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Anyone heard back for a second interview from the ER yet?

anyone heard anything yet?

Hi, First time I didn't pass I had Kaplan prep integrated into my school program..I did everything they said and was meeting their scores and didn't pass the first time 265 questions in 5.5 hours. It was the worst feeling ever. I was then super motivated and I made sure I would pass the second time and I did with 75 questions in 2 hours in 15 min. This is what I did to study: 1. Kaplan for time management all qbanks, question trainers, sample q banks. Also used their review of questions videos on how to attack questions (not the review of content videos-did that first time around and didnt help me) 2. Used Saunders Comprehensive for a content review of my weak areas and did some questions at the end of the chapters if I was weak in those areas 3. Exam Cram (5 tests) found it online for know it or you don't questions aka content -easy questions 4. Saunders Q and A review- goof for content, practacing SATA, and how to order questions 5. PDA by la Charity for priority questions In general, I went over wrong and right answers for all tests. I made a document broken up by content sections with notes of what I didn't get right and I looked them up in Saunders Comprehensive and added some details to my notes. I broke up each week by content area going from largest percentage. ..management of care to psych. I did about 150 questions a day or more when I did tests. I did a total of about 6500 questions and focused on my weak areas. I also had my bf change my FB password until after the exam-seeing my classmates pass and getting jobs didn't help my self-esteem and help me focus. No matter how much you review, you will never know everything-you just have to use your common sense and judgement when attacking the exam and make sure you take YOUR TIME. I shut off my timer and counter so I could be less anxious and I took breaks (unscheduled and scheduled) when I was getting restless...I went to the bathroom and washed my face w/cold water. I also kept repeating "my name, RN" to myself the day before the test, before I went to bed, and during the test. When I got anxious during the test, I closed my eyes and pictured seeing my name on the BRN website. I hope this helps. You can do it!!!

Hi, First time I didn't pass I had Kaplan prep integrated into my school program..I did everything they said and was meeting their scores and didn't pass the first time 265 questions in 5.5 hours. It was the worst feeling ever. I was then super motivated and I made sure I would pass the second time and I did with 75 questions in 2 hours in 15 min. This is what I did to study: 1. Kaplan for time management all qbanks, question trainers, sample q banks. Also used their review of questions videos on how to attack questions (not the review of content videos-did that first time around and didnt help me) 2. Used Saunders Comprehensive for a content review of my weak areas and did some questions at the end of the chapters if I was weak in those areas 3. Exam Cram (5 tests) found it online for know it or you don't questions aka content -easy questions 4. Saunders Q and A review- goof for content, practacing SATA, and how to order questions 5. PDA by la Charity for priority questions In general, I went over wrong and right answers for all tests. I made a document broken up by content sections with notes of what I didn't get right and I looked them up in Saunders Comprehensive and added some details to my notes. I broke up each week by content area going from largest percentage. ..management of care to psych. I did about 150 questions a day or more when I did tests. I did a total of about 6500 questions and focused on my weak areas. I also had my bf change my FB password until after the exam-seeing my classmates pass and getting jobs didn't help my self-esteem and help me focus. I did the first exam at 2pm, the second time I chose 8 am. No matter how much you review, you will never know everything-you just have to use your common sense and judgement when attacking the exam and make sure you take YOUR TIME. I shut off my timer and counter so I could be less anxious and I took breaks (unscheduled and scheduled) when I was getting restless...I went to the bathroom and washed my face w/cold water. I also kept repeating "my name, RN" to myself the day before the test, before I went to bed, and during the test. When I got anxious during the test, I closed my eyes and pictured seeing my name on the BRN website. I hope this helps. You can do it!!!

Hi, First time I didn't pass I had Kaplan prep integrated into my school program..I did everything they said and was meeting their scores and didn't pass the first time 265 questions in 5.5 hours. It was the worst feeling ever. I was then super motivated and I made sure I would pass the second time and I did with 75 questions in 2 hours in 15 min. This is what I did to study: 1. Kaplan for time management all qbanks, question trainers, sample q banks. Also used their review of questions videos on how to attack questions (not the review of content videos-did that first time around and didnt help me) 2. Used Saunders Comprehensive for a content review of my weak areas and did some questions at the end of the chapters if I was weak in those areas 3. Exam Cram (5 tests) found it online for know it or you don't questions aka content -easy questions 4. Saunders Q and A review- goof for content, practacing SATA, and how to order questions 5. PDA by la Charity for priority questions In general, I went over wrong and right answers for all tests. I made a document broken up by content sections with notes of what I didn't get right and I looked them up in Saunders Comprehensive and added some details to my notes. I broke up each week by content area going from largest percentage. ..management of care to psych. I did about 150 questions a day or more when I did tests. I did a total of about 6500 questions and focused on my weak areas. I also had my bf change my FB password until after the exam-seeing my classmates pass and getting jobs didn't help my self-esteem and help me focus. No matter how much you review, you will never know everything-you just have to use your common sense and judgement when attacking the exam and make sure you take YOUR TIME. I shut off my timer and counter so I could be less anxious and I took breaks (unscheduled and scheduled) when I was getting restless...I went to the bathroom and washed my face w/cold water. I also kept repeating "my name, RN" to myself the day before the test, before I went to bed, and during the test. When I got anxious during the test, I closed my eyes and pictured seeing my name on the BRN website. I hope this helps. You can do it!!!

