Hi everyone, I took the nclex on 6/17/15, and I just recently found out that I failed. I am so upset, and discouraged about it. I spent all day yesterday crying and beating myself up about it, but today is a new day.
I preparation for the nclex I did the kaplan review. I did all 7 of the question trainers, and I did most of the qbanks (my lowest score was a 54, and highest was a 71). I would like to start prepping for my retake which is in 45 days, but Im not sure what to do different this time around. Nursing is something I'm very passionate about and love. I would love any advice, tips, or help that I can get.
Are there any books or programs that anyone felt was helpful to passing their nclex?
I took the NCLEX five times and just recently passed.....The Hurst review helped me the most....not sure if you know but the NCLEX passing standards where increased the summer of 2013...the exam is based on Bloom's Taxonomy; before you could pass NCLEX by mastering knowledge and comprehension but now in addition you must master application and analysis. Please trust me I took this exam five times; KAPLAN trainers 6 & 7 both focus on application and analysis; if you can get 60% on these two trainers you have a 95% chance of passing the NCLEX. You can google the Trainers.....Best of luck to you....
The Florida BON website has a place where you can look up your status post-NCLEX. For *most* people it is updated 24 hours after you take the NCLEX. It will either state pass or fail, and it is accurate.
Superman, you could never pass with only knowledge, comprehension. You always had to be able to demonstrate proper application of ability and proper analysis of a given situation. That's not new. The passing standard increases only marginally every three years; this covers the period of time a student is in school and their nursing programs should be preparing them to pass the exam the year that they graduate. There is no giant leap of difficulty every time the exam is changed every three years, there has been no radical change that would indicate it was easier one year than another to pass.
I'd recommend you do LaCharity's Prioritization and Delegation. You can buy the online access and get the exact same content that's in the book (I prefer online because answering a question and seeing the answer ASAP is better for me than answering 20 questions then flipping to the back of the book to look up the answers). It's not a teaching book -- it only has questions. But of all the things I used to study, nothing could kick my bum like those LaCharity questions. Some modules, I couldn't even get half the questions right. It'll really test you. The wrong answers are just as important as the right answers, too.
I used Hesi's Comprehensive NCLEX RN Review guide to study for my exit HESI, and I felt it did a really good job of concisely covering a review of all the things I learned in school. I used it particularly for psych, as it is one of my weakest areas. I'd recommend it as a good base of knowledge. I had Saunders and Davis' big comprehensive books, but those were just daunting to me, and to go through every bit of the around 1000 pages of material seemed like a huge waste of time. Focus on what you know you need, and get a brief review of everything if you can afford the time to do it.
Superman1972
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Hello,
I took the NCLEX five times and just recently passed.....The Hurst review helped me the most....not sure if you know but the NCLEX passing standards where increased the summer of 2013...the exam is based on Bloom's Taxonomy; before you could pass NCLEX by mastering knowledge and comprehension but now in addition you must master application and analysis. Please trust me I took this exam five times; KAPLAN trainers 6 & 7 both focus on application and analysis; if you can get 60% on these two trainers you have a 95% chance of passing the NCLEX. You can google the Trainers.....Best of luck to you....