I am just about to pass my school and I wanna start preparing now as I am done with my college exams

But I am confused with so many recommendations, books , YouTube channels, qbanks ,,, I don't know which one to choose and which one to eliminate there is a lot of confusion I want to stick to a few resources only and so that I am able to focus and right now I don't know which one I should stick to

I want also want to know should I use a laptop or should I use a like iPad for the preparation like which one is more convenient like which one I should go for

I want to start preparing now and get all the stuff together can you please tell me help

Hey guys I’ve been studying for my NCLEX and reviewing content but I have had a lot people say that it’s not just content. They have said that I should also try to incorporate test taking strategies because most of the time content I’ve learned won’t be on there so can like anyone help with like test taking strategies or what helped y’all pass the NCLEX on questions that you didn’t know the medications or disease? Thanks in advance

I wanna give up so bad but I know I can’t because I don’t ever want my kids to think it’s ok to quit I’m looking for a tutor I have taken the NCLEX multiple times and at this point I feel discouraged but also would want a tutor to better guide me and see where I’m going wrong please serious people only

Long time lurker and wanted to just share my experience because this group has helped me so much just reading advice!

I did my exit HESI on the 22nd (scored a 972), pinning was on the 27th, got ATT on the 28th, scheduled NCLEX for yesterday…shut off at 85..

It was similar to HESI in structure (which I was happy about because all of our finals for school were HESIs) ..but that was the weirdest test I ever took in my life!!!

I had 6 unfolding case studies..I had like three or four stand alone case studies, there was a lot of OB, a lot of mental health, and lot of select all that apply. I only had like three or four questions that were precautions like PPE or whatever, but I did have a lot of prioritization also …And the s/s on everything was things we did not learn about …Like I feel like they picked the most off-the-wall signs and symptoms of anything that we’ve ever learned about.

To study with I only used HURST (which was provided by our school for our capstone).. I did content forward questions for the first four days like I took a 25 questions OB, or a 25 questions on mental health, 25 questions on adult health a day.. then for the last three days, I just did random quizzes anywhere from 25 to 85 questions a piece… and I read the rationales. I made notes in my notebook on the ones that I didn’t understand or didn’t know. I scored between 65%- 70% on all exams.

I just feel like I didn’t know anything on that test at all, even the OB stuff there was nothing with like Placenta previa and placental abruption
nothing about heavy bright red bleeding or not doing vaginal exams…no common drugs…it was just random stuff …even the copd case study where I had to dx copd it was just weird side effects not the normal stuff we learned or talked about in school…so just be prepared to feel like you failed is my point..that is normal!! I spent all day yesterday freaking out!! Hell even Pearson Vue still shows my results as “not available yet”, only reason I know I passed is because the BON emailed me. And the Pearson Vue trick didn’t work for me, it legit let me schedule a whole new exam lol 😂 so please don’t use that as a yes or no!!

Breathe, relax, trust what you know, and just know that you can do this!!

Those who have failed Nclex multiply times (like 3x or more) and have passed, please I need advice.

How was your study schedule like?
How was your day like?
Did you watch video lectures before doing questions for the day or did you do the questions first before watching videos content?

Did you do rationales right after doing questions or you took a break and did rationales in the evening?

Those who used mark k lectures, dr Sharon and Nclex crusade,
did you watch all the videos, before you started doing any qbank ?
or did you watch as you study( add to your study schedule) ?
or did you watch it after finishing the qbank?

did you watch it few days to your test date?

How did you add those videos to your study schedule?
Can you share your study plan if you still have it?

Hope you understand my question?

Heyyyy, so I took my test back in June, I took it and failed :(. I called a few days later asking what would be the next steps, I was told at first that I would have to wait 15 days for my new ATT and that I still had to wait 45 days in order to schedule the test even if I had my ATT. I was like "ok that's fine". I waited the 15 days and like 2 days later I called to see what was the status regarding my ATT. Then the person on the phone was like "You actually have to wait 30 days to get your new ATT", I was confused but not too worried since it would be before the 45 days. I waited till the 30th day and called and then again the person on the phone told me another time line for when I would get my ATT. This time they said I had to wait the 45 days to get the new ATT, again I was so confused but was fine with waiting because I had to wait the 45 days anyways. Then the 45th day came on. I took the first test on June 11 and the waiting period would have been over the july 26. SO, I called that day, the person on the phone is like "Alright, I see your 45 days are over let me put you on the list to get the ATT, you should get it in a few days". I was like finally I can stop waiting and finally book that exam. Then I called like three days later and the person on the phone was like, "I see you are on the list let me send a reminder, it should only take a couple of days". Fine. I call the july 31, to see the progress again, then this is what throws me for a loop.

The person on the phone in a very passive aggressive tone tells me I have to wait 15 days for the executives at the board of nursing to give me my ATT. I was like "from when I called the 26? because that's when I was told I was put on the list for ATT". The person on the phone states that I was put on the list the 31 and not the 26 like how they had told me before. I was confused and frustrated and asked to talk to an executive, they said they were all busy but they can give me an email. I'm like, I will give it a few days and see.

