Hi Guys! I just passed my NCLEX exam on December 19, 2013 with 76 questions at exactly 1 hour and 30 minutes. First of all, English is not my native language so I'm so sorry if I'm having a lot of incorrect grammar. So, I received my ATT at October 17th, and took my exam on December 19th. I studied for 8 hours, but sometimes skips a day of studying because I'm kinda lazy. So here are the materials that I used to review!

1 .Lippincott's Q & A Review for NCLEX-RN.

Rating: 9.5/10-This book really helped me to study and focus for each system. I'm always getting a low

score, but I just focused on the rationale and wrote down some notes. The questions are not like the actual NCLEX-RN exam but this book will help you to develop your critical thinking abilities.

2 .The Famous Saunders NCLEX-RN Examination Comprehensive review book (Yellow)Rating: 10/10

-I read this book 1 chapter per day, then the next day I will answer that system that I read on the lippincott book. So helpful about the contents and the CD that comes with it was really helpful for SATA questions.

3 .BLS and ACLS ManualsRating: 7/10

-This book helped me on answering my BLS and ACLS questions on my actual NCLEX-RN exam, I got 5 questions about BLS.

4 .PDA by LacharityRating: 10/10

-THIS WAS THE BOMB!!!!!!!!!!! NCLEX TYPE OF QUESTION AND SO HELPFUL. You should read this book 1 week before your exam day and learn by heart because this book can save your ass.

5 .NCSBN Learning Extension, $50 NCLEX-RN Review program.

Rating: 9/10-I enjoyed answering the question on this one and read some of the notes that are included

with it, I can say that some of the questions are similar with NCLEX.

How I feel about the exam:

Actually I was so scared when I received my ATT that I can't sleep at all. But as the exam day approaches, I will just literally slap my self to calm down and chant "I WILL PASS THIS EXAM."

The day of the exam:

I'm not scared or nervous. I woke up and wore my comfortable clothes. I drank some coffee and wait for the pearsonvue center to open. I'm still boosting my self by saying that " I WILL

PASS THIS EXAM"!!!!

Result:

When I got home, I tried the PVT and got the good pop-up! After 2 days, I tried the quick result and confirmed that I passed!

Good luck everyone! Happy 2014 and God Bless!

http://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/pda-la-charity-818740.html

i passed! - this is what i recommend to pass the nclex... permalinkso after the 4-long-day agonizing wait (in california), i found out this

morning that i passed!!!!!!  

this is the sweetest and greatest feeling in the world! all the hardwork paid off! the computer shut off @ 75 ?s. i got 17 satas, lots of prioritizations, lots of infection control, teaching, drag/drop, 2 calculations, and tons of meds. i was glad that the computer shut off at 75, otherwise i felt like i could've not handled it anymore. whew, i seriously thought that i failed. i can't imagine i'm saying this like everyone else but this exam is really crazy! it really tests you emotionally, physically, and mentally! you feel like a failure, depressed, miserable after the exam, but eventually knowing that you actually did okay. maybe they do that in purpose so that nurses would value their licenses even more..

well i just want to share some tips to those who are about to take the nclex. i was surfing this website for inspiration, support, and information, etc..so now it's my turn to share!

i recommend taking kaplan complete review. i found the decision tree strategieshelped a lot. 

these are the scores i got in the question trainers:qt1 52%qt2 61%qt3 53%qt4 60%qt5 53%qt6 61%qt7 58%

and for the qbank, i got 62% overall. 

i also recommend, the ncsbn learning extension. i subscribed for the 3-wk review and just did the q&a parts. i find nclex similar to this one because nclex is more one-liner questions (like this one). 

most importantly, don't forget to get this book: "prioritization, delegation, assignment" by linda lacharity. i say that this book is the one that helped me the most because it focuses on prioritization and

delegation questions. practice, practice, practice with the prioritizations!!!

so for those who are about to take the exam, hang in there and have faith!

if i can do it, you can do it too! 

good luck!!!

4ever_heaven, rn bsn  

this is what a recent person who passed the nclex had to say.