Week 1

I’m Armi, I failed the NCLEX 2x. I graduated in 2012, so I really feel like I have forgotten most of what I learned from nursing school already. Though I have the drive right now to do whatever I can to pass. I know that I don’t have enough content and knowledge about this anymore and I haven’t really studied or taken my review classes seriously especially because I was too busy working plus the review centers that I enrolled to was lecturing very very fast and just really lectured and not engaged.  I did not feel they really cared about the student’s pace if they can keep up with the class or not.

I felt like I needed to find someone to help me with everything, a person who can teach me, lead me and monitor me of my progress until they can tell that you are ready for it. Until I found Nick! So now all I want to do is Focus! Make this exam a priority. Stop working if possible, knowing that I have a lot to catch up. Study and ask if there’s something I don’t understand. I will give all my time to this 6-week course. Follow the calendar (is the goal).

Week 2

Honestly, I’ve learned a lot more from Nick than what I learned in nursing school. With that, my confidence right now as to what I learned, I would say, it’s gotten better. I feel like I just really have to put in that work, maintain it and push harder each day to attain that full confidence that I would want for myself to have for “that day” when I take my exam.

I do everything that’s on the calendar. I watch the videos first then jump onto the questions. I read the book (not all the time) but if I have time, I do it. As I prioritize the videos with PassWithPass and then the questions (I learn a lot from here from the rationales and it’s what making me excited to do the questions). I’m making sure I’m doing all the tests required (50q)/day and is always keeping in mind “NOT TO BE IN A HURRY! READ QUESTIONS SLOWLY AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM” and thankfully it worked so far! I read the question twice and I’m following what Nick does, highlighting the subject and it really works well focusing on what the problem really is.

Honestly, there are days that I feel very overwhelmed and overloaded. But I just think like “this is temporary and I just have to do this for a couple more weeks and I’m done (CLAIMING IT) and it makes me excited. I tell myself to just do the hard work and everything else will follow!!”

Week 3

What have you improved on as far as study habits, knowledge, and programs toward the NCLEX? With study habits: I feel like I went down. I haven’t been able to read my books. But u never miss on learning from the questions, but u feel like it’s not enough.

I took the 35q yesterday following the calendar and I got a score of 55% on Fundamentals. 60% of the content I did not know about, and I got overwhelmed thinking there’s still a lot to know. I feel like I am not going to be ready by the 30th but I want to think that I still can. I want to so bad, I just hope and pray that my brain can keep up. I plan to catch up with the reading tonight.

What gap have you recognized since starting the class, and how can you work on these?
I’m still motivated to taking the exam but the study habits are getting very chill. And I worry about it, I should be doing more now that my exam is coming in 21 days. I know that. I need to stand back up and be very eager to know everything I need to know for the exam.

Week 5

I honestly feel like I’m ready, and not at the same time. I can’t say what I remember before starting this course, but it was not enough to pass the exam. It has been more than 12 years since I graduated nursing school. I feel the need to run through everything before taking the NCLEX again. Nick, you and your course are the best by far. Someone like me, who graduated in 2012 could not believe I can learn this much in 5 weeks. I still have fear about taking the NCLEX of the things that I do not know.

After passing the NCLEX

From Nick: Armi RN passed the NCLEX with the minimum amount of 85 questions. Armi, like many other students, had a goal and was willing to put in the work to succeed. In her testimony, she explains that she was not perfect studying throughout the 6 weeks. However, she stayed consistent and attentive. Armi was somewhat quiet and shy in the group. I am thankful she chose this program after graduating 12 years earlier. Armi is now an amazing nurse in California. Congratulations Armi RN!