T-minus 6 days until NCLEX! Kaplan? Passport? EEEEK

[BSN_Becca]

Good morning everyone! I just got off shift at the hospital and now I can't even sleep because I'm just too nervous about the NCLEX I have coming up in just a few days! So I want to vent and then ask serious questions. I graduated from a BSN program this summer, I have a job already lined up and start in a couple months!! Due to stressors I decided to go ahead and take a couple weeks off after graduation for some R&R. Now the big NCLEX countdown has started. I have been using passpoint for several months and felt SUPER confident. In fact I was scoring about the "NCLEX passing threshold". Decided to ask classmates that had taken the NCLEX how Passpoint compared, along with study tips. WORST IDEA EVER! I was told how easy PassPoint was vs. NCLEX and that there were TONS of medications, delegation, and pt. placement scenarious (droplet, airborn, contact). SO! I went ahead and took advice of several classmates and downloaded the Kaplan QBank for $50. THEN scored 58% on the first exam and nearly passed out. I find out later it's ideal to meet a 60% or better. So, for three days have been studying and doing my Kaplan studying. Now I'm up to 68%, passpoint I'm reaching 7.5-8 (8 being highest level), but still can barely recall important side effects of medications (okay, maybe I know some but not nearly as many as I should!) So I have 6 days left. Tell me your experiences with Kaplan, Passpoint, and what worked for you. I did use the Kaplan test book some, and it help with strategy. Thanks much!

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Moved to the NCLEX forum

Good luck

[Tumbler]

I thought Passpoint was great. Didn't care for Kaplan at all. You know, at this point, asking a whole lot of people for advice might just stress you out. With 6 days left, just study something and stop worrying about what your classmates use. There are so many meds and scenarios out there that NO PROGRAM will cover them all. That's why you focus on logic and rationales.

[SB_BSNRN]

I graduated from my BSN program in May and just took the NCLEX the end of August. I started using kaplan, passpoint, and uworld to study, but I also read that passpoint was not a good indicator of how youll do on nclex. Kaplan wasn't working for me as well as Uworld was so I ended up just using that resource by itself. I completed just over 1200 questions with uworld and kept a notebook full of lab values, drug ranges, and anything else I needed to spend some time reviewing. I honestly didnt feel as prepared as I would have liked and basically walked out of the test feeling like a complete failure...but i passed with 85 questions!!! My advice is to try to remain relaxed and calm the day of the test, trust me i know its easier said than done, but youll be able to think much more clearly and that will make all the difference while answering questions. GOOD LUCK