FAILED THE NCLEX! please help..

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So i took my nclex for the first time today..

And i did not pass.

I feel miserable and want to crawl in a hole.

i did hurst for content review and kaplan for ques.

I finished basically all of the kaplan ques and scoring from mid 50s-mid60s%

I was pretty calm taking the test.. i figured i was going up and down on their line bc i was getting a few SATA in a row then back to choosing one answer then back to multiple SATA.

i ended at about 205 ques when the computer shut off.

What do i do now? how do i recover?

I know i have to wait 45 days to retest but how does this all work?

any advice will help! thanks everyone!

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Moved to AN's NCLEX Discussion Forum -- many advice threads here to help you

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The next time you'll take the exam...try to do a lot of practice test read the rationale..analyze your strength and weakness...then leave it all to God...I know it's disappointing but you'll make it next tym...

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While I haven't taken the NCLEX myself (and therefore I haven't passed or failed it...) from what I understand if you fail, they're supposed to send you a report that will let you know where you were having trouble. Review the content that you were doing OK on and focus on the areas you were weak in. Also, from what I understand about this exam, the more questions away from the minimum you go, the more likely it is that you're right near the pass/fail point and the computer is looking for a definitive answer of pass or fail. The fact that you went 205 questions means that you were probably right on the bubble between pass/fail for a very long time. If you noticed that the questions had a certain theme to them, you probably can get a good idea about the area you're weakest in.

Best of luck to you and I hope you're able to pass next time!

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