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]
