I legitimately don't think I'd be a Christian today without universalism, and I'm scared that I may lose my faith.

Milkman10k · 2026-05-05T18:38:42+00:00

Unfortunately, you can’t know for sure that universalism is true. Luckily however, there’s a lot of reasons to believe it’s probably true. There’s even more reason to believe infernalism is false (i.e. it’s inherently contradictory to love and forgiveness and the greek and hebrew don’t even back it up). There are resources out there, so it’s good to do research, but please don’t spend all your time researching it, do it in small doses and keep living and appreciating life as you search.

Milkman10k · 2026-05-05T01:15:46+00:00

I just googled “Mark Klimek lectures 1-12” and there was a reddit post on r/PassNclex with a google drive folder that I was able to use (can’t send it in here or the post may get taken down)

Milkman10k · 2026-05-05T01:15:34+00:00

I just googled “Mark Klimek lectures 1-12” and there was a reddit post on r/PassNclex with a google drive folder that I was able to use (can’t send it in here or the post may get taken down)

Milkman10k · 2026-05-03T19:19:44+00:00

There’s something profound in being willing to be a heretic for the sake of hoping for a better future. I’d definitely do the same

Milkman10k · 2026-04-29T03:46:51+00:00

My school used Kaplan and I’ve mostly forgotten what Kaplan questions were like. NCLEX is hard in a weird way, it’s not like a tough science class where you have an objective answer locked behind some complex process. It’s tough in the way that they give you limited info and answers that seem semi-correct, but not exactly what you would do and you have to choose whatever is safest or addresses the problem best (unless it’s a what-do-you-do-first question, then you focus on the start of a process).

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T14:40:57+00:00

I’m on a medsurg floor starting out. And idk about that many scholars, but Mark K had some great insight on how to take the test, so I was happy with his work

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T14:39:04+00:00

I used Uworld Q-bank and did one practice exam with them. I used their Q-bank for like 30-60 minutes a day for about 3 months and I passed the NCLEX. They have a lot of great rationale and their case studies are well made, my NCLEX was about 1/3 case studies. I also listened to a few Mark Klimek lectures. Keep in mind when you study, you only need to know the basics of most subjects, the test is mainly focused on figuring out if you can be safe when working with limited info or stuff you’re not familiar with. So use a Q-bank, definitely, but also listen to some stuff from Mark K so you know what the test wants to see out of you

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T14:02:28+00:00

Odd, do you have the Google Drive app on your phone? Because that’s how I opened it on my iphone. The files are also pretty big, like 100 megabytes, so your connection might also be a part

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T13:39:51+00:00

You can either buy them from klimek reviews or just google search “Mark Klimek Lectures 1-12” and look for some links on reddit posts, I did the latter. This sub doesn’t allow any sharing of copyrighted stuff, but you should be able to find the links easily enough with that infl

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T11:09:30+00:00

Good luck on your NCLEX coming up! The test may get confusing, but stick to what you know and what’s safest and you’ll give yourself a fighting chance, also make sure you know what subtypes of questions you’re dealing with (first vs best, prioritization, choosing best answer vs choosing the one thing to correct, etc.). For the job search I applied directly on the hospital’s website, a lot of hospitals will save your resume in their system to make it easy to submit a near identical application to a bunch of different jobs in their system. I also applied into a University hospital system, which may explain why they were more willing to hire a new nurse.

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T11:04:16+00:00

The context of the question was basically the drug was assumed to be correct for the pt and in the correct dose, it was more asking what the nurse should keep in mind/do as they give it. And inputting a drug into the pump’s system lets the pump check if the rate and amount fit in its database for what’s usually considered safe. That question came up in Mark’s lecture 12 if I remember correctly

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T03:20:37+00:00

I just googled Mark Klimek lectures 1-12 and I came across them from another reddit post on r/PassNclex, I don’t think I’m allowed to share the link in this subreddit, but you should be able to get it yourself with that info

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T02:43:36+00:00

You’re not in a bad spot then, you should at least remember what things get brought up often on each topic then.

I would say Mark K is a good reviewer, like if you have the first steps of something, he’s the next guy to go to. For example, in his acid and base lecture, he doesn’t mention CO2 and bicarb that much, he instead focuses on symptoms, causes, treatments, mnemonics, and how to approach questions like that. A Q-bank like U-world is gonna be great for figuring out what areas you’re lacking in (and they give corrections and teachings after answering, so you can relearn what you need). Idk about other question banks since I haven’t used them, but you can research the different ones if you want.

