r/NCLEX Feb 26 '25

CPR Explanation

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Greetings! I am Extreme_Growth, and I have written this document to give some speculative information regarding the Candidate Performance Report. It will be a lengthy read so if you are not up to reading this document and just want advice on how to study for the next attempt on NCLEX, just skip to the TLDR (the last page of this document). 

Disclaimer: My explanation of the Candidate Performance Report will be quite speculative and will sound judgmental perhaps (apologies in advance). I admit that I do not know what you know and I can be off my rocker. Just know that overall, this is just my explanation (which can be wrong) and this isn’t a comprehensive document that lists everything especially in regards to client needs. For example, in health promotion and maintenance, there is more to the topic than maternity, peds, and newborn like contraception, cancer screen+prevention, etc. but I will not go into those things when talking about health promotion and maintenance. It is, after all, impossible for me to list everything to know for each client need. This document is just to give a greater understanding or idea on what the Candidate Performance Report is saying according to my interpretation. 

To pass the NCLEX, you must be “above the passing standard” for most (if not all) client needs. To be “above the passing standard” on a client topic, you must answer at least 50 percent of the questions for that client need correctly. If you got “near the passing standard” or “below the passing standard” in a client need, you got less than half the questions for that client need correct. And getting most of the client needs at “near the passing standard” or “below the passing standard” is a fail for the NCLEX since less than half the questions on the NCLEX is answered correctly overall.

The explanation for each client topic is going to assume that you went “near the passing standard” or “below the passing standard” for each client need on the Candidate Performance Report. If you got a client need that is “above passing standard” and you are sure that you know that client need, feel free to skip to the next client need. Either way, I hope the explanations for each client topic helps give an idea on what to look out and study for. With that said…

Management of Care

Your prioritization like what patient to visit first may be off the mark. Make sure to understand that things like ABC priority don't always work. For example, a patient with some new acute breathing problems like shortness of breath doesn't take priority compared to a patient with potential life threatening complications such as a sudden end or disappearance of pain for appendicitis (risk of peritonitis). 

Then you need to make sure to know which tasks to delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAH) and licensed practical nurse (LPN). Like don't give tasks involving teaching and evaluation to LPN. And some delegation questions can get tricky. For example, you may be given a LPN and a UAH to manage. Then the question may ask what tasks to give to LPN, but if there is a task like ADL such as feeding the patient is listed, it would be wrong to pick that assignment since you have an UAH to do that task-making the LPN feed the patient is considered a waste of personnel resources. Instead, the LPN should do other things that the UAH cannot do like administer meds.

Safety and Infection Control

Make sure to brush up on PPE, types of precautions, what diseases are airborne, droplet, contact, etc., (mnemonics like MTV for airborne, SPIDERMAN for droplet, etc. can help with memorization-google it up), what equipment to use for each type of precaution, etc. Of course, make sure to know what to do with fall risk patients (like removing rugs from the floor, keeping bed alarms, maybe dim lights at home, etc.) plus other unusual circumstances like meeting a drunk nurse unfit to work (report to charge nurse/supervisor) and so on. All these things are part of safety and infection. 

Health Promotion and Maintenance

You will probably need to do better on knowing maternity, newborn, peds, etc. since it mostly focuses on those topics since they are naturally connected to growth and development. So know the milestones of newborn like double weight at six months, triple at 12 months, first word at 12 months, able to roll at around 6 months, etc. And make sure to know Piaget and Erickson's stage of development and how it applies to the care of the patients especially peds. For example, toddlers have autonomy vs shame/doubt so if you were trying to assess a toddler, you should offer a binary choice like offering them juice to drink while examining them. As for maternity, plenty of things to know about them unfortunately. Will need to know things like presumptive vs probable vs positive signs of pregnancy, Naegele's rule, GPAL, milestones like first fetal kick at around 16-20 weeks, certain tests like glucose test to check for gestational diabetes, etc. 

