rnchick2013

Thank you so much everyone. It really means a lot. I wanted to show the multiple test takers out there that it is possible...for me it was my anxiety.. I just had to relax..and do kaplan!!

Hello. The weight is now off my shoulders and no longer crushing me anymore..I hope you never lose faith If you are reading this for motivation that is why I posted it Lets go back to the beginning.. I graduated high school in January of 2009, started college 3 days later and in that following fall semester of 2009 I started nursing school! Unfortunately I ended up failing second semester by 11 points. I did not like this school, I felt that it was more of a boot camp and decided to withdraw and find a better nursing school. The next school I found was sooooo much better. They knew your names, they knew what they were talking about and just made the whole experience a ton better. After failing from the first school my GPA dropped to a 1.9.....I started brand new at the next school, made it through every semester with an A or B and ended up graduating with a 3.7. I ended up graduating in December 2013 with my associates in nursing. 1st time-I waited 6 months till after graduation to take my test!!!! 6 months!! That was my mistake right there. I just needed a break though. I tested May 2014 after reviewing with ATI (through my school) which pardon my language... WAS HORRIBLE. My tutor did not help me, the questions weren't helping me. I did not like the schedule they gave me. I bluntly, hated it. I felt like my life was over, just like I did when I failed nursing school before. Failed with 265 and all 8 categories near passing. 2nd time-July 2014...I used ATI again and the PDA book and the kaplan book, I completed the whole thing and I guess it was okay... Obviously either didn't work! Failed with 265 and all 8 categories near passing..again. 3rd time-September 2014...This time I bought NCSBN 8 week program. Hated it. The set-up was horrible. There was WAY to more information for me to handle. I was unsuccessful again..Failed with 265 and all 8 categories near passing..yep once again. Mind you I have just started my BSN program which I did not need my license for yet. 4th time-January 2015. This time I used a tutor after begging one of my nursing instructors for help. She made me have confidence in myself again but that is pretty much it. This time Failed with 265 and 6 categories near passing, 2 below passing. Now I am nervous because I am in my second semester of my BSN program and in the summer I am taking courses that I NEED my license for. NEED. or else I would have to prolong my BSN program. (which I have planned to graduate Dec 2015 and then have a cruise booked to celebrate being done with nursing school forever!!) and this would ruin my plans if I failed. 5th time-Desperate as all heck... Took advice from two of my classmates that failed a couple times and just passed. They went to a 4 day Kaplan live class and then did questions and videos online. They both passed. I purchased kaplans questions only and did them for about a month and a half. I have worked full time as a GN since February 2014, bought a house, tried to maintain my relationship with my S.O etc, etc. I had to pass it this time. Even with writing papers for my BSN program and living a semi-normal life...I was doing 10 questions a night out of the Qbank after I took the q-trainers. I did not take the readiness test or the diagnostic test. Or qtrainer 7. I will post my scores after. I went into the testing center on a Saturday at 8am. The test shut off around 100. I couldn't believe it. I just focused on my test the whole time. Kept my confidence and kept telling myself today is the day, today is the day. I did not think about NOT one other thing. EVEN though I had the pressure of next semester on me and my job and my relationship and my life on the LINE for the 5th TIME!!! I just focused on the moment, hid the # of questions I was on when I reached 93 and about 10 more questions my screen went blank. I checked today at work and my quick results said PASS. I can not describe the feeling you get after you have accomplished this...This has been holding me back. I have SUCH bad test anxiety. I never took any meds for it though.. I did not really want too.. I AM TELLING YOU, KAPLAN is the CLOSEST thing to NCLEX. It eased my nerves. It really did. They teach you the decision tree...this strategy WORKS. Qtrainer 1-56% Qtrainer 2-67% Qtrainer 3-54% Qtrainer 4-51% Qtrainer 6-56% Now I am going to go breathe and get back to my life!!! YOU can DO this! xoxo

