This post is about my fiance.... we both went to nursing school together, both got the same grades...we graduated in june and took the NCLEX in July (both studied using saunders)..... I passed and she failed (265 questions)..... she was upset (understandable) and hit the books and studied using exam cram...took the exam the 2nd time and failed(265 questions)....she then hit the books AGAIN...using Kaplan material...and went to the Kaplan courses. She took the exam two days ago...her 3rd time(75 questions).I was almost 100 percent sure she passed. Today...on Thanksgiving morning we found out she failed...we're both devastated. I dont understand how people who were complete IMBESILS that were in our graduating class (I mean they were barely passing exams and asked the DUMBEST questions in class) passed the NCLEX from the first time. After I took the NCLEX I thought I failed for sure....I was trully surprised that I passed. Since then I've been working for 3 months in a local ER as a staff nurse. I'm just really pissed off at all this. My fiance is a great nurse and I dont understand why they make the NCLEX so damn retarded. What do we do at this point. I know she has the knowlege to pass. She's broken down and needs some words of encouragement and advice.