I Passed My NCLEX 2nd Try THANK GOD!!!!! Here's how!

Lady01 · Aug 12, 2009

Your post is very positive. Thanks for the words of wisdom. I test Thursday and I have faith that I will pass.

2bNurse4life4ever · Aug 12, 2009

1. PRAY ALOT!
2. Take Kaplan
3. Pray
4. Brush up on areas of difficulty in Saunders (Read chapter and answer questions)
5. Pray
6. Mosby's 1,500 NCLEX study note card set
7. Pray
8. Linda Lacharity's Priortization, Delegation and Assignment Book
9. Pray
10. Study Lab values
11. Pray
12. Study Medications used in Emergencies and common medication suffixes (-olol, -pril, etc.)
13. Pray
14. Don't forget to collaborate with everyone on the best forums around at allnurses.com:yeah:
Test Prep and Action Plan
Night before test get a good nights sleep
Morning of wake up, take refreshing shower, eat breakfast, talk with family, friends, loved ones those close to you who make you feel comfortable.
(DIFFERENT FROM MOST) Instead of arriving extra early to relieve stress, i listen to fav radio station 88.1 the Promise, arrive right at test time so i'm not sitting around thinking about it and getting super stressed out before taking it, i just stroll up, check in and go to town.
Pray before the test, Commit, Review in head my game plan: Read questions slowly, summarize what it is asking, :make sure i didn't miss any importan words like Except, or confuse what should the nurse do with what shouldn't. Read the answers, find which one answers the question the best, don't read into the answers. Use process of elimination, remember ABCS and Maslow on priority questions, decide on an answer click it and move on, don't think about that question again. Focus on the next question. New technique I used this time, and I suggest/challenge it to all you NCLEX veterans like myself. Don't ever look at the timer or the number you are on! I still don't know how many questions i had. I think I had 75. I took about an hour and twenty minutes, I know this only because I got there at 1:00 and left at 2:30, figure check in took 10mins give or take. I think of it this way. The timer can do two things. It can A. show you that you are behind and make you anxious and rush or B. show you that you have taken alot of questions and make you think you are doing bad or cause you to be tired of taking the test. My solution, don't look! Treat every question as though it were your first. I find it to take a load of stress off. Take your time with math questions, the better you do the fewer you'll probably get. Remember grade school! Plug in your answer and check your work! On Choose all that Apply. Think about what you know and choose only answers you are sure about. Don't get tricked into thinking well there are six answers here and i've only clicked two, you don't need more than two! Just because if says choose all that apply, doesn't mean they are all right! Don't just pick some answer you have no idea about just because you have no idea! After the test, Do something fun that you enjoy, it helps if this is a physical activity to channel your remaining stress. I went surfing after wards and played football on the beach with my brothers. The next day I prayed and checked my score. I couldn't believe my eyes! I passed!
Believe me! I know how discouraging it is to fail and to have to go back and study all that information again. It's no fun! BUT don't lose faith and remember you survived 4 years of college, 3 years of nursing school or how ever long your program was. You've already invested so much hard work and effort and YOU are very intelligent! Never doubt yourself! I have faith in you! I know that if I can pass, so can you! God Bless everyone who reads this and who this may be of some help/encouragement too. Thank you so VERY MUCH to all those who have been helping me along the way through the numerous forums and encouraging messages/prayers. Good luck and keep on truckin. I'm praying for all you out there, I respect you so much! -Dave
KJV Phillipians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" :up:

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!! I know your post will help the ones that really need it and are hoping to also pass as you have. I will get my official results tommorrow, but i keep trying the pearsonvue trick and it is not allowing me to pay, i get the infamous pop up.. so its keeping me in sane :) . I too took the test the second time.. first time it ended it 76 questions, while this time it ended in 75 questions... so i may be the person to prove that its possible to fail with the minimum and then pass with the minimum questions, i always had a fear that i was going to fail again, because i got the minimum the first time that probably id fail my second time somewhere in the 200s for questions... i also used a different approach, which was KAPLAN!! All my thanks goes to kaplan, i enjoyed ur posts on different topics you had posted, :) they also helped me during my study time. I am veryyyyyy happy for you. I too hope that i can share my story tommorrow with everyone ,i believe in this pop up 100% ..

Congratulations goes to David Cummiskey, RN!!!!! :BDCk::clpty::clphnds::anpom::hpygrp::dancgrp::dncgcpd::dncgbby::bdyhdclp:

david.cummiskey · Aug 12, 2009

Your post is very positive. Thanks for the words of wisdom. I test Thursday and I have faith that I will pass.

:yeah:Good Luck Lady01!!!! You've got this!!! I'll say a Prayer for you!:up:

pkid3183 · Aug 12, 2009

congrats david! thanks for your posting very inspirational and i am hoping that my outcome for the next will be a success.

david.cummiskey · Aug 12, 2009

congrats david! thanks for your posting very inspirational and i am hoping that my outcome for the next will be a success.

You're very welcome! I'm sure it will be! Best wishes! God Bless!:up:

purplechic21usa · Aug 12, 2009

Congrats and God bless:)

RNindmaking · Aug 12, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS David! I am also taking nclex for the 2nd time next week. I hope i can make it too like all of you who passed. I am nervous and i still feel unprepared after answering saunders cd,exam cram and kaplan trainers and La Charity. But I have faith that God will guide throughout my exam.. I am happy for you!.

david.cummiskey · Aug 12, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS David! I am also taking nclex for the 2nd time next week. I hope i can make it too like all of you who passed. I am nervous and i still feel unprepared after answering saunders cd,exam cram and kaplan trainers and La Charity. But I have faith that God will guide throughout my exam.. I am happy for you!.

