Took NCLEX Today & got the good pop up! Tips for passing

Nursing Students NCLEX

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Specializes in Emergency, Internal Medicine, Sports Med.

All I have to say is, THANK YOU HURST REVIEW!

Now I went about this totally unconventionally.

I *hate* studying. I can not sit still for hours and hours and stare at paper. I am a tactile & visual learner. I just can not shove a square peg (me) into a round hole (the typical way people study).

So, I got the online review from Hurst, and sat and watched the videos while following through with the notes (all provided with the online package). Thats IT. No pressure on myself to answer hundreds of questions every day. Because I started off that way, and all it got me was stressed out and beating myself up about not getting enough correct.

I took a different approach: to just be mentally relaxed. Marlene (in the hurst review) is right. If I haven't heard of something, well chances are neither have you and they're meaning to try to be sneaky to both of us, trying to freak us out.

I did buy a box of Saunders flash cards but barely used them.... again once you feel defeated about something you tend not to want to go and pick it up. :)

So if you're like me, you don't mind watching a funny video but hate reading/writing then Hurst review is for you. That, and DONT STRESS, you have all the time in the world to answer questions. Chill, trust yourself and you'll be fine. :nurse:

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Congrats on getting the good pop up! I'm doing online hurst now. How do you feel like it prepped you? Did she really cover the essentials for the nclex?

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Congratulations! I took it today and got the good pop up too! So glad it's over.

Gcat - I did the Hurst review too and I really did think that it covered most everything you need, but I would recommend memorizing the infection control mnemonics that are found on this site - Hurst didnt really cover infection control much but I got several questions and with the mnemonic I memorized from here I could answer all of them. Just my opinion. Good luck!

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Thank you for the reply and congratulations on your success! Glad to hear hurst is the way to go.

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Congratulations on your pass!

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Specializes in PN NURSING SCHOOL.

Hey I did the Hurst Live Review about two weeks ago! I also have Saunders Comprehensive Review. I believe that Saunders has too much content to study from so what Im asking is should I study only from the Hurst Review book I received from the Live Hurst Review? Is this all I need to pass? im so stressed because looking at the Saunders book make me feel like Im never going to get through this gigantic book!Help Plz! What would u suggest

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Specializes in Emergency, Internal Medicine, Sports Med.

Hurst covered a lot of what was on the actual exam. without going into too much detail just know your calcium/parathyroid/all that jazz. And I agree with infection control, I think thats the only part where hurst sort of skimped over compared to what I dealt with. But I mean its common sense... at least for most people who wouldn't dare to perform _____ skill without protecting their ___ (eyes, whatever).

I was super prepped in the patho department when it came to resp, ortho, maternity, peds, etc. Looking back I would of probably paid more to infection control and mental health.

But yes, with what was presented in Hurst I felt ready, and I guess I was, because that is the only thing I did. :)

Hurst has an infection control hand out too you can go over if I recall, it's more of a memorization thing vs something she lectures about.

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Good luck with your official results.

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Thanks for posting and congrats on getting the good pop up. I signed up for Hurst review last night after reading this. I have tried the conventional way, and I just dont fit. started watching her videos last night and she is sooooo FUNNY, I think it was the best move i could have made. Thank you!!! :yelclap:

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Thanks for the post! I really want to get Hurst review, but I am so conflicted. I just don't want to spend the hundreds of dollars on it if I don't need to. :( My school uses Kaplan so I'm taking that course and doing Kaplan questions and we are required to do 3,000 NCLEX questions for school. The school also had us buy Saunders, but I am sick of reading and would much rather look at the videos, I just wish it didn't cost so much. I want to pass on the first time, but because my school has a high pass rate and I have a high GPA, I'm thinking, well, surely I wouldn't be one of the 5% who fails, right? I don't know, maybe I will end up doing it since they have that money back guarantee!

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