friends. At that point I was so done with school and studying. I did do some questions before bed from NCLEX Mastery within that month, but no major studying at all. Maybe 20 questions on average almost every night, just to keep my mind sharp. Then I booked my exam date. I had 10 days to study, and studying only really consisted of doing questions for several hours throughout the day. I also used the Kaplan NCLEX Premiere book to study (I just skimmed through it) and I did the 265 question practice quiz in the back. The day before the NCLEX I didn't study at all. I think some nursing students sell themselves short and think they have to study everything all over again. You know the material, you just may be a bit rusty. As someone mentioned above, if there is an option to take an NCLEX predictor test, that could help you narrow down areas that need improvement. Stick to those areas and just keep doing questions. I think the biggest thing is test taking strategies, which any NCLEX book will explain or go through.