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I feel so awful about failing my nclex. I'm even contemplating a different career. I put myself through 2 years of pure hell to become a failure. I don't know what else to do or try to pass. How do i find out when i can test again in Michigan? Also what study materials can i use that are fairly inexpensive. I got all 265 questions and i felt good until about question 140 and then i started feeling uneasy as the questions kept coming. Please help.

UWorld and PDA lacharity

If your going to use Uworld theres no need to do a kaplan review, Uworld is a review by itself.

What she said!

UWORLD will get you where you need to be to pass the NCLEX. Not a bad deal considering it's only 50 bucks. Also, use QUIZLET for review, it's free. Good luck!

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What she said!

UWORLD will get you where you need to be to pass the NCLEX. Not a bad deal considering it's only 50 bucks. Also, use QUIZLET for review, it's free. Good luck!

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I'm a "He" :)

my bad! Fixed it!

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Ok, perfect. Thank you soOo much... i'll keep you posted.

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Well here goes nothing. Ive spent the last 45 days studying and am about to head out to take attempt number 2. I did Uworld this time so hopefully that helps. I'm nervous but trying to remain as calm as possible.

Thank you all for all the help.

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Good luck! Keep us posted and be CONFIDENT :)

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Good luck

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230 questions, yikes. I definitely feel like I could vomit. Now to wait 48 hours until I have the results.

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that's the worse feeling ever... anxiety thru the roof...crossing my fingers for you. I started studying with uworld and totally got super unmotivated and discouraged... iam soOo tired of studying but Monday I plan to really start studying so I cant re schedule my test.

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So did you pass OP?

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Unfortunately I did not. I'm going to take some time and gather myself and figure out if it's a test taking issue or a content. I did well nursing school, so I'm at a loss.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

HOW are you studying?

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.

Review rationales and identify what is your weakest NCLEX subject, THEN work on those questions. Saunders and Lippinicott and others have questions broken down in the subjects-if you need to focus on the subjects then work in questions in that manner, review rationales-if you don't get the rationale, then look up the source to study the info. NCSBN is great in having the setup that I described; I find that to be one if the better programs out there when the questions are very similar to NCLEX, have rationales with sources to the information if one needs to study the subject.

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