Help need support Failed NCLEX 265q 1st attempt

sweetnurse786 · Sep 6, 2012

I took my nclex last week and I failed

I made some really stupid mistakes...I rushed myself and was out the door in 1 hour with 75 questions and failed. People said if you get a lot of SATA or questions in " " or if you get a lot of priority questions you are doing well and that is all not true. I got all of that and still did not passed. A friend of mine who also did not pass had similar pattern of questions...so do not listen to people when they give you such advices because everyone has a different test. No one will get the same questions or type of questions...

My first attempt I studied for 3 months (big mistake) you only really need a month to study and second, I rushed myself when you should take your time for the first 75 questions. I used Kaplan and I did all the trainers, qbank questions and sample tests and scored in 50s-70s and I still did not learn their strategies. I feel the NCLEX is MUCH harder than Kaplan and its not just me who felt that way but majority of the people I spoke with in my cohort felt that way. Kaplan's teaching is all about knowing their strategies and applying them to all sort of questions but they dont work necessarily..at least it didnt work for me or most of my friends. I listened to Feur lectures for content because my content is weak and I also found a few documents on allnurses.com that were really helpful for content. I also did Saunders questions from Saunders Q&A book which were much easier comparison to Kaplan as well as the NCLEX. I must have done over 3000+ questions and still did not pass...but I know for a fact that my issue was timing...

Now my second attempt strategy is to focus on really knowing how the NCLEX questions are designed...the book that I think are similar to NCLEX style questions are Prioritization, Delegation and Assignment by LaCharity. Majority were prioritization. I do also believe that the actual NCLEX questions are written poorly on the test and they are bound to make someone really really think about them before selecting an answer. I am also thinking of buying a package from NCSBN because they are the ones who actually write the NCLEX so I think for practice questions I am going to use their questions and for content, I am going to review my notes as well as go through the Saunders Review book.

In addition to all that, I am going to pray (which I did in my first attempt) and not give up on God and next time I know I am going to pass....let me know if i can help you in anyway. dont give up!!

RN4L · Sep 6, 2012

I took Nclex a week ago after studying non-stop for over a month, I felt confident and thought I had it, after I passed question number #75 I started to loose my confidence quickly after testing for 6hrs I didn't feel any sort of way....I had a feeling that I failed, ever since I have had no motivation to move forward, my anxiety takes over when it's time to test and Idk what to do next....can anyone give me words of wisdom:-), how to start a new study plan, how to go about getting a new testing date, do I need a new background check any books or tricks that worked for you ect. Thanks--from a newbie to the group!!

Don't get down on yourself, negative thoughts just keep your hopes down. Positive thinking is more important than you may think, so try to look at all the things you have accomplished that were difficult or challenging. You passed nursing school, that is huge! Anyways, I took NCLEX this june, and i graduated at the beginning of may. I think 6 weeks is a good time for studying. I did kaplan and it helped me a lot. I went to the classroom for a week and learned some tips from a kaplan teacher and you do a lot of practice questions which helps a lot. I did 90% of the qbank which i thought was really helpful. I think the more questions you do the better. My kaplan teacher had as take a sheet of paper and write down anything we discussed that we needed to brush up on. She said take one day a week and go over all the content you don't know. The other days you mainly just do practice questions. Maybe look over the drug groups and be familiar with main side affects and contraindications. Know the different endings of the drug names too incase you see a drug you have never heard of you may be able to guess based on the ending. Pray about it and relax. You got this!

tiyoung3 · Sep 6, 2012

thanks guys I really appreciate your comments!!!!

begosh · Sep 6, 2012

Take some days off before you start. Conduct a self-assessment and determine whether content or test-taking strategies (or both) are whats needed for you to succeed.

When I first took NCLEX RN in 2010, I got flustered, anxious and didn't have the common sense to request a break. I was doing great until a calc question came up which threw me off....and downhill I went from there. This time around, I know better not to let the NCLEX ghost scare me while I'm taking the exam.

Don't give up. Your biggest hurdle is behind you. Good luck!!!

caffeineaddict · Sep 8, 2012

I took Nclex a week ago after studying non-stop for over a month, I felt confident and thought I had it, after I passed question number #75 I started to loose my confidence quickly after testing for 6hrs I didn't feel any sort of way....I had a feeling that I failed, ever since I have had no motivation to move forward, my anxiety takes over when it's time to test and Idk what to do next....can anyone give me words of wisdom:-), how to start a new study plan, how to go about getting a new testing date, do I need a new background check any books or tricks that worked for you ect. Thanks--from a newbie to the group!!

Im truly sorry. I am a terrible test taker. I had to test separately all thruout ns. When I took the

NCLEX on 9/7, and it didn't stop at 75...i was a wreck. I thought I was doing good w/tons of SATA.

I didn't get out oh there into the 100s. Please dont give up. Review your weaknesses and come back

with a fresh start and new beginning. Dont do anything for a while. Just breathe. People pass on the

2nd & 3rd attempt.

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