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Hello everyone. First CONGRATS :yeah: to everyone who has recently passed the nclex. Unfortunetly i recently found out i failed. However, i would just like to ask everyone how in the world do people pass but seem to know nothing about anything on the test. Over half the people i talk to and have read about on this website say they knew almost nothing. So how is one passing not knowing anything? Are the passers really good guessers. I'm not. I know majority of people say they came out and knew maybe 2 answers out of 75 or even 200. Anyone understand how this works? Not knowing anything on the test but still passing? Im really confused.

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People think they know nothing when they actually do know something including you. The exam is like no other and many fail who were good students in school.Sometimes it is a case of choosing the right answer when you haven't got a clue but in general most people can eliminate 2 of the answers so then a case of pot luck picking the right one.

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People think they know nothing when they actually do know something including you. The exam is like no other and many fail who were good students in school.Sometimes it is a case of choosing the right answer when you haven't got a clue but in general most people can eliminate 2 of the answers so then a case of pot luck picking the right one.

Ok thanks, that makes sense. I just wondered how people are passing not knowing anything, but in reality i guess they do know. Well i hope my second time around i know more than i think i do and pass. Thanks again!!!

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Ok thanks, that makes sense. I just wondered how people are passing not knowing anything, but in reality i guess they do know. Well i hope my second time around i know more than i think i do and pass. Thanks again!!!

Sorry to hear this, I failed before as well, and I felt the same way, too. When I took Kaplan review the instructor taught us how to answer the questions if we had to take a guess. It has a lot to do with strategizing the questions.

Good luck on your next try!

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It's true when I was finished with the test I felt that I knew nothing. What I mean is I just was soooo unsure if my answers were 100% correct. I prepared for weeks. I knew A LOT of information...but none of it came out word for word in test (of course it wouldn't) so it left me doubting myself.

In the end it comes to your "nursing instinct" and if you can apply all that memorized knowledge you have to situational questions.

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