I've been in ALL of your shoes - nervous, anxious, stressed, etc about the NCLEX. But, if I can do it, you all can! I wasn't an honor student in my LVN program, I just got average grades. I stressed ALOT when it came to the NCLEX, as all of you are! But, I just got my letter confirming that I passed! And YES, the pvt DOES work!!
How I passed:
I didn't study months before my test date, only about 2-3 weeks before the test. I only used Saunders 2 books (the green book and the pink book) and also the NCSBN online. I did a lot of practice questions, and I think that's what helped the most. I used the Saunders CD majority of the time, spending about 1-3 hrs a day studying. And the last week I studied about 5 hours a day (remembering to take breaks of course). But if you want my advice - THINK POSITIVELY! DO PRACTICE QUESTIONS OVER AND OVER. TRY YOUR BEST TO ANSWER THEM CORRECTLY. AND YOU MUST READ THE RATIONALES, WHETHER YOU GOT THE QUESTION RIGHT OR WRONG!! Also, pray! The Lord is Good!
When it came to my test date, I wasn't even nervous. I went through the test in 1 hour, and my heart was pounding hard ONLY when I came to around question 80. On #84, my heart was racing! When I hit 85, the computer shut down. I was soo nervous AND relieved that I started crying. I got about 6 pharm, no math, no drop and drag, and about 2 SATA. The rest were random, like prioritization, peds, etc.
If I can do it, you ALL can!!!! Good luck to all! I'm now on my journey to look for a job, and continue onto my RN!
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Hi all!
I've been in ALL of your shoes - nervous, anxious, stressed, etc about the NCLEX. But, if I can do it, you all can! I wasn't an honor student in my LVN program, I just got average grades. I stressed ALOT when it came to the NCLEX, as all of you are! But, I just got my letter confirming that I passed! And YES, the pvt DOES work!!
How I passed:
I didn't study months before my test date, only about 2-3 weeks before the test. I only used Saunders 2 books (the green book and the pink book) and also the NCSBN online. I did a lot of practice questions, and I think that's what helped the most. I used the Saunders CD majority of the time, spending about 1-3 hrs a day studying. And the last week I studied about 5 hours a day (remembering to take breaks of course). But if you want my advice - THINK POSITIVELY! DO PRACTICE QUESTIONS OVER AND OVER. TRY YOUR BEST TO ANSWER THEM CORRECTLY. AND YOU MUST READ THE RATIONALES, WHETHER YOU GOT THE QUESTION RIGHT OR WRONG!! Also, pray! The Lord is Good!
When it came to my test date, I wasn't even nervous. I went through the test in 1 hour, and my heart was pounding hard ONLY when I came to around question 80. On #84, my heart was racing! When I hit 85, the computer shut down. I was soo nervous AND relieved that I started crying. I got about 6 pharm, no math, no drop and drag, and about 2 SATA. The rest were random, like prioritization, peds, etc.
If I can do it, you ALL can!!!! Good luck to all! I'm now on my journey to look for a job, and continue onto my RN!