cherelle2015

Well today I sat for the CCRN exam and passed. It was actually pretty difficult. I used the Barron’s book mostly (read it 5 times, made note cards at least 3 of the times) and I read the whole Kaplan book from beginning to end once. I also listened to the reviews on YouTube (CCRN Lifelong Nursing), and a few other materials...but mostly just the Barron’s and YouTube. I would definitely recommend to keep taking questions. I also took the SAE exam offered by AACN about a week ago which was helpful in how it mimics the actual test. I highly recommend Barron’s, it’s a nice book with a lot of visuals.

Thanks so much for posting this! I have been looking for current posts and am having trouble finding info. I’ve been studying Barron’s through and and through. I tried to purchase the qbank and somehow ended up with the pdf version of the book which is not at all what I wanted. So is there a way that I can purchase only the questions?

Thanks!

We used ati comprehensive 2013 as well. I scored a 96% first time and 95% the second time. My only advice is to brush up in the areas that you are scoring the lowest in to improve your overall score. If you have an NCLEX style book try answering some questions to related content.

I wanna first say that I absolutely love this website and I visited this site multiple times before my nclex-pn and nclex-rn. I figured that once I found out if I was successful or not I would give some insight into how I prepared for the NCLEX. First, I think it's very important that everyone know and understand their own learning style. I've seen several posts on here saying to set aside specific times to study, do 100 + nclex style questions daily, note cards, etc. However when you're a single parent working full time, things may not go as planned as far as sitting aside specific times. I did manage to do at least 20 nclex style questions a day, and I was able to read a hurst review book that a friend let me borrow, and the review book from my lpn class. Both were helpful. The nursing school I attended used ATI for their live review and I attended that as well. I also had the free version of the NCLEX-RN Mastery App on my Iphone and that was really useful since I was always busy with either work or the kids. I know people typically say don't study the night before the exam...but I did just a little. Pretty much to review topics and to make sure I had a clear understanding. The day of the exam I woke up early, at breakfast, and then headed out to the testing center. My computer shut off at 80 questions. I didn't honestly feel at that point that I had failed but I wasn't a 100% sure I passed either. Later on that evening I did try the Pearson Vue Trick that most people are saying doesn't work any more, but I tried to re-register I got the good pop up. Sometime this afternoon when I checked the board of nursing site I seen my name listed with "RN" to the side. I couldn't have been happier! I graduated on May 8th and took my test on June 2nd. I don't recommend waiting a long time. I would have taken it sooner but the 2nd was the earliest date I could get. Even if you can't study for 2-4 hours a day just take some time out and review some of your materials. Some people say that questions help them more, but I particularly like reading. Although my school used ATI review, we also utilized PREP-U 10,000 (large book with a numerous amount of nclex style questions). We did also take an ATI comprehensive my predictor stated that I had a 95% chance of passing NCLEX-RN on my first try...it was right! As far as my LPN over the summer I had an 99% chance of passing NCLEX-PN on my first try and it was correct then as well. I hope this has been helpful...good luck to everyone out there taking their NCLEX!