Please help!!! Failed NCLEX for the 3rd time!

If you're having a hard time with "which patient would you see first" type of questions, then LaCharity could definitely be a step in the right direction. You need to think in terms of expected/unexpected, emergent/non-emergent, safety issue/non-safety issue and the ABC's. I broke down priority that way and found it a lot easier to decide which patient should be the priority patient.

Definitely try not to be discouraged and get right back on the horse to study and prepare.

I honestly don't think ATI questions are on par with NCLEX questions as they are more content focus. I would recommend Saunders' Comprehensive Q&A review or Kaplan's QBANK

I took the NCLEX back in November last year , used Kaplan and fail with 78-80 questions. I then use ATI ! I just pass. Honestly even hurst will tell u ! Core content + critical thinking = pass. ATI worked for me and 3 other who fail with Kaplan . Best of luck

I honestly think it depends on the person -- i.e. Kaplan or ATI or Hurst, whatever you choose it just depends on what sticks and works. If I were you, look into the Lacharity that everyone is mentioning as it sounds like you haven't looked @ it. I would definitely focus on content/information that you haven't looked @ before.

I'm sorry you didn't pass. I can only imagine the feelings you are experiencing as we all fear not passing and it's not your intellegence level that's the factor, it's just finding out how to answer these damn questions! lol. Hang in there and find a new resource and re-focus!

I recommend LaCharity HANDS DOWN.

As someone who struggled with priority (was a LPN transitioning into being a RN-we have priority, however, the role of the RN in terms of priority is more expanded) I used this book once I got into senior level nursing school, and used to study for the NCLEX. I studied LaCharity from cover to cover. I passed the first time.

I suggest if that is your only struggle, study prioritization questions. There are a few more resources that have helpful questions as well.

Practice questions, STUDY the rationales of ALL the questions answered. Don't understand the rationale??? STUDY the source of the rationale.

Also, look at the boards in the way that they expect a newly licensed nurse to uphold: safe, effective care, health promotion and maintenance, psychosocial integrity and physiological integrity. Look at what the question is asking you BASED on each of these categories. Once you know what the options you have based on the question, you will be guided to the best answer.

Give yourself at least 6-8 weeks to study. When practicing NCLEX questions, the higher your percentage is near or above 70% correct, the higher the probability to pass the NCLEX.

Good luck!

Though I was doubtful at first, Kaplan really helped prepare me for the test. I was a little let down by the class itself, but when I took the NCLEX yesterday, I realized that the Kaplan questions were harder and actually helped me with my content knowledge as well. I didn't use ATI at all in nursing school, it just didn't click with me. I bought LaCharity's book and I liked the idea of those questions but only really used it once for one chapter.