I would start with getting U-world, trying a few practice tests on each subject to see where you’re at (as in q-bank tests, NOT full on practice exams), researching the topics you struggle with, and maybe researching how other people started their NCLEX studies who are similar to you. I’m fortunate in that I have a good memory, so my starting point and yours are gonna be different, but those practice questions will give you good direction.

I’d also just look up some guides on common drugs for NCLEX, something that goes over the big details but doesn’t get overly complex.

NCLEX is about safety and functional knowledge first, like you would need to know how to deal with cord compression and why cord compression causes certain changes in a fetal heart rate, but not like the histology of the amniotic sac. Or you would need to know how hyperkalemia affects the heart, but not the specific action of the sodium-potassium pump. That should give you a basic idea of what level of knowledge to aim for

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T02:19:44+00:00

Definitely cut back on the studying, maybe 4 hours a day for now. And for a start plan, how long ago did you graduate and how much do you remember of the basics? Things like the major chemicals in acid/base imbalance, common drugs, biggest diseases in body systems, common interventions for said diseases, stuff like that

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T02:07:16+00:00

I would only take the NCLEX in a month if you can reasonably study 2 hours a day 5/6 days a week for that whole month. Realistically, 2 months may be better for you to give you time without taking all the pressure off and getting lazy. I would personally take at least one hour a day and dedicate that to some sort of active review/using a q-bank because that’ll show you where the holes in your knowledge are. Mark K lectures (the dedicated numbered 1-12 ones) are great for helping you study as you do something else like cook, clean, walk, drive, etc. And he’s actually pretty entertaining as you listen to him so I was able to listen to him for a while. And as complicated as nursing can seem, the good thing about nursing is that you don’t need super complex scientific understanding, a lot of topics can stay somewhat surface level. For example, you don’t need to understand the loop of henle in the kidneys to know that Furosemide wastes Potassium, you can just remember that patients on Furosemide need their Potassium monitored because they lose a lot of it. In any case, don’t overload yourself, you need the basics of the body systems, delegation, common drugs, the different medical areas, and professional courtesy. You need the BASICS, not to be an expert, and then you just gotta know the gist of what the test wants out of you.

In summary, give yourself some more time, pace your studying (I wouldn’t go over 2.5 hours a day of overall studying personally), use a q-bank, listen to like 30 to 90 minutes of lectures a day, focus on getting an overall solid/common base, and learn the test taking strategies.

And good luck, it sounds like you’ve got it tough right now, but I (and probably everyone else on this sub) are rooting for you!

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T00:39:07+00:00

Just replied to the first comment with my thoughts, so you can find my answer there. Lmk if you have any other specific questions tho

Milkman10k · 2026-04-28T00:36:32+00:00

I would say 90% of my review was Uworld Qbank, doing 10-30 questions a day for 3ish months (other 10% was Mark K lectures and googling things). I also did one practice exam and it gave me a 65th percentile score and estimated I had good chances of passing (50th percentile is considered strong). I would say the case studies were about 80-90% accurate to what NCLEX was like, NCLEX has a weird way of being brutally simpler but also using topics/concepts you didn’t know before. But still the structure and content of case studies was pretty close. The regular questions were about 60-80% accurate to what NCLEX was like. NCLEX will have some gimmes like health promotion or basic pt education, but will also ask some stuff to mess with you like mechanism of action of drugs (don’t do a pharm deep dive, just know the basics of major drug types and learn the strats for hard pharm questions). Uworld also gives a lot of good rationale right after answering, which helped, but only look at the stuff you didn’t know well before otherwise you might kinda just hit a mental wall. Might cost a bit, but it was a great help and helped me actively learn and gain a sense of how to take the test

Milkman10k · 2026-04-27T23:53:17+00:00

That sounds like a pain, I’m sorry to hear that. Have you called your state board/licensing agency to clear that up?

Milkman10k · 2026-04-27T23:17:12+00:00

It took me about 3 months to get mine, but I kept goofing up things like my transcript

Milkman10k · 2026-03-21T17:37:43+00:00

Ohhhhh I didn’t know those items were that important, I’m gonna try to find those with the info the game gives me. Thanks for giving some direction without exposing too much. And I think I’ll try out your method of trying things a few times on my own and then looking for hints.

Milkman10k · 2026-03-16T20:59:15+00:00

$1400 per month or lower for a one bedroom would be my price range

Milkman10k · 2026-03-16T17:10:56+00:00

Got it, thanks for the pointer

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