Psychosocial Integrity

You probably are struggling with therapeutic communication like knowing the right thing to say to the patient or patient's relatives. Will need to work on that and pick words that encourage patient to express their feelings or opinions like "Tell me how you feel about this procedure" "What do you think about...?" etc. Don't ask why (that is confrontational and can lead to defensiveness), don't give false reassurances like "it'll be alright", etc. 

Or maybe you're off the mark for interacting and dealing with psych patients for bipolar, schizophrenia, etc. Always remember to at least ask if they are thinking of hurting themselves and perhaps be mindful of things like a patient with schizophrenia tends to have delusions and paranoia which can make things tricky like if trying to give meds to them for example.

Basic Care and Comfort

You will need to know some things like positions and when to do them. Do you know when to use the Valsalva maneuver for example? To slow down heart rate and for patients with cardiac conditions like supraventricular tachycardia. Then you have sims position for applying medication on someone’s anus. That kind of stuff. And of course, it is not just position, there’s things like nutrition-like not giving pregnant women swordfish and mackerel, banning turkey on patients prescribed MAOI even if it is Thanksgiving, etc. And some patients truly require special care like having to make sure dental hygiene is kept even if the patient can bleed easily in the gum. Oh, and make sure the patient have their incentive spirometer-can’t have pneumonia and atelectasis running around. 

Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

Ugh pharm, hard to prepare for that one. You would just have to get good at knowing the suffixes like -lol drugs are beta blockers, -pril are ACE inhibitors, etc. as well as knowing some commonly used drugs for certain diseases like rifampin for TB as well as knowing their known side effects (rifampin makes urine, tears, and sweat colored orange/red). Make sure to know your antidotes to common overdosage situations like acetylcysteine for acetaminophen, protamine sulfate for heparin, vitamin k for warfarin, diazepam and thiamine for alcohol, etc. By the way, be aware that NCLEX might throw a question or two on some random mysterious drug that probably doesn’t exist if you later try to google it up. But if you see something like cockalol, you would have a good idea on what it is…right?

As for parenteral, it mostly involves in the care and maintenance of central venous catheter. So make sure you know what to do for situations like if you experience an occlusion or blockage. And of course, keep an eye on situations like sudden stoppage of parenteral nutrition which is a big uh oh-hello potential hypoglycemia.

Reduction of Risk Potential

This is where your monitoring, teaching, or other interventions to prevent complications probably fell short. For example, how would you prevent something like falls? Probably by teaching the patient to remove factors that can cause falls like nonslip sock, rugs away from floor, handle bars in bathroom, etc. Of course, it can involve more complex things like preventing or managing sepsis (do interventions like blood culture, full spectrum IV antibiotics, etc.) and knowing potential complications and problems such as thyroid storm after thyroidectomy, compartment syndrome after some fracture and bruise, etc. 

Physiological Adaptation

As for this one, you would probably need to do more studying into commonly seen diseases and problems that nurses face like COPD, heart failure, lumbar disc herniation, diverticulitis, intracranial pressure, etc. 

Clinical Judgment

According to NCLEX, you don't know what to do when something happens. Like what do you do when a patient goes into seizure? Hopefully, you would know to make sure to keep the patient safe, guide the patient to the floor, make sure the patient airway isn’t obstructed, etc. Or how about if a patient suddenly has ventricular tachycardia? Well, hopefully you know to first check for a pulse before doing anything else like defibrillation…But yes, deciding what action to do in a situation is clinical judgment.

Recognize Cues

This is the first question of a 6 question case study where you would highlight the “cues” or sentences/parts that are considered relevant to the suspected problem or disease. In other words, a fancy SATA question. So you probably overhighlighted and lost points for highlighting the unimportant cues. As a general test taking strategy for SATA questions, you should only seek to highlight the cues that you are 100 percent sure on. If you aren’t sure about the importance or relevance of a cue, then it’s best to skip that cue for the sake of preserving points on the NCLEX exam. 

Analyze Cues

The second question. It usually ask what disease or problem you suspect. And you might’ve messed up by confusing diseases for one reason or another like maybe two diseases might share similar signs and symptoms (pneumonia and left sided heart failure both have crackles) or mixed up on the diseases like confusing Addison with Cushing (which one is low adrenal and the other high adrenal?), etc. Either way, need more work on identifying the problem and disease if this isn’t passing the standard.

