Took the NCLEX-RN today gotta really bad feeling in !

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Hey all, been lurking around here for some time. today i took my Nclex-rn for the first time after studying like crazy; Saunders, Kaplan classes, and many others. did well over 3k questions. I walked into Pearson in oakland california feeling great. I walked out feeling devastated. I had about 80-85 questions total. maybe 4-5 SATA questions and about 15 medication questions. The medications that i received for the most part looked like a foreign language. I thought my med knowledge was decent. I had all my ending covered "lol" "pril" "zole" "ine" "zine" etc etc..... ccb bb's ace, etc etc but the drugs they threw at me were crazy.......there were many cases where i would see the question and be relieved because i knew all there was to know about the topic: when i got to the answer choices my answers didnt exist... I am pretty sure i failed miserably but why 80-85 questions? why so many meds and SATA questions? it was like it was trying to take me down...lol........ the drive home was the longest drive i have made in a very long time.......

T2S

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
everyone keeps talking about PVT... what is that, and where do u do the quick results for 8dollars? ill be testing next wednesday for the 5th time so ill be anxious to get my results

PVT is pearsonvue trick and there is a large thread discussing it. Quick results are only available for certain states and results are obtained from Pearsonvue

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Ohhh Yeah !!!!!

The PVT works !!! I passed my nclex !!!!! Took my exam friday oct 16th, just found out this morning that I passed.

Thank Ya'll for the good support !!!!

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hello guys what books can u suggest for a self reviewing like me? kaplan q banks, hurst, exam cram helpful? do i need 250 questions to answer everyday? thanks and good luck to us

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Aim for approx 100-150 questions a day and read the rationales. Even if you got it right, good way to make sure you are on track or will point you in the right direction. Give your brain chance to assimilate what you are reading and learning

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thanks silverdragon. im doin saunders now. what other materials can u suggest when im done with saunders q and a? thanks

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Hey,

I would say from my experience that Sounders is great for content, in other word knowledge. Q banks in Kaplan are good for critical thinking, strategies, understanding nclex style questions.

Rationales are really good to read, because they help you understand why an answer is correct or wrong, plus you learn other topics ( meaning other answer choices cover other topics, so you learn faster)

Doing 50, 100, or 200 questions per day is great, but what's the point of rushing through questions if you do not understand what they are asking ?

The most important thing is "How much info do you retain? Do you understand what they are asking? Do you understand the rationales for all the answer choices? Can you pick up the clues in the question and in the answer choices?

When you start picking those things up, then U are starting to understand what they want !!!

When you get some time, read about the nclex, so that you understand what you are studying for, what to expect, what to focus on: this will help you deal with anxiety. The more you know about it, the more comfortable you get.

That's my 2 cents to the story !!! :angel:

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thanks honorine

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you are very welcome iamnina !!!!

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