lindseyshaw1985

For all of those who keep failing the NCLEX... here's some advice KEEP TRYING!!! I graduated in may 2011 with my ADN from a 9 month online Paramedic to RN program where I didnt learn anything at all. I took boards June 2011, fail, I took boards Sept 2011, Fail, I took boards again, march 2012 fail. I was about to give up... At all whits end. I took some time off and started studying July 12th, 2012. I scheduled for Oct 30 2012 at 0800. I had a personal tutor through work through out all this and we had met 1 day a week for 1 to 2 hours. I told my tutor i didnt want to use him this 5th time as I did not think he was working, since I had him since the 2nd time I took it and still had not passed. I was using a friends study plan of 6 hours a day, 6 days a week, when I got burnt out from that. I contacted my tutor again and we met again the beginning of September. He told me he would have me ready by Oct 30th. I used ATI and Saunders. I had a friends ATI from when he was in RN school, I did not use Virtual ATI. I used the Saunders book for review, and did the Saunders CD for questions. I did over a thousand Saunders questions and all of the ATI test as well as met with my tutor 1 time a week. The whole week before I quit studying, I just relaxed went out on some dates with my boyfriend, visited family and got a pedicure. The night before i got a hotel room, drank some wine and went to bed super early. I didnt sleep very good at all about 3-4 hours of sleep. I got up late, and rushed around ate some breakfast and went to the test site. I wasn't really nervous because I have done it before many times. I took a break at question 72 and again at 140. 3 hours later, 265 questions I was done. I felt good about it, and had alot of SATA and 2 drug calcs and 1 question picture. I went home and relaxed.. About 3 hours later the board of nursing called to personally congratulate me on passing and I started crying and yelling and jumping and down like a little girl. its been a long road but it is FINALLY DONE. So don't give up you can do it!!!!!

Kaplan doesnt work for me i've done it numerous times

Thaank you so much for your advice. I have taken the weekend off and feel so much better. I am going to only do 2 hours a day. I have 8 weeks to go! I also work 3 7p to 7a shifts at a local ER so that's hard to study as well and sleep. I'm determined not to take it again. I have been doing ATI and have heard good things about that? Anyone know pass rates on nclex rn using ati?

Nclex. Ok I have nclex scheduled a little while away. I have studied for 4-6 hours a day abotu 7 days a week. now I feel like i know NOTHING and I can't retain anything. I was doing great on practice questions and quizzes and test and now I'm doing horrible. My confidence is SHOT. I have been doing Kaplan, Saunders, ATI. this is my 5th time taking it. My friend said "it worked for me studying 6 hours a a day 7 days a week for 6 weeks and my friend too". I just feel so lost and frustrated. Now I am starting all over again and I feel like I dont have the time to start over again to figure this all out to pass. All i think about is the NCLEX- RN, every day, every minute. I feel like I have SO much pressure to pass. I'm at a dead end job with no advancement and unless I pass I'm stuck at it. Please help!

Kaplan didnt work for me.

I have been using ATI to study for boards which are scheduled. Here are my percentages for the one's taken so far: Leadership practice b - 73% fundamentals 65% cardiology 66% gastrointestinal 70% Neurosensory/muscuosketal 76% OB 78% Are these good? Is ATI a good predictor on how I will do NCLEX. I am on my 5th try for NCLEX RN. Please help

I graduated nursing school in May 2011. I did a 9 month online Paramedic to RN bridge program. I have taken NCLEX RN 4 times now without success. Many of the times I took all 265 Questions. I have done Kaplan, twice, not benefical to me. I have had a private tutor for 3 of my tries, obviously not working. Now I am doing a plan that my friend who just passed boards and his friend whom just passed boards did. Saunders Comprehensive Review 5th Edition every single day for 3.5 weeks. Reading over different disease proccesses and doing questions at the end of each chapter. Also do Exam Cram book questions at the end of each chapter (only reading the chapters if I am weak in that certain area.) Then 2 weeks of 150-200 Saunders CD questions daily, then 2 weeks of ATI Questions. I have yet to schedule to scared to fail again; but I do feel better about it than I have before. Please give me some feedback. I am at a dead end job and tired of it and stuck at it until I pass my boards!!! Thanks Izzy