Welcome To The NCLEX September Support Group

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Hey Future RN's & LPN's,

I haven't seen a group established for us!!! I wish everyone much success on their exam! For me I will be taking it for a 2nd time!! Please leave prayers, advice and words of encouragement to everyone in this group!:heartbeat

i have been trying to learn fluids and electrolytes which is one of my weakest point but do not know how to memorize all the signs and symptoms of all the hypos and hyper.... does anyone have a tip?

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Susanne- I know it sounds like Im doing alot but I alternate between the sources im using. I do still find time to run 2 miles a day and read a good book at night. When I get overwhelmed I walk away from the books for a little while and take a rest. I dunno. I just want to make sure I get it right. I think the max hours Im actually studying is 3-4. Who knows if im doing it right. Obviously the first time around I wasnt. So we will see

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oh, it sounded like you were studying every waking hour lol. I just got back from my run and I am sweating like a pig. So, if you do not mind me asking, but since you been through this before, how did you study the first time around?

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susanne-the first time around I only did the ATI course. I finished the course 2 weeks before i got my att. Didnt study for the test those 2 weeks. Then got the att and tried to cram the last 2 weeks. I was doing questions but not really reading the rationales. I honestly felt rushed and my gut was telling me to reschedule which looking back I probably should have. So this time around I do a 3-4 hours a day. I have been able to do it the last couple of days at work because my boss was away on vacation lol. I only study till about 9 or 10 at night and thats sporadically. Like I said typically I come home take the dog and go for a run and then make dinner. By the time I get settled its normally about 7. So I do feel better this time. Craming is not the answer for something like this. I knew better the first time but didnt listen to myself :) I would go stur crazy if I did nothing but study 8 hours a day :D My brain would go on overload and shut down so i do a little here and there. Hopefully it all works out in the end.

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I do not even know what an ATI course is. We had to do that hesi exam which was very difficult. I did not pass that one, because our school had a very high score, but in a way I think this will help me out, because in order to pass that Hesi I had to study like a maniac. I passed it on the fist of July and during that time I started to do Kaplan, which I finished on the 11th of August. Since then I have used Saunders and Nclex 3500. Like you I break my study time up. I do an hour in the morning, two in the afternoon and one more in the evening. I feel more ballanced that way. One thing that I have learned from Hesi, is not to make myself insane over the test. I went really nuts. They gave us a "fake"Hesi and since I did not think it was real I ended up scoring way above what we needed too. So that told me that anxiety obviously has a great deal to do with it. I feel more calm about the Nclex then the Hesi. The Hesi in my opinion was just insane.

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Specializes in Quality Nurse Specialist, Health Coach.

Good luck to all, I will be taking my NCLEX for the first (and hopefully only time) on Sept 2. I've been reading the Saunders Comprehensive Review. I pray we all pass so we can start our careers as RN's!!

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So as of right now I think you are the first one up on this forum for the Nclex. Come back and let us know how it went. We want all the dirty details lol. Just kidding.

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Specializes in Med/Surg n ICU.
susannecollins13: look at the group name now!! hahahaha!!! sliverdragon saved me no more jokes!!!:smokin:
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Bummer, now I have to find something else for you!!! That is funny though!!!

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i'll be taking my exam on 4th of Sept.. so nervous.. this is my second time..

May God gives us wisdom..

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Be good to yourself to get that anxiety level a bit reduced. You know that many times when people fail its not because of knowledge, rather because their anxiety built up. Visualize yourself passing. The brain is a powerful tool! Good luck, will send prayers your way on the fourth!

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i agree with the above post.

what the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. :igtsyt:

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