I failed the Hesi again!! I'm uninsured and Unemployed as nurse!

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I took my hesi exit yesterday and failed for the third time. I received 816 and need a 900 to pass for my nursing department. I always seem to be able to narrow it down to two answers but always pick the wrong answer between the two. I feel very frustrated and just want so badly to be a nurse. I know I would be a great nurse and there is nothing more that I would rather do. If anyone will give me any advice on how to maximize my study time and what sources; I would greatly appreciate it. Any advice on how to set up a schedule so that every area can be covered would be great also.

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I used the HESI NCLEX-RN study guide. It is short and sweet and has "HESI" hints throughout the book. It also comes with a CD that has a practice HESI test and practice question broken down by section. The questions are crazy hard, but even if you get them wrong, you learn from the rational. Also, for topics that I needed a more in depth review, I used Saunders Comprehensive review for the NCLEX. I started about 2-3 weeks before the HESI and read the HESI book cover to cover and consulted Saunders for subjects that I needed a bit more of a review on. Every day I did at least 200 NCLEX review question from various sources (NCLEX 3500, NCLEX 4000, and a couple others). I used different sources because some question was just too easy and others were just too hard. The easy questions reinforced my knowledge that I already had and the hard questions help me to learn to pick the best answer without really knowing 100% if it was right. This method worked for me and I smoked the HESI with an 1100+ on the first try.

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thank you soooo much for that advice! Congratulations!! what an awesome score!!

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