jett27

I would not. I took every question and did every rationale and failed. Hurst works well for some, but didn't for me. The Uworkd QBank (30 days) + Assessment 1 & 2 (2-weeks) is $79. I would focus on Uworld then Kaplan. If you only have access to Kaplan, make sure you really are understanding the rationales. My observation is Kaplan's questions were very similar to many questions I saw on the exam.

I too failed my first try to pass nclex. I used Hurst and Kaplan. I utilized Hurst primarily; I completed the entire program. I did some Kaplan questions but didn't like and fully understand the rationales. I failed because I couldn't apply my learnings to the application, delegation and priority questions. I ran out of time at 233 questions and failed. On my second attempt, I utilized Uworld. Uworld has rationales that are broken down in a way that allowed me to truly learn more content and apply what I was learning. I finished the entire Uworld question bank with a 51% average. I read every rationale and redid every question I got wrong. Once I completed Uworld I went back to Kaplan questions. Surprisingly after finishing Uworld, Kaplan's questions and rationales made perfect sense. Kaplans questions were harder than Uworlds, but I was determined to use Kaplan too. I did about 800 qbank questions and rationales. I passed my second attempt with 185 questions and the questions were very similar to Kaplan's questions. I would highly recommend the approach of Uworld then Kaplan for anyone who is struggling with higher level nclex questions. I didn't do well asorbing all the reading and videos. I hope this helps you.