cmckee11

I completed the majority of the qbank. I had like 500 left. I did every quiz and every qtrainer. I also used the exam cram cd. I was doing at least 200 questions a day. My results said I was near or above passing in every category. Kaplan was included in my tuition, so idk how that works. I just bought a book that focuses on sata and alternate style questions. I am taking a break from studying right now. I plan to start studying again Monday. I am going to use my new book and start all over with kaplan. I think the kaplan questions are the most similar to nclex questions.

I took my NCLEX RN on Wed June 4, 2014. I received the full 265 questions, 43 of them were sata. I had 3 drag and drop, 3 exhibits, and 2 pictures that had to be identified, and one math (I&0). I used Kaplan course. I went to all four days of the lecture and I completed all question trainers. I finished 800 of the qbank questions. My scores on the question trainers ranged anywhere from high 50's to mid 80's. I scored a 80 on qt 6 and a 63 on qt7. I would make up my own quizzes with the qbank questions. I always scored in the 60's to high 70's. I also used the CD from Exam Cram RN. I scored in the high 60's to low 90's on those practice tests. I am a LPN and have been one for 4 years. Needless to say I failed the NCLEX on my first try. I was at the testing center for about 4 hours. I was always told that the sata questions were a higher level question, and if you were getting a lot of them, you were doing well. I feel like that gave me a false sense of confidence while testing. I did the pvt an hour after the exam and it took me to the cc page. I still had hope bc a fellow student had passed and it took her to the cc page as well. I woke up the next morning and checked the licensing site and my name was gone. Yesterday I received my results and I was near the passing standard in every category. I think the Kaplan questions were a lot like the nclex questions, but they obviously did not help me. We were told if we scored in the 60's on Kaplan that we would def pass NCLEX. I scored a 64% on the readiness test day 3 of the review. I am lost and don't know how to prepare for the NCLEX again. Any tips or success stories will be appreciated. I have 42 more days before I can test again. I am taking a week off from studying and then I am willing to study my butt off!