Failed nclex rn 3rd time

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Here we go again, I failed the nclex rn the 3rd time which was again very heartbreaking!! It's not that I didn't study...I gave my 100. I just don't know what to do anymore..can't evaluate myself where i been wrong!! Well I been out of nursing school from the past 3 years. And I am a International Graduate.

The material that I used to study for the test was;

Saunders , La charity, Uworld , and Nclex Mastery.

After these 3 attempts I have decided to change my book Because Saunders didn't work for me...Not only my CONTENT is weak But also my Critical Thinking which i need to work on ALOT. So I recently purchased Marry Ann hogan Comprehensive Review for nclex rn. Has anyone read this book ? Please leave ur suggestions about this book or any other nclex rn material that i should look in to.

Thank you!

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Moved to the NCLEX forum

Hi!

Maybe it's not what you're studying but HOW you're studying and how often. I took my exam two months after graduating nursing school. Content was pretty fresh in my mind so in the first month I just reviewed notes here and there but it wasnt until the last month that I began to hardcore study and do 200 questions everyday and read rationales using Kaplan and UWorld.

I believe being consistent helped me out and helped me build momentum for my exam.

Good luck!

Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

How are you studying?

How long have you been out of school?

Is English a second language?

I ask the last two questions because those two factors have a hand in determining how well and the probability in passing the NCLEX.

Also-have you looked into your LAST performance report?

The issue may not necessarily the source of the review, but how one approaches the NCLEX itself: understanding the four concepts of becoming a competent, entry-level nurse:

1. Safe, effective care;

2.Health promotion;

3.Physiological Integrity;

4.Psychosocial integrity

Will determine WHAT the question is asking you; the question may be Respiratory related-but is it a Health Promotion or a Safety, or a Physiological or a Psychosocial one? Would you know the difference and choose the BEST answer?

Once one understands the concepts of NCLEX, they can do so successfully.

Don't look at content; you know most of the material because you passed nursing school; begin to do questions related to each concept; review all questions and rationales; ANY rationale you struggle with, THEN review content. Lather, rinse, repeat.

When practicing the questions, prepare the questions like a mock NCLEX exam, review the minimum and then work up to the maximum for endurance purposes.

I have taken the NCLEX-PN and RN, and despite test anxiety passed both exams the first time; in different time periods; the last time I tested was 4 years ago when I completed my BSN studies; I also was acutely aware I was broadening my scope from LPN to RN, And I wanted to ensure that I fully understood what I needed to apply in the exam and in my new practice.

I reflected how I studied the last time; I focused on specific categories that gave me challenges in my studies, and studied NCLEX-style questions; I even made up mock exams, then tested myself from minimal to maximum amount of questions.

Best wishes.

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