Wow 3 month study plan!?!

ava'smomRN · Jan 19, 2008

hi, i always think its great to have a plan. but, on the other hand i am not disciplined enough to stick to any kind of plan. i generally get bored fairly easy. anyway, i am taking Kaplans complete review. I had three weeks of class and have access to thousands of questions. my plan is to do questions and review and write down rationales to questions i get wrong. i try to do 50-100 questions a day. if i am really weak in a particular content area, i will create quizzes in that area (using kaplan qbanK) and will keep doing quizzes and reading rationales until i get about 80% score. i plan on taking my NCLEX in Feb or march.... really whenever i get my ATT

allthingsbright · Jan 20, 2008

After I graduated I took an NCLEX prep course that comes highly recommended. We had to sign a contract and made out a study plan and mine didn't end until April! So I made out another plan that would end in March.
The instructor laid out for us what chapters to study etc and how many questions each. The study plan is so much work! I had no idea. I'm so glad that someone organized this for me on a day by day basis. I wouldn't have had a clue where to start.
What is your study plan like? How long?

I keep hearing that the SOONER you take boards after grad, the higher your chances of passing are (heard this from the Kaplan guy). So based on that, 3 months seems excessive. Like many people say on here, nursing school should have prepared you for boards. Now you need to REVIEW, IMHO!

My study plans include around 150-200 questions a day and review of rationales for wrong answers. I test on the 26th and have been reviewing since the beginning of December. I use ATI, Saunders, and the Kaplan book. I chose not to take a formal review because of the $$$. Good luck! :)

Kettasmom,RN · Jan 20, 2008

I waited and utilized online Kaplan study plan took the test 3 months later...passed, so I do not feel time is of the essence, take it when you feel you are ready and prepared.

RainDreamer, BSN, RN · Jan 20, 2008

I did questions from Saunders every day. I took the NCLEX about 2 months after I graduated and passed on the first try.

Good luck to you guys!

Faeriewand, ASN, RN · Jan 20, 2008

We are only using the two Saunders books. No I don't think my program prepared me to take the NCLEX. The questions are more difficult. If I didn't have the one week review course I don't know. It's a good program but..... I do wonder how different the LVN programs are vs the college RN one? I"m not at the community college level right now. Guess I"ll know when I get there. They might be different as I"ve read that many students here say their program prepares them well. For me school wasn't that hard but wow now that I am reviewing, my scores are like only 70% at this time. But I am just now starting too.

The instructor is an NCLEX specialist. Her program is 100% guaranteed pass but I can see why with all the studying you do! We are set out to do every question in both the Saunders Books except for the chapters/places that we crossed off because they are not on NCLEX.

She also gave us %rate of those passing after graduation and the percentages go down after the 3rd month.