Need an opinion on preparing for the NCLEX

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Hello:

I graduated nursing school in 2011, failed the NCLEX four times and have been working since but I am ready to get back up on the horse again and pass the NCLEX but I am not sure what I should do to prepare.

The school I graduated from has provided me with an ATI tutor but I am honestly just unsure about ATI. Should I just do questions and review using U-World or continue working with the tutor and ATI? I am just not 100% certain that the ATI tutor and ATI will help me to pass the NCLEX.

I'd appreciate any advice.

Thanks,

Joe

Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia. Has 46 years experience.

You probably also want to return to, and take a deep dive into, your nursing textbooks.

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN

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LJR89

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I would find an in-person review course for sure.

After 5-6 years being out of school you know you're rusty. Also there was clearly some knowledge and/or critical thinking skills that needed improvement the first few times around. A review course would help with content and maybe help you identify where things went wrong on your previous exams. Good luck!

TeeRN2b

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Whatever you decide to do, keep using UWorld, I found those questions to be harder than the nclex and the rationales were awesome. Make sure that you right down rationales right or wrong, I almost never had time to read over them but just reading the rationales seemed too passive.