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Just stay calm. You can do this! SATA are important but don't do too many questions too close to your test day. Go out and treat yourself. I got a pedi and a massage a couple days before and it helped wonders!

I had the full test of 265 questions. I kept track and I had 35 SATA throughout my whole test! It was insane! Luckily I passed too!

I've been in your situation. Just give yourself a couple weeks off. Register for your test again and get back into the groove. Try Kaplan's strategy guide, that really helped me understand the types of questions. You can pass, just stay focused and calm your nerves!

Took mine friday for the second time, 265 questions and found out today that I passed! yay! So glad I made it!

Taking ming tomorrow morning at 8am too! Good luck lc 2003, pray for me and I'll pray for you! Stay calm and go in with confidence. This is my second time around and the first time I was negative. So this time, I'm going in with a positive attitude!

[/font I've been following this site since I didn't pass my NCLEX RN for the first time back in February. I had the full 265 questions and I was devastated when I did the pvt and saw the credit card page, and even more upset when I got my official results. It's been very helpful and inspiring reading everyones tips and stories. The first time I took my test I was so nervous and negative about the whole experience. This time I'm trying to remain positive because I want this more than anything. I'm ready to start the next chapter in my life and I want to finally write RN after my name! I'm not a religious person, but I have been praying and reminding myself that I want this, I can do this! I've passed so many tests throughout nursing school, I can do one more! I've realized that I need to slow down and read the complete question and eliminate answers that I know are wrong for sure. Also, once and if I go past 75 questions to not lose focus and get caught up in what the number of questions that have been completed and why isn't my test ending already?! Test anxiety hurt me the first time, and this time I'm gonna walk in more calm and focused. Any words of wisdom and prayers would be greatly appreciated for my second attempt on Friday June 3rd. Thanks in advance! :redpinkhe

Mine is Friday and I'm starting to get studying burnout. It doesn't help that it's a holiday weekend and the weather is nice and everyone is out doing fun stuff. I'm working on questions today from Lippincott and will do the same tomorrow along with some questions from Saunders 4th edition. I completed the Kaplan's strategy guide, but I will go over those strategies on Thursday and try to calm myself down. This is my second attempt so I'm really nervous, but trying to remain positive. I just wanna get this over with an be a RN already!

June 3rd, 8am. This is my second attempt too! I'm getting really nervous, but trying really hard to remain positive. Nervousness and negativity killed me the first time I think!

Congrats on finally passing! I'm in the same position as you were and I'm scared to death to get back into studying while working full time too. I graduated December 2010 and took mine the end of February and didn't pass and am taking it the beginning of June again. I'm terrified but I have to get it out of the way because 1., I need a better job, and 2., my dad is getting a knee replacement on June 7th so I have to play nurse at home! lol Studying right now is rough too because for the past week I've had an awful sinus infection, talk about bad luck huh?! I plan on using my same study materials but I hope that my anxiety will be lower this time around because I feel like that is what hurt me before. Any tips you have would be greatly appreciated!

I graduated in December 2010 and took my first NCLEX RN at the end of February and had the full 265 questions and I unfortunately did not pass. I think my nerves got the best of me and I panicked when my computer didn't shut off after 75 questions, and when I passed 100 and 150 I started to cry and freak out. To study the first time I used Saunders and Lippincott along with NCSBN 5 week membership. I had a hard time dealing with failing, so I took a month off to regroup and cheer myself up. I decided not to register for NCSBN again and a former classmate let me use the rest of her Kaplan, but it ends next week on April 14th. I have yet to schedule a date because 1, I'm scared, and 2 I haven't received my ATT in my email. I'm under the impression that to retest in Michigan, you pay the $200 fee to Pearson Vue and then a new ATT will be emailed to you when your 45 days has passed. My "results" were mailed to me and I was "near passing level" in all the categories, so that really wasn't helpful. Does anyone have any advice about studying and retesting in Michigan specifically? I really don't know when to reschedule and I don't have the time or money to order new books and try to confuse myself some more. I also work 32-38 hours a week and I need motivation and guidance, thank you!:redpinkhe

I did the 5 week NCSBN review and I failed my NCLEX. I thought the content review was too length and there weren't enough review questions. I had a lot of issues logging in and their tech support was not helpful at all. I'm using the rest of my friend's Kaplan this time around and sticking with my Saunders and Lippincott books.