papermate67

Waste of time and money but mostly time. They repeat the questions SO many times its not funny. Once you have done about 4000 questions about 75% of the questions are repeats. I am not sure why they call it 10,000 because i did about 6000 questions from them and saw mostly the same ones. Also the questions are NOT application level which is what you need to pass the test. It is mostly recall of facts. There is a reason they dont offer a guarantee or your money back. I would suggest kaplan qbank. i saw the review and was not impressed. The qbank is VERY hard and it looks exactly like the nclex and EVERY question will have you really thinking which is the right answer. NCSBN i have not done so i dont know about it I have not taken hurst review either. If you take too long on a question it will kick you out and you have to relog in to take the test again. Very annoying if you are reviewing each question. it makes it impossible to use it as a resource. The one thing it is good for is helping you to adjust to a CAT style test. when you answer right you get a harder question. answer wrong you get an easier question.

I was in your same shoes, although for me i was 5 years out of the nursing program before i decided to take the nclex-pn. Is it hard? yes. will there be questions that you have no clue about? yes yes and yes. With that aside though it can be done. I took the test and took the full amount of questions all the way to the end. You have to prepare by reading many books and try to be a safe nurse! I used saunders comprehensive review for the nclex-pn examination. I also used apps on my phone. I dont recall the app but i think it was davis's or mosbys nclex-pn questions. I also used ATI-pn book set. Of all of the things that i have used, i would say that the nclex-pn book was the best resource. It has a very simple format to follow. And i would study about 5 hours a day or so in 45 minute chunks. Its not impossible to pass this test even for someone that was out of school for 5 years. You know this information. You just have to be safe. Look at the question VERY VERY VERY carefully. I would read the question 3 times. You would be suprised how many times you miss a word. Remember your role as a LPN is to assist the RN. You can ONLY take care of clients that are stable. I recieved many questions about drugs. Which i know is my weakness, hence why i got so many questions about it. Your test will be different than mine. However, you MUST focus on being safe. The test is a safety test first and foremost. If the question states that the clients vent tube came out which would you check? the equipment or the client? Check the client....because it makes sense....the machine can be replaced...the client cannot. If the tube came out the client will not be oxygenated and thus may start to be hypoxic. They are on the vent for a reason.....if they could breathe normally they would not need it... This is how you have to think for EVERY question..Why? why is this the best answer? and remember you are in the ivory tower of a hospital and have ALL the time in the world to assist the client. Don't use your past experience as a guide, use what the BOOK would say. if you have further questions you can add me on skype: papermate67 I graduated Nursing school and i am currently studying for the nclex-rn. Good luck