Is PDA + Study guide enough?

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I test in two days. For my Third time. I have tried ATI, did not work the first two times. Now I have bought NCSBN for 8 weeks, content was too much so I mainly just did questions. My scores were okay.. lowest was probably a 50. I bought the book PDA by LaCharity about 2 weeks ago. I am almost finished with it. My lowest score 48 and highest 77. I also have looked a the 35 page study guide that floats around on here. My nerves are little shakey. I know they will get worse come tomorrow. Does anyone have any advice...any prayers... confidence boosters? I hold a job right now that I need to get my license with. It is so embarrassing also failing twice already. I want to become an RN on Tuesday, Officially and finally. Please help.

I hope the NCLEX exam went well for you!!! I am also reviewing for the NCLEX exam, and I'm just wondering, how can I access the 35 page study guide and would you recommend ATI?

Thank you!

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I hope the NCLEX exam went well for you!!! I am also reviewing for the NCLEX exam, and I'm just wondering, how can I access the 35 page study guide and would you recommend ATI?

Thank you!

Use the site search for the user created study guide. It is attached to many threads. But as a user created document there are errors and it's not recommended to use as a sole source of preparation.

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ITS DONE! no stressing now. just distract yourself and stop thinking. you can do it if i can you can! just wait doll for the results. itll be + if you think +!

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I just have a bad feeling :( Thank you for being so wonderful & supportive FunnyNurse10 & Yedwards42. I will let you know when I find out:nailbiting:.

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I failed.

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hey...did you ever take it again?? I hope you did..*hugs*

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I PASSEDDDD

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Congrats..what did u do differently this time?

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Hello. The weight is now off my shoulders and no longer crushing me anymore..I hope you never lose faith :nurse: If you are reading this for motivation that is why I posted it

Lets go back to the beginning..

I graduated high school in January of 2009, started college 3 days later and in that following fall semester of 2009 I started nursing school! Unfortunately I ended up failing second semester by 11 points. I did not like this school, I felt that it was more of a boot camp and decided to withdraw and find a better nursing school. The next school I found was sooooo much better. They knew your names, they knew what they were talking about and just made the whole experience a ton better. After failing from the first school my GPA dropped to a 1.9.....I started brand new at the next school, made it through every semester with an A or B and ended up graduating with a 3.7. I ended up graduating in December 2013 with my associates in nursing.

1st time-I waited 6 months till after graduation to take my test!!!! 6 months!! That was my mistake right there. I just needed a break though. I tested May 2014 after reviewing with ATI (through my school) which pardon my language... WAS HORRIBLE. My tutor did not help me, the questions weren't helping me. I did not like the schedule they gave me. I bluntly, hated it. I felt like my life was over, just like I did when I failed nursing school before. Failed with 265 and all 8 categories near passing.

2nd time-July 2014...I used ATI again and the PDA book and the kaplan book, I completed the whole thing and I guess it was okay... Obviously either didn't work! Failed with 265 and all 8 categories near passing..again.

3rd time-September 2014...This time I bought NCSBN 8 week program. Hated it. The set-up was horrible. There was WAY to more information for me to handle. I was unsuccessful again..Failed with 265 and all 8 categories near passing..yep once again. Mind you I have just started my BSN program which I did not need my license for yet.

4th time-January 2015. This time I used a tutor after begging one of my nursing instructors for help. She made me have confidence in myself again but that is pretty much it. This time Failed with 265 and 6 categories near passing, 2 below passing. Now I am nervous because I am in my second semester of my BSN program and in the summer I am taking courses that I NEED my license for. NEED. or else I would have to prolong my BSN program. (which I have planned to graduate Dec 2015 and then have a cruise booked to celebrate being done with nursing school forever!!) and this would ruin my plans if I failed.

5th time-Desperate as all heck... Took advice from two of my classmates that failed a couple times and just passed. They went to a 4 day Kaplan live class and then did questions and videos online. They both passed. I purchased kaplans questions only and did them for about a month and a half. I have worked full time as a GN since February 2014, bought a house, tried to maintain my relationship with my S.O etc, etc. I had to pass it this time. Even with writing papers for my BSN program and living a semi-normal life...I was doing 10 questions a night out of the Qbank after I took the q-trainers. I did not take the readiness test or the diagnostic test. Or qtrainer 7. I will post my scores after. I went into the testing center on a Saturday at 8am. The test shut off around 100. I couldn't believe it. I just focused on my test the whole time. Kept my confidence and kept telling myself today is the day, today is the day. I did not think about NOT one other thing. EVEN though I had the pressure of next semester on me and my job and my relationship and my life on the LINE for the 5th TIME!!! I just focused on the moment, hid the # of questions I was on when I reached 93 and about 10 more questions my screen went blank. I checked today at work and my quick results said PASS. I can not describe the feeling you get after you have accomplished this...This has been holding me back. I have SUCH bad test anxiety. I never took any meds for it though.. I did not really want too.. I AM TELLING YOU, KAPLAN is the CLOSEST thing to NCLEX. It eased my nerves. It really did. They teach you the decision tree...this strategy WORKS.

Qtrainer 1-56%

Qtrainer 2-67%

Qtrainer 3-54%

Qtrainer 4-51%

Qtrainer 6-56%

Now I am going to go breathe and get back to my life!!! YOU can DO this! xoxo

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This is truely inspirational,good luck for your future..I have sent a pm.thanks.

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