Help with nclex

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I went to nursing school and graduated two years ago. I sat for the nclex twice, and failed both times. Due to some bad circumstances, I was unable to sit again until now. I don't know where to begin now. I don't know if I need to take a refresher course as I have seen people talk about, or a nclex prep course. When I graduated, I took the Hurst review. I have to admit, I was not crazy about it. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Im somewhat in the same situation !!

I graduated in Jan. 2014 (a YEAR ago!) I haven't sat for the NCLEX yet , nervous ! =(

It seems so frustrating with the background check, the application, etc.. I'm so overwhelmed I have no idea where to begin.

I am taking a review class in June, They guarantee results .. if you're interested , sylviarayfield.com ...

The PN is a two day workshop, with book, and its $200 (seems pricey, but sounds worth it)

I really hope that helps, and its kinda relieving to know I'm not the only one in this boat .. Good Luck to you!!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

If you have any NCLEX study material with questions and rationales I would suggest start there are see how you do. If you find you are getting a lot of questions wrong in a certain area then study up in that area

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Thank you! I will definitely check into that! I also thought I was the only one that was going through this! Everybody I graduated with has passed and started their career! Thank you so much for your response! I wish you the best of luck!

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Specializes in GI Surgery Step-down.

I think you should take a diagnostic test and see your weakness and strength. After that decide to where you need to focus

If you are going to take nclex rn, I would suggest you to buy ncsbn 5-7 week package about 70$ for 5 week.

It's giving your lecture about topic and make you test to see if u really understand that topic. After you read next topic and take an other test has 20q. After review all topics there is more than a thousand of practice questions. That topic review would be refresh you since they focus topics in nclex. And they are the one who make nclex questions.

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Specializes in GI Surgery Step-down.

If you need test taking strategies, than go kaplan. But if you need really refresh and review topics ncsbn is good start.

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Thank you for this! I didn't know they had something like that. I will start there first. It sounds like the best option. Then, I can do a review maybe. Thanks again!

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I heard Kaplan was extremely good. That will be one I check out, also. Everybody seemed to like Hurst, but for some reason I didn't. Kaplan will be my next choice.

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Specializes in GI Surgery Step-down.

Kaplan good for questions practice and test strategies. Kaplan doesn't go over review topics.

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