Re: Crushed..failed again.. Originally Posted by lilkrngrl7 
I took the nclex for the 3rd time yesterdai and found out this morning that I didn't pass...again!! i had about 203 questions and I was getting the hard questions so...I thought i would pass this time..I was patient didn't do the pearson vue trick..and i guess i got my hopes up too much! im so sad...i don't know what to do with myself. I feel like a failure...
Hello, I feel your pain, I have been there. Never feel like a failure because you are not. Going through nursing school was not easy and you made it. I failed the Nclex a few times, but never gave up on my dream of becoming a nurse. I passed on my sixth tried on October 1, 2009. I study differently than the other times.
This time I did 100 questions per day, I bought saunders comprehensive and saunders Q&A. I also used Kaplan 2010 version for the tips they game which really worked and also decided to use Nclex 4000 CD rom. I also studied this time about 7-10 hours daily taking notes and reviewing the rationals. I experienced something that I never have before, I took my sweat time and ended up with 177 questions and ran out of time. I though I failed but did not. Kaplan stated that the first 75 questions are the most important. I also decided for every question to look for the wrong answer eliminating all possible wrong answers as well as I used the ABC's and remember that assessment comes before intervention and physical needs comes before psychological needs.
The day before the exam I went to sleep early and did not study. I schedule my exam for 12pm instead of 8am like the other times. I ate a light breakfast before the exam prayed and relaxed. I learned that the best thing to do is take your sweat time because even if you run out of time you can still pass. I know that you cab do it.
Ivan
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