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Title says it all...is there 1 single test that will reliably tell if you are ready to pass the RN NCLEX? Thanks guys!

Hello everyone, Perhaps you remember me from earlier postings. Just to refresh, my girlfriend graduated with her BSN and studied from Kaplan when it came time to the NCLEX. She did each and every question on the question bank (ALL of them). She ended up failing her NCLEX after 75 questions. We re-grouped, and its now a month and a half later. She has read ALL of the Saunder's review book (including all of the questions), and did every question in the Priority, Delegation, etc etc book. We figured after ALL OF THAT WORK, she would be golden by now. Since she finally finished all of that extra review, she is beginning to take her Kaplan Question Trainer tests to gauge her progress. She just completed tests #3 and #4 (she did 1 and 2 previous to the first exam which she failed). Anyway, after all of that hard work, she only got a 58 percent on each of those. She is pretty sure that isnt good enough, and honestly, Im out of ideas on how to improve. If the scores arent up there by now, I just dont know what else can be done. Her exam is on Fri August 27, and she is supposed to start nurse practitioner school at the end of August, so she cant push this back at all (they need the passing score). All she has left to do are the question trainer tests 5-7, and I dont anticiptae the scores magically going up if they havent up till now. Please help guys, shes at the end of her line

Wow guys, thanks so much. I sincerely appreciate each and every one of your responses. You have all been wonderful; if all nurses are this nice, my residency will be sooooo much easier :) You have certainly alleviated a lot of her stress, and I'm confident she is on the right path now. By the way, the reason she isnt on here posting herself is that her computer has been in repair for 2 weeks now (my gosh, I dont think I could live, lol)!! Being the nice bf that I am, Im trying to do as much as I can to help her; when I was studying for Step 1 and both parts of my Step 2, Im sure I wasnt an easy person to get along with, so Im hoping to repay the favor now. Hope she appreciates me, lol. In any event, thank you all so much. It's refreshing to see people who genuinely want to help. God bless!

Thank you ALL for your responses. I can't tell you how helpful all of your responses have been! I think we have decided on a plan; she is doing Saunders for content, and all of the Prioritization and Delegation questions; in addition, she is going to do all 7 of the Kaplan module tests (which she hasnt done yet). What do you guys think of this plan? Again, thank you all!

Thanks so much; I think shes gonna lean toward Saunders for content review. Now, how about questions; she did almost the entire q bank for Kaplan, and Im guessing it wont be helpful to re-do those. What would you guys recommend for questions, as I realize this is probably the single most important thing to do for studying

this is true, but there usually seems to be a tried and true favorite that has been time tested. Just wondering if someone could shed some light on this. Her school just promoted Kaplan, but if plan A didnt work, we have to move onto plan b; problem is, we dont know much about anything else but Kaplan

I had an earlier thread about my gf failing her nclex rn. She did Kaplan content review, classes, and tons of questions from the qbank. We are outting together a "restudy plan" to make sure she can pass this time. We realize how important questions are, but we feel that some content review is in order, as well. What would you guys recommend strictly for content review? Suanders? Also, for the questions, I have heard Saunders is too easy, so what would you recommend? Keeping mind that she did most if not all of the Kaplan question bank, and that obviously didnt help her the first time around. In summary, best resource to use for studying, and best source to use for questions. Thanks guys, shes anxious to right this wrong!

Just to clarify my last post, she did most of the Kaplan questions, and Im guessing that perhaps Kaplan just may not be the best for her (it was never my personal favorite). We think that it may be best for her to do some content review before she starts banging out the questions, so we were looking for the best "all in one source". From doing some searching, we saw Saunders being tossed around a bit. Is this a reputable alternative? thanks!

thanks so much guys! Just a quick question; do you think Saunders is a good resource for both content and questions?? If Kaplan didnt seemto work, would Suanders be a reputable alternative? Thanks in advance guys!

Hello guys, My girlfriend just took the NCLEX and had 75 questions; unfortunately, she failed. She is devastated by this, and I promised her Id help her pass this exam. She is a very bright girl who graduated from a top university in the area, and I know she can do this. I was hoping I could get some input on a possible strategy. She used Kaplan, and used the videos and questions. Is there a different path she can take that many people have had success with? I know from personal experience, when I was studying for my MD boards, I personally didnt like Kaplan; perhaps she just needs a different medium. So, I guess Im wondering what tried and true strategy she can use. She was accepted into NP school, and she must pass these boards! Thanks guys!