NCSBN (failed NCLEX TWICE)

[Zion5335]

hello all,

So here is my story I have failed nclex twice. The first time I used Kaplan which didn't really help because I felt very weak with my content and did not understand the strategies as well as I should. I also never met the 60% BENCH MARK I was always close enough such as 57%, 58%, ETC... The second time I used Hurst review book and saunders for questions because i have heard some good things about it. This time I felt well prepared and scored wonderfully on practice tests. I reviewed all my content and scored above a 75% on tests and was even breaking down the questions when trying to come up with an answer. The one thing I did not do was go over the priority questions because I thought it was EASY (clearly it was not). My test the second time around was all priority which made me very anxious to the point that I was second guessing myself. So long story short the first time I did nothing but questions very little content. Second time I did a lot of content and about 50 questions a day. This time I have decided to purchase NCSBN 3 week course as well as La Charity priority and delegation book. I plan to do at least 150 questions a day. I was wondering if anyone can suggest another form of studying or any ideas on how to better prepare for the exam.

[seriouslyserious, LPN]

out of curiosity... how many days did you take to go through the hurst review? it's roughly 40 hours... but i know people play 8 hours of information a day... how long did it take you?

[annelosan]

Hi! I'm in the same exact boat. Did Kaplan the first time and was lacking in content - failed exam at 168 questions. Did Saunders and Lippincott the second time and focused more on content and didn't do enough priority questions - failed exam at 98. I am now planning to do NCSBN and re-enroll in Kaplan. Did you already take it the 3rd time?