MurseM

Finished BSN school in 2012. Since then managed to take the NCLEX 3 times with no success. In winter I was told about the EXCELL review class and quickly signed up for it. The class was tough (8 consecutive days) but it gets you in the right mindset for the nclex. I really didn't think it was a matter of knowledge that I was failing the test. In my opinion it was the strategy that I was lacking. Last time I took it 2 weeks ago I got all 265 questions but I passed. I think the most important part to remember is not to GIVE UP! And also, be confident in yourself. Last time I went I knew I was going to pass. and I did. I have tried KAPLAN, NCSBN, HURST, SAUNDERS, and private tutors with no luck. This EXCELL class was awesome with providing UP TO DATE information and the minor changes that were done in the 2013 nclex version. I also would like to thank this website and the contributors for pointers. I am now proud to say I am M. RN, BSN, PHN!

Thanks for the replies. Test anxiety is certainly there!. It was worse the first time, but now I've got used to it in a sence that I know what to expect. The principle of failing it AGAIN gives the anxiety, not the test itself. MAstudent8578: I did do the actual in class review AND online class review AND their questions. HONESTLY, and this might sound absurd to everyone, I find that I rarely used KAPLAN strategies on NCLEX. I just don't think their answering tree is effective. I probably used it on one or two questions that I had no idea about the answer. You see, I find Kaplan questions simple enough. I feel like they designed their questions to fit the answer tree, not the other way around. So I do not see how it workes or applies.

Hello all, I finally signed up for the website to be able to post. I have been lurking and reading advice for quite some time now, for which I would like to thank you all. My story is not much different from others. I graduated in '12. With couple of disclosures, I was given my ATT at least 6 months after I graduated. I managed to take the NCLEX 3 times since then. 265,75,118 questions respectively answered on those 3 tests. Look, I am confident in my knowledge (not to sound cocky) but I studied about everything. Hurst, Kaplan, NCSBN, Nclex 3500/4000. I am currently studying Saunders (book and the questions on the computer). I do believe that my failure is due to me not knowing HOW to answer the questions. When I do questions at home everything is so simple. I can most of the time state the answer in my mind when I read the question. But in Nclex land, I tend to not do so good. Is there any tool to study HOW to answer questions vs. questions that teach content. Do you have any advice for someone in my position taking Nclex 4th time. I am one of the many affected with the outage of the ATT system sending codes to Pearson. As soon as this gets resolved I am going to take it. Thank you in advance...