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i just used my ati books/ati online resources that i used when i was in nursing school. and i bought the red saunders nclex pn book.

omg the wait is not fun! sounds like you had a lots of different types of questions. you'll get your results soon. i hope you pass!

i hear ya when you say its hard to sit and focus especially after a long period of time. what i would do is set a timer to about 25-30 min and study as many questions as you could then when the timer goes off go take a 15 min break. after taking a break do the 30 min studying again and take a break. keep doing that until you study for an hour or 2 hours...or study more than you did when you studied for your previous nclex. if that makes sense, you sound like you might not have studied as long as you did before so maybe try studying more this time if you can. when i was in nursing school i watched a lot of 'dumbed down' ati or youtube videos so i could understand material better. for example in school my teacher said for the endocrine final be prepared to have a question about the menstruation/ovulation process and when the hormones come up....i did not understand it by reading a book so i watch a 5 min video on youtube that gave a simple explanation and that helped a lot. when you do a question and you dont understand it, check if your nclex or nursing school books have videos or try youtube to help you understand the question better. watching videos may help you because when you do practice questions you'll be able to picture the question better in your head because you saw a video/image of it it sounds like you know maslow's and memorized as much as you could. honestly there are way too many labs and meds to memorize so i just tell people memorize what you can but for sure know the most commonly used meds and most commonly check lab values dont worry about not having a license at your age and don't compare yourself to anyone around you, you'll just make yourself unhappy. you're doing fine and you should be proud what you accomplished. if it makes you feel better i'm almost 30 lol let me know how it goes

Im so sorry to hear that. i would be glad to offer advice but first i need to know some things. im not sure where to start. but when you took the nclex did you have a grasp on the whole concept of critical thinking, maslow's hierarchy, ABCs etc.? did you feel like you memorized a lot of info for all the body systems, med, labs etc? how often did you study? and what kind of learner are you(audio,visual etc)? sorry im asking a lot but i know everyone is different and has different ways of doing things and i want to do the best i can to help you. just stay positive. whatever money you wasted who cares its money you will make that money up again someday. i tried to read the red saunders book 2 months before my nclex but that was a waste of time because i'm an audio learner so i didnt remember anything. so i decided to change what i did and just do practice questions online(about 200 random questions a day), then whatever question i got wrong i wrote down the answer on paper to help me better memorize it. there were some days where i only just practice mental health or mother and baby questions because those were the systems i struggled the most with in school. i did this whole practice questions routine for about 2-3 weeks right before my nclex. i think i went into greater detail in previous posts. but let me know how your study system is and we'll go from there

how is your studying going? i believe in you! you got this!!!!

yay congrats!!!!

no it is not lol you got this!!!!!!

the main thing i did to study was practice as many questions as i could. i did about 200-300 questions a day, it didnt matter if i got the answer right or wrong as long as i understood the rationale. i used ati practice assessments/finals(which i used while in school) and online saunders(which was a code that came with the red book). i hardly looked at my ati and saunders book. i only looked at them if i didnt understand the rationale whenever i got a practice question wrong and needed clarification. when it came to meds, i tried to focus on the main meds for each system and nurse implications(BP meds, check BP before, cardio meds check bleeding etc) and for labs i just focused on the most commonly check labs potassium electrolytes rbc etc. this is what worked for me because i'm an audio learner, i cant sit and read a book and memorize what i read for the life of me. when it comes to whatever books/references you choose to study, i dont think it matters. i'd say used at least 2 or 3 different books. dont get so many because all the books have similar questions and answers and you'll confuse yourself if you try to study as many books as possible. and one last important thing. take plenty of long breaks especially if you over study. good luck to everyone!!!!

yea i did the pvt. people told me it doesnt work anymore and you could still get charged if you tried it even though you passed. fortunately i didnt get charged and i dont care what people said that was my only hope and relief i got as i waited for my results lol

Congrats!!! woot woot!!

i hope you passed too!!!

Thank you sunshyine03!!!! 3 weeks and 1 day

Congrats!!!

I completely agree. I did as many practice questions as I could to prepare but focused more on the areas I was weak in

I got my results today 3 weeks later....and I passed!!!!!!!! If your from California you just have to wait. My classmate got her results 5 weeks after