Kinda freaking out

[Carlo5]

So my second try at the nclex rn is tuesday the 8th. Ive been studying a ton. Sometimes i feel confident and think ill do fine. Other times i feel not so good.

I keep telling myself not to freak out because the first time i took it i really did not prepare. I took Kaplan and kinda brushed it off. Did lots of questions but simply did not really put much effort in. Everyone i knew was passing and saying it was so easy. I took it, got the full 265, felt like death, got the bad pearson vue trick option, failed. Ill admit i did not know a lot of simple questions looking back. I know so much more now but I still feel like it's not enough. My print out said i was near passing at all of the levels (i know not great but whatever). Ive done tons of questions and get an average of high 70s ( sometimes even 80s but sometimes drop down to 60s).

I just want to move on with my life. I work at a hospital and it's bad enough knowing everyone knows i have a degree and still no license. What do you think?

[swansonplace]

Your numbers look good high 70s and 80s. A couple of days before I took the NCLEX, I got real nervous. I was not sure if I was ready, etc. My numbers were in the mid 70 across the board. Yes, I passed in 75 questions. The nerves and the unknown was the worst though. The key for me before the exam was to do those last minute facts I needed to get down, and to "relax".

[Dtidwell1234]

I failed my first 2 times also. I did all the Kaplan q bank and went over them until they had all been answered correctly. But the key to my success was reading the last sentence of the question to identify what I was looking for. If it was a pt priority ot priority action you are in upper level and. Use abc's or nursing verse medical action. Nursing usually is the priority. Example of this would be raise bed before giving o2. Hope this helps I passes in 75 questions with 18 sata but they are so much easier than what u will practice. Hope this helps.