Failed nclex rn 3rd time

[RNsoon2b.]

Here we go again, I failed the nclex rn the 3rd time which was again very heartbreaking!! It's not that I didn't study...I gave my 100. I just don't know what to do anymore..can't evaluate myself where i been wrong!! Well I been out of nursing school from the past 3 years. And I am a International Graduate.

The material that I used to study for the test was;

Saunders , La charity, Uworld , and Nclex Mastery.

After these 3 attempts I have decided to change my book Because Saunders didn't work for me...Not only my CONTENT is weak But also my Critical Thinking which i need to work on ALOT. So I recently purchased Marry Ann hogan Comprehensive Review for nclex rn. Has anyone read this book ? Please leave ur suggestions about this book or any other nclex rn material that i should look in to.

Thank you!

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Moved to the NCLEX forum

[Islandchick]

Hi!

Maybe it's not what you're studying but HOW you're studying and how often. I took my exam two months after graduating nursing school. Content was pretty fresh in my mind so in the first month I just reviewed notes here and there but it wasnt until the last month that I began to hardcore study and do 200 questions everyday and read rationales using Kaplan and UWorld.

I believe being consistent helped me out and helped me build momentum for my exam.

Good luck!

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

How are you studying?

How long have you been out of school?

Is English a second language?

I ask the last two questions because those two factors have a hand in determining how well and the probability in passing the NCLEX.

Also-have you looked into your LAST performance report?

The issue may not necessarily the source of the review, but how one approaches the NCLEX itself: understanding the four concepts of becoming a competent, entry-level nurse:

1. Safe, effective care;

2.Health promotion;

3.Physiological Integrity;

4.Psychosocial integrity

Will determine WHAT the question is asking you; the question may be Respiratory related-but is it a Health Promotion or a Safety, or a Physiological or a Psychosocial one? Would you know the difference and choose the BEST answer?

Once one understands the concepts of NCLEX, they can do so successfully.

Don't look at content; you know most of the material because you passed nursing school; begin to do questions related to each concept; review all questions and rationales; ANY rationale you struggle with, THEN review content. Lather, rinse, repeat.

When practicing the questions, prepare the questions like a mock NCLEX exam, review the minimum and then work up to the maximum for endurance purposes.

I have taken the NCLEX-PN and RN, and despite test anxiety passed both exams the first time; in different time periods; the last time I tested was 4 years ago when I completed my BSN studies; I also was acutely aware I was broadening my scope from LPN to RN, And I wanted to ensure that I fully understood what I needed to apply in the exam and in my new practice.

I reflected how I studied the last time; I focused on specific categories that gave me challenges in my studies, and studied NCLEX-style questions; I even made up mock exams, then tested myself from minimal to maximum amount of questions.

Best wishes.