75 questions later..

Published Aug 11, 2012

106 Posts

Although I don't post much, I thought I'd share my experience as this website and its members have been very helpful and comforting to me all throughout nursing school, and the NCLEX.

Took my NCLEX-RN today.. Answered 75 questions, ran home did the PVT, and got the good pop-up! I am unofficially a Registered Nurse! :nurse:

Throughout school I was a pretty good student and test taker..but I must say the NCLEX was one of the hardest exams I have ever taken in my life.

30-40 SATAs, some meds, lots of priority, safety & infection control, etc.

We used Kaplan in school to prep us..but I really made more use of it after graduation.

I completed QT1-7, Sample tests 1-3, and did only about 250-300 qbanks. I Graduated in May and got serious about studying in July...and even more serious these last 3 weeks. Depending on how I was feeling, I would study anywhere from 4 hours to 16 hours a day.

I would remediate every single question, and when I found myself lacking content, I went way back to the basics and started there. Remediation is key; QT7 265 questions took me 5 days to remediate from how in-depth I went, lol. I found that if you really understand the basics (physiology/pathophysiology,etc) it is easier to reason through questions..and why x disease would cause x signs and symptoms vs pure memorization.

Resources:

Saunders Comprehensive guide -excellent

Kaplan- QT, Qbanks, Qbank app, Kaplan book (very brief, but useful)

Hurst Videos- very short and to the point. Marlene is amazing...explains some concepts better than any book ever can

Youtube (look up Dr. Najeeb- he is amazing!)

Google!

The famous study guide- read it, read it, read it. Take it with you everywhere you go. Memorize those Mnemonics--very imporant!!

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Hope my long post will be of help to some :)

Congrats to those that have accomplished their goals! & Best of luck to those that are taking the NCLEX!! You can do it!!