Failed NCLEX RN last week

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So i took the NCLEX last week and failed. Sad to say but it really wasnt a surprise. I was feeling good about it up until i passed the 75th question, when i reached the 100th question i really started panicking. I was having some personal issues and literally started zooming through questions without really reading it. I just had a baby 3 months ago and is currently exclusively breast feeding so not only am i panicking but i was also so painfully engorged and was leaking everywhere, and was also so worried that i left my baby at home without enough pumped breastmilk because this darn test is taking forever. It really was so horrible that i almost gave up and almost left the right then and there. Thats when i started just picking an answer until my screen went blank. it finally stopped at question 182 - and i knew: i failed. I was sooo devastated because i let myself panic like that. For a week i was so bummed, what was i thinking taking this exam after the baby was born??? i originally was to take it in december before my due date but for some reason i decided ill take it after baby gets here. I got home, cried a little bit, take care of baby and many many hours later decided to do the PVT trick and of course took me to the CC page. Next day i just checked the BON website and there it says I Failed. that really hurt. Everyone was so surprised because everyone had this impression of me that i'm really smart and i failed my NCLEX??? an exam that 88% of first time test takers pass? that was a kick to my ego - was i dumb? No. I just didnt prepare for it, did not even really study until the day before. I was arrogant that (with the current job that i have as a nurse reviewer) i knew all the content area and i should be okay. Wrong: real world does not equal to NCLEX world, Yes, i did it all wrong, and most of all i PANICKED and i paid dearly for it.

So the week of depression and crying over spilled milk is over! im ready to pick myself up and am ready to tackle this beast of a test. I got sooooo many SATAs probably like 15 of them, about 3-4 drug calculations, and about 4 drag and drops. The exam was not hard at all, it's just so tricky. I used saunders to study last time - well to be honest i didnt really get a lot of studying done like i should - being a new mom and all. So my question is: which study materials should i use now? kaplan vs. Hurst vs. that NCSBN course. can somebody enlighen me with this study resources i mentioned?

Any help is also appreciated. I am just so inspired by all of you especially those who did not give up and coninue to help and inspire others like me. God bless! :)

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sent you a pm

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I can relate to your experience. I took my nclex rn Jan 28th & failed. I failed because I kept listening to what my classmate were saying on facebook that their questions stopped @ 75q. So when I got to question 75 and it didn't shut down, my heart started beating so fast and i started sweating. i kept saying to myself while is it not shutting down and before I knew it. I started clicking on any answer. Finally It got shut down @ question 100. There & then, i knew i failed. I cried all the way home because I felt instead of believing in myself,i believed in what my classmates said about their own testing experience.But I went back regrouped myself picked another Testing date and studied like i never before. I shut my facebook. I prayed like i never before.On March 31st, I retook it and passed! The second time around I used Kaplan, Saunders 5th edition and Lacharity PDA. I believe when you are ready to go back for the test, you will pass. Believe in yourself and good luck to you.

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Thanks Diana! i got your message me but can't reply back since im new here. My skype name is the same as my name here or email me at [email protected]

Thanks again! :)

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Thanks Chi! I wish i would have been on here wayyy before then i would have known that just because youre passed question 75 questions that doesnt mean you're failed. reading some posts here, there are a lot of people here who failed with 75 questions and others who answered over 200 questions and still passed.

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Wer the SATAs at least similar to saunders?At least you had 182 some people fail at 75 :-( considering that you wer panicking.

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Thanks Diana! i got your message me but can't reply back since im new here. My skype name is the same as my name here or email me at [email protected]

Thanks again! :)

just added you :) and i did get your message

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its ok, theres always a lot of chances for us. i can relate to u since i also had my baby when graduating. it was tough to take the exam; feeling those worries added to ur anxiety to ur exam.

dont feel bad about it. just re-apply and keep on reading even a few. get an online buddy to keep u motivated from studying. we are all here to bolster our hopes from passing!

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Believe in your self and don't think about past . This time you definitely gonna be pass. Do more and more questions. This is my fourth time and I really want to kill this nclex monster this time . We can do this . God Bless You

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