Thankyou soo much! I was a nervous wreck, I know God was sitting right there taking the test with me because after praying the ride to the test center and before starting I felt so calm. I'm glad to hear that you have placed your trust in him as well. He will comfort you. I felt an overwhelming peace taking the test. If you get hung up on a long wordy question as I do sometimes wishing they'd leave out all the extra stuff, cut the chase and get to the meat and potatoes of the question. Just take a second, close your eyes and pray, take a deep breath and re-read it. If that still doesn't help look to the answer choices for clues. Don't STRESS!! You've got this! :up: Good Luck!

nrcolee6 · Aug 12, 2009

congrats david! what an amazing post! all your hard work paid off. i too failed my first time at 265 in july and am now waiting for my ATT and will hopefully retest at the end of aug. ive been doing kaplan, saunders, nclex3500, and lacharity and am feeling more prepared than the first time but am still nervous! please keep me in your prayers i know i can do this i just need to have confidence and faith in myself! congrats again and thank you so much for the post!

luv2rsq · Aug 12, 2009

1. PRAY ALOT!
2. Take Kaplan
3. Pray
4. Brush up on areas of difficulty in Saunders (Read chapter and answer questions)
5. Pray
6. Mosby's 1,500 NCLEX study note card set
7. Pray
8. Linda Lacharity's Priortization, Delegation and Assignment Book
9. Pray
10. Study Lab values
11. Pray
12. Study Medications used in Emergencies and common medication suffixes (-olol, -pril, etc.)
13. Pray
14. Don't forget to collaborate with everyone on the best forums around at allnurses.com:yeah:
Test Prep and Action Plan
Night before test get a good nights sleep
Morning of wake up, take refreshing shower, eat breakfast, talk with family, friends, loved ones those close to you who make you feel comfortable.
(DIFFERENT FROM MOST) Instead of arriving extra early to relieve stress, i listen to fav radio station 88.1 the Promise, arrive right at test time so i'm not sitting around thinking about it and getting super stressed out before taking it, i just stroll up, check in and go to town.
Pray before the test, Commit, Review in head my game plan: Read questions slowly, summarize what it is asking, :make sure i didn't miss any importan words like Except, or confuse what should the nurse do with what shouldn't. Read the answers, find which one answers the question the best, don't read into the answers. Use process of elimination, remember ABCS and Maslow on priority questions, decide on an answer click it and move on, don't think about that question again. Focus on the next question. New technique I used this time, and I suggest/challenge it to all you NCLEX veterans like myself. Don't ever look at the timer or the number you are on! I still don't know how many questions i had. I think I had 75. I took about an hour and twenty minutes, I know this only because I got there at 1:00 and left at 2:30, figure check in took 10mins give or take. I think of it this way. The timer can do two things. It can A. show you that you are behind and make you anxious and rush or B. show you that you have taken alot of questions and make you think you are doing bad or cause you to be tired of taking the test. My solution, don't look! Treat every question as though it were your first. I find it to take a load of stress off. Take your time with math questions, the better you do the fewer you'll probably get. Remember grade school! Plug in your answer and check your work! On Choose all that Apply. Think about what you know and choose only answers you are sure about. Don't get tricked into thinking well there are six answers here and i've only clicked two, you don't need more than two! Just because if says choose all that apply, doesn't mean they are all right! Don't just pick some answer you have no idea about just because you have no idea! After the test, Do something fun that you enjoy, it helps if this is a physical activity to channel your remaining stress. I went surfing after wards and played football on the beach with my brothers. The next day I prayed and checked my score. I couldn't believe my eyes! I passed!
Believe me! I know how discouraging it is to fail and to have to go back and study all that information again. It's no fun! BUT don't lose faith and remember you survived 4 years of college, 3 years of nursing school or how ever long your program was. You've already invested so much hard work and effort and YOU are very intelligent! Never doubt yourself! I have faith in you! I know that if I can pass, so can you! God Bless everyone who reads this and who this may be of some help/encouragement too. Thank you so VERY MUCH to all those who have been helping me along the way through the numerous forums and encouraging messages/prayers. Good luck and keep on truckin. I'm praying for all you out there, I respect you so much! -Dave
KJV Phillipians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" :up:

David - I just wanted to tell you thank you so much for this post. You have given me a lot of good information to take hold of, but mostly about the praying part. You see, I have been reluctant to pray that I would pass this test because I feel that whatever happens is meant to happen, and it is Gods will. I don't want to get caught up praying for something that I want. I am going to pray that God will give me strength to do the best I can and be accepting of the outcome. Thanks for your input and good luck in your nursing career!

MH24 · Aug 12, 2009

First David Congrats!! You are an inspiration! I had 265 questions on saturday and found out monday morning I failed. My paperwork just went out this morning to the BON for retest. Im hoping to retest middle of september. nrcolee6 we are in the same boat. Im doing ATI again, saunders/sylvestri, and the lacharity book. My biggest issue was my nerves. I had a total freak out before I went in and it was all down hill from there. I have faith that we will beat this thing on the second time and there is no doubt that we will be posting RN next to our names. Good luck to everyone! Here's to staying positive, focused, and passing! :)