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I didn't pass the first time, but passed in 75 questions the second time. I did Hurst and Kaplan the first time but not enough practice questions. I could do well on hard questions, but the easy ones tripped me up until I got UWorld, Nurse Mastery, NCSBN and Saunders. I love your positive outlook!! You are going to make a great RN!

It worked for everyone in my nursing class. The way I have understood, if you get the "good" pop up, it is accurate. If you get the "bad" pop up, there is a slight chance you may have still passed. Congrats!!

Hey Sarahbh123; It sounds like you are very close, because you are getting 200+ questions on the exam. I understand how humbling, depressing, and stressful this is. I failed the first time in 76 questions, past in 75 the second time. I got a Beta Blocker to prevent that flight risk feeling I would get. I took over 8,000 practice questions in 45 days and my scores on Kaplan went from 55-65 the first time to 70's and even an 85 before the second time. Don't think of yourself as being "fired". You were let go due to the job criteria but it may be because God has a different plan, a better job for you. Hold your head up, and keep trying. When it's all over, it only matters you are an RN, and your knowledge will be increased due to the extra hard work you put into achieving your goal. (I used Hurst, Kaplan-first time; UWorld, RN Mastery, NCSBN, Kaplan-second time) Think "safe" for each question. Know your delegation and priority. You can do it! I don't think you can even count the second time, so start fresh...and I think you should keep studying...you can never have too much knowledge!

angel15; Since you focused your past study aides on taking practice exams, I would not spend more time on that method. It is expensive (but so is paying for the exams) so maybe invest in more content knowledge based study aides. I liked Hurst for simple and entertaining content. I did the online self paced method and took lots of notes to help retain the information. I also did Kaplan. You can still renew your subscription to UWorld and also RN Mastery and take questions when your hand hurts from taking so many notes. I don't know your education background? Did your BSN classmates all pass the NCLEX?, if not, you may need to hit your nursing books and read more on content. I was one of few of my graduating class that did not pass the first time, so my issue was more trying to put too much knowledge into each question. I did not do practice questions and only studied content before the first time. You sound the opposite, that you studied only practice but not enough content knowledge base aides.

submerche; I was in your same shoes, which is why I joined Allnurses. I failed the NCLEX in 76 questions the first time. Rescheduled for 45 days and passed in 75 questions. When I failed, it was the first experience I ever had in failing something. I felt humiliated and discouraged and afraid. I thought I would lose my new grad offer also. I was a 4.0 student until nursing classes and graduated with a BSN of 3.90. My employer paid for Kaplan class and I purchased Hurst. I made consistent 65-68 on Kaplan. After reading through forums, I purchased UWorld, NCSBN, Saunders, and NCLEX Mastery. I studied rationales on all correct and incorrect questions. I began doubting my degree, and sunk into a slight depression. I started feeling panicky, so I went to the doctor and got a Beta Blocker for the day of the test (to prevent me from running out on the exam) and to help with those pretest practice exams. I took well over 8,000 questions and went back through my notes on Hurst and went through Kaplan. It was not due to content on why I failed the first time. I feel it was more that I tried to apply all my knowledge into one simple question on the exam. It took awhile, but I finally forced myself to answer without thinking it was a "trick question". The NCLEX doesn't try and trick you. Also keep in mind the priority and delegation. Long story short, don't just take 100 questions a day, do more. Also, I joined a gym and worked out for a couple of hours each day. You can pass it, don't give up, and use this experience to humble yourself and let God take control of it all.