FAILED NCLEX, Need some advice!!

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Hi All,

So today has probably been one of the worst days I've had. I woke up to a message regarding my NCLEX exam I took 2 days ago. My heart sank immediately into my stomach the moment I read the message. I got my report for the NCLEX which ended at 79 questions and it broke down the different areas I was "right below the line", "above the line", and "far below the line".

So as for preparation, I graduated in May and took the exam July 14th. I really thought I was prepared after using KAPLAN for the past 2 months. I was scoring in the 50s and got 60s a few times along with a few 40s in the beginning. These were lower than the goal but I was continuously told the scores dont really matter as long as I remediated which is exactly what I did. I filled up maybe 2 full notebooks in preparation for this.

Now on test day, I dont know why but I felt really unprepared and I was guilty of studying the day before and early the day of the exam. I just lost my confidence and I feel as though I blanked out on all the questions during the exam. Well it took me 2 hours to get through 75 questions and when it turned off at 79, I really thought I failed. Of course all my friends explained to me and reassured to me the low chances of failing around 75 which did make me feel better. But even at that, I those 2 days were the longest 48 hours of my life. I avoided the PVT trick just because I thought it would stress me out more than I needed.

Well now today, I got the message and I really just broke down. I thought about my future and my job which I had lined up. I immediately called my hiring manager and we spoke about it. No my start date has been pushed 2 months back which I am still grateful she did not take away the offer. Next, I talked to kaplan to get the refund back and plan on signing up on pearsonvue for the next nclex date which has to be 45 days from now. I have access to kaplan still along with access to UWORLD. I plan on using UWORLD because I really enjoyed the rationales on that more than KAPLAN but I thought because I paid the $400 for it, I was obligated to use it and I heard all the great stories about it. This is in no way of bashing on KAPLAN or anything but I just felt like it was not right for me.

I apologize for the length of the post, I ended up just venting but my question to all you is if you have any advice on what I should do now? I want to start right back up but 45 days is a long time and I feel as though I'm lost and in a limbo. I feel like I am lost and I dont know how to restart myself. I feel overwhelmed and I know many others have been in the situation as me. SO is there anything specific you guys think I should do to change this outcome again? All advice/criticisms are welcome!

I only used UWorld, I bought the 60 day package which came with one assessment, I did all 2000+ questions and reviewed all rationales and wrote down all the material I had trouble with. We took an ATI predictor in school and my probability of passing first try was 43% :nailbiting: so of course I tried to bust my butt! I passed first time with only 75 questions, I would recommend doing about 75 questions on uworld on time mode and then reviewing right after. Also go over the material from pearsonvue that shows your weak spots. You made it through nursing school which is hard AF! do not get discouraged, you will pass this next time! :yes:

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I would suggest using uworld! Kaplan personally was of no help to me and I felt as though the questions had poor rationales.

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I would suggest using uworld! Kaplan personally was of no help to me and I felt as though the questions had poor rationales.

Yes I agree too! I am really hoping that UWORLD will help me grasp the info more than KAPLAN. Kaplan was way too simple and their rationales weren't too helpful. Did you go back through the notes you took on UWORLD afterwards to just continued onto the next QBANK?

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I only used UWorld, I bought the 60 day package which came with one assessment, I did all 2000+ questions and reviewed all rationales and wrote down all the material I had trouble with. We took an ATI predictor in school and my probability of passing first try was 43% :nailbiting: so of course I tried to bust my butt! I passed first time with only 75 questions, I would recommend doing about 75 questions on uworld on time mode and then reviewing right after. Also go over the material from pearsonvue that shows your weak spots. You made it through nursing school which is hard AF! do not get discouraged, you will pass this next time! :yes:

Thank you for the advice!! I plan on doing 75q banks like you said and going through all the questions! I was wondering, do you go through the notes that you took when remediating afterwards? Or did you focus on getting through all the qbanks? I had probably 2 notebook full of notes and wasnt sure how to review my notes because I had so much!

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Take a short break, then start looking at why you think you did not pass. Then zero in on those weaknesses. Take the test as soon as you can again. It sounds like the stars are aligning for holding the position and waiting for you to pass the test. And everyone offered good resources. Think positive.....you have the capability to pass the test.

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Hey everyone,

So this is more directed at any Ohio nurses out there. I took my NCLEX on June 19th.......265/failed. However the end of my 45 days is rapidly approaching and I still don't have a new ATT number. I paid both pearsonvue/OBN immediately after. When i check my profile online it still says "submitted" it doesnt appear like anything has been done. Do I need to do something else??

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Hey everyone,

So this is more directed at any Ohio nurses out there. I took my NCLEX on June 19th.......265/failed. However the end of my 45 days is rapidly approaching and I still don't have a new ATT number. I paid both pearsonvue/OBN immediately after. When i check my profile online it still says "submitted" it doesnt appear like anything has been done. Do I need to do something else??

You need to email them or call them, I paid my fees after graduation and it was taking a while to get my ATT so I finally emailed them and they actually replied pretty quickly and I got my ATT 2 days later.

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Thank you for the advice!! I plan on doing 75q banks like you said and going through all the questions! I was wondering, do you go through the notes that you took when remediating afterwards? Or did you focus on getting through all the qbanks? I had probably 2 notebook full of notes and wasnt sure how to review my notes because I had so much!

I actually reviewed my notes the day before and the morning before the test, I know a lot of people say not to do that but I couldn't help it, and I really only reviewed my weak spots.

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Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN examination. This book is extremely helpful. It goes through everything we learn in nursing school and highlights all the stuff you really need to focus on.

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