hi everyone on all nurses. i have been just constantly reading all blogs and topics about the topic nclex and i must say > this is a brilliant support for people who have struggled like me...
let me start by saying that i have graduated in 1995 from another country, came here 12 years ago but was so busy trying to raise a family with small children, keeping an 8 hr job in an office, being a wife, mother, daughter at the same time trying to balance life's chaos and craziness... to make the story short, everytime i take this exam, i would fail... god knows how many times i tried...
every year i would sit and watch the weeks and months go by but deep in my heart i really wanted to be a nurse. and so 3 months ago i searched through google the best review books, the best study plan, the best cd to practice for questions and everything came from this website " allnurses.com"
on june 9, saturday...i was facing that computer again and this time i told myself that i was in control and that later, i will become an licensed rn of california... took me 5 hours, 180 questions....later that day, tried the pvt trick...the best feeling since after seeing my kids for the first time :)
if i can do it, then everybody can :) i used only 3 books...here was my study plan:
1. saunders 4th edition ( it still worked for me :) - read from cover to cover. very strong content book. i will read 1 chapter then use the cd practice on the study mode using only the content. i will not move to another chapter or move to another topic if i never finished all the questions on the cd pertaining to that topic. it was a strong guide for me. a discipline, i must say...
2. pda by lacharity - after i finished the saunders book, finished all the practice questions on the cd, i mastered every page of this pda. very very good source for prioritization and delegation. my exam had a lot of the prioritization/delegation/assignment type questions. i will not be able to answer them if without this book....
3. all nurses study guide - i read this everyday on my last week. mastering it.. i thank god who ever contributed to this master reviewer because i was able to answer a lot from this guide...
lastly and above all else and beyond... to god be the glory... i prayed everyday for this test, with all my heart and mind... i am nothing without the almighty so i offered my review everyday to him...
goodluck to everyone, if i did it - with all the things i have on my plate now, then everyone can... as i was reviewing, there were days when i just want to quit and throw everything in the trash...but my faith and desire kept me going... i would say to myself...
[[color=#ee82ee]b]" one chapter a day, brings me closer to that license someday..."[/b]
Very Inspiring story. Congrats! I have had trouble passing it. I graduated in 2010. I am going to face the test again in about six weeks. I am scared to death. I havent had much time to study. Going to start studying hard tomorrow. I just need lots of prayer. Again Congrats! :)
Hi there Mitch , I really appreciated your message and I can't PM you yet I'm just new on this site. I'll let you know what will happen next ... Thank you so much again and God bless.
I just wanna give everyone an update... Today I am officially a US RN :) My name posted on the California BON last night at 12 midnight... THE PVT trick is 100% accurate :)
Good luck to everyone who are studying and preparing for their exams... remember - just 1 chapter a day, is all that it takes... keep pushing one day at a time... and you will all reach your goals... The fruit of sacrifice is the most sweetest at the end :)
Congratulations!!!! I am testing in six weeks. I have taken this test several times and failed. I so hope I pass this time. What did you use to study with? How long did you study. I am trying to work 40 hrs per week and studying. I just hope God pulls me through. Again Congratulations!!!
read my earlier post... I have struggled with this test myself...This time i had to really focus and looked at it as it is the end of my rope... review time is between 4 to 6 hours a day... after reading 1 chapter of Saunders, the next day i would dedicate in answering all the Content questions on that specific chapter... Then the following day, I would move to the next chapter reading on the Saunders book... As I have said earlier on my post, I will never touch any other book or any other chapter only after I have finished with the current chapter I was on...I wouyld always choose Study mode when answering the Content questions on the Saunders... and I read every RATIONALE... even if i got the answer right, i would still want to validate my knowledge and it is so helpful because it strengthens your ability to understand why...
i'm waiting for my att to make my appointment...i am sooo nervous. maybe i dont want it right away...lol what did you do to prepare for boards? i am such a bad test taker that i am frantically looking at many books. so far...kaplan, sylvia rayfield and a delegation book. any advice?
read my earlier post... I have struggled with this test myself...This time i had to really focus and looked at it as it is the end of my rope... review time is between 4 to 6 hours a day... after reading 1 chapter of Saunders, the next day i would dedicate in answering all the Content questions on that specific chapter... Then the following day, I would move to the next chapter reading on the Saunders book... As I have said earlier on my post, I will never touch any other book or any other chapter only after I have finished with the current chapter I was on...I wouyld always choose Study mode when answering the Content questions on the Saunders... and I read every RATIONALE... even if i got the answer right, i would still want to validate my knowledge and it is so helpful because it strengthens your ability to understand why...
for your continuing support to us..! hope you wont be Tired:nono: and WE NEED a PERSON like you!! specially i myself:loveya:
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Very Inspiring story. Congrats! I have had trouble passing it. I graduated in 2010. I am going to face the test again in about six weeks. I am scared to death. I havent had much time to study. Going to start studying hard tomorrow. I just need lots of prayer. Again Congrats! :)