Prioritize Hypothesis

This is the question that asked for the complication or another problem. Remember the question or the sentence “The patient is at risk for developing (this complication) as evidenced by (the proof)”? Well, this one is easy to get wrong if you got the wrong disease or problem. To answer this one correctly even if you got the disease or problem on second question (analyze cue) wrong, it is best to look at whatever available data is given to you like diagnostic result, lab result, etc. and find the abnormal. The abnormal will be the proof and important clue to finding out what complication or other problem. And also, you might also then have “second thoughts” and potentially realize that analyze cue is wrong and be able to salvage the rest of the case study too due to having a tendency of getting more information at this stage.

Generate Solutions

This is the question where you see a list of interventions and pick which interventions are “indicated” (the ones that will be done) and contraindicated (the ones that won’t be done). At least you get a fifty-fifty chance on each intervention if you don’t know anything. But in all seriousness, should do some content building on knowing the interventions if not able to identify which interventions is needed for a problem or disease. So you will go back to knowing your meds, knowing your basic care and comfort, etc. 

Take Actions

The fifth question is where you’re asked things when implementing the interventions. It can be something like a question about what you do before you do an intervention like administering a med. And it normally is a SATA question of things to do before the intervention. So you would normally do things like grab vital signs, check patient’s home meds, etc. Like any SATA question, underselect or don’t pick ones that you aren’t sure about. So again, maybe you highlighted too much stuff and lost points there.

Evaluate Outcomes

Finally, on the last question, you either didn’t select the answers that showed signs of improvement for the patient properly, didn’t teach the patient correctly when they got discharged, etc. 

Congrats, you made it to the end of the explanations on the Candidate Performance Report. I hope you now understand CPR better and pray that the information you read is useful. So how should you study for the NCLEX? Well, I don’t really know the exact answer but…

TLDR:

My advice is to do 25 traditional questions in each client need along with 30 NGN or five case studies per day (a total of 130 questions per day) on a good quizbank like UWorld for about two months. So it would be like this:

  1. 25 traditional questions in safe and effective care (this is management of care and safety+infection control combined)
  2. 25 traditional questions in healthcare promotion and maintenance
  3. 25 traditional questions in psychosocial integrity
  4. 25 traditional questions in physiological integrity ( this is pharm+parenteral, basic care+comfort, physiological adaptation, reduction of risk potential combined)
  5. 30 NGN questions or 5 case studies

I also advise watching “NCLEX Crusade International 7 Day Training” videos on Youtube to understand prioritization better and know how to approach the NCLEX questions. Watch very carefully on how Renier thinks-he will speak out loud his thought process when doing a question and you should try mimic it and practice his thinking process on the quiz bank and eventually the NCLEX itself.

With that said, I wish you best of luck on your next attempt for the NCLEX. 

FAQ that is very unimportant:

  1. Who are you? Are you a tutor, instructor or professor?

I’m just a random redditor called Extreme_Growth. And no, I don’t teach for a living.

2) Why did you write this?

I saw a lot of posts on r/NCLEX that show CPR so why not. Besides, the world needs more nurses anyway.

3) Did you pass NCLEX, when, how many attempts, how many questions, etc.?

Yes, I passed NCLEX on the first try in 85 questions for Valentine’s Day this year.  

4) Do you offer tutoring for NCLEX? Can you tutor me?

Sorry, I’m not a good tutor nor do I have the time to do so. Feel free to pm or comment directly on reddit though and ask me anything. I can’t promise I would know the answer for sure though.


r/NCLEX Jun 28 '23

GUIDE Pearson Vue Trick: How-To and Pop-Ups

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Because we get these posts quite a bit, we want to go ahead and create this pinned post over the Pearson VUE Trick (PVT). This information can also be found in the "Pearson Vue Trick" wiki page on the r/NCLEX site:

Please remember to use the PVT with caution. If you attempt to re-register, you may be charged on your credit/debit card to take the exam again. Some students claim to have found a way around this by using a security code that does not match their credit/debit card. Another word of caution, the PVT is a nursing "trick" to guess with fair accuracy whether you passed or not. It is not a guarantee, and it is not even an "unofficial" result. Use the PVT with your own caution.

