by Phantom702

Hey,

I would like to get some advise on this NCLEX test please. First off this is my third attempt and I am feeling overwhelmed. I was told by the State Board of Nevada that If I fail this time I will be required to go back to school. I really don't want to go back to school. I could use all the advise I could get.
I graduated from nursing school may 08 and right after graduation I attended the Kaplan workshop. The last day of the workshop the instructor said just take the test as soon as you can and do questions everyday till test day. He told me my content knowledge was good and I just need to practice NCLEX type questions. I have to be honest I was not as faithful as I should have been answering the questions. I felt pretty confident I would pass the test and didn't get all worked up about it. During nursing school I was a pretty good student. I got A's and B's through the entire program. So I went into that first attempt with a false sense of confidence. It was very upsetting when I found I failed. I answered 82 questions and it cut off. A few days later I found out I have failed.
The next attempt was not until that following September. I had three months of on line questions left from the Kaplan course so I began to answer questions everyday like I should have in the first place. One month before the test I ran out of time on Kaplan. So I started answering questions on my PDA during my breaks at work. When It came time for the test I didn't have that confidence I had the first time. I just wanted to take my time and try my best. That test I used the entire 6 hours and the computer didn't stop. I answered the entire 265 questions. Again I failed. I felt terrible and I was lost not sure what to do.
After that I took a break from studying and started to rethink my strategy. During that time I found this website and I started to read about Suzanne's Plan. I was excited and I had to write a letter to the State Board telling them my future plan to pass the test. Suzanne's Plan sounded like this will be it. So I took a break from any studying till after the holidays last year. Around January I started to work the first step to Suzanne's Plan. The first step took a lot longer then I thought it would cause I ended up reading about 98% of the Saunder's book. When I finally finished the first step it was too late Suzanne (bless her heart) had retired from her Plan.
So here I am with permission to test. I am scared and I want to pass this test and get it behind me so I can finally begin my career as a nurse. MY question is should I retry Kaplan and be true to the course and follow like I should have the first time. Or is there other courses out there to take. I Don't want to schedule my test till I feel real good about it. So please any advise would be greatly appreciated. I have read Saunders, Kaplan, Incredibly Easy NCLEX books.

Thank you so much in Advance
Drew

Re: Please some advise

Hi here is my thread I took it 2 times and passed on my 2nd try (self study)..

http://allnurses.com/nclex-discussio...er-433756.html

Basically I did several books for three months and read my MEDS, Normal Lab Values and common procedures before I go to bed at night.
Good luck on your next try and will say a prayer for you.

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Thanks for the advise

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You are welcome glad to help you

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NCLEX ABCDZ STRATEGY

A. Spend 1/3 of your time reviewing content you don't understand
B. Spend 2/3 of your time answering test question
C. Used most comfortable NCLEX review book for content.
D. Begin with the area that is most difficult for you or area that are least familiar
E. Use a good nursing reference manual or internet to find information
F. Define the disease in terms of pathophysiological process and understand the disease process.
G. Identify the early and late symptoms of disease
H. Identify most important or life-threatening complication associated with the disease.
I. Define the medical treatment.
J. Identify nursing intervention associate with early and late symptom of disease process
K. Identify what to teach patient and family to prevent in other to adapt to disease process.
L. list the area you need to review.
M. Answering question in a test mode will improve your test taking skills
N. Each time you answer question, check the number of question you answered correctly that will motivate you to read and study more next time.
O. Keep track of your score to see how you're improving in all area of your content.
P. If you answer less than 65% correctly, these is a WARNING SIGNAL!! Spend lots of time reviewing content and stop doing question on the weakest area
Q. If you answer 65-75% correctly your performance is improving and success is certain. Continue working with the content until your score is above 75%
R. Every wrong answer, identify why you answered it wrongly.
S. Practice 75- 85 question to known how you'll be prepared for NCLEX Exam and see how many you answered correctly
T. Do understand the question first, formulate your answer of hand and compare with the option given to see how close your answer!!
U. Anticipate Test question will increase in difficulty when you get the first question right!!
V. Do not panic if someone finishes before you!!
W. Do not CRAM CRAM!!
X. Remember that you have learned a great amount of nursing knowledge and the exam is only designed to determine whether you're able to practice safely @ entry level
Y. Keep a positive attitude and Pray!!
Z. Wish you best of LUCK!!

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Thank you for the reply I will use those ABC's. I am planning to do the 15 week NCSBN for my questions and also my Saunders Comp. Review. I am going to wait till February and take it for my 3rd attempt.


Drew

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Hi Phantom 702

So how did u get on?????

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sorry misread the date lol