Got through NCLEX with 85 questions and failed :(

[nikkinixter]

Hey everyone. So I'm feeling super SUPER discouraged. So I took my NCLEX yesterday and got through to 85 questions. I had a LOT of SATA and safety questions. I didn't know what to expect. Everyone was telling me that for sure I passed because 85 is usually a "good" number. But then I did the PVT and got charged Meaning strike one. Then I saw that my exam application got taken down from pending. Strike two. Ugh. I'm super upset and I don't know what to do from here.

Anyone have any tips? Study tips? Should I take a break to study? Should I get a PCT job? Anyone who's had experience, please help a girl out. I'm devastated.

[Nurse Lalaine, BSN, RN]

@supernursern1 I used kaplan for study strategies and qbank questions. Then I used Saunders for content review and questions. I haven't used uworld though.

Did you finish reading the whole saunders book? did you make any notes? from saunders? how long it took you to finish the saunders book?

[CA_nurse90]

Hi! Im wondering when did you take the nclex-rn and how long did it take you to get your letter?

[nikkinixter]

@supernursern1: I didn't. I first did questions on Kaplan and the online resource guide to see what I struggled in and mainly studied and took notes on those sections.

@CA_nurse90: I took it this past monday and got my letter yesterday. I think how fast you get your letter all depends on how fast your school mails your transcripts to the boards.

[GlammieRN]

I passed for the 2nd time around.. I went to this private review.. And she is really good.. I just used her strategies.. And boom 75 questions in 40 mins.. Passed!

[suburbiafeelsu]

Do you have a general sense what level of questions you were getting? Not question format, but the difficulty of the questions?

[Yogsdaleo,RN]

I just got my official letter saying I failed. I was near average with all of them but pharm and basic comfort and care which were below average.

I have some questions:

For anyone who has been in my shoes, does anyone know when they got their retake ATT?

Also, any study tips? I studied all of Kaplan's questions. I have the Saunders book and have been doing the online practice for that. I've also heard about Uworld, so I'm thinking of doing that.

Uworld. Everyday. Redo what u get wrong. Take notes on the rationales. Redo the ones that are right. I used to talk to myself thru every question and answer, why it was wrong, why it was right. The whole Qbank.

I'm in MD. Once I submitted my app, took 3 business days to get my ATT. But I dropped my app off in person. On a Friday. Called them Tuesday and had them release my stuff to get it.