My Kaplan Journey Nclex-PN

Hey, check your local BON to see if your name is up there! You never know! Mine shut off at 85 as well and i got a crap load of SATA.

Im in NY. Results are in but I am not even going to buy them. I made peace with it. I really did. I know I failed because I looked up a lot of the questions I remembered and 1/2 were right and 1/2 wrong.

Need to be above passing pretty good for it to shut off at 85 and I know I wasnt. Even if the 15 pilot ?'s were wrong ones, I know it.

I will await my letter next week and reschedule and send in another 200 and wait the 45 days.

Crazy, but I cannot beat myself up or be mad at anyone else. I obviously dont know the info...Its that simple.......

I think I dive in to much into the info and I forget the basics. I really do. I dont know what else to do....This post will be me talking to myself, so excuse me!

I didnt get one Hep question, I got Heb C-B-A!!! b & c were SATA (got wrong looked up) and A I got right......

Got some simple ones to me, 2nd stage labor (birth), client getting ready for thoracentesis, what is essential to check (make sure they have the ability to sit). Exhibit one with pulse under 60 (56), hold Dig.

Then I got a hand washing one, yes, a SATA hand washing, and I think I screwed it up. How, I dont know, but I cant remember all the choices but I remember sitting there saying REALLY?

I had no HF, no ANGINA, NO pneumonia, no hyperkalemia, hypo, natremia, mag, nada....no parkinsons, no AD, no als, ms, leukemia, no ulcers, no stoma, ostomy, no other birth stuff or pregnancy ones except the ones I mentioned.

2 other lab ones which were easy, 3 normal lab values, 1 wasnt....

I just dont get it. I was prepared. Scored 64% on Kaplan, was scoring 88-90% on retests. But, then I get these off the wall questions...

Oh, the influenza shot, I put SQ instead of IM. Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo dumb.

Heres the kicker, my 1st nclex, if I would have had that same type monday, I would have aced it. Instead, I get these other crazy ones that to me seem to simple or generic to qualify one as a nurse. *** do I know, NOTHINGGGGGGGG...

Wow, just perplexed to say the least......

I guess I am going to make sure I have the basic of basic stuff down 1st before my next go round. I know I failed, I do. I will update as soon as I get my letter. The wife said she will look online for me when she gets home and pay the 8 bucks, I said go for it, I wont...I made peace with it in my head. Whats the sense in paying when i know? Sure, miracles could happen but doubfull.....

One last thing as I mentioned, I had at least 20-25 SATA and 3-4 in a row!! I was like ***. My 1st time, maybe a 1/4 to 1/3 of what I had today. Also, got a math ? which was flow rate and easy enough............

******* sata's got me!!!! Dirty dogs!!!!

Well, I finally caved and bought my quick results, 10 minutes ago and low and behold I passed!!!!

To say I am shocked is an understatement! As I replied above, there was no way I thought I passed.

The only thing I will say is this: SATA's HAVE to be UPPER level questions, they HAVE TO BE. I had 25, maybe more, 3-4 in a row, there is no other explanation for how I passed at the minimum of 85 questions and it shut off.

I know some people say they aren't but they had to be for me.

Well, I will say KAPLAN worked for me, that is quite obvious by me passing and that was ALL I used for my 2nd time. It is definitely worth it if you can afford it.

Onto my RN now with excelsior college. Wish me luck. Best of luck to all and if you have any questions, dont hesitate to ask.