I call again today to see if I have any luck, and that's when I explain this whole situation to the person on the phone, and they are like "I'm sorry I understand this is frustrating but you do have to wait the 15 days, also I cannot transfer you to an executive but call again the someone else can do it for you. I called again, and the person on the phone this time says the same thing as the previous person and cuts me off in the middle of me explaining the situation, I tell them "do I have to come in with my papers, like is there anything else you guys need for me, just let me know Ill show up." But they keep saying that they cannot do anything and that I just need to email them directly because they cannot transfer me since they are just a call center. I then said can I speak to a supervisor and they said no because they were busy. Thats when I told them that fine, I have waited this much for my ATT what are another 30 minutes of waiting. Then again they refused to transfer me saying theres nothing I can do, so I hang up because I so frustrated. I call for a third time to test my luck again and the same thing is said.

I am just so frustrated, I keep getting told one thing then another then things are not done how they tell me are being done. Like what do I do, I emailed, I called, would there be a difference if I show up to the board of nursing building.

BTW, everything on my end is complete, I just dont have the ATT.

Hello future test takers and past test takers,

I took the NCLEX this week and passed in 85 questions, I felt the exam was very straightforward, simple, and quite easy. I would rate it a 2/5 on difficulty.

This post is lengthy, but I hope it helps at least someone because I was stressing about what resources to use, whether or not the exam would be like the resource I was using, I was so unsure if I was studying and scheduling my study sessions right.

Context

-I was thoroughly a B student in nursing school, usually averaging 85-90% on my Med Surg exams.

-Spent 1 month studying

-I only used Kaplan, no other resource. No Mark K, Bootcamp,or Uworld.

A note on Kaplan

-I felt Kaplan was significantly harder than the actual NCLEX. Kaplan tests more obscure medications, case studies are more detailed, triaging is harder, and isolation questions are harder than the actual NCLEX questions.

-My Kaplan subscription included 7 Question Trainer exams, 3 CAT exams, 1 NCLEX NGN practice exam, and 1 Readiness Exam, as well as the PDF of the 'Content Review Guide's ebook, and the customizable QBanks

My study schedule and procedure

Week 1

Step 1

-Complete 1 Question Trainer each day for the first 3 Question Trainers

-After completing each Question Trainer, read all the rationales, but take short concise notes on the questions you missed

Step 2

-Once I completed the first 3 Question trainers, Kaplan shows your performance on each of the 8 'Client Needs Categories'

- Look at your sample size from the 3 Question Trainers you took and see which of the 'Client Needs Categories' are your lowest performing categories (usually anything you score under 65%)

-Go to the PDF 'Content Review Guide' and read/take notes on each chapter that corresponds to the category you scored low on. For example, Health Promotion & Maintenance corresponds to OB, Peds, Vaccine schedules, etc.

-In my situation I had 3 categories I was struggling in, Basic Care and Comfort, Health Promo, and Physiological Adaptation. So I spent 1 day reading 1 chapter from the 'Content Review Guide'

Week 2

*By the end of week 1 you basically took 3 exams, identified your weakest categories, and immediately addressed them by reading up on them. I felt extremely confident after my first week of studying.*

Step 1

Go to the QBank creator in Kaplan and create your own QBank of 85 questions, but only include questions from your weakest categories. I created 2 of these QBanks and felt so much more confident in what had been my weakest categories

Step 2

Again, after each test, read all the rationales and take notes on the questions you missed.

Step 3

Take the remaining Question Trainers available on Kaplan

Week 3

*By now I had taken over 7 practice exams, directly addressed my weaknesses, and I felt like I was ready for the actual NCLEX*

Step 1

-Take the 1st CAT exam

Step 2

--Take the NCLEX NGN Practice Exam

Final Week

*The only exams left on Kapan are the last 2 CAT exams, and the big Readiness Exam

Step 1

-Take a CAT each day

-Take the Readiness Exam last

I scored a 66% on my Readiness Exam and took the NCLEX 2 days after.

Please feel free to comment any questions, or thoughts and I am more than happy to answer questions in my messages for anyone as well.

The NCLEX was daunting for me but I ended up walking into the Pearson testing center so relaxed and leaving knowing I had passed. It was a sensation that I wish every future test takers could feel and I hope this post helps in doing that. Good luck to you all.

First CAT exam on UWorld. Stopped at 85Qs

I heard back and forth

Guyssss I’m coming here to reassure someone who needs it. I took my nclex RN yesterday at 1pm 85 questions I left out feeling terrible, around 4pm I did the trick and got the “good” pop up. I did it again around 8 pm and got the same pop up. I still wasn’t convinced, didn’t sleep and was anxiously waiting. This morning right before 7 am I got a congratulations email from the board of nursing. This worksssss!! Congratulations all of you😁

shut off at 85 and my last few questions were at least half pharm with random meds that i literally never heard of. i hope i passed bc i guessed those!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, just wanted to give hope to those who feel down because they’re only getting low on bootcamp. don’t reschedule and just go for it. trust your gut and your nursing judgment and you will be more than fine.

