3rd time taking nclex need help plz

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Hey all, I took nclex in January I used a little saunders and some hurst review to study and came out with a near passing in every subject. I thought to myself no big deal I can knock this test out of the park next time. So second attempt comes @ I went out of town to stay with my brother to study for a month no car no fun no distractions of home and friends just studied in his office or at the local coffee shop. I used ncsbn and kaplan q bank this time, finished both. My results came back I was below passing on 3 subjects and one of the subjects was one of my best ones. So now I am on round 3 and I now have the actually live kaplan course and I guess resort back to saunders for practice questions. So my question to everybody is am i missing something is there anything else out there i should be using ? I feel like I have become stronger at answering questions but I guess not strong enough and now the test is increased in difficulty.

thanks all

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Did you do the Kaplan trainers and do you go over the rationales? And also PDA lacharity is also a great book. Which areas were you below passing? I also did hurst review and they were great for content!

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below passing in safety and infection control, health promotion and maintenance, and basic care and comfort. Also yes i look at all rationales and write them down in my note book so i am not just reading and if i dont know something i look it up and write it down. i will look in to lacharity thank you :)

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o and the kaplan trainers is what i am doing now so hopefully that will help.

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Ohhh good!!! Yesss those really helped me!!! I ranged from 59%-63% in the trainers..and did exactly what ur doing...I had a whole notebook full of rationales. And PDA I rented from BN for only $14...good luck to u!! Third time is a charm!!

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When you get to QT 6 and 7 those are all application and analysis questions...

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sweet thanks so much ! :)

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Np anytime :)

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Bella is right, your missing LaCharity.....VERY VERY HELPFUL!!!! and look at that 36 page review thats on here. that helped me on my 4th take. good luck!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Where can I find this 36 page review?
check out this link....https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/passed-my-nclex-750555.html
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You can do it!!! Don't give up...don't let it all go to waste...looking for the day you post that YOU PASSED!!!!

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