Desperate for help or a study group for the RN NCLEX

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Hi everyone,

First of all congrats to those that passed their NCLEX!

I just don't know where to ask for help, but here i am posting this thread and desperate for help or looking for a buddy/a study group to prepare for the test.. It hurts so much as i am writing this post, sadly i already took the test 4 times and all failed. I just don't know how to study i tried everything that i could possibly could.

the first test i got 75 and failed..the last 3 i got 265 questions and failed all. i am so close to give it up, i sometimes told myself that maybe nursing is not my for me. But yet i had invested so much money and now i have no job but do a little job that pays very little just to pay for my test, my rent and student loan.

here are what i have used.

Kaplan

uworld

Sounders

NclexMastery

Picmonic

Quick Fact for Nclex

I spent at least 12hrs a day to study, I watched ton of vids on youtube, watched all the vids on Kaplan, made ton of index cards/notes.. I asked for one one one NCLEX tutor which costs $100-150/hr. I can't afford to do that now. All my friends are working and busy with their lives i don't want to bother them and plus i am very disappointed at myself and pretty much isolated myself from everyone.

Please if anyone could give or give some tips or needs a buddy to study together we can use skype!

thank you so much

Specializes in Progressive Care, Sub-Acute, Hospice, Geriatrics.

I failed it too about 3 weeks ago. I failed at the minimum. I was lacking content so I bought Saunders and doing Lacharity. Now I'm taking my time studying and reading rationales. I love it. Failing seems like a blessing in disguise. Failure makes you feel humbled, but it also make you feel much stronger than before. Hang in there. We can pass this test. It is just one obstacle to overcome to reach our dream.

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Hi I'm going through the same thing. I'm reaching out for help! I feel lost!! I don't know what to do anymore. I tried everything you tried!

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Specializes in Progressive Care, Sub-Acute, Hospice, Geriatrics.
Hi I'm going through the same thing. I'm reaching out for help! I feel lost!! I don't know what to do anymore. I tried everything you tried!

What have you tried?? I only did Kaplan my first time. I'm still going to use it again but I added Saunders and LaCharity and probably Uworld. I'm doing Lipoincott Passpoint too when I'm on the go.

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Hi there

Im a repeat test taker (3x); but Im going to do it again !!! im getting ready...if anyone interested in study group please email me: [email protected]

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Specializes in OMFS, Dentistry.
Hi student-2020

Just Breathe.

I tutor nursing students that have failed NCLEX more than once or twice or nine times so here goes, first, do not sign up to take the NCLEX any time soon—you need to distress and study wisely and you don't need that pressure. You need to develop and utilize some critical thinking/reasoning skills as it pertains to the prioritizing and the understanding of the rationale behind your nursing action/answers. Finally you really need to comprehend the questions. Your NCLEX books should serve as review guides only (I like fifth edition Saunders) and I suggest you dig out your nursing textbooks in order to re-familiarize yourself with anatomy and physiology, definitions, causes, treatment, and nursing interventions—these texts and or computer, videos etc are your study medium.

Studying for 12 hours a day is a bit much:dead:. You will get more out of 1 or 2 hours a day with a break between. Read over the question—slowly, what is it asking? Try to answer the question without looking at the choices, then cheat and look at the answers, and ask yourself "was I right, was I close, or did I misunderstand the question altogether? Look up the rationale in the text or internet, and make sure it makes sense to you and you understand it. You will find that one question and its answer will lead you in multiple directions and into different subjects—go with it. Be like a little obnoxious kid and ask yourself why.

So a patient is admitted to the ER with lower right abdominal discomfort. You as the nurse should take which the following measures first?:wideyed:

A: Administer Loritab to the patient for pain relief.

B: Place the patient in right side lying position for pressure relief.

C: Start a Central Line.

D: Provide pain reduction techniques without administering medication.

Okay, I am going to do something FIRST but what?:confused:

Let's start with the obvious, I am a nurse and I cannot start a central line Why? Not within my scope of practice.

Can I administer drugs? No. Why? Simply put, I don't have an order to do so (do I have to know what Loritab is? It would be nice and you will look this up, but for now we caught a break).

Right side lying position for pressure relief? Read the question again, pain is on the right side, so why not? This position would apply pressure to the right side, so nope, nada, zilch.

Answer: Pain reduction relief without drugs:yes:

Note to self: look up Loritab, look up pain reduction techniques

Please don't isolate yourself, I can PM my email to you if you want and I have free long distance on my phone. Sometimes talking it through clears the cobwebs. Hugs to you.

1. Starting a central line may not be the correct answer or within your scope of your practice, but in certain states it is.

2. Administering Loritab may also not be the right answer, your rationale however is wrong. Simply put, you ALWAYS have an order, just as you will always have all the equipment, staffing, and time needed in NCLEX world.

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Specializes in Progressive Care, Sub-Acute, Hospice, Geriatrics.

I had a somewhat similar question from Lipincott Passpoint and the answer was position them on their right side lol

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Do you mind email me the notes as well, I will retaking my exam soon.

Thanks

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Hello everyone,

I just want to come back to this page and let everyone know that i finally passed. I am still in shock when i found out that i passed. I just want to share my experience and how i studied.

Purely i think it was just luck. I want to encourage people that English is not their first language, please don't give up, i know it is very challenging for us not only to understand the medical language but also the English language itself.

so this is my story....

