Nclex fail 5 times , pleas help

hopetopassnclex · May 11, 2017

Hey, don't loose hope, it happens. I hope and believe some good nurses here will help you out Am yet to write the Nclex later this year so i can't help much. Goodluck.

SolsticeRN · May 12, 2017

Hi, don't loose hope. I took NCLEX 8 times, i know how it feels, it is depressing but always remember you are born to be a nurse, this is your dream, your goal, so never give up. Take atleast a week rest, try to pre occupy yourself, that's what i did before, then after that, compose yourself, start your study plan, on my last exam i even made my own calendar and put there every chapter that i need to study so i can keep up because i'm also working. Study atleast 2hours per day, do a lot of practice questions, read each rationale carefully, and go back to the questions that you answered incorrectly. You can do this!

Cheechwizard, BSN, RN · May 12, 2017

I just passed on my third attempt.

I thought something was wrong with me. I have a BS in Biochemistry, a minor in mathematics, and a BSN. But the NCLEX was something else. My first attempt I didn't think I needed to study. Wrong.

The second attempt I used Uworld at the insistence of my friends. Was around 51%, which amounts to roughly 47% correct questions. Ended up getting all 265 questions. The room was noisy with conversations through the walls, despite headphones and ear plugs. It was bad.

Third attempt, still used Uworld, but Uworld really is a horrible way to prep I now realize, but it is good as a quick resource for review (then again, so would be Saunders online).

What helped for me was picking a testing center without construction going on (yes, that actually happens, and we're given the choice of sucking it up and taking the NCLEX with active construction going on in the same room, or rescheduling), absolute quiet, and just thinking about what seems most logical. Pearson and the National Council are surprised that having a quiet testing environment, free from loud construction, shouting, etc, seems to actually benefit students (I'm absolutely not being sarcastic here- they really were surprised).

So many questions I had doubts over, treatments or approaches I had not considered, but I slowed down (I tend to go very quickly), carefully thought about why each option would or would not work, and selected appropriately. Somethings become just obvious once you remove the other options. Take your time. Take your time. Take your time.

If you're curious- I did about 30 Uworld questions a day, a few days a week. The 2 days before the exam I did about 50 a day then relaxed. I kept a 95% avg on Uworld, which is roughly 69% correct. After the first 1000 they became so repetitive. Uworld is rife with bad question/answer options. Things they refuse to correct, items stolen verbatim from Wikipedia, a few obscure disorders and treatments so obscure that there's no way they'd ever appear on an NCLEX, and psych options which completely contradict themselves (and Uworld won't correct, even when pointed out).

So their test bank is dubious, but if you go in knowing this, and getting the most that you can out of the rationales, take your time, read the entire question, look for key phrases, you should be fine. Use other sources. The big Saunders guides are great, except for their practice questions (which are so simple as to be a waste of time).

P.S. Don't forget on SATA questions- every answer can be correct, so if you believe it to be so, select them all. I had one like that. I also had another SATA with one logical option.

ArceusAlpha · May 12, 2017

I just passed on my third attempt.
I thought something was wrong with me. I have a BS in Biochemistry, a minor in mathematics, and a BSN. But the NCLEX was something else. My first attempt I didn't think I needed to study. Wrong.
The second attempt I used Uworld at the insistence of my friends. Was around 51%, which amounts to roughly 47% correct questions. Ended up getting all 265 questions. The room was noisy with conversations through the walls, despite headphones and ear plugs. It was bad.
Third attempt, still used Uworld, but Uworld really is a horrible way to prep I now realize, but it is good as a quick resource for review (then again, so would be Saunders online).
What helped for me was picking a testing center without construction going on (yes, that actually happens, and we're given the choice of sucking it up and taking the NCLEX with active construction going on in the same room, or rescheduling), absolute quiet, and just thinking about what seems most logical. Pearson and the National Council are surprised that having a quiet testing environment, free from loud construction, shouting, etc, seems to actually benefit students (I'm absolutely not being sarcastic here- they really were surprised).
So many questions I had doubts over, treatments or approaches I had not considered, but I slowed down (I tend to go very quickly), carefully thought about why each option would or would not work, and selected appropriately. Somethings become just obvious once you remove the other options. Take your time. Take your time. Take your time.
If you're curious- I did about 30 Uworld questions a day, a few days a week. The 2 days before the exam I did about 50 a day then relaxed. I kept a 95% avg on Uworld, which is roughly 69% correct. After the first 1000 they became so repetitive. Uworld is rife with bad question/answer options. Things they refuse to correct, items stolen verbatim from Wikipedia, a few obscure disorders and treatments so obscure that there's no way they'd ever appear on an NCLEX, and psych options which completely contradict themselves (and Uworld won't correct, even when pointed out).
So their test bank is dubious, but if you go in knowing this, and getting the most that you can out of the rationales, take your time, read the entire question, look for key phrases, you should be fine. Use other sources. The big Saunders guides are great, except for their practice questions (which are so simple as to be a waste of time).
P.S. Don't forget on SATA questions- every answer can be correct, so if you believe it to be so, select them all. I had one like that. I also had another SATA with one logical option.

I don't know what UWorld you're using, but it was definitely not full of dubious questions/rationales. I've used it, along with others I know, and we live by it as one of the reasons why we passed the NCLEX!

There were definitely many times where I felt like I should have scored correctly with the choice I chose, but after careful reading of the rationales and interpreting the context of the content... I just realized that at times, it was my logic that was inccorect.

Otherwise, Uworld is still one of the best qBanks out there in my opinion.