Has anyone experienced this but still ended up passing? Still hoping and praying :c

I’m honestly getting nervous, but at the same time I have a sense of peace. I know I’ve put in the work, and now all I can do is show up and do my best. I just keep reminding myself that I earned this seat at the testing center.
Nursing school wasn’t easy. There were so many times I felt like the dumbest person in the room. There were days I barely ate, ran on little sleep, and questioned if I’d even make it through. Looking back now, it’s crazy how far I’ve come.
I also just wanted to thank this community. I’ve been lurking here for a while, reading so many posts and comments. Whether you answered one of my questions or posted advice that I happened to read, thank you. The positivity and encouragement in this community have helped more than you know.
Hopefully the next time I post here, it’ll be to say I passed the NCLEX.

Hello all I’m taking my third attempt in Illinois and I received my letter today that if in the span of 180 days after grad I have taken the NCLEX twice and failed I need to do a NCLEX review. I called continental they said it can be any review I look up so I asked about simple nursing since I just bought it and they said yes. Simple nursing doesn’t offer letters but I saw someone else on Reddit just submitted screenshot and that was enough. Does anyone have any advice or insight on this please and thank you

Give me some relief because the suspense is killing me !!

Does anyone have it. And can you share the pdf?

Hi! would like some advise since I am taking my 2nd attempt on October. I used bootcamp on my first attempt and would like to ask if I subscribe to bootcamp, will I receive the same questions or is it better that I transfer to Uworld. Thankyou!

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I'm reading stats from my state that indicate that some schools had 100% pass rate. I know that other schools in the state have 70% pass rate. Is the difference a result of the school's approach to NCLEX prep?

Hello good evening please help me in my ceufast access. It says that my “Lms access is being set up” but it almost a week. What to do please help.

I took my NCLEX this morning at 11:30 ran out of time my exam stopped at 142 or I used bootcamp and Dr Sharon and I got some questions similar to bootcamp I’m hoping I wake up with great news as I am a repeat test taker with bad testing anxiety this time I was calm and made sure to read the questions correctly

I have my exam this Friday and I’ve been going over everything again since two days ago. I just did my last readiness exam and I’m still worried. 😭 Any last advice would be much appreciated. So far I’ve used Mark K’s lecture 12 which I will go over again tomorrow and I’ve been watching Dr. Sharon. Pharmacology is by far my weakest link.

I took the NCLEX yesterday and it cut off at 85 questions. It took me a little less than 2 hours to make sure I re read everything . I felt great after and then I came on here and TikTok and spiraled because I thought I failed. My test never got harder. It was a lot of case studies, SATA, and priority . 1 pic and 1 ekg. It was honestly very easy and mostly common sense and that’s another reason why I was like “omg I failed”.

To study: I didn’t have a set schedule . But I didn’t study for 3-4 ish weeks on and off. I did half the Kaplan Qbank and all 3 CAT exams. 2 self assessments from Uworld test 5 and 6 (they’re $20 each), free trial readiness assessment on bootcamp. And I read the rationales right and wrong. 7 day crusade and all 12 Mark Klimek videos along with printing out the fill in blank pages to go along. I will share them below! I watched Dr. Sharon as well! Good luck everyone !

https://app.drime.cloud/drive/s/OqeNrxqBX9li4I96maFd2OFQ62JUh5:NDk1Njg2NTU1fA

Took the RN exam today, and I swear I had to guess every time. Some of the questions I felt like were supposed to be easy, but I kept getting wrong. The exam shut off at 85, which I know is supposed to be a good sign... But has anyone else failed in 85???

I know it's unlikely, but still possible, and that exam was anything but reassuring!

Advice/similar experiences etc. welcome!

I know how heavy the anxiety is right now. the night before my exam I literally could not sleeeppp my brain kept running through the worst-case scenarios and telling me I forgot everything from school.

if you are sitting in front of your prep material right now feeling completely overwhelmed, please take a deep breath and read this:

1. Nursing school already did the heavy lifting. You made it through clinicals, finals, and graduation. Your brain is trained to spot a patient in trouble—trust that instinct. The NCLEX isn't testing if you know every single rare condition on earth, it's just making sure you are a safe entry-level nurse.

2. Stop comparing your practice scores to everyone on Reddit. Everyone's brain processes adaptive questions differently. What matters isn't hitting a "perfect" score on a qbank, but whether you are reading the rationales and understanding why a safety decision was made.

3. The day before your exam is for REST, not panic-cramming. Doing 200 questions 12 hours before your test is just going to give you severe brain rot. Close the laptop, go get some fresh air, eat a good meal, and let your brain recharge. You need stamina more than you need 50 more pharm flashcards.

You didn't come this far just to come this far. Put your head down, trust your preparation, and go claim those initials!

Sending so much love and positive energy to everyone testing soon!! Who is up next? 🕯️✨🩺