Hello. The weight is now off my shoulders and no longer crushing me anymore..I hope you never lose faith If you are reading this for motivation that is why I posted it Lets go back to the beginning.. I graduated high school in January of 2009, started college 3 days later and in that following fall semester of 2009 I started nursing school! Unfortunately I ended up failing second semester by 11 points. I did not like this school, I felt that it was more of a boot camp and decided to withdraw and find a better nursing school. The next school I found was sooooo much better. They knew your names, they knew what they were talking about and just made the whole experience a ton better. After failing from the first school my GPA dropped to a 1.9.....I started brand new at the next school, made it through every semester with an A or B and ended up graduating with a 3.7. I ended up graduating in December 2013 with my associates in nursing. 1st time-I waited 6 months till after graduation to take my test!!!! 6 months!! That was my mistake right there. I just needed a break though. I tested May 2014 after reviewing with ATI (through my school) which pardon my language... WAS HORRIBLE. My tutor did not help me, the questions weren't helping me. I did not like the schedule they gave me. I bluntly, hated it. I felt like my life was over, just like I did when I failed nursing school before. Failed with 265 and all 8 categories near passing. 2nd time-July 2014...I used ATI again and the PDA book and the kaplan book, I completed the whole thing and I guess it was okay... Obviously either didn't work! Failed with 265 and all 8 categories near passing..again. 3rd time-September 2014...This time I bought NCSBN 8 week program. Hated it. The set-up was horrible. There was WAY to more information for me to handle. I was unsuccessful again..Failed with 265 and all 8 categories near passing..yep once again. Mind you I have just started my BSN program which I did not need my license for yet. 4th time-January 2015. This time I used a tutor after begging one of my nursing instructors for help. She made me have confidence in myself again but that is pretty much it. This time Failed with 265 and 6 categories near passing, 2 below passing. Now I am nervous because I am in my second semester of my BSN program and in the summer I am taking courses that I NEED my license for. NEED. or else I would have to prolong my BSN program. (which I have planned to graduate Dec 2015 and then have a cruise booked to celebrate being done with nursing school forever!!) and this would ruin my plans if I failed. 5th time-Desperate as all heck... Took advice from two of my classmates that failed a couple times and just passed. They went to a 4 day Kaplan live class and then did questions and videos online. They both passed. I purchased kaplans questions only and did them for about a month and a half. I have worked full time as a GN since February 2014, bought a house, tried to maintain my relationship with my S.O etc, etc. I had to pass it this time. Even with writing papers for my BSN program and living a semi-normal life...I was doing 10 questions a night out of the Qbank after I took the q-trainers. I did not take the readiness test or the diagnostic test. Or qtrainer 7. I will post my scores after. I went into the testing center on a Saturday at 8am. The test shut off around 100. I couldn't believe it. I just focused on my test the whole time. Kept my confidence and kept telling myself today is the day, today is the day. I did not think about NOT one other thing. EVEN though I had the pressure of next semester on me and my job and my relationship and my life on the LINE for the 5th TIME!!! I just focused on the moment, hid the # of questions I was on when I reached 93 and about 10 more questions my screen went blank. I checked today at work and my quick results said PASS. I can not describe the feeling you get after you have accomplished this...This has been holding me back. I have SUCH bad test anxiety. I never took any meds for it though.. I did not really want too.. I AM TELLING YOU, KAPLAN is the CLOSEST thing to NCLEX. It eased my nerves. It really did. They teach you the decision tree...this strategy WORKS. Qtrainer 1-56% Qtrainer 2-67% Qtrainer 3-54% Qtrainer 4-51% Qtrainer 6-56% Now I am going to go breathe and get back to my life!!! YOU can DO this! xoxo

I PASSEDDDD

I feel the same as you. I have failed 3 times. I feel the exact.same.horrible.way. I have tried ATI, kaplan, NCSBN...I mean everything. Each time I went to 265 and had near passing in all 8 categories. I am scared to retake..

Congratulations, I Envy you. I myself am in the same boat...4th time is coming up.

I have failed 3 times so far. It is very hard to study working 40 hours a week and in school for my BSN. I have not looked at any material since I failed the last time in September. I am just at ends point I feel like I did the entire PDA book, tried kaplan...tried ati.. GRaduated almost a year from this December now. Any advice? Also...All 3 times I went to 265 and all 8 sections were near passing.

How do you go about that? I have failed 3 times..

I did the same thing as you for my 3rd attempt. I stuck with NCSBN material for a little, then it became too much so I switched to only the questions. After I finished that I went to PDA book and did almost every chapter except 2 in the book scores ranging from 48-77. I just took my boards again yesterday and failed with 265. I don't understand this is the third time I have taken it, all tests I have been near passing in all categories (not sure for this last one). But What am I doing wrong?? I also work 40 hrs....and Im attached to my phone which I know has to stop because I do not concentrate. But I don't know how to pass this damn test. I am running out of options.

I failed.

Thank you so much for the advice:up:

I just have a bad feeling Thank you for being so wonderful & supportive FunnyNurse10 & Yedwards42. I will let you know when I find out:nailbiting:.

Guys! I Went to 265 AGAIN for the THIRD time My last couple of questions were SATA...I had A TONNNNN of prioritization literally blew my mind. The last question after all of this research I have done in 12 hours is that dependent on the last question decides your fate of NCLEX. Either easy or hard question. My last question was not a recall, knowledge question...it was a safety prioritization question. I have to wait until tomorrow to get my quick results bc I don't really want to chance the new PVT. I know God was with me throughout the whole time. He actually made sure I was on my feet because I was running very late to test center and actually made it on time :/ I do not know what to think. at all. and seeing how I failed the past two times with 265 kind of really scares me. Alright off to work so that everyone can question me about yesterday....................>:-|

Yewards42 and FunnyNurse10.. I thank you so much. I think I was just able to start breathing again...lol tomorrow is nclex 2pm. I want to conquer this beast SO bad and I WILL.

I actually take the boards on Tuesday at 2pm. I already took off work and everything. I did take the practice Kaplan test and I got a 54%. I know its not the best but I know on the boards you need at least 50% of the questions right. Right?