So Kaplan won't refund the amount since it was integrated into our program. After doing some research and asking around I broke down each section by percentage from Greatest to Least starting with Management of Care and ending with Basic Care and Comfort. I will be doing 1 section a week pretty much. Here are the resources I am using: 1. Kaplan: Review of Questions Videos, Q-banks, Readiness Test, Trainers 1-7 (for endurance) 2. Saunders 5 Edition Comprehensive Review to look things up I need better clarification on (it's very thorough and it beats looking up things in my Fundamentals and Med Surg Books-plus Saunders cites my textbooks) 3. Saunders Q and A Review (solidify basics and build confidence- I have caught some content errors so be careful. The question I caught was the order of removal of PPE) 4. Exam Cram (250 questions is a lot so I'm building by endurance and doing 150, 175, 225 each week and the remainder of questions I use another day) 5. PDA by La Charity I will be taking notes on subjects I need to solidify and review them once a week Each day I will do AT LEAST 50 questions from one source, but I usually do 100-150. My schedule is for 54 days of prep. I better pass this test and I hope this helps you!!

I also didn't pass the first time, I did get my CPR report and it comes in the mail from the BRN and they were all "near the passing standard" I had 265 questions. I used Kaplan review as it was part of our program. After taking the test, I felt that Kaplan's content review was not inclusive enough. Most of my classmates did pass with Kaplan though. I'm seeing a pattern with Saunders Comprehensive Review and La Charity book for suggestions of people who passed. Is there anyone who also passed the second time who has suggestions of what they did differently? Does anyone else have any suggestions who passed the first time? I really want to make sure I pass this second time around.

Thanks

Just to clarify, just because you get 75 doesn't mean you pass-you are either well below the line of passing or well below it for those 60 questions (15 are questions they are testing). Clearly most of my class was above the line as the ones that I know who took it, passed.

Somebody pmed me and asked if I had the cc pop up every day. Yes, I had it every day. I checked it neurotically along with the BRN verification page to see if my name would show up. I kept thinking to myself, after their second review maybe they decided I would pass:) and the cc page probably wasn't true. You do what you can to convince yourself that you passed. It's like going through the stages of grief. I felt horrible after the exam, but I felt better after I received my result and knew what to do from there. My letter from the BRN (I'm from Cali) was dated the day after the exam and I received it 3 days after the exam date. Pretty quick.

I know how CAT works, trust me I made sure I knew everything about it Yes they changed the passing standard. They give sample questions during the test also for a reason. I am sure they do have to change the questions at some point to be up to date with today's nursing. Did you pass, and was it after April 2013? I don't feel the content in Kalpan was fine-I felt that it wasn't comprehensive enough and that the test was much harder than Kaplan including style of questions not included in my prep. If you did pass, what did you do to study?

My new study plan is based off their website: https://www.ncsbn.org/1233.htm It's a detailed description of what NCLEX encompasses on every section. I also read allnurses.com posts about the best study aids- I am using Saunders Q and A review and Exam Cram (I am trying not to buy books because I am poor newgrad ? )especially with the SATA questions. I might order the LaChairty Priority Questions book, I also heard for content that Saunders Comprehensive Exam Guide is good as well. Some questions seem a little easy but its good to solidify the basics and I need to build my confidence again. Each week I spend 6 days on each category of the test. I am taking 50-75 questions from Saunders and 50 questions from another book x 4 days and writing down on a word doc questions I got wrong so I can review that once a week. On the 5-6 I am taking comprehensive tests and reviewing them and also taking notes. I also want to start another post to ask people who passed what they did-but, I'm new to allnurses so I can't pm or start a topic yet, after I post some more it says it will let me. Some people have pmed me, I will get to you as soon as it lets me, I'm not ignoring you. Most of my classmates, although they passed felt the same about Kaplan content-wise-not inclusive enough, but they are all just geniuses ?

After my exam I got the cc page and was sick to my stomach until I finally got validation. I had 265 questions got to cc page and 3 days later I got mail from the BRN that I did not pass (funny they are the fastest ones) pearsonvue still said "delivery successful." In all sections of the breakdown I was "near the passing standard." This post is bogus-the PVT ALWAYS WORKS. My classmates who had the good pop-up always passed. All my classmates who passed had the computer shut off at 75 questions so once I hit 76 my heart started racing..once I hit 150, I thought ok I just need to prepare for 265. I went to one of the top nursing schools in Cali, 4.7 GPA, Sigma Theta Tau, and I get a little excessive when it comes to studying. I took Kaplan prep as it was part of our program. I did ALL the qbanks, read rationales for correct and incorrect answers, did all the content videos, read the whole kaplan book, and did all the sample tests. Here were my scores: Readiness: 58.3% Trainer 1: 50.7% Trainer 2: 41.3% Trainer 3: 55% Trainer 4: 56.7% Trainer 5: 54.7% Trainer 6: 59.5% Trainer 7: 65.7% According to Kaplan, I should have passed. I give up on Kaplan and I feel like they didn't prepare me once I got to the test. Also NCLEX just changed their test in April 2013, so maybe the prep and books have not caught up yet. After the exam, I looked up everything I didn't know/unsure about in my MedSurg and Fundamentals textbooks. I have a new study plan and I am going to retake it 45 days. I am determined to pass this test. For everyone who didn't pass, it is not an indication of your intelligence. Don't let a test question your ability and what type of nurse you are. I know I am a good and safe nurse and I've been told this several times by my preceptors and professors. It's about knowing how to take a standardized test, having basic nursing knowledge in the areas they outline, using an algorithm if you aren't sure, and being confident. I believe everything happens for a reason and during this time the worse that can happen is increasing your nursing knowledge for your practice.