I want to share my experience with ppl that are struggling with nclex just like I did. I passed my nclex pn on the 4th try!!!
I graduated in 2009. I worked and studied hard throughout my nursing education. I had excellent grades, but when it came down to passing nclex I was struggling big time! Took nclex 6 months after graduating and failed. A year later tried again and failed yet again! I used kaplan books, qbank questions, didn't work for me! 5 months later tried again and failed! This time I used Hurst books, CDs I just wasn't getting it. Finally I gave up. I told myself I'll never be a nurse, it's never gonna happen for me! I moved on with my life and worked as a nursing assistant. No matter how much I tried to forget about all my hard work and my dream of becoming a nurse, it was always in the back of my mind. I was seeing all my coworkers going from nursing assistants to nurses, and I was stuck. Almost 2 yrs later, I decided I'll try again! But this time I'll succeed! I went and scheduled a test and gave myself 4 weeks to study. What helped me was Saunders!!!! Why didn't I try this before. I studied 3 hrs in the morning and 3 hrs at night. I purchased Saunders Comprehensive review 4th edition which came with a cd with over 3000 practice questions. This is what did it for me! I read this book from top to bottom, and answered all the questions. I reviewed every single rationale wether I got the question right or wrong. After I got done with this book suddenly it all made sense, I just knew I would pass. I took my nclex pn at 10am. My computer shut off at 170 questions. Walking out I felt good, I wasn't scared, I didn't feel like I failed! I hear ppl say after you're done you feel like you failed, but that wasn't the case for me. 48 hrs later I got my quick results. PASS!!! I just want to say that you can do it! It is possible! I did it after 5 years, and 3 failures. We went thry nursing school, we worked hard, don't let this test discourage you like it did me, to the point of giving up!!! The tip I can give you that worked for me is, schedule a test, give yourself 3-4 weeks, and study at least 3 hrs a day. This amazing Saunders book helped me, and also Kaplan strategy book if you're struggling with priority questions. Good luck my fellow nurses!!! Also one silly suggestion I used to keep me motivated. "FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION" this is the quote I had on my bathroom mirror. Pick smthg that will keep you going and place it somewhere where you'll see it every day. Sometimes little things like this really work
