When are you "ready"?

STL2008, RN · Mar 10, 2011

Your never going to feel prepared. I did about 2000 questions.

2126 · Mar 10, 2011

I'm hitting the 1000 mark now, but have 3 weeks to go....

IfICanYouCanToo · Mar 10, 2011

This is the best thread yet. I took the NCLEX last year and passed at 75 questions. I was not ready when I was sitting in the waiting room of the testing center. I was not ready when I sat at the computer. I definitely was not ready when the computer turned off. I think of those times now, and I smile, because you'll never feel ready. You schedule the test and stick to the date. Give yourself a study schedule. I did 150 questions a day, reviewing the rationale for each question, whether I got it wrong or right. I gave myself days off and treats. I did yoga. The best things you can do for yourself is practice the questions every day, don't try to teach yourself new topics and take good care of yourself. If you find that you are not dedicated to studying at that moment, stop studying. Do something else and try again later. Always bring water and snacks to the library so you have no excuse to leave. You'll do fine. You made it this far:coollook:

mbuttar · Mar 10, 2011

yes i did about 1100 questions but still i think i not even start yet to prepare nclex

2126 · Mar 10, 2011

I know!! I feel like I'm just getting started and yet can't believe I'll be doing this for another 3 weeks! I hate reading Saunders though...I'm learning much more from questions than just reading straight through chapters...I feel like I space out every other sentence and don't retain any information, so questions it is!

2126 · Mar 10, 2011

Oh and I'm doing Exam Cram (1250q) right now and I keep getting like 70-72% and it recommends 85%, so that's irritating me as well! I feel like the more tests I take the less I know! I know scores don't matter as long as you're learning something, but it's still frustrating....LaCharity is next on my list!

caliotter3 · Mar 13, 2011

At some point, you just go for it. If you pass, you must have been ready!

sheila0313 · Mar 13, 2011

I did about 4000 questions, 100-200 questions a day, I reviewed every rationale . I passed the first time. You can do it! God bless!

2126 · Mar 13, 2011

Did you ever go back and redo exams to make sure you got it down? I was thinking of doing exam cram twice.....am i crazy for thinking of doing this?

mbuttar · Mar 14, 2011

I'm very happy that you passed the nclex, if you don't mind telling me what else you use to study like what books u use to all those 4000 questions.........plzzzzzzzzz if you can give the information...thanks a much !!

sheila0313 · Mar 14, 2011

I'm very happy that you passed the nclex, if you don't mind telling me what else you use to study like what books u use to all those 4000 questions.........plzzzzzzzzz if you can give the information...thanks a much !!

I did mostly content questions on Saunders cd-rom in study mode. I study content out of Saunders comp review book then I follow up each chapter or subject with 100-200 questions each time. I did questions also out of " Nclex Incredibly Made Easy", Lacharity, Kaplan and a few other questions and answers books.