Pearson VUE Trick

The Pearson VUE Trick (PVT) is a means of determining whether or not you have passed your NCLEX exam without waiting for an "unofficial" or "official" result. This trick can be done fairly soon following the completion of your NCLEX exam, with most test takers trying it the same day if not within the same hour as having finished their exam. We want to reiterate that this is NOT A GUARANTEED means of determining whether you have passed or failed. We want to acknowledge that many nursing students know about this trick and that for the most part, a "good result" is often a fairly accurate way of determining success rate.

We are providing a link with additional information on the PVT, but we will lay out information on the PVT on this page as well: https://www.reddit.com/r/NCLEX/wiki/index/ncsbnresources

Step 1: Go to Pearson VUE Login

---The first step is to go to the Pearson VUE Login page: https://www.reddit.com/r/NCLEX/wiki/index/ncsbnresources ---You need to use the same login information that you used to register with before you took the exam

Step 2: Go to Register

---Once you have signed in to your Pearson VUE account, go to "Register" ---Fill out your information, some people use the same credit/debit card they used to register for the exam the first time, other's use a visa gift card with little or no balance. ---Please bear in mind, if you have failed the exam and use all of the correct information for your credit/debit card, it will charge you a second time for the exam. Some mitigate this by changing the security code so it will fail to charge their card.

Step 3: How do I interpret my "Pop-up"?

---There are several different pop-ups that you may receive after attempting to re-register, they can be found here in a recent poll regarding the accuracy of the PVT: https://www.reddit.com/r/NCLEX/comments/wacxcx/pearson_vue_trick_accuracy_poll/

---The "Good Pop-Up" (ie, the one associated with a "passing" result) will say "Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Another registration cannot be made at this time."

---The "Bad Pop-Up" (ie, the one associated with a "failing" result) will say "The payment was declined. Reason: Contact your credit card company or use a different credit card"; If you do use all correct information on your credit/debit card and it goes through, this is also a "Bad" result as it has allowed you to re-register meaning you did not pass. This is why you should type the security code differently than it appears on the card so you will not be charged in the event of a "bad" pop-up.

---The "Wait Longer Pop-Up" will say "The candidate currently has an open registration for this exam. A new registration cannot be created at this time." You will need to wait a little longer before trying the PVT again.

---The "Results on Hold Pop-Up" Will say "The candidate currently has test results that are on hold. A new registration cannot be created at this time." This might occur from a number of reasons, whether something unexpected occurred on the day of testing (eg, power outage, computer failure) or if the results are called into question (eg, suspected cheating, 'poor' item made it into the test). This pop-up may require you to wait the full 2 business days to get your unofficial results.

Poll Results

Following a poll in this sub asking about the validity of the PVT, we had 129 individual responses that were specifically for PVT results and they were as follows:

  • 92 received the Good pop-up and passed
  • 1 received the Good pop-up and failed (though outside of this we have never seen someone claiming a good pop-up and failed)
  • 1 received the Bad pop-up and passed
  • 35 received the Bad pop-up and failed

So in regard to accuracy, 127 (92+35) individuals out of 129 at the time of the poll received an accurate result; essentially, the PVT is 98.4% accurate based on our polling data.

Link to poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/NCLEX/comments/wacxcx/pearson_vue_trick_accuracy_poll/

Following a popular post on this sub, we are also going to include an image submitted by a recent user. While this image provides some useful information, we have no reference for the image and cannot attest to the accuracy of the listed percentages:

From: https://www.reddit.com/r/NCLEX/comments/14ktmhr/what_the_popup_means/

Closing

Reminder:

Please remember to use this with caution. If you attempt to re-register, you may be charged on your credit/debit card to take the exam again. If you are going to attempt the PVT, please change your card's security code to prevent being charged in the event that you did not pass and must re-schedule. Another word of caution, the PVT is a nursing "trick" to guess with fair accuracy whether you passed or not. It is not a guarantee, and it is not an "unofficial" result. Use the PVT with your own caution.


r/NCLEX 1h ago

passed in 150!!

