Failed nclex at 2nd attempt with 265 questions and devastated!

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IM SO DEVASTATED! :(

I took NCLEX (again) last week and just found out that I failed NCLEX AT 265 questions! I feel like a complete failure! Really, this has got to be the worst feeling in the world! I've spent so much time preparing for this exam and really and truly do not know where I went wrong. I used Saunders, La Charity, and even Remar, and yet, managed to come out unsuccessful. What is wrong with me to where I cannot pass a MINIMAL competency exam. All of my classmates have passed with less than 100 questions and here I still trying to pass this horrible exam . I've let my family and friends down and really am embarrassed. Can anyone please help? I'm mentally exhausted and I feel like I cannot pull through. I'd really love advice or just a crying shoulder. I just want to crawl in my room and never come out.

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Why would the computer just keep letting me go to 265 instead of shutting off at 75 if I was doing so horrible. Gosh this makes me mad

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calm down relax n go back with some strategies to pass it

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Why would the computer just keep letting me go to 265 instead of shutting off at 75 if I was doing so horrible. Gosh this makes me mad

That's the thing, you weren't doing so horrible if you made it to 265. The computer couldn't make up its mind, thus why you had more questions.

What did you do this time that was different from the first time? Did you walk away when you felt like you weren't at 100% focus? Get enough sleep? Good breakfast?

Try and re-trace your steps on what happened the first and second times, and work on eliminating anything that caused you doubt, or hindered your success.

If you studied with the above the first time and were not successful the second time as well, then try some new study materials. Kaplan, Hurst, whatever it takes. I haven't tested yet myself, but this is just advice that I see on the norm, and things that I'm thinking of off the top of my head.

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I know how you feel. I took the test and failed my first time. I'm studying for my second try in a few weeks. All of my friends have passed as well. Don't give up. Doing 265 Isn't bad. You just need to take some time off and get back to studying. Just continue practicing questions. Just figure out what you need to work on. Is it content or strategies on answering questions.

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I know the feeling too well. I also failed NCLEX twice both with 265. I took about a month or a month and a half to move on from the failure and now I have my ATT again. How did you handle the anxiety? Was knowledge or test taking strategies the problem? In my case it's been anxiety and my brain just stpped and I was noticing I wasn't analyzing anymore during the test. Take a break if you need to then when you feel you're ready and have moved on go for it again cause a big problem is if you feel like a failure and your confidence is low, reviewing isn't going to help you. Also, don't compare yourself to others cause it won't help. People go at their own pace.

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Dont worry I failed as well on Oct 18,2013,I cried for about 2 weeks,was depressed and the sad part was my 13yr old son had to witness all this.I felt so bad my son would come home from school and all I would do is sleep,eat,bath,and toilet:no: Oh I forgot to mention I had a knot in my stomach for a week that wouldnt leave.I prayed and asked people to pray for me,Im studying to take it again in Dec 2013 but thats so close to Christmas that Im thinking about pushing my date back because I refuse to put my son through that again around Christmas if I fail again.I think that test is so unfair Im doing more questions and Im reading my school books to try to figure out what Im doing wrong.I cant afford to continue to pay $350 every 45 days for failing.

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That's the thing... I felt like I spent so much time preparing. I cut out family & friends, social media, and just life in general. I will say that

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That's the thing... I felt like I spent so much time preparing. I cut out family & friends, social media, and just life in general. I will say that the only thing I can think of is that around the 200th question, my mind started wandering. I couldn't 100% focus. It's just tough. and this sucks. I could really use advice from a repeat test taker.

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Does anyone know of a successful study plan?

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I failed 3x.. So i know how you are feeling. Study plan? from what i know.. Really focus. read and understand what you are reading. Thats not what i did. =( but i will be studying again soon.... Take lots of practice questions. I will take kaplan.. I heard good reviews about them. Good luck

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