Thanking God For Passing My NCLEX With 100 questions

Pblessed · Nov 12, 2011

Congrats to u!

Amy'sGrandbaby, BSN, RN · Nov 12, 2011

Great job!!

calvn2rn11 · Nov 12, 2011

I've been reading messages from allnurses.com since several weeks before my BIG Day at the NCLEX RN. And today a few days after passing "the most challenging nurses exams in the entire world", I'm here again to return the favor so to speak to those who've made their voices heard before, during and after the battle has been won. Nurses who were in the same boat as I was, nurses who just passed, nurses who failed and all those somewhere in between. Looking back, I would read them mostly to comfort and calm my rattled nerves. I got my BSN outside the US even before the coming of internet age or Facebook... yup, I'm from another generation, I'm here to hopefully inspire others and help them create their own success stories at the RN exams. It would be my 3rd attempt so a lot was at stake and the pressure was building like a Hypertensive Crisis. But you know what? I studied really hard for about 8 months and gave it my all at the 3 weeks homestretch. I only did self study for my 2 previous NCLEX RN but for my successful 3rd try, I sought the assistance of Kaplan and it proved to be the single biggest sound investment I'd made recently that helped me a lot to unlock my stock knowledge. I say this because I only finished about 60 % of my Saunders book for review of basic nursing and about the same for all the featured tools at Kaplan. But I did finished all my Q Banks and Question Trainers. I hardly touched my Kaplan course book because I think Saunder's is way better for content. But Kaplan can work its magic best to those nurses who have a good grasp of their nursing content because it focuses on strategy ( and not content ) to help one pick the right answer on the NCLEX. 24 hours before my appointment at Pearsonvue, my overall estimated test ability based on Kaplan's standard was at 59%. I came with that figure after computing all my tests at Kaplan and I mean ALL ( Q Banks, Diagnostics, Q Trainers and Readiness ). My highest at Q Bank at 90% made my confidence really soar up high and my lowest at 32% brought me down to my knees in self doubt... And I mean literally because I thought I won't be able to make this dream come true without saying a prayer. My scores fluctuated like water at the water sealed chamber but I just kept marching on like a real soldier with an ever increasing desire to win the battle against all odds and to finally become a Registered Nurse in America. So to all of you out there preparing for the test: do whatever it takes, recall your past failures and how you had risen from them. Remember: it's not really important how many times one falls in their struggles but how many times we rise above them all that matters most ( this isn't only true for NCLEX but also for life in general ). Be persistent, be determined and 100% focus on your goal and last but not the least ask God for His Almighty Seal of Approval. Good Luck to All!!!

PS: At my 1st and 2nd attempt the computer stopped at 265 and 225 questions respectively. When I become R.N., it stopped at 75.

caliotter3 · Nov 12, 2011

:ancong!:

odoumu · Nov 13, 2011

congratulations.

littleone17 · Nov 13, 2011

I've been reading messages from allnurses.com since several weeks before my BIG Day at the NCLEX RN. And today a few days after passing "the most challenging nurses exams in the entire world", I'm here again to return the favor so to speak to those who've made their voices heard before, during and after the battle has been won. Nurses who were in the same boat as I was, nurses who just passed, nurses who failed and all those somewhere in between. Looking back, I would read them mostly to comfort and calm my rattled nerves. I got my BSN outside the US even before the coming of internet age or Facebook... yup, I'm from another generation, I'm here to hopefully inspire others and help them create their own success stories at the RN exams. It would be my 3rd attempt so a lot was at stake and the pressure was building like a Hypertensive Crisis. But you know what? I studied really hard for about 8 months and gave it my all at the 3 weeks homestretch. I only did self study for my 2 previous NCLEX RN but for my successful 3rd try, I sought the assistance of Kaplan and it proved to be the single biggest sound investment I'd made recently that helped me a lot to unlock my stock knowledge. I say this because I only finished about 60 % of my Saunders book for review of basic nursing and about the same for all the featured tools at Kaplan. But I did finished all my Q Banks and Question Trainers. I hardly touched my Kaplan course book because I think Saunder's is way better for content. But Kaplan can work its magic best to those nurses who have a good grasp of their nursing content because it focuses on strategy ( and not content ) to help one pick the right answer on the NCLEX. 24 hours before my appointment at Pearsonvue, my overall estimated test ability based on Kaplan's standard was at 59%. I came with that figure after computing all my tests at Kaplan and I mean ALL ( Q Banks, Diagnostics, Q Trainers and Readiness ). My highest at Q Bank at 90% made my confidence really soar up high and my lowest at 32% brought me down to my knees in self doubt... And I mean literally because I thought I won't be able to make this dream come true without saying a prayer. My scores fluctuated like water at the water sealed chamber but I just kept marching on like a real soldier with an ever increasing desire to win the battle against all odds and to finally become a Registered Nurse in America. So to all of you out there preparing for the test: do whatever it takes, recall your past failures and how you had risen from them. Remember: it's not really important how many times one falls in their struggles but how many times we rise above them all that matters most ( this isn't only true for NCLEX but also for life in general ). Be persistent, be determined and 100% focus on your goal and last but not the least ask God for His Almighty Seal of Approval. Good Luck to All!!!
PS: At my 1st and 2nd attempt the computer stopped at 265 and 225 questions respectively. When I become R.N., it stopped at 75.

that was such a inspirational story and i enjoyed reading it..i too failed at my first take of nclex and reading this automatically wants to strive more and overcome nclex one day :) i plan on doing kaplan qbank first thing tomorrow morning.100 q's per day for 1 and a half months. please pray that i do not lose hope and motivation in the process.. i wanna be like u guys, official RN's of the US. good job guys.. all this goes out to Lord Almighty..

"in life, it ain't about how hard you HIT. but how hard you can GET HIT, and keep MOVING FORWARD. how hard you can take, and keep MOVING FORWARD......that's how winning is done" -Rocky Balboa:up:

NYdreamer87 · Nov 15, 2011

was wondering what questions were given to u?

calvn2rn11 · Nov 16, 2011

I had a lot of SATA and medications, a few visual ( pictures of skin conditions ) and also psysch questions. NCLEX RN really test not the depth of ones knowledge but the expanse of your understanding of nursing based on I think 2 primary areas: safety and effectiveness. I hope this helps. :)

LovesnursingWilliams · Nov 16, 2011

I had alot of pharmacy questions and who would you see first questions. I also had some cardiac strips and endocrine system questions. I had alot of who would you call first and what would you delegate to the LPN and nursing assistant. I can`t go into depth because of the contract they make you sign.