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Hello! I just recently took my NCLEX-RN 2 days ago. And unfortunately I failed. I graduated from the Philippines back in March 2013 so it took me awhile to process and do everything in order to take my exam. I took my NLE in the Philippines as well and luckily I passed that. But anyways, for this NCLEX take I read the entire Saunders NCLEX-RN Comprehsive Review Book, 6th edition. I read around 50-60 pages/day. I also used the Kaplan Strategies book and at the end of the book there was a 265 item exam where I got 67%. I also did some La Charity questions. So idk. I thought I prepared myself well enough. But in the end I failed. But I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. So any tips? Will the Kaplan q-Bank alone suffice? Or should I take a class review?... thanks in advance!

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Since you have been out of school for a year I would probably take the Kaplan review course rather than just doing the Q Bank. There are many threads on this site about Kaplan that may help you decide if it is a good fit for you. If you are looking for more of a content based review then you might benefit from Hurst. You state you did 'some' of Lacharity. I would recommend finishing the book. It is quite helpful when used properly. Also, once your CPR comes in the mail, focus on the identified weak areas. Hope this helps. Good Luck.

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Im sorry to hear you failed. Im going to give you a list of things you need to know like the back of your hand to be prepared. All lab values (coagulation, abgs, electrolytes, wbc, rbc). Infection control!! Safety (always pick the patients safety over yours). Remember your ABCs (airway breathing circulation). Be somewhat familiar with ekgs. There is a study guide (37pgs) floating around on this website that really helped me prepare. And yes I did kaplan, qbank and the live class and it really helped. Good luck!

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I just passed on 8/5 and I think that doing as many Kaplan questions and reading the rationales, looking at the detailed test plan to understand what we were really going to be tested on.https://www.ncsbn.org/2013_NCLEX_RN_Detailed_Test_Plan_Candidate.pdf

Also, there are two study guides floating around here one is 35 pages and one is 25 pages. There is overlapping info but different as well!

Good luck!

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Thank you for your advice! I'll definitely look into those two more :)

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Im sorry to hear you failed. Im going to give you a list of things you need to know like the back of your hand to be prepared. All lab values (coagulation, abgs, electrolytes, wbc, rbc). Infection control!! Safety (always pick the patients safety over yours). Remember your ABCs (airway breathing circulation). Be somewhat familiar with ekgs. There is a study guide (37pgs) floating around on this website that really helped me prepare. And yes I did kaplan, qbank and the live class and it really helped. Good luck!

Yeah i saw that too. But i saw it a few days before my test. And my head felt like it was going to explode. So i wasnt able to look at it :(

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