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Hello, I promised myself I would post on here if I passed, because this website helped me a lot the last couple of months.

A little background first. The first time I took this test, I didn't study. I accidentally signed up for the exam the night before I took it and since it was less then 24 hours until the exam I couldn't change the date. So I was forced to take the exam or lose my $200. Needless to say I failed miserably at 75 questions. This time I took the exam I took two months to study, used Kaplan religiously, wrote things down in a notebook, used the internet to look up information, used Saunders 3rd ed. and basically lived and breathed the NCLEX for two months. The day before the exam I paid for a massage/hot tub/steam room time at a spa. I did everything that people suggested to me and just worked really hard.

I took the exam in CA the Monday before Thanksgiving- the 24th. I felt really good about the exam- like the test wasn't super hard or anything. But I realized that that is a bad sign and the next few days following that, questions from the test would pop into my head and I'd look up the answers and they would be wrong. On the exam I got 75 questions and about 7-8 meds, 6 SATA, lots of prioritizing and not much delegation. I don't remember any maternity, psych or peds questions. To me, I thought I got a lot of easy questions - or knowledge based ones, which made me very nervous. This past week was HELL. As the days kept going by my didn't appear on the BRN website. Then this morning 8 days later I saw my name on the website!!!!!!! I PASSED!!!! I am in shock with disbelief. :yeah:

Thanks to everyone for their help and support- it really helped me. Good luck to everyone else who is taking this exam- YOU CAN DO IT!!!

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:yeah::yeah::dncgcpd:*wine:dancgrp::msk::nmbrn::clphnds:congrats
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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Congratulations and thanks for joining and telling us your story

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Hello

I am new to this web site and is also trying to pass my exam. did you follow suzzannes plan or was it just what you wrote the kaplans which i did and i am in the process of doing saunder 3rd edition. This will be my 5th time taking it are there amy more suggestions. I can use them all.

lovely_tt

Hello, I promised myself I would post on here if I passed, because this website helped me a lot the last couple of months.

A little background first. The first time I took this test, I didn't study. I accidentally signed up for the exam the night before I took it and since it was less then 24 hours until the exam I couldn't change the date. So I was forced to take the exam or lose my $200. Needless to say I failed miserably at 75 questions. This time I took the exam I took two months to study, used Kaplan religiously, wrote things down in a notebook, used the internet to look up information, used Saunders 3rd ed. and basically lived and breathed the NCLEX for two months. The day before the exam I paid for a massage/hot tub/steam room time at a spa. I did everything that people suggested to me and just worked really hard.

I took the exam in CA the Monday before Thanksgiving- the 24th. I felt really good about the exam- like the test wasn't super hard or anything. But I realized that that is a bad sign and the next few days following that, questions from the test would pop into my head and I'd look up the answers and they would be wrong. On the exam I got 75 questions and about 7-8 meds, 6 SATA, lots of prioritizing and not much delegation. I don't remember any maternity, psych or peds questions. To me, I thought I got a lot of easy questions - or knowledge based ones, which made me very nervous. This past week was HELL. As the days kept going by my didn't appear on the BRN website. Then this morning 8 days later I saw my name on the website!!!!!!! I PASSED!!!! I am in shock with disbelief. :yeah:

Thanks to everyone for their help and support- it really helped me. Good luck to everyone else who is taking this exam- YOU CAN DO IT!!!

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That's great! Congratulations. It is always better when you don't expect it.

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Congratulations on your exam results.

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Hello

I am new to this web site and is also trying to pass my exam. did you follow suzzannes plan or was it just what you wrote the kaplans which i did and i am in the process of doing saunder 3rd edition. This will be my 5th time taking it are there amy more suggestions. I can use them all.

lovely_tt

The specifically stated what they did and there is no mention of my program. That means that they did not use it.

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Specializes in Med/Surg n ICU.

:caduceus::clphnds::anpom::rckn: Congrats!!!!!!:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:

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Specializes in ICU.

To lovely tt,

I didn't utilize Suzzannes plan, but yesterday I was considering it, since I thought I hadn't passed. A lot of people recommend it on this website so it may be worth trying it. I'm sorry you are having a difficult time passing this test- it's very nerve racking. I really don't think this test is a measure of your knowledge, but more of a skill in how to take this specific KIND of test. Kaplan really helped me differentiate between right and wrong answers, since the NCLEX is looking for very specific types of answers (i.e. the safest thing, don't pass the buck, always stay with the patient...).

Writing things that were unfamiliar or confusing to me really helped. Figure out where your weaknesses are- if it's knowledge based or Don't give up- you can do it! Good Luck.

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Congratulations!!

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