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Nclex. Ok I have nclex scheduled a little while away. I have studied for 4-6 hours a day abotu 7 days a week. now I feel like i know NOTHING and I can't retain anything. I was doing great on practice questions and quizzes and test and now I'm doing horrible. My confidence is SHOT. I have been doing Kaplan, Saunders, ATI. this is my 5th time taking it. My friend said "it worked for me studying 6 hours a a day 7 days a week for 6 weeks and my friend too". I just feel so lost and frustrated. Now I am starting all over again and I feel like I dont have the time to start over again to figure this all out to pass. All i think about is the NCLEX- RN, every day, every minute. I feel like I have SO much pressure to pass. I'm at a dead end job with no advancement and unless I pass I'm stuck at it. Please help!

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Personally it sounds as if you are doing too much. Take a few days off and recuperate and then look at a study plan, if you are working and then studying 7 hours on top that is too much for the brain to handle. I worked and just did 2 hours a day when working and 4 hours a day when not working and just concentrated on answering questions and reading the rationale. I would suggest you read the rationale even if you get it right. This will give you chance to study the question and find what key words you need to concentrate on the help you pass

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Silverdragon took the words right out of my mouth. You sound as if you are burnt out and really need to take a break. It always sounds like such a scary idea to not study for a little bit, but trust me, it is worth it in the end. You come back feeling refreshed. Suddenly you start to think more clearly and retain so much more info. Get out of the house and hang with family or friends. spending time with other people really helps get your mind off of NCLEX a little bit more than if you are by yourself. exercise is great too! I think taking small breaks is one thing that really helped me pass my test this time.

Best wishes to you!!!

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Thaank you so much for your advice. I have taken the weekend off and feel so much better. I am going to only do 2 hours a day. I have 8 weeks to go! I also work 3 7p to 7a shifts at a local ER so that's hard to study as well and sleep. I'm determined not to take it again. I have been doing ATI and have heard good things about that? Anyone know pass rates on nclex rn using ati?

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Thaank you so much for your advice. I have taken the weekend off and feel so much better. I am going to only do 2 hours a day. I have 8 weeks to go! I also work 3 7p to 7a shifts at a local ER so that's hard to study as well and sleep. I'm determined not to take it again. I have been doing ATI and have heard good things about that? Anyone know pass rates on nclex rn using ati?

I just took the NCLEX-RN yesterday and it shut off at 75 questions and I got the "good pop up". I do think you are burnt out. Being 8 weeks away...I would not do more than a good 2 hours a day. When it's the week of...then if you want you can do a little more. And my school used VATI but I'll be honest I didn't like it. All of my classmates, including myself have only used Kaplan. I think that the NCLEX questions are so similar to Kaplan. Make sure for every question you do...read the rationale...and figure out whether you got wrong because you didn't know the content...or because you didn't utilize a test taking strategy. If it was because you didn't know the content...look it up real quick. That's what worked for me! Hope it helps! Good luck!

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Kaplan doesnt work for me i've done it numerous times

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I've heard that Hurst is a good content review...you should check it out!

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You can pass the NCLEX. Just keep studying. I am living proof of passing after the 5th time. I just took the NCLEX on July 31 for the 5th time and passed it. I took a week off work before my NCLEX and did nothing but questions the week before. I know exactly what you mean that passing the NCLEX is what you think about alot. I thought about it all the time. Just keep studying, and you will make it!

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Hey blynn, quick question, I know you used ncsbn for questions, what else did you use to study with and how long did you study for the 5th time.

You can pass the NCLEX. Just keep studying. I am living proof of passing after the 5th time. I just took the NCLEX on July 31 for the 5th time and passed it. I took a week off work before my NCLEX and did nothing but questions the week before. I know exactly what you mean that passing the NCLEX is what you think about alot. I thought about it all the time. Just keep studying, and you will make it!
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Altogether I probably studied a couple of months before my test. I used Hurst for content review, NCLEX 4000 (for questions), and NCSBN for questions the week before the test. I did every single question of the NCSBN (learning extension) before I took the NCLEX. They were hard questions but they were very similar to the NCLEX format. I also used Lacharity for practice on the priority questions. Make sure you know your infection control well and prioritization.

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