Re taking nclex-rn after 7 years out of school?

[lms-7]

Here is my story. I graduated back in 2012. I was very motivated to take the exam. I used Kaplan/Saunders and failed twice! I have to admit I didn't practice enough. I didn't answer more than 1,000 questions. I mostly read and answered prob 25-50/day. I started losing my motivation, but then I realized I need to do this.

In July 2012 I had a car accident after an unexplained seizure. They did lots of lab work, eeg etc... and finally found it was epilepsy. Right now it is controlled, but i used to have 1-2/week for over a year. My driver's license was revoked for a almost 3 years! Anyway, my brain didn't have enough room to concentrate. I found a job and until this date, I'm working there (retail/warehousing; non nursing related). Not so long ago, I started re gaining motivation and contacted the BON to see if I was still registered. Fortunately yes. PA BON has unlimited retakes and no one loses their registration. I see there's a lot going on with the NCLEX (changes) and I really need to refresh my brain. A refresher course can be taking after you pass the nclex which is ridiculous, but in the meantime I have to figure out something else. Reading and reading kills my vision. Honestly I was wondering if there's a review that helps to retain, videos, ilustrations to auto recover the topics/material I need for NCLEX RN. Also, I've heard of uworld. I tried and I was impressed my critical thinking isn't terrible, but still I need a study guide in order to regain some of the knowledge. Any comments? Suggestions?

[cleback]

I used Saunders after graduation and thought that was pretty comprehensive. Admittedly, my nursing school didn't reach towards the exam and most of the things I had to study independently. Best of luck.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Moved to the NCLEX forum

[hopetopassnclex]

Picmonic for visual learners.

[dotjenn]

I think Saunders is pretty comprehensive if you want to refresh your content. Uworld is definitely to work on critical thinking and even content to some degree!

If you can't really read for very long, try watching some of RegisteredNurseRN's videos on youtube! I listened to them before I went to bed and I found her videos to be helpful (plus they're free!!)