Second Taker.. ADVICE PLEASE! :)

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Hello All Nurses! I absolutely love this blog and I feel that it is awesome how there is so much advice available on these forums. Anyway, I am one week away from taking my NCLEX-RN exam for the second time. And I am so lost. Honestly, before my last take I used mainly Saunders to study. Didn't really focus on reviewing through QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS. And I believe that was my downfall. But this time I have decided to go on a different route. I enrolled in Kaplan using the On Demand Course. And these are my scores so far...

Diagnostic Test: 58%

QT 1: 59%

QT 2: 64%

QT 3: 57%

QT 4: 55%

QT 5: 59%

QT 6: 62%

QT 7: 63%

Readiness Test: 67%

So far I have completed 54% of the Qbank with scores from as low as 49% - 71% and an average of 61%. And basically my scores are all over the place...

In addition to this I have completed questions from LaCharity's Prioritization & Delegation book. I aim to finish the QBank as well as refresh my memory of other topics through Exam Cram and reading the PDF study guide here on AllNurses.

I would now like to know if you guys have any other advice for me :) and for those of you who have similar Kaplan scores as I, to share with me how your experience was during the exam and what else you did. Thanks in advance! I will surely update you guys in a week's time :) Take care everyone!

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I had similar scores, did questions questions questions and LaCharity and passed on my first time. The only thing I can suggest to do in the next week in maybe practice some SATA questions. Lippincott makes a great book, I did horrible in the beginning but about half way through I was getting 80% of them right. I really do think you need to practice those to learn how to them, at least I did.

But I think it looks like you are in a good place. A lot of its going to be mental. Practice calming yourself now, that way when you get there its not foreign. Imagine a place you like in your mind, or a mantra to repeat in your head, etc.

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Congrats on passing :)! And yeah you read my mind. I have saunders accnt and I was planning on using that to practice the SATA questions. Thanks for the advice! :)

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Just relax and read the questions carefully. You got this ?

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Just relax and read the questions carefully. You got this 

Thanks! I'll try my best. But the NCLEX exam is not a test that one should under estimate ;)

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Hi guys! Just wanna update :) I PASSED!!!

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Congrats..mine is next week..

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Congratulations! Is Kaplan helps you a lot on your 2nd attempt? Coz I'm using it now for my coming exam. What are your tips to pass this exam?

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