Taking NCLEX for the 2nd time Aug. 14 and need a study buddy!

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i graduated this past may 09 and took boards june 24. i didn't pass and my job has agreed to work with me in hopes that i will stay with them. so, i'm working 8-5 monday thru friday and all i'm doing is studying until i retake boards august 14th!! i really need help! i have the saunders book and am going to get the 2010 kaplan review book this weekend, but i feel like i'm missing something important. my job has been so great in working with me and not only do i not want to fail for my own reasons but i don't want my work to think they wasted their time on me. i am a great nurse! i know that, but i don't know how to answer questions. i felt as though the nclex didn't reflect my knowledge and competency as a rn. any advice would be much appreciated!! :mad:

katie

Specializes in Med/Surg n ICU.

Coppin. where do you work if you dont mind me asking?

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i'm in texas

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i met quite a few people from texas on this forum :nuke:

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i met quite a few people from texas on this forum :nuke:

what time zone are you in? right now in texas its 9 in the morning?

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Hey ujones and katie...I too failed my exam the first time I took it 2 weeks ago. The same situation...I completely froze and freaked out as soon as that #76 question popped up. I was so anxious and I couldn't think right...I was hurrying too I think. I am scheduled to retake it Aug. 24th. I am devastated still but I am determined to pick myself up and retake it again in 4 weeks. I did kaplan and could not seem to use the decision tree. I got my report from the BON and what hurts the most is all of the categories says "near the passing". :( But that's ok, I will get it next time...we will be RNs... soon.

The embarassment of failing was so bad... since most of my friends passed it already and me...here still trying to study along. Some days are good, but some are bad that I feel so depressed :( How are you guys studying? We all need support and encouragement. I know we can do this! We will pass the 2nd time and next time I will take my time... relax and take deep breaths. Good luck to everyone who's taking or retakig the NCLEX...we can do this...we just need to believe and stop doubting ourselves.

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what time zone are you in? right now in texas its 9 in the morning?

10am :nuke:

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hey ujones and katie...i too failed my exam the first time i took it 2 weeks ago. the same situation...i completely froze and freaked out as soon as that #76 question popped up. i was so anxious and i couldn't think right...i was hurrying too i think. i am scheduled to retake it aug. 24th. i am devastated still but i am determined to pick myself up and retake it again in 4 weeks. i did kaplan and could not seem to use the decision tree. i got my report from the bon and what hurts the most is all of the categories says "near the passing". :( but that's ok, i will get it next time...we will be rns... soon.

the embarassment of failing was so bad... since most of my friends passed it already and me...here still trying to study along. some days are good, but some are bad that i feel so depressed :( how are you guys studying? we all need support and encouragement. i know we can do this! we will pass the 2nd time and next time i will take my time... relax and take deep breaths. good luck to everyone who's taking or retakig the nclex...we can do this...we just need to believe and stop doubting ourselves.

hey! i'm sorry you failed, but your right we will pass this next time! i retake the week before you. what i have been doing is nclex 4000, and saunders. i'm going to get the kaplan book this weekend. can't afford to take the whole review course after paying all this money to retake the exam. saunders is very helpful for me, and i'm really excited to try kaplan. i'll let you know if i find anything that would be helpful. the first day when i found out i failed i was a wreck but after that i knew if i wanted to pass i had to get started and change my way of thinking. what do you feel you really need to work on? we will start quizzing each other today. ujones00 is in the same situation. maybe we could all help each other out!

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10am :nuke:

oh good, i figured it was alot different. what do you have planned for the day? are you working or just studying?

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that is a great idea! I would love to join in! I took kaplan and they had a money back guarantee...so I decided to take the course again online. How many questions have u been doing daily? did you start studying right away? I took a few days for grieving...it was so hard for me :( But I gotta start somewhere... I need a study buddy(ies) too...that would be great! I am in VA...so it's 10:09 am here as I speak!

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Hey ujones and katie...I too failed my exam the first time I took it 2 weeks ago. The same situation...I completely froze and freaked out as soon as that #76 question popped up. I was so anxious and I couldn't think right...I was hurrying too I think. I am scheduled to retake it Aug. 24th. I am devastated still but I am determined to pick myself up and retake it again in 4 weeks. I did kaplan and could not seem to use the decision tree. I got my report from the BON and what hurts the most is all of the categories says "near the passing". :( But that's ok, I will get it next time...we will be RNs... soon.

The embarassment of failing was so bad... since most of my friends passed it already and me...here still trying to study along. Some days are good, but some are bad that I feel so depressed :( How are you guys studying? We all need support and encouragement. I know we can do this! We will pass the 2nd time and next time I will take my time... relax and take deep breaths. Good luck to everyone who's taking or retakig the NCLEX...we can do this...we just need to believe and stop doubting ourselves.

I know exactly how you feel! I jus took the exam this pass Saturday. At first i was embarrassed but then said why?? It can happen to anyone! I graduated with a 3.2 and never failed a class... I guess this time it wasn't for me.. The experience is a humbling one for me. I did Kaplan and had a kaplan tutor as well. I think I over did it :nono: I am confident once i get my scores I will passthe next time around!!! We will all get through this the next time... Right now i am relaxing until Monday than I am back at it :bowingpur. I plan on using hurst and kaplan again... wht about u?

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that is a great idea! I would love to join in! I took kaplan and they had a money back guarantee...so I decided to take the course again online. How many questions have u been doing daily? did you start studying right away? I took a few days for grieving...it was so hard for me :( But I gotta start somewhere... I need a study buddy(ies) too...that would be great! I am in VA...so it's 10:09 am here as I speak!

I'm getting started today! ive made my list of things i want to get done each day up until boards! do you wanna get started?

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oh good, i figured it was alot different. what do you have planned for the day? are you working or just studying?

Nothing for now :cry: i am ready to study I need a push!!!:uhoh21:

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