Recomendations

caliotter3 · Apr 9, 2009

Many people recommend getting Saunders Comprehensive Review. Map a study schedule out on a calendar after scheduling your test date. Make sure you give yourself enough time, from one to three or four months. Do as many questions as possible and study the rationales. Good luck.

Misteryosa · Apr 9, 2009

start reviewing now. so you'll get familiarized to the type of question asked.... goodluck....

PEBBLES1 · Apr 9, 2009

I took the Kaplan review course and I also did Saunders 4th edition. The saunders 4th edition was excellent with pharm. Good luck

Tink7586 · Jul 21, 2009

I'm taking my exam in less than a month and I'm kind of having a little anxiety attack. I need some pep talks from other nurses...HELP!

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jul 22, 2009

I'm taking my exam in less than a month and I'm kind of having a little anxiety attack. I need some pep talks from other nurses...HELP!

Relax and think positively and Good luck

Remember if you need to take a day off and give your brain time to relax then do so

LunchClubber · Jul 22, 2009

Greetings!

I read TINKs post and just had to reply!

I am a May09 grad of a ADN program that was an utter hump buster. Straight A students were told at the onset that they should expect to be happy with Bs and Cs, some instructors who would scare the Devil away and a relentless pace that hammered the weak into a wet, mushy pulp.

Thankfully we applied stress management techniques (primarily a sense of teamwork and copious amounts of alcohol) and most of us graduated.

I purchased a set of 3000 NCLEX questions on cards (question on front, answer on back) on eBay and worked through them and did the Saunders CD.

Took the NCLEX on Friday July 17th. Walked out unsure of the outcome but KNOWING that all that studying was pointless. The questions were either things I knew from school or not. Plain and simple.

Don't stress. Review a few basic techniques including looking for two answers that say the same thing (those ARENT the correct reply), watching for wording (if Rx if for so and so dose per DAY what is the dose each time if its q8 and double checking doseage questions).

Other than that - I would say that if you were in a tough program you wont need to study much.

And trust me - I was NOT one of the kids who got great grades and found tests to come easy (never have).

The NCLEX is simply not worth freaking out over. If you are losing sleep, vomitting, quivering, pulsating, shaking, stuttering, weeping, in the fetal position or seeking mental health care because of it - you are taking it WAY too seriously!!! :lol2:

Save the uber-seriousness for patient care and don't waste it on the exam.

And yes, I did pass. Found out at 0900 yesterday (Monday).

-L-Clubber

Tink7586 · Jul 22, 2009

Thank you so much. I'm glad you passed...CONGRATS!!! :yeah:

I'm not freaking out and I never have been one to freak out over exams. I was using a book that had REALLY difficult questions in it and I was getting 60-65% on every 100 questions I would do. So of course, I started to think, *** I don't know anything, I'm going to fail! Oh no! I only have a few weeks till I take this thing...what am I going to do? I think another reason I wasn't doing well is because my grandmother just passed 2 weeks ago and I'm still having little moments of crying every once in a while, but thats beside the point.

And of course I wanted to move my date, but then I thought "No, don't because its best to just get it over with and the longer you wait the more you will stress".

I agree that its not worth getting anxious over at all because I believe the NCLEX to be a GIANT psychological mind game of how well you can keep your cool and read every word of ever question and answer. Its not testing how much you know, but its testing whether or not you can be safe, a good critical thinker, etc. Its all a mind game and I'm going to play it and just relax. Because when you relax, you think SO much better.

NurseLil-lea · Jul 22, 2009

CONGRADS:yeah: