First time failure

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Finally ready to talk about it....

So I took the NCLEX-RN on 7/26/15, exactly 30 days post graduation. I finished in about one hour and 45 minutes with 83 questions; total bomb!. I had about 8 SATA, about 5 math questions, and about 7 medications. I was very relaxed while taking the test and felt that my answers were spot on, with the exception of five questions that I was completely clueless about. Closing with 83 questions I was perplexed as to which way things went. I did the PVT trick after 24-hours and did not get the good pop-up. My heart dropped, but I was still hopeful. After 48-hours of absolute misery.....quick results - Failed!

In all of the ATI tests I scored well over the 65% required subsection score. On the predictors I scored 97% on the first and 96% on the second. I earned my green light, and in the week leading up to the test I did about 350-400 questions from ATI and Hurst. I truly felt prepared. I will re-test in September, as close as possible to the 45-day mark.

I am here to share my story along with the others, for encouragement and for guidance on how to ensure I pass on the second round. After all, we are all in this together right? Ready. Set. Go.

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Specializes in CNA, RNA , CHHA.

Sorry to heart about it,45 min 85 questions that's is quick, you can do it. Are you in ca?

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Specializes in LTC, Med-surg.

Damn, sorry to hear that. I always get confused when people tell me they were doing well in their review program but didn't pass the NCLEX-RN exam. Wait for the candidate performance report and see what went wrong.

If it helps, I started studying from February in my last semester of nursing school to mid July when I finally decided to take it. I practiced a total of 8000+ questions. I used Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN, Hurst Review, NCLEX 4000, Prioritization, Delegation and Assignment by Linda LaCharity book, Hesi/Saunders Online Review for the NCLEX-RN examination, and Mosby's Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN exam. I passed the NCLEX-RN with 76 questions using all of these resources.

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It was actually 1 hour and 45 minutes. I am in Georgia.

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Thank you for sharing. Your post really helped me today. It was so HARD to get up this morning.

I am currently in a very similar situation. My exam shut off at 75 questions in 2 hrs a few days ago. I had about 6 SATA, 1 med calculation, many priorities and delegation. I did not pass and I am completely crushed. I'm also clueless as to what went so wrong during my test. I studied for 5 hrs everyday for 1.5 months. I used Kaplan and HURST, qbank, qtrainers, LaCharity PDA...I felt I prepared so much and to not pass at 75 questions was very devastating. I am not a good test taker in general and I think the way I analyze the question and answers may have something to do with it.

I have heard that Uworld is a great resource too.

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Thank you all for your feedback. I have regrouped, taken a week off and am ready to hit the books again. All of the questions that I can remember I have researched and I got them right, so it is apparently the information that I felt comfortable with that messed me up. Maybe I mis-read the questions, or didn't understand the materials as well as I thought I did. Regardless, I am using ATI, Uworld and the NLCEX review from simplenursing.com. I will slow down and take more time to read and analyze each question this time. I have a job that I have already accepted, so passing on the second try is NOT an option. To those of you in the same boat with me.....WE'VE GO THIS! We didn't make it this far to stumble any longer.

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