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Ahh! Good luck! I really feel like Saunders and Hurst saved me this time around!

Thank you! I am definitely refreshing to see if my license changes to active... haha but hopefully all goes well still >,

OMG haha definitely twins! I felt like Hurst really saved me though! and Yeah I used Saunders and just did a lot of SATA the week before the test...just to get used to answering them. Yay! I will definitely be sending you happy thoughts!

AH! Omg!! Thank you so much! The first time I took a Kaplan class course, all the trainers, and 86% of the qbank questions. I only studied for 2-3 weeks before the test because of a potential job offer that asked me to be licensed so early...but they told me I didn't get the job the day BEFORE the test (le, sigh). But yeah..I ONLY did Kaplan and questions. Anyway, after I took my test and found out I failed. I let myself be sad for one day...and picked myself up and made a study plan. I got my refund from Kaplan and put it towards registering for the NCLEX and buying the Saunders comprehensive review book. I borrowed a friend's Kaplan log-in to continue doing the qbank questions, borrowed a friend's HURST review audio chapters & handouts that went along with the audio, and bought the LaCharity book. Saunders - The nice thing is that it prints you a 6 week study plan after taking an assessment test. It organized 2-3 chapters a day throughout 6 weeks. I followed that and did the chapter review questions at the end. I liked how organized the information was and was a really good content refresher. HURST - I listened to at least 1 audio chapter from HURST and filled out the blanks on the handouts while listening to the audio. I really feel like HURST helped me pass this time around because knowing content was so important in answering the priority questions and SATAs. It also does a great job organizing their lectures. If there was a certain chapter I was still unsure of (like endocrine -_-) I would re-listen to the lecture. LaCharity - This book really helped me critical think in answering priority questions. Each chapter is full of questions and the rationales were great. I tried to do at least 1-3 chapters a day. Kaplan Qbank - With everything above, I tried to do 50-200 questions a day. I read each rationale even if I got it right and if I didn't know the material, I would go into my Saunders book and study it again. Compared to the first time I took it, I gave myself breaks. I would study for maybe 2 hours, take a break/go to the gym/hang out with friends/run errands, and then study for some more. I never studied past midnight. I gave myself some weekends off. I really paced myself compared to last time. I also filled myself with positive thoughts! I wrote sticky notes with my name and RN after it and told myself that I could do this if I passed nursing school! I believe in you!!

Is it true?! I took my NCLEX this morning for the 2nd time and the computer shut off at 96. After taking it the 1st and failing at 75 questions, I was relieved that I passed question 75 and was still in the game! The questions I got this time around were very different compared to the first time I took it. 1st time: Not a lot of SATAs. A lot of fundamental and nursing leadership questions. Med questions. EKG strip. Few prioritization questions. 2nd time: TONS and TONS of SATAs and prioritization. One calculation med. 1 put in order question. -- yeah pretty much a lot of the questions were prioritization and SATAs. I did the pearsonvue trick and I hope that this trick is true.. Crossing my fingers!

Ahh! Thank you guys so much! I'm planning to just review this weekend and take it easy Monday and especially Tuesday. I'll be taking a hike on Monday to hopefully clear my mind haha but thanks for the words of encouragement & prayers (: It really does help!

I took my NCLEX in June and failed after 75 questions. I was so upset ): After a few days, I picked myself up, made a study plan, and really put myself back to work. The first time that I did it, I only did KAPLAN. I took the class, all the trainers, and 86% of the qbank questions. I was scoring pretty average on most of the trainers and qbank questions (50 q's at a time). After realizing that I needed more content review...I bought the Saunders book, LaCharity, borrowed HURST audio chapters from a friend, and borrowed a friend's Kaplan log-in for the qbank questions. I went through the whole Saunders book, LaCharity, HURST audio reviews, and most of the qbank. I've been doing 50-250 questions a day along with reading chapters out of Saunders and answering the questions at the end of each chapter. After doing much of the comprehensive review, I've been scoring much higher on Kaplan's trainers and qbank questions. My test is on Wednesday and I am just so terrified again. I have the worst test taking anxiety and guess I just need some encouragement :/ ANY advice would be beneficial (: