Hi. I am another NCLEX student, preparing for the exam.
Did anyone get discouraged, frustrated, exhausted during their studies? I am at that point. I'm trying to pace myself, but don't want to drag out my studies, nor do I want to schedule myself too early!
I'm working on Kaplans Qbank and the Saunders workbook with some improvement.
To those RNs, any encouragement for a tired out nursing student with 3 kids, a job and a stack of books and an online course to work on!!? Yikes!!! :monkeydance:
Well I have done kaplan 2x and not going that route again. Trying another option I am following Suzanne plan at the top of the thread New revised tip for people that have not be able to pass nclex. Just sticking to her plan exact. Is there anyone that has used her plan and been successful? I heard alot of people have.
Well, I officially rescheduled for September 10th. Another month out. There is always that wonder, could I have done it? But I'm at peace that the decision has been made and I'm not torturing myself with panic for Monday. I see someone else snagged that appointment date already so there is no turning back :)
Now I read that people scoring in in the 60-65% are passing. Sigh.. oh well. It's better this way.
Dont get discouraged. Do as many questions as you can to expose yourself to as much CONTENT as you can. Kaplan offers a book and CD : "strategies for the registered nursing license exam" this helped me in how to answer the questions and what theyre looking for, the biggest and most important is your content. I took the test the first time and passed, dont let people freak you out, i did right after i hit the 75th question (everyone i knew got about 75-90 questions and passed) so figured i was doing pretty crappy.....i got nervous so it took me 180 questions to get through it. The test itself is a crap shoot, you dont know what your gonna get so know as much as you can, even exposing yourself to what you dont know helps....cause at least you have already seen it and can make a very educated guess.
i would like to know what source is best for content. What about ncsbn? do i have enough study sources with kaplan (took the class, qtrainers 1-5 so far) and saunders?
PNS-happy to hear that one month more will ease your stress.
hello to all of you i want to share my experience with some of you , today i took the nclex rn exam for the second time in the row. my first date was june 14 and my second date today august 13 th.
after i found out that i didnt pass the first time , i was devastated but i also know i didnt study enough for that type of test . that type of test needs proper preparation . i left out of there my very first time in tears , only because i knew i did not pass.
i get my results approxiamtely 3 weeks after i took the boards , failed is what it said , i failed 3 sections out of the eight and i was nearly passing at the rest of them . so the way i interpreted was that i pretty much failed i took 197 questions the first time around . i tool 2.5 hours to take the exam .
what did i do , i put a study plan into effect, i took out a calendar came up with a test date and committed and adhered to my study plan. i read 3 chapters a day in the saunders book and completed the test after every chapter , i also did 100 questions in the kaplans q bank daily . if i was working ( well i worked as an ip until i found out i didnt pass and then i worked as a na ) i would just read my saunders book and then i would do the 50 questions in kaplan q bank. i also committed myself to do the q bank 2x over just so i was familiar . i had two weeks to go before my test date i had to throw it in high gear , on my days off i would study for 5 to 6 hours a day , i would do around 500 questions in that time . i reviewed every rationale whether i got it right or wrong i read it all . down to one week left till testing date , i did test 6 , got a 74 % on it wheeewwwhooo i was feeling good , next day did test 7 got a 67% i wasnt feeling to good but kaplans states if you get a 65 % or higher go in with confidence . so then i did test 5 got a 62 % i was bummed i couldnt believe it my test scores are going down what is going on here . so i then decide i was going to re-do all three tests and i did scoring a 95 % or higher the second time around .
the day before my test date i did test 4 and reviewed the every rationale right or wrong i scored a 72% on it .
the day of the test , pearson vue called said i could come in earlier if i wanted , my appointed time was a 2 but i showed up at 12 , before i left my house i did 70 questions in the kaplan q bank , yikes i know but i did it . i sit down in front of the computer my heart pounding , my hands shaking but i continue , by question 3 i got my first select all that apply , by question 22 i got another select all that apply by question 40 i had gotten 4 select all that apply and by question 60 i had 5 select all that apply , my test shut off at 75 , but i looked at question 75 and i stared for a good ten minutes ! i was so afraid to look further beyond it i was afraid that it will continue to question 76 , but my computer screed turned blue at that moment i got real scared and jittery i was afraid , what if i failed . when it was all said and done i got 20 medication question , a ton of priority and delegation a few ob questions 1 pediatric question some med surg questions too .
i felt so different this time , i still do not know my results but i can tell you i feel better , i feel a sense of accomplishment , i am crossing my fingers and i am praying that i passed . if i did not pass i cannot imagine what i did wrong , how could i study some more or how much more .
with this all said and done i have done over 3500 questions and i am hoping to pass .
for all you test repeaters stay strong and adhere to your study plan ! as soon as i find out i will post a thread !
i hope this helps someone who will be retaking the nclex, i am not going to lie it was not easy but it was do able if that makes sense .
Please read my thread i hope this helps you , I am awaiting my results , I can relate to your fatigue , I too have been working full time, i have one child and i am a single parent who failed the Nclex RN the first time i took it . I am so nervous about my results i am praying and crossing my fingers and hoping that i pass so that i can move on in my life !
1hotrn: thanks for your post. it gives those of us that are somewhat discouraged so much more incentive to try harder! i'll be thinking of you! (and studying harder!)
Just hang in there , the hard part is over Nursing School , you have one more hurdle to jump and it the Nclex RN, " dont let the test do you , you do that test "
I used alot of different resources, it didnt matter what, just alot of different ones, ive used kaplan, saunders, and mosby's flashcards. Kaplan's book will teach you how to analyze the question which is a very big help.
ok. i'll use what i have for now---kaplans nclex-rn, saunders. between the online questions and textbook ones, i should have enough to keep me busy until my exam. thanks trillions for all the super support! i do appreciate everyone's help!!
new tip as of this morning: if you have kaplan, i used the 'study' mode for a few questions this am, just to 'warm up', then did another test. actually did better than i have in a while! this is somewhat encouraging for me!
HNSUGXG
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Well I have done kaplan 2x and not going that route again. Trying another option I am following Suzanne plan at the top of the thread New revised tip for people that have not be able to pass nclex. Just sticking to her plan exact. Is there anyone that has used her plan and been successful? I heard alot of people have.