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I didn't get into nursing school on my first try, I had to retake 2 classes, but I studied my ass off for this exam. I felt so defeated when the exam did not shut off at 85, and kept going all the way to 150. I thought for sure I failed. I even looked to see how much it would be to renew my uworld subscription. But even at 100, 120, 145, you're still in the game!!

I listened to all the mark k lectures and took notes, and used 82% of the uworld qbank with an average of 65%. I got high, borderline, high, borderline, and high on my readiness assessments. I had an upward trend on my CAT's, 2 weeks before taking 1 every day all with a difficulty of 1.1 and above.

If I can pass, you can pass too!!!


r/NCLEX 42m ago

NCLEX

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I just finished taking my exam and the test shut off at 85 questions and I’m panicking because I think I failed and I guessed on majority of the questions and the questions were something I’ve never heard of. Does anyone have any advice? I’m currently crashing out rn


r/NCLEX 30m ago

ATT & Registration

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NYC student here!

Received my ATT at 6am. Only 3 dates in September left 😭😭 decided to pick the one that works best for me.

What was your NCLEX prep for 3 weeks before the NCLEX?

Took a practice readiness maybe 2 weeks ago when I first started my prep and now working on practice questions, reading rationales, watching their crash videos, and study the cheat sheets!

Give a girl some help! I NEED TO PASS ON MT FIRST ATTEMPT 😫😫🙏🏾


r/NCLEX 2h ago

Today, two nursing licenses have been issued to me, one single state and one eNLC (multistate) is this does means I do not have to apply for licensure in other participating nursing regulatory body.

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r/NCLEX 10h ago

Testing this Friday

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Testing Friday — am I ready?
The scores are my most recent data from the last 2 weeks. I started using uworld and switched to bootcamp recently for more raw data since I used uworld a bit during my last semester of school.

Bootcamp: 79%, 83%, 83% — Very High x3
UWorld CAT: 99th percentile, On Track
UWorld assessment: 76%, High, 73%, High (slightly above average percentile)
Bootcamp overall score: 71%

My main weakness is maternity/newborn (59%, newborn 48%). What would you focus on these last few days? Would you feel comfortable testing Friday with these scores?
I started listening to Mark K lecture specific to maternal health.
Any other advice?


r/NCLEX 4h ago

What qbank can you recommend? I’m torn between Uworld or Bootcamp.

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Hi! Help a girlie out. It would be my first time taking my NCLEX and I would like to get some helpful information/tips on which qbank is the most helpful and closer to the actual NCLEX questions (plus one that has good rationales please).

Thank you! 💌


r/NCLEX 6h ago

Bootcamp discount

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Anyone here who used 25% off discount for Bootcamp recently? Kindly share please!


r/NCLEX 6h ago

audio questions?

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Just finished an ABSN program. They included the 3 day bootcamp at the day as part of our tuition. Over the course of the year, they repeatedly told us our tests were NCLEX format/incorporated next gen style in. Then during bootcamp which is run by people outside our school, they tell us NCLEX has audio questions that use headphones they will provide?? This is the first I’m hearing of this, and wondering if anyone has any more info/experience getting these questions on your NCLEX? I’m trying to think of what they could even test on for audio material… maybe death rattle or certain breathing sounds?


r/NCLEX 6h ago

nclex michigan

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i took my nclex yesterday at 12:30 in michigan. has anyone received their license yet?


r/NCLEX 9h ago

Failed at 85

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Hi, I’m just really upset and tired. I tested 08/27 and got my results 08/29. I thought I was doing somewhat well on the NCLEX so my results just blew me away. I would study slightly after work, reading chapters from my ATI/HESI book and listened to Mark K. I signed up for bootcamp and resubmitted my applications but, I just feel really hopeless and unmotivated.


r/NCLEX 10h ago

repeat NCLEX taker - HELP

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I have failed my nclex multiple times. this time i felt so so sure of myself .. I used u world and at this point I think I need I try something different. I’ve been debating a review class. I need more help with answering questions that I’m not sure of. please any recommendation helps!

