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Rule of thumb. An increase or decrease will cause arrhythmia. Increase will increase bp and a decrease will decrease bp.

failure rates have nothing to do with students being lazy and not studying. i had classmates that had 4.0 GPAs before nursing school and graduated with 2.5s. not because they were dumb or did not apply themselves. nursing school tests are critical thinking test and not memorization test. you can quote facts all day but in nursing school you have to know how to analyze, process, and apply that information for an outcome pertaining to that particular patient. that can be very hard if you have not answered analysis and application questions.

I scored an 76% on the ATI and it gave me a 99% chance of passing the first time and I did today. YAY for ME!! Our school required you to have a 67% or better because that guaranteed you passing at least 95% the first time. I have to say that everyone in my class has passed. so i guess that it is a good predictor.:bowingpur

don't focus so much on the scores. the nclex questions are very similar and sometimes just like the NCLEX. you are graded on being able to get the hardest questions 50% right and 50% wrong on the NCLEX. YOu are not expected to get a perfect because you are not an expert nurse. we have to remember that it is grading you as an entry level (novice) nurse. keep doing the kaplan because it helps alot.:typing you get out of it what you out in. if you have the book continually read the chapters about how to answer questions. especially the chapter titled there's more than one way to skin a cat!!!:bowingpur ALSO learn some relaxation techniques because as soon as you see a question that you have no clue what they are talking about you will panic.

1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 76 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used the Kaplan book, all of the CDs to my nursing books, ATI books for refresher on diseases that i was not familiar with, googled different sites that gave free questions to review. 3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? ATI, which we coined (FATI)-think hard and you will know what it means. the books were better than the tests. 4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? 48hours 5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I was very confident that i had passed even though there was some content that i had never seen before in my life. 6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? yes and i passed.

congratulations!! i found out today that i passed also. doesn't feel good to put rn:nurse: behind your name.

Hey!! I'm sorry to hear that you failed. I have a suggestion though that helped me. If you have been studying this long you know the content. You should try to focus on relaxation techniques. I know that I worry and panic alot. The thought of a test sends me into an anxiety attack. For NCLEX I learned all the techniques I possibly could about relaxation and breathing techniques that helped me through the test.:bowingpur Look up information about an NCLEX mentor by the name of Paulette Rollant. SHe worked for our school to help prep for the NCLEX. she even gives one on one tutoring. i hope this helps. i wish you the best of luck next time.:wink2: