2nd time NCLEX-RN taker. Stopped at 180 questions!

[KristineRN]

Hi Everyone,

This is my second time taking the Nclex-RN and I had 180 questions today. The first time I felt confident that I had 75 but failed. This time I was far more prepared, but when I started getting over 20 medication questions, I felt like I had failed yet again. I had over 20 SATA, 2 med calculations, TONS of meds, infection control, handful of priority and delegation, and the last question was about adverse effects of a medication.

Has anyone had the same scenerio and passed with 180? I feel so discouraged right now. I have been at the library 5 days out of the week since the day I failed the first exam. I even did Kaplan Qbank and averaged 63%. I dont feel confident at all . Please send any replies and your PRAYERS!!!!!!!

[BinkieRN, BSN, RN]

congratulations! rn!

:w00t: :clpty: :yelclap: :hpygrp: :clphnds:

[Fender]

Congrats!!!!! I took NCLEX on 7/1 as well and had 180 questions. I was completely shot after the test and thought I failed--not a good feeling:cry:. But alas I found out today that I PASSED too!! So I raise my glass to you and propose a toast--Congratulations to our achievements and may we never stop striving to be the best nurses that we and our patients expect! Cheers!

[sophisticated49]

Congrats to you!!!!!!!!!!!! I know you must feel a million pds have been lifted off your shoulders. I too will be retaking the exam soon after not passing the 1st time with 75q. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have been studying the hurst reveiw book hard core. Congrats again!

[nelliethenurse2B]

way 2 goooooo!!!!:monkeydance::cheers::clphnds:congrats!

[KristineRN]

Thanks everyone for the congrats! This is what I did to prepare myself for the next 45 days until I was able to retake the exam. Hopefully this will be of use to others:

1. Suzanne's 1st Tip

Do every single quiz at the end of each chapter of the Saunder's

Comprehensive Review NCLEX-RN Examination - 4th Edition. If I got

less than a 70%, I reviewed that specific chapter.

This book is great to review content.

2. Read Kaplan NCLEX-RN Exam 2007-2008 (with cd-rom):

Strategies for the Registered Nursing Licensing Exam

Read the entire book and do the 180 questions at the back

and the additional 180 on the cd-rom.

Their strategies helped with each question that I had during my exam.

3. Purchase Kaplan Qbank Questions for $300

It gives you access to around 1200 questions online that are very similar

to nclex style ones regarding topics and difficulty of questions.

This was really helpful since I thought the Saunders questions were too

easy compared to the actual NCLEX.

4. Have faith in yourself & PRAY!!!

[maps4care]

I hope you got your results by now. I took my test on the 3rd and went all the way to 265 questions. I am so stressed out!

Good luck to you

[gieya15]

after sleepless nights and many, many, many prayers.....

i passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :w00t:

:dncgcpd: god is good!!! :dncgcpd:

kristine, rn

congrats!!!! i stopped at 190 sumthn and tmrw i get my results!!! ohhh boi soooo stressed!!!!

[simi001]

congratulations:ancong!:

[shin.chloe]

congrats!

[+one]

congrats

[KAYBDT6, BSN, RN]

:ancong!: