Faield nclex 2x

[kld92000]

After 2 failed attempts I am emotionally drained. I have done kaplan, la charity, and the don Anderson review. Any other suggestion would be great

[sunshinesusu]

Sorry to hear about that, the exam is tough, and although the situation is emotionally draining please don't give up you have passed nursing school, you can do this! Before I give suggestions, I would like to ask, since you've had experience with the exam, do you feel as though you know your area of weakness?

[kld92000]

SATA and meds. I would say are the worst for me.

[sunshinesusu]

The best way to answer SATA questions are to eliminate the wrong answers, of course you have to first understand the topic, for example if you have a SATA question on nursing interventions for a person with Autonomic Dysreflexia, you will not answer the SATA question correctly if you do not understand the content. As for meds, I will first say its impossible for you to know every med that is out there, but what you can do is review what you learned in school such as dig, lithium, and so on. Break down the meds in classifications; such as what type of meds are tetracyclines (e.g cycline) or beta-blockers (olol), understand the contraindications whether it's diet or other drug interactions, and also study the common SE. I don't know if this is helpful or time-consuming, but what I did is reviewed my pharmacology notes in school and studied the meds in relation to diseases such as which meds are for depression, asthma, migraines and etc. Take a breather and relax for a bit then regroup and remember you can do this. Good luck:)