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Yes. I believe she read every chapter, then answered all the questions, and reviewed the ones she got wrong. There was also a CD with many, many questions that I believe came with that book. She answered most of them. I know she didn't completely finish the pharmacology section though as that had 500+ questions. I know she has some other books too. I am not sure how much she used them. I can check with her as to exactly what her study habits were. In any event, she dedicated many hours to studying both times she took it.

Thanks for the help TheCommuter! However, I am pretty sure she knows how the test is scored. I have gone over it with her repeatedly. Where I believe the problem may be is the way it is scored. I am thinking that the computer is having a hard time determining her ability level because it cannot determine a correct confidence level of her abilities. I think that there are words in some questions that she doesn't quite understand due to her spanish background. The word may have nothing do to with the material, but it causes her to choose an incorrect answer. In other words, I don't think she will completely understand the question sometimes. She may answer some "easy" questions wrong, and "difficult" ones correctly. This would cause the computer to go to the full amount of questions because it would have a difficult time determining her level. If this is the case, is there a review that has questions written in the same manner as the test? Is there any good anti-anxiety techniques to practice? She says that the NCLEX is very different than the questions she has reviewed. It is very frustrating because she has had a good job offer on the table, but cannot pass the test. They absolutely love her where she works and really want her as an LPN.

My girlfriend has taken the NCLEX-PN twice and didn't pass either time. She is too upset to go to forums such as this for help, so I am doing it for her. The first time, she timed out before finishing. The second (on Monday) she went to 205 questions. I just checked the quick results and she failed. I was SOO sure she passed too. She is a native Spanish speaker and did excellent in school. She got nearly straight A's, but suffers from test anxiety. Sometimes, there will be one obscure word in a question that she doesn't fully understand, and that will cause her to answer incorrectly. I do not want to see her depressed like this again! The amount of time she spent studing both times is unreal. I have no real way to quantify it, but it was just about everyday for 2-8 hours a day for three months. Both times!! She has the Saunder's study guide, and I believe one or two others. I know she knows the material as well or better than anyone, but yet cannot pass this test. Please!! What can she do to pass this next time?????