I have been debating Archer or Kaplan???


r/NCLEX 22h ago

What I used!!

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I feel like everyone over complicates the nclex personally all I used was mark K lecture 12, Saunders & ati. All free sources, I’m an ADN & I challenged the LPN nclex. 2hours after the nclex I did the Pearson trick & got the good response & my money returned to my account! I do feel my school exams were harder & I do feel like nclex had like 3 ati questions on it which I was shocked to see. I literally probably studied 2-3 full days & that’s it. I suck at memorizing content but I am good with test taking.

I only did 2 cat exam on ATI 150 questions each. But Saunders for my practice questions & mannnn it helped so much! You don’t need all the extra stuff.


r/NCLEX 19h ago

Failed in 85q, retest soon need advice

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There is my cpr report, my first attempt I only used naxle@x was not consistent in my studies. Need help with planning my studies thank you in advance 🥺


r/NCLEX 1d ago

NCLEX RN ADVISE AS A SECOND TIME TEST TAKER

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Note: Everything listed here is from my own personal NCLEX experience. You can choose to discard whatever information is irrelevant to you. 

How I Passed the NCLEX:

The main key to passing the NCLEX is knowing how to ANSWER QUESTIONS, even when you’re not familiar with the question being asked. Do you need the know nursing content? Yes. Do you need to be good at critical thinking? Yes. Do you need to be good at guessing questions? Maybe. The NCLEX is more than a safety exam than everyone says. 

