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Jan 16, 2009 08:39 AM

Failed NCLEX-RN on 1st attempt... Need suggestions




I finally got my results of my NCLEX-RN... I failed at 265.... Now i have no idea what to do... I need something that is interactive in order for me to study.... Just reading a book isnt going to help.... Didnt help in nursing school either.... Do you know of anyone that has an interactive study/review??? Im not devastated... Im just floored.... I tried Saunders for a while... Everything just became overwhelming.... I think a lot of my problems on the NCLEX were the strategies for dissecting the question..... If anyone can give me some advise I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,

Shawn


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from dayo
Old Jan 16, 2009, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by trimeduLPN View Post

I finally got my results of my NCLEX-RN... I failed at 265.... Now i have no idea what to do... I need something that is interactive in order for me to study.... Just reading a book isnt going to help.... Didnt help in nursing school either.... Do you know of anyone that has an interactive study/review??? Im not devastated... Im just floored.... I tried Saunders for a while... Everything just became overwhelming.... I think a lot of my problems on the NCLEX were the strategies for dissecting the question..... If anyone can give me some advise I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,

Shawn
Sorry that you failed shawn. l know how you are feeling. l am a foreign graduate. failed nclex rn at 204 on the 2nd of sept. 2008. passed on the 15th of jan 2009 at 75 questions. what you have to do is get this book called PRIORITIZATION, DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT BY LINDA. A LACHARITY. ENROLLED IN KAPLAN. KAPLAN SAVED MY LIFE. IT IS EXPENSIVE BUT YOU WILL REAP THE FRUIT OF YOUR LABOUR. READING ONLY CAN NOT HELP YOU WITH NCLEX. YOU NEED TO KNOW THE PASSING STRATEGIES. THAT IS WHAT L LEARNT. IN EXAM YOU WOULD not REMEMBER EVERyTHING YOU HAVE READ. BUT STRATEGIES LEARNT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE. I GOT 10 MEDICATIONS, L DIDN'T KNOW ALL BUT L USED THE STRATEGIES I HAVE LEARNT TO PICK THE RIGHT ANSWERS.
GET THE BIG FAT TESTBOOK BY BRUNNER ET AL. THE BOOK IS CALLED TEST BOOK OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING. GO TO E-BAY. IT IS CHEAPER. IT COMES WITH CD. AND I SWEAR NCLEX PICK QUESTIONS FROM THIS TESTBOOK. IF YOU HAVE MORE MONEY TO SPEAR. USE THE NCSBN WEBSITE - ONLY 49 DOLLARS. for popular drugs go to

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learn strategies from this author
Link to Document:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7878844/TTS4Lanting?from_email_04_friend_send=1

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from dayo
Old Jan 16, 2009, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by dayo View Post
Sorry that you failed shawn. l know how you are feeling. l am a foreign graduate. failed nclex rn at 204 on the 2nd of sept. 2008. passed on the 15th of jan 2009 at 75 questions. what you have to do is get this book called PRIORITIZATION, DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT BY LINDA. A LACHARITY. ENROLLED IN KAPLAN. KAPLAN SAVED MY LIFE. IT IS EXPENSIVE BUT YOU WILL REAP THE FRUIT OF YOUR LABOUR. READING ONLY CAN NOT HELP YOU WITH NCLEX. YOU NEED TO KNOW THE PASSING STRATEGIES. THAT IS WHAT L LEARNT. IN EXAM YOU WOULD not REMEMBER EVERyTHING YOU HAVE READ. BUT STRATEGIES LEARNT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE. I GOT 10 MEDICATIONS, L DIDN'T KNOW ALL BUT L USED THE STRATEGIES I HAVE LEARNT TO PICK THE RIGHT ANSWERS.
GET THE BIG FAT TESTBOOK BY BRUNNER ET AL. THE BOOK IS CALLED TEST BOOK OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING. GO TO E-BAY. IT IS CHEAPER. IT COMES WITH CD. AND I SWEAR NCLEX PICK QUESTIONS FROM THIS TESTBOOK. IF YOU HAVE MORE MONEY TO SPEAR. USE THE NCSBN WEBSITE - ONLY 49 DOLLARS. for popular drugs go to

Prescription Drug TV Adsgo to Vaughns-1-Pagers.com



learn strategies from this author
Link to Document:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7878844/TTS4Lanting?from_email_04_friend_send=1

good luck

shawn, you can't read the whole brunner test book . read popular disease like addision, cushing, hypo and hyper thyroidism, cancer , diabetics. know the normal range for children and adult. know the effects of antidepressant.etc'
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from caliotter3
Old Jan 19, 2009, 01:42 PM

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Consider trying Suzanne's plan. You can read about it in the stickies at the top of this forum. Make sure you give yourself enough time to prepare properly and study as if this will be your first time to take the test. Don't gloss over anything. Good luck.
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No. 4
from Melinurse
Old Jan 19, 2009, 03:23 PM

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Suzanne's Plan.
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No. 5
from ghillbert
Old Jan 19, 2009, 04:09 PM

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Attend a live review class if you can - they give you a lot of strategies as to HOW to answer the questions, rather than the content. I found it very helpful as a foreign-educated nurse and passed my first attempt.
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Old Jan 19, 2009, 08:58 PM

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Sorry to hear that. Believe me I feel your pain. I'm gonna try Suzanne's plan for my retake and pray I pass. From the posts I have read, it seems to work so it's worth a try. I just found out a few days ago that I failed too. I am still grieving, but I know that I have to get some strength and start back studying again. Good luck to you and please keep me posted. Hang in there
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No. 7
Old Jan 20, 2009, 11:06 AM

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what's suzzane's plan? im new here and it says i have to post at least 15 stuff here before she can help me.. T_T
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No. 8
Old Jan 20, 2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by touchmenot_8870 View Post
what's suzzane's plan? im new here and it says i have to post at least 15 stuff here before she can help me.. T_T
Read the 2 stickies on the main NCLEX forum page on her plan, it gives you all the information you need regarding doing her first tip before you send her a pm, that has to be completed first. We do not allow posting just to boost post count and posts will/are deleted if we think that is the case. We also ask that the posts are meaningful and useful to the forum
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No. 9
Old Jan 20, 2009, 06:06 PM

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I failed my first time too. It made me feel so stupid, and I have never felt that way before. I guess I'm going to try Suzanne's Plan everyone is talking about. Good luck to both of us our next time around!
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