Failed the First Time... Passed the Second! The odds are in your favor too!

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I graduated from a California ADN program in May 2014. I was your average nursing student... just praying to make it to the end. In our nursing program we were pushed with ATI in the worst way and it gave me a negative mind towards ATI.

Due to the backing up of the application process I received my ATT in June, and scheduled my test for a month later in early July.

I used Hurst. I went to two in class sessions during the program, and towards the end. Then i re watched every single video over again before my NCLEX. Along with Hurst I used The NCLEX Mastery App and an Alternate Format book. I felt ready, nervous and very anxious.

I FAILED the first time. 91 questions in an hour and a half.

I left crying of course. I also cried even more after the "bad pop up".

I knew I would end up taking it again so as soon as possible (actually i think the same day) i sent in my money order and a new application. So I moped around for a good solid week. And all together took a MONTH off from studying to plan my wedding and move into a new home.

The SECOND time:

I wanted to take a new approach to this NCLEX monster. I felt as if i knew my content... so i researched Kaplan.

I ended up biting the bullet and spending the $500 for Kaplan in a near by town. I also bought

-La Charity Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment AND -Exam Cram 1340 Questions.

i HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend these two books!!!

After a week long class of Kaplan I started the questions in the QBank. Doing 150 a day.

I also completed both of the other books i listed.

READING EVERY QUESTION, EVERY ANSWER, AND EVERY SINGLE RATIONALE until I understood them. (Theres your core content.)

Nine Days before the Exam I took The Kaplan Trainers 4-7, getting 5-10% ABOVE the scores they wanted. I felt ready this time. Came at it with a different approach with strategies and how to "answer" a question.

I took my test Tuesday the 23rd.

i went through 190 Questions, in 4 long awful hours. TONS of Priority (PDA BOOK came in handy!!!!) and TONS of SATA.

I went home to do the new "good pop up" and bam. I got it.

This morning i read my license number right by my name that said Registered Nurse.

YOU HAVE TO FOCUS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STUDY PLAN. If you are a bad test taker like i was... make time in the day for yourself. I didn't do 6-8 hours a day, sun up to sun down studying.

i practiced practiced practiced SO MANY questions.

Feel free to comment if you have any questions for me! :)

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Congratulations on passing! :)

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I have a question!! how long it take the BRN to send you a new att for your second attempt??I have already paid for pearson vue and i just sent off my retake application yesterday(it was received today). It's making me anxious thinking about having to wait weeks for another att!

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Oh yeah and a huge congrats on passing!!!i'm sure that feeling of relief feels wonderful!!:)

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What were your scores on the Kaplan Q banks? Did you study the course book before doing them? or you just the contest off of the questions? One more question... do you feel like the kaplan questions were similar to the NCLEX?

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And congrats on passing!!!

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Thank you!

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I have a question!! how long it take the BRN to send you a new att for your second attempt??I have already paid for pearson vue and i just sent off my retake application yesterday(it was received today). It's making me anxious thinking about having to wait weeks for another att!

it took about 3 weeks to get my new ATT! So much faster than the first time around!

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Sorry for the late response!

It did not take long at all, maybe 3 weeks from when i re applied?

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Thank you!!

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My Q Bank i finished 90% of it and i got a total of 70% correct. I did not study the course book but i did refer to it a lot. Its a really nice book! The content off of the questions sufficed though! YES Kaplan questions were VERY similar to NCLEX

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congrats rn

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