I just wanted to kindof poll people and find out when you started studying for your NCLEX, if it was successful for you, etc etc. I'm graduating in May, and I've been doing questions all along, but not as many as I'd like to. With all the studying, clinicals, and all the time nursing school takes up, it's hard to find more time to put in for practice questions.

In my class, some of the people have been doing questions all along too, but others say they haven't done any; they plan to after graduating. And there are some that haven't done any in the past, but started this semester when we had to make a specific study plan mapping out times to practice some questions. 

My program offers a few sessions that are specifically NCLEX sessions, one of them hosted by Kaplan (this was paid for in our tuition).  I also have a Saunders review book and CD as well as the Davis one. This is what I have been using, although I've been leaning more towards using the Davis because it seems to have harder questions. 

So, I just wanted to see what others had to say about the time you spent studying, when you started, etc. I'm really nervous about the NCLEX even though it's still a few months away, and I've been anxious about not having more time to devote to practice materials. 

Any input is appreciated!

Nice suggestions you have given. Thank You for posting

LvN78 says ...

 Let me know if you need any examples. I still have my study guides.

Also, the day before the test don't study..

Good luck to you!!

Thanks so much for your advice! Examples would be great, if you wouldn't mind...anything and everything helps, I believe. Thanks so much for the offer! 

I just graduated in dec and took and passed :) my boards in january.  I was unable to go to the hurst review due to my work schedule.. I was told by several in my class who went that it helped and gave them easier ways to remember difficult material.  I bought an nclex book with thousands of review questions, although i could never bring myself to do more than 50 of the questions!

I took my test without really any last minute cramming or really studying.. After taking the nclex i realized that no matter how much studying i would have done or how many questions i would have anwered it wouldnt have been enough! All nclex tests have different questions and mine had questions from day one and florence nightingale all the way up to last semester and peg tubes! I found that while i was trying to go thru and answer the questions it was causing me to stress out more because i might not have remembered everything i learned from class about the specific topic. 

I know everyone in class and even outside of class says study study study for nclex, but i felt like after nursing school you either will know it or you wont for the test!

Good Luck!

I was actively studying all during nursing school. Then, I did take a review course, which I thought tied everything together.