HELP! 2nd time taking NCLEX-PN. I feel so unprepared.

The best advice I have to offer is if you know you are not prepared, which you do because of your low scores on the practice exams, and you you are not ready to take the test don't take it. There's nothing you can do this close to the deadline to fix what's wrong. Try and see if you can reschedule the test. If that's not possible all you can really do is go in, do the best you can. If you fail then you might want to consider hiring a private tutor, ideally someone to work with you one on one who aced their boards, has experience as a nurse. Good luck.

Don't be so discouraged! I studied HARD for my NCLEX for 3 days before taking it and passed it (April 2015). I didn't do well on those practice questions but the more you do the more comfortable you'll get with the questions~they can be tricky! What really helped me was knowing my lab values. I made flash cards and taped them to certain areas of my house. Calcium was on my bedroom door, BUN was on the bathroom mirror... I also made sure I understood the acid base balance. Go over some common diseases. Thyroid disorders...I hope this helps and wish you the best of luck!!

Hi! I took my nclex 2 weeks ago & I passed. I liked school and I enjoyed reading. After taking the nclex I think it is very different to study for. Its more of knowing the content and analyzing through the questions. I read the Saunders book for content I didn't focus that much on during school and did the kaplan qbanks for questions.