by RNmaria

I have done 100% on qbank with 64% total. So far I have done Qtrainer 1 63%
qtrainer 2 59%
qtrainer 3 53%

I am sickened by my scores! I have been review the rationals etc.
Should I start at square 1 again and review all of the material?
I test on 31Jul............pasha

Re: advice on kaplan scores...

Pasha,

From what I understand it is Question trainers 5-7 that are the most important and most like the NCLEX. So dont stress out too much about the earlier ones.

I did Kaplan also and was scoring about 64% on Qbank and in the 50's on the Question Trainers until I took 5,6 and 7 (then my scores went up). The most helpful thing for me was to review every question I took. Also look at the breakdown the tests give you and see where your weaknesses are and then review that material.

Dont stress too much. I was a basket case before my test and it ended up shutting off in 45 minutes at 75 questions and I passed.

Hope that helps! Good luck!

Re: advice on kaplan scores...

Thanks for the "words of wisdom"!

I feel like I on a roller-coaster. Some days I feel really good re readiness for NCLEX (esp when I test in the 90's on a qbank) and other days I will totally bomb, by not taking my time etc...

I will take your advise and really review all the questions and make sure I understand the rational.

thanks again,
pasha

Re: advice on kaplan scores...

I havent been so pleased at times with my scores either. The other day I did a 50 question qbank test and only scored 48%! Last night I did another 50 questions and scored 72%. I find that when I am anxious, am thinking of other things/distracted, or just plain tired I don't do as well. Then when I read the rationales, I find that I have made silly errors ~like not properly reading the question. Just remember to take each question slowly. I also think that by reading each rationale you actually are doing content review.
I scored 58% on question trainer 5. I am doing 6 & 7 this weekend...as I test 7/18.
Best of luck to you......also remember to take a break and have some fun when you need it, I really believe that you can become so overwhelmed that it impacts test scores.
Again good luck, you'll do great.
~Jess

Re: advice on kaplan scores...

Originally Posted by jessi1106

I havent been so pleased at times with my scores either. The other day I did a 50 question qbank test and only scored 48%! Last night I did another 50 questions and scored 72%. I find that when I am anxious, am thinking of other things/distracted, or just plain tired I don't do as well. Then when I read the rationales, I find that I have made silly errors ~like not properly reading the question. Just remember to take each question slowly. I also think that by reading each rationale you actually are doing content review.
I scored 58% on question trainer 5. I am doing 6 & 7 this weekend...as I test 7/18.
Best of luck to you......also remember to take a break and have some fun when you need it, I really believe that you can become so overwhelmed that it impacts test scores.
Again good luck, you'll do great.
~Jess

I agree!