265 Questions and sobbing.

Kaplan definitely helped me prepare and was the very closest to nclex in my opinion!

I enjoyed reading your motivation. I'm currently preparing for my upcoming exam and using Kaplan. I've been scoring in the high 50's low 60's and feeling pretty unprepared. I'm wondering if you felt Kaplan helped you prepare and are the questions close to the Nclex?

The Kaplan questions were very close to the NCLEX, I felt that Lippencott and the rest were better for school tests but Kaplan was for the boards. I did not have the other types of questions on my boards except for a handful which were experimental at the time, but those don't make up the bulk of the test anyway. Keep taking practice tests and then reading the rationale until it sinks in. I thought the online Kaplan tests were better because they gave you a breakdown of what you did well in and what you didn't not just an overall score. That way you can spend time on the sections you were weak in. Do you know what areas you are weak in based off of the practice tests or are you just going by your low scores overall? High 50's and low 60's is too low IMO, you need at least high 60's low 70's in order to be in passing range. When I started scoring in that range I took the boards. I finished the test in 35 minutes with 75 questions because I felt really prepared and passed.

You can still pass nclex if you get scores in the 50s. I have consistently been getting 50s on the qbank and still passed nclex.

You can still pass nclex if you get scores in the 50s. I have consistently been getting 50s on the qbank and still passed nclex.

Maybe, but I wouldn't encourage someone who is scoring borderline to go ahead and retake and risk failing again. You can only take the test 3 times before you have to go for some sort of retraining, I think the OP is better off preparing better for the next time than risking another failure. Maybe you go lucky and were asked questions on topics you knew well, if the topics would have been ones you were weak in you probably would have failed. How many questions did you have?

I got 255. That's probably why I got so many, bc I was skirting the line. But I know someone who consistently got in the 40s and passed at 75 questions!

Maybe, but I wouldn't encourage someone who is scoring borderline to go ahead and retake and risk failing again. You can only take the test 3 times before you have to go for some sort of retraining, I think the OP is better off preparing better for the next time than risking another failure. Maybe you go lucky and were asked questions on topics you knew well, if the topics would have been ones you were weak in you probably would have failed. How many questions did you have?

So far I've answered about 300 questions. I'm also using Saunders and Nclex 3000. I've been preparing for the last month and a half and have my exam scheduled this upcoming Friday. I'm a bit nervous and I feel I might need to reschedule until I feel more confident. Thanks again for your input.

You can still pass nclex if you get scores in the 50s. I have consistently been getting 50s on the qbank and still passed nclex.

That makes me feel better. What other resources did you use? I've been using Saunders, Exam Cram, Nclex 3000 and listening to Hurst videos. I have my exam scheduled for this Friday and feeling a bit discouraged with my scores. ?

So far I've answered about 300 questions. I'm also using Saunders and Nclex 3000. I've been preparing for the last month and a half and have my exam scheduled this upcoming Friday. I'm a bit nervous and I feel I might need to reschedule until I feel more confident. Thanks again for your input.

I wish you the best of luck and I know you will pass this time around! You have to do probably like a thousand questions, just keep doing them over and over and make a note of the ones that you are getting wrong so you can figure out your mistakes. Keep us updated and let us know if you need any help!

Nobody will ever feel totally confident about taking the boards, so prepare until you feel better but don't think you have to wait so long as to feel 100% prepared, nobody ever does.

I used kaplan qbank, read the kaplan content book, a little of nclex 3500, and NCSBN 3-week course extension for the questions. Out of all of these, kaplan qbank helped me the most! Focus on rationales and why the correct answer is the correct answer!

I, too, came to the CC page and thought I failed, but when I put my payment info in and clicked on the next page, THEN I got the popup!

Good luck :)

take a break... then get right back on it. review where your weak areas, don't be so hard on yourself you can do it, you have the feel of the test now and know somewhat what to expect. you can do it..

take a break... then get right back on it. review where your weak areas, don't be so hard on yourself you can do it, you have the feel of the test now and know somewhat what to expect. you can do it..

Thank you for the motivation! I've done about 2500 review questions and honestly terrors of this exam. Your advice is great!