  1. Dr Sharon on YouTube (Kilmek Reviews): She works at Klimek Reviews and apparently Mark Klimek happened to be her nursing school professor. I went through her Fundamentals, Pharmacology, Maternity and Women’s Health videos. The reason I love her content is for every topic, she makes up questions and gives you a walkthrough why the answers are correct and incorrect. She also uses every question to explain the content. The way to benefit from her videos is to write down everything she explains. Even if you feel you’re familiar with the content, write it down. Write down the strategies she gives you. I went through the notebook three times before the NCLEX (The third time was the two days before my exam day). She had lots of humor too😂.
  2. Bootcamp: The first time I took the NCLEX I used Bootcamp. I won’t say I failed because of Bootcamp, it was because of me, I didn’t have a solid NCLEX preparation plan. Every NCLEX tool can aid your passing, it just depends on how you utilize it. One thing I liked about Bootcamp is their interface. It‘s user-friendly and easy to navigate. I also liked the fact that they had lots of bow-tie questions and case studies. Honestly, you get more for what you paid for. I also like the “NCLEX Question of the Day” they sent to my email every day. I have nothing against Bootcamp. Their content videos are short and informative but their rations are long.
  3. UWorld: I used UWorld for my second take. I heard people say it was harder than the NCLEX and Bootcamp, so I decided to give the OG a try. Indeed, UWorld’s questions seemed harder than Bootcamp‘s questions but not the NCLEX. They are more concrete and will make you put your critical thinking hat on. Their rationale was straightforward and not was bulky as bootcamp in my opinion. I used to zone out on Bootcamp’s rationale. I didn’t like UWorld’s content videos. They are a lot and overstimulating. I only watched 10 videos and quit. However, UWorld prepared me well. It thought me how to answer questions better. I cannot choose between Bootcamp or UWorld. They are both good in their own ways.
  4. NCLEX Crusade International (7 Day Training): I decided to check it out while working out at the gym. I only got to watch 4 of his videos on 4 different workout days. He gives great strategies to pass the NCLEX. He has a great personality and wants to see people pass. His videos are worth watching. 
  5. NCSBN Exam Preview https://ncsbn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8dDCtk2JFOKpjCu This should be mandatory for every NCLEX taker. You shouldn’t write the exam without answering the questions by yourself. It’s from the folks that prepare the exam can so why not. It doesn’t have any answers so I utilized ChatGPT. I was very careful to analyze the answers chat gave me because AI can be wrong. For the most part, most of the answers it gave were correct. They also have a sample pack with answers. I didn’t have the time to look at it but I’m sure it’s worth it. https://ncsbn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3vCOaqQakTbaOwu 
  6. Be intentional, consistent and self-disciplined about this exam: Make good time to study or answer practice questions every day. Make sure you doing something exam related everyday even if it just reviewing rationales. The first time I took the exam, I would work 2 days every other week which isn’t crazy but I was also going to graduation parties and events I could’ve avoided or left earlier to go study. I’m not saying make your life 100% NCLEX, I’m saying be disciplined in whatever you plan to do outside your study time. Get enough rest, eat healthy, workout and stay hydrated, participate in your hobbies. Brain fog, anxiety, depression and fatigue will build up if your brain don’t have avenues to ventilat. I’m Christian, so I spent time reading my Bible, praying and didn’t stop going to church. This helped to increase my faith and reduce my anxiety because Jesus gave me peace. 
  7. NCLEX Exam: People say the NCLEX is a safety exam but it is more than that. It examines your knowledge on different concepts in a very vague format. You may feel like a majority of the questions are completely outside of what you studied. But your study habits and practice questions will help you answer the questions correctly. I had lots of case studies, I mean 1 question case study which was annoying to read through because I prepared for a 5-6 question case study. I received questions from every content area. Don’t make a mistake of listening to someone that told you they had more OB questions. Be prepared for every subject. The NCLEX doesn’t give the exact questions to everyone. It’s an adaptive test. BE PREPARED. I finished in 140 questions. I 90% thought I failed and 10% passed. You will most likely feel this exact way. But you haven’t failed until your quick results says FAILED two day later. When you finish doesn’t matter. Your computer can shutdown at any point of the exam at or after question 85. Shutting at 85 or 150 can be a pass or fail. Same applies to any other question it shuts at. Don’t obsess over your computer shutting at 85, prepare for it to shut at 150. Train yourself to answer 150 questions at a go while you practice. Also, utilize the breaks they give you. Use the bath, stretch, take a deep breath, drink some water.
  8. Exam day: Get enough sleep the night before. Eat a light meal. Limit things that increase your anxiety (caffeine). Don’t have the mindset of a failure, have the mindset of a champion. You passed nursing school you can pass this. Think of the millions of nurses there are in the US, they took this exam and passed. They aren’t better than you. Just be focused with a growth mindset. 
  9. Checking my results: I didn’t do the Pearson VUE trick. I checked my state’s Board of Nursing registry and saw Registered Nurse after my name. This didn’t show up after my first NCLEX exam, so I knew I most likely passed this time. I took my exam on a Thursday so my Quick Results were ready on Saturday. I checked and finally saw the PASS I’ve been waiting for!
  10. Final advise: You can do whatever you set your mind to do. Failing an NCLEX exam doesn’t define you or isn’t a foreshadow of your clinical competence. You’re way more valuable than this exam. You will pass with the right preparation, practice, mindset, routine, memorization strategies, study habits, critical thinking skills and wellbeing. CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE 

Inbox me if you got any questions!


r/NCLEX 1d ago

If you're starting NCLEX prep right now, this is what I wish I knew earlier

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Posting this because I spent way too much time at the beginning searching things like "best NCLEX resource," "how many questions should I do," and "am I ready for NCLEX?" instead of just starting.

The biggest mistake I made was thinking I needed the perfect study plan.

I kept changing resources, comparing qbanks, watching study videos, then changing my plan again after reading another Reddit post.

What worked better for me was keeping things simple.

I used practice questions to figure out what I actually didn't understand, then reviewed the rationales instead of immediately jumping into another set.

For NGN and clinical judgment, I spent extra time doing case studies. I used Bootcamp for some of that practice, along with my other materials, but the bigger thing for me was slowing down enough to understand why I was choosing an answer.

I also wish someone had told me earlier that a bad qbank score doesn't automatically mean you're not ready.

Some days you're tired. Some sets hit every topic you're weak in. Some questions just expose gaps you didn't know you had yet.

Don't panic and rebuild your entire study plan after one bad score. I did that way too many times lol.