1st test--clearly I wasn't ready... it shut off at 75 questions (after 2.30hrs)

2nd test I ran out of time once i got to 200 questions i had only 40 mins left.. so i pretty much rushed and it shut off around 240ish

3rd -This time i had to do all 265 questions yes 6hrs

4th the same story 265 with 6hrs

I have to say 3rd&4th ones were extremely difficult,, i had almost 89 SATAs, alot of teaching questions, alot of meds questions, alot of diseases that i had never heard of,, and alot of words that i didn't think it was English at all...

Yes i was devastated, i had to work at my old job in order to pay my rent, my student loan and my nlcex test fees ..etc.. i was tired of my former coworkers/customers kept asking me,,why you're still here? I thought you went to nursing school, aren't you a nurse now??I was really tired of hearing that,,so i had to lie,, I said yes i am working two jobs so i can pay my student loan.. but deep down inside of me i just wanted to cry and wanted tell them to shut up and let me be...

I didn't know how to study, i didn't want to reach out my colleagues from college, i know they are busy with their new lives..

So I worked pretty much fulltime 32+ hrs per week and studied whenever i could, but i lost my motivation, i felt like i was trapped i couldn't do do anything or enjoy my time..I keep studying the way i have been studying..So i set my goal to work as much as i could and take the whole winter off and just study or perhaps hire an one-on-one tutor.. but when i tried to register for January exam, it said that i needed to take it before Nov. 15th because ATT was good for only 3mons.. which i should have known.. I had only two weeks to study,, I requested times off from work and tried to study as much as i could.

It was very hard for me to go back to study since my last test was in July.. I studied only 2-3hrs per day.. and went to the gym..

on the day of the test.. i woke up early, went to the gym, showered, ate and drove to the test center.. before i left my car i prayed one more time (btw i prayed everyday and asked God if this is what he wanted me to do, please don't leave me hanging.. i begged him to send my his angels and guide me and help me to get through, God was probably tired of hearing me and this time he granded my prayer).

so ..This time the test was fair,, i got 36 SATAs, 7 meds, alot of OBs, infections controls, ...imean questions and diseases that yes i have heard of... so after 120 questions i took break, ate a snack, drink, used that bathrm etc.. and prayed.. I was very relaxed i think went to the gym and stretched in the morning were helpful so yes i had to do 265 another 6hrs.. after i knew i failed again because i didn't prepare as much as i should this time.. but i wasn't really care about it.. after 48hrs i didn't really want to check because i knew i didn't pass and i was tired of seeing the word FAIL.. but i guess i was curious ..so i checked i before i submit i prayed to God and said whatever happened i am not mad of you God just please continue being with me and send me strength and don't let me give up too easily.. i clicked submit and looked at the result ..yes PASS.. i closed my eyes and asked is this real?? no it can't be real... no ..tears of joy.. yes i cried and cried and look at at God and thank you every day since then..

I advice is that... study hard but at the same time don't overkilled yourself like i did in the past (i studied 12hrs/day).. take sometimes to take care of yourself like going for a walk, yoga, gym, listen to the music or go for a ride and them come back and study again..

I used the same resources Uworld, NCLEX Mastery ..BUT BUT BUT this time i did listened to one recorded audio that i can't share or mentioned it here.. if anyone want me to share i can.. you can email me.. I bough this audio but , i wouldn't mind to share.. there is no need for those who struggled enough to pay more..for me this audio was extremely helpful..this person has a great way to explaining things and giving great strategies how to remember or how to guess the answer..

My last word is don't give up, if i can do it you can do it.. I came to the U.S when I was 19 with no English, I failed 4 times and passed on my fifth. Believe in yourself, don't get discourage, don't let anyone know when you will be taking the test again..because i realized letting anyone know including your family know when the next time you take the test give you more pressure..

Good luck on your studying and take care of yourself

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Specializes in Progressive Care, Sub-Acute, Hospice, Geriatrics.

Congrats!!! I passed too this week and I still can't believe it!!! Ahhhhh!!! I failed at 75 first time and passed it the second time with 75 questions. While doing my exam I was getting scared because I felt the questions that they were giving me was sort of easy but in my mind I thought theses are easy questions but what if I was answering them wrong? Towards the end of my exam I started getting a lot of priority questions. My last question was a priority. So, I thought what if I passed? However I did feel some doubts after leaving the site. When I went home, I thought I probably failed so i started looking for healthcare related desk jobs.

I, too, prayed a lot! Prayers are what helped me as well as perserverance. I told God that I did my best to study (3 months prep) and that it is all up to him. I asked him to help me and guide me while I take my exam. I prayed too to a lot of Saints of the Impossibles. I thanked them because they made it possible for me.

Congrats to both of us!! We did it!!

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Congrats!

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Specializes in OMFS, Dentistry.
On 8/5/2017 at 9:39 PM, Resilient22 said:

Hi. My story is very very similar to yours. I don't plan to give up and even if I will never work as an RN I am determined to pass this exam just to prove to myself that I can. I'm a repeat test taker. Planning to retake in December. That's about 4 months and probably a few days of prep. I think I need to start from scratch because it's been a long time since I graduated. Im not even sure how to go about studying anymore. Have used Kaplan before but honestly didn't fully utilize it. This time around I'm using Uworld for practice questions and Saunders and Kaplan for content. Would love a study buddy or at least parallel study where we can review tests together that we have completed and keep each other accountable and motivated. Let me know if you or anyone's interested. Also if anyone has any tips please let me know.

Did you end up passing?

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Taking it in January...

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