so when are you "ready'?

Epona · Aug 7, 2009

For the practice tests, I don't think it matters. I would do 15 here, 30 there. However, for the trainers, make sure you do them all AND review the answers and rationales. I would do Qbank too and review answers for that as well. Are you ready?? Kaplan says on the trainers and Qbank, you should be getting 60 and above. If you can do that, I'd say you are pretty safe. GOOD LUCK!

P.S. I passed boards recently on the 1st try. :up: :nurse:

neonatal_nurse · Aug 7, 2009

The secret is really to answer as much questions as you can. 150 a day is a good number. You should do this or more if you can. And also, try to use other q and a books/references as kaplan questions are on the "easier" side. So if you're used to answering easy questions, you will have a hard time when you encounter difficult ones. Try Saunders, Lippincott, Mosby, etc. as these are centered toward your mastery of Nursing Knowledge and not just how to answer questions.

And, you will never fully know if your ready. As i've said try to do q and a's as much as you can. Stop reading your notes. 60's are okay, but those are low scores in kaplan- try to beat it at 70's. And lastly, pray, pray, pray. All your efforts will be wasted if you do not seek His help. He has the final say after all.

Good luck! If we did it, so can you! :)

smn2010, BSN, RN · Aug 7, 2009

I would suggest a MINIMUM of 75 questions; but, you should attempt 100-150 questions per day (or each time you practice). Even the NCLEX has more than 30-50 questions. Just be prepared to sit for the ENTIRE 265. If the computer cuts off before then, you will be oh, so happy!!!!

NurseThis21, BSN, RN · Aug 7, 2009

i'd like to think of the nclex as a half-baked pie in a broken oven...you'll never know when it will be ready! :chuckle

with that being said, i'd suggest that you get your test confidence up by practicing at least 75 questions at a time, if not more! also, don't worry so much about the scores...instead focus on the rationales; this will save you from the many self-defeating thoughts! like previous posts have said, pretend you're in the testing center and prepare to sit there for at least 75 questions. if not, you'll get the jitters after just 30 questions when you actually sit for the test! :banghead:

at first, the first few practice rounds are monotonous and very boring, but very quickly you'll learn how to sit for the test as well as how to answer the questions in an efficient amount of time!

it's not really about readiness as much as it is about confidence :smokin: . you can be as ready as freddy content-wise, but not testing-wise.

good luck with studying! it'll all be over before you know it!!! :yeah:

nursethis21, bsn, rn :nurse:

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