If you're studying for your first NCLEX, my biggest advice would be to focus less on finding the "best" resource and more on actually learning from the questions you're already doing.

What part of NCLEX studying are you struggling with right now? Content, prioritization, NGN, SATA, or figuring out what resource to use?


r/NCLEX 16h ago

Uworld?

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Hi everyone! I just graduated nursing school and I’m planning to take my NCLEX in about 3 weeks. I’ve been using UWorld to study and just took my first CAT exam. I scored a 71%, it stopped at 85 questions, and UWorld currently has me in the 73rd percentile overall with a 61% average on my QBank.

I’m definitely going to keep studying, especially my weaker concepts, and continue doing QBank questions and CAT exams, but MAN 😭 that first CAT I genuinely felt like I knew NOTHING lol. I was shocked when I saw my score afterward.

For those who have already taken the NCLEX, how accurate did you feel the UWorld CAT exams were compared to the actual NCLEX? Did you also feel completely lost while taking the CATs even when you were doing okay?

Also, has anyone used mainly/only UWorld to prepare and passed? I’d love to hear what your scores looked like leading up to your exam and how you felt going into NCLEX! 🥲🤞🏼


r/NCLEX 1d ago

2nd attempt shut off at 93

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I took my second attempt today and it shut off at 93 after failing at 89 my last attempt. I’m super nervous and anxious honestly. My anxiety during the exam was a lot better controlled this time around and I feel like I was actually locked in, but I honestly have no idea how to feel. It wasn’t easy at all but it wasn’t hard. I had like 7 case studies, no bow tie, a bunch of SATA and multiple choice. Now I’m spiraling same way I did last time because I genuinely don’t know to feel and feel like I failed (same feeling as last time when I failed). I definitely knew my stuff this time and know I got things right but I looked up like 5 questions that i remembered after and got them wrong. I’m in Michigan and I know BON usually emails same day (tested at 8am) and it’s currently 4:40pm and still no email, so I’m getting nervous honestly.


r/NCLEX 1d ago

BOOTCAMP STUDY PLAN

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Hi! How did you guys maximize your subscription? For those who finished the crash courses and questions, what was your study plan? I have a 2 month subscription and I'm still exploring bootcamp.


r/NCLEX 1d ago

How do you guys memorize lab values? 😭

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I'm getting to the point where I feel like I'm memorizing a million numbers and forgetting them five minutes later 😂 I usually use YouTube when I don't understand something, but with lab values I feel like I need a better way to actually remember them.

Do you guys have any good mnemonics, free resources, or tricks that helped you remember the important ones? Especially things like electrolytes, CBC values, kidney function, etc. I'm looking for something that's actually useful for exams and not just a giant list of numbers.


r/NCLEX 2d ago

Bootcamp readiness exam

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I take my NCLEX on Tuesday and this was my readiness exam score. I cant afford to buy the month subscription to do the other 3 exams, but Ive been using ATI for quizzes and taking their comprehensive exams scoring around the same on those. Did anyone else score a 72 on bootcamp and pass?


r/NCLEX 1d ago

name change question (pearson registration)

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I am in the process of applying for the NCLEX. I am married and have legally changed my name twice in the past. This means that I have a birth surname, a legally changed surname 1, and a legally changed surname 2 (which matches my married name; I changed it to my married name via the courts one month before I got married). Pearson asks the following:

If you ever changed your name, what is your previous last name?

According to the Pearson rep I spoke with, my maiden name is the same as my married name since I changed it via the courts prior to getting married.

Since I have my birth surname, my first legal surname change, and my second legal surname change (same as my married name), should I list all three separated by commas? Or just by birth surname and my first legal surname change? I forgot to ask them on the phone. Any insight would help. Thanks!


r/NCLEX 1d ago

Hurst Review

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i failed my nclex end of July, and used bootcamp and scored high on all readiness exams on bootcamp but still failed, i know now what to focus on but I do have access to Hurst Review, has anyone used it to study and how was it? TIA


r/NCLEX 1d ago

What is the best study resource with the highest percentage of passing for NCLEX

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