I made a promise that when I passed the NCLEX I would come here and tell my story and hope that it gives someone hope - like this site did for me. I took the NCLEX for the first time on July 16, 2013. I prepared by doing the Kaplan review. I did all the Qtrainers and did all the Qbank questions wrote down all rationales and was scoring the above 62% on all the questions. I walked into that test center scared but I said to myself, "I was scoring these high scores on Kaplan I should be fine." 6 hours and 265 question later went to car did the PVT it took me right to credit card page.
In my heart, I knew I failed because there were things on that test that I never saw before which caused anxiety to go sky high. Found out I had failed. Cried for 2 days.
The job that I was offered was to start soon. I had to contact the recruiter and let her know what happened.
I came on this site and read how other people had passed and what they did to pass and this is what I did!
I prayed everyday before the test I had faith but I got "too carried away" with life things that come with life that I wasn't following my faith as I used to. I asked God for forgiveness and for him to come into my heart.
I got my refund from Kaplan and used that money to register for the test again.
I went ahead and got the Hurst review THE BEST $300 I ever spent!!! I did Hurst everyday for 2 months listed to the lectures twice filled out all the blanks on the worksheet
I bought the NCSBN 3 week review and only used it for the questions because I felt like the content wasn't that great.
The Saunders 5th edition book. After I finished a system on the Hurst review I went to the Saunders book to reinforce what I learned and did the practice questions at the end of the chapter.
PDA book that helped me out with priority and delegation. Good Good Book!!!
I also was working full-time. Immediately after work I would go right to the library and study until they closed usually by 9 and then I would study for another 2 hours once I got home. So I was putting in about 7 hours of study time a day on the weekdays and on the weekends 10 hours. I got rid of my Facebook and Instagram because I didn't want any distractions and I went back to the gym and hung out with my friends.
Day before the test got a massage reviewed some labs went into the test and that test stopped at 77 questions! In my heart I knew I did well! My test was the Hurst review and the meds were the meds I learned from Saunders! I am glad that this test is over! To those who have to take it a second time PLEASE BELIEVE IN YOURSELF THAT YOU CAN DO IT!!!
