Ive got a study plan...and it does NOT include failing!

I just had to respond because the title of your post made me laugh!

I wish I had some great secret to tell you that will help you pass, but I don't. I studied the way everyone on here advised -- tons of practice questions. I used the Saunders book and disc, and enrolled in the three week NCSBN online course. When I heard that lots of people were getting questions about infection control and priority, I concentrated on those topics the week before I took the NCLEX. And they were right, at least 1/3 of my questions were priority or infection control.

Good luck on your next time around. :)

July 22 Wednesday (TODAY)

• Unit 8 pg 65, Leadership, Delegating and Prioritizing Client Care
  
• Unit 11 pg 112, Laboratory Values
  
• Unit 12 pg 127, Nutrition
  
• Unit 13 pg 139, TPN
  

July 23 Thursday

• Unit 14 pg 149, IV therapy
  
• Unit 15 pg 163, Administration of Blood Products
  
• Unit 16, pg 177, Provision of a Safe Environment
  
• Unit 17, pg 186, Administration of Medication and IV Solutions
  

July 24 Friday

• Unit 19 pg 208, Perioperative Nursing Care
  
• Unit 20 pg 225, Positioning Clients
  
• Unit 21 pg 233, Care of the Client with a Tube
  
• Unit 22 pg 251, Female Reproductive System
  

July 27 Monday

• Unit 23 pg 258, Obstetrical Assessment
  
• Unit 24 pg 264 Prenatal Period
  
• Unit 25 pg 278, Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy
  
• Unit 26 pg 296, Labor and Delivery
  

July 28 Tuesday

• Unit 27 pg 310, Problems with Labor and Delivery
  
• Unit 28 pg 320, The Postpartum period
  
• Unit 29 pg 327, Postpartum Complications
  
• Unit 30 pg 336, Care of the Newborn
  
• Unit 31 pg 354, Maternity and Newborn Medications
  

July 29 Wednesday

• Unit 32 pg 365, Theories of Growth and Development
  
• Unit 33 pg 374, Development Stages
  
• Unit 34 pg 389, Care of the Older Client
  

July 30 Thursday (Pediatric Nursing)

• Unit 35 pg 401, Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders
  
• Unit 36 pg 415, Eye Ear and Throat Disorders
  
• Unit 37 pg 422, Respiratory Disorders
  
• Unit 38 pg 434, Cardiovascular Disorders
  

July 31 Friday (Pediatric Nursing.)

• Unit 39 pg 446, Gastrointestinal Disorders
  
• Unit 40 pg 464, Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
  
• Unit 41 pg 472, Renal and Urinary Disorders
  
• Unit 42 pg 480, Integumentary Disorders
  

August 3 Monday (Pediatric Nursing)

• Unit 43 pg 487, Musculoskeletal Disorders
  
• Unit 44 pg 494, Hematological Disorders
  
• Unit 45 pg 500, Oncological Disorders
  
• Unit 46 pg 510, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  

August 4 Tuesday (Pediatric Nursing)

• Unit 47 pg 515, Infectious and Communicable Diseases
  
• Unit 48 pg 528, Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations
  

(Adult Disorders)

• Unit 49 and 50 pg 537, 565 Integumentary Systems and Medications
  
• Unit 51 and 52 pg 579, 615 Oncological Disorders, Antineoplastic Medications
  

August 5 Wednesday (Adult Disorders)

• Unit 53 and 54 pg 629, 659 Endocrine System and Medications
  
• Unit 55 and 56 pg 677, 711 Gastrointestinal System and Medications
  
• Unit 57 and 58 pg 725, 758 Respiratory System and Medications
  
• Unit 59 and 60 pg 779, 829 Cardiovascular System and Medications
  

August 6 Thursday (Adult Disorders)

• Unit 61 and 62 pg 851, 888 Renal System and Medications
  
• Unit 63 and 64 pg 901, 924 The Eye and the Ear and Ophthalmic and Otic Meds
  
• Unit 65 and 66 pg 937, 979 Neurological System and Medications
  
• Unit 67 and 68 pg 997, 1028 Musculoskeletal System and Medications
  

August 7 Friday (Adult Disorders)

• Unit 69 and 70 pg 1039, 1051 Immune Disorders and Medications
  
• Unit 72 pg 1071 Models of Care (Milieu Therapy, Cognitive Therapy..)
  
• Unit 73 pg 1077 Mental Health Disorders
  
• Unit 74 pg 1099 Addictions
  
• Unit 76 pg 1128 Psychiatric Medications
  

Wow! Thank you so much....it certainly will help me when I get to the Saunders book.

i dont know when you failed but i made myself take like 4 or 5 days off just to recover and to lift my spirits back up. then i started slowly getting back into content review like 2-3 hrs a day going through mosby, prentice hall, and saunders. now im getting focusing on questions, kaplan, saunders, and am thinking of doing ncsbn. i also got the delegation, prioritization book and i like it! goodluck! we can do it! have you set your second test date yet?? i get my new att july 14th and am hoping to retest the end of august with success!