Can anyone help me on how I should study for my NCLEX-RN board exam?

vpoonia · Apr 29, 2011

please dont lose heart. you have a lot more fight left in you, and next time you will be taking it to the nclex lady (marlene's favorite).

if you still have access to hurst, keep it. hurst is excellent for content. i would also try to sign up with kaplan. its a little pricey, but gives a very good preparation on questions, which are very similar in difficulty and content areas as the nclex.

if you utilized both the resources (hurst teaching you the why, and kaplan teaching you application), you should be good as gold.

my wife and i were also not successful on first try, but we used the above two resources the second time around and came out of the test very confident.

i think hurst and kaplan together should have you shining like gold.

and the next time you are taking the test, it will be "ha! is that all you got? huh?"

best of luck. feel free to ask any questions if you need to. [email protected]

passredskins1 · Apr 29, 2011

dont give up...i failed the first time @ 265.....used kaplan the second time....their questions really helped me a lot..and passed 3 days ago with 75 questions..... If kaplan is too pricey....get the nclex 4000 CD...do the diagnostic test there and start working on the weak areas...you will pass...

RNmeee · Apr 29, 2011

yea dont give up. Have faith that you will pass it next time. Do you mind discussing how you studied on your previous attempts? May be we could help you to figure out changing your learning techniques!

Gines RN · Apr 29, 2011

Thank you everyone. I just got over failing for the 3rd time--although I havent gotten my official result from the boards. The first time I prepared for the board my study consist of: Q-bank questions from Kaplan. I did 150-200 questions everday. Read every rationales for each questions regardless if I got it right. I did that for 1 1/2 months. I took the readiness test and scored 72%--per Kaplan instructor I only need to score 60-65% on the readiness exam, then I should be able to pass...well I didnt.

Second time around, i bought the Kaplan strategy book and questions, did all the questions in the book and took the nclex and stopped after question 75--failed again.

Third time, I used the Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment by LaCharty and I went back to Saunders 4th Edition Comprehensive RN Review. I did one body system each night and do the questions at each chapter and the cd questions corresponding to that body system..after I did the corresponding chapter on LaCharty's book. I took the nclex after 45 days of studying and I stopped at 106. I prolly failed since the pvt didnt work.

Gines RN · Apr 29, 2011

Does anyone still have access to hurst?

RNmeee · Apr 29, 2011

Really sorry to hear that. your readiness score definitely looked good. I am surprised that even after getting that score you didnt make it. Because according to my experience, Kaplan questions are very similar to NCLEX. They really helped me prepare for it. But I do understand that it might not be same for everyone.

What I suggest is start from the beginning. With the Saunders book that you already have read them all over again. If you look at my other post, study checklist for nclex, try and question yourself do you know all the topics really good or just in surface? Make sure you spend time in each section until you really know them. Also make sure you cover all the different sections in NCLEX. Not studying even one section lets say pharmacology may be detrimental.

What were your scores in q-bank and lacharity if you dont mind sharing?

caliotter3 · May 2, 2011

Study as if you had never tested before. Cover everything. Give yourself enough time before rescheduling. Be persistent and you will pass.