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I'mtaking my exam again in 2 1/2 weeks after failing in march. I repeated my Kaplan and am getting better scores, watched 4 days of HURST material, am reading saunders, and have used a CAT mosby's disk on my laptop. Nexst week I'm tackling the LACHARITY book. This week I'm going into psych since it was the part I scored lowest in last time. My school is known for low first time passing rates :( I'm definitely more confident this time, I'M NOT A QUITTER!

Don't get me wrong, my life fell apart in March before I got myself up again. All these emotions.. thoughts.. "am i a crappy nurse? does that mean im not safe enough?" All of this has helped my confidence, however. It also has helped me realize who my friends are seeing me at one of my lowest.

Its been 6 months since I graduated. I don't want any judgements, I'm just venting. My dreams of being in the ER one day, an then eventually teaching and getting a masters at UCSF will not be shattered!

I heard the job market is pretty bad out there though...

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Good luck on that exam! Save worrying about the job market for after your celebration.

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thanks cali otter.

kaplan has also changed some of the content on the diagnostic and readiness tests... and has changed the background color to blue, with a lot more "press the exhibit button for more information" questions in the Q BANK maybe due to the april change in the NCLEX. although some of the questions still look identical.

sometimes i think i took too long getting back up and wasted some precious time when i could've made a plan faster,but it's time to stop analyzing the past right?

thanks for this website. it's helping me feel better

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Hey,

All the best for ur exam.

I am using saunders as well as hurst review.Did u do the content from Saunders only or both??

Can u please share me how u managed to study using both material??

Thanx :)

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thanks cali otter.

kaplan has also changed some of the content on the diagnostic and readiness tests... and has changed the background color to blue, with a lot more "press the exhibit button for more information" questions in the Q BANK maybe due to the april change in the NCLEX. although some of the questions still look identical.

sometimes i think i took too long getting back up and wasted some precious time when i could've made a plan faster,but it's time to stop analyzing the past right?

thanks for this website. it's helping me feel better

I am impressed from your thoughts. So are you taking kaplan now?

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Good luck! You can do it!!

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Nurse_25,

I want to wish you the very best at passing this time around. I have been where you are right now. I graduated in May 09 and it took me May 2010 to pass. I have two kids with disabilities and I had a lot of obstacles to climb through. You can do this because I did. Never give up on your goals. A setback is a setup for a comeback. Stay focused and keep fighting.

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I'm watching videos from hurst and supplementing the material from saunders. Ive noticed that MArlene does a wonderful job of explaining material, but it's very general and doesn't cover everything.

I also had to repeat the kaplan course. It teaches you strategies, but the content in person, you're really on your own. I took it three weeks after the class.. but I think I needed more content review. (BTW: TAKE YOUR TIME, my mother and family kept rushing me, even telling me to apply to jobs first, when I need to pass the test to study). I've hardly had the time to fit in reading the book supplied with it since I was listening to hurst and saunders.

Kaplanwas good because the questions do look similar to the NCLEX exam, and I think some systemaic desensitization is necessary after that first try.

HUrst was wonderful because she explained patophysiology wonderfully.

I almost got cold feet after that first fail.. its hard, you know?

but I went over the clinical paperwork and papers I went over at nursing school and remembered the patients I met.. I remember what kept me going in nursing school when it wasn't easy was picturing that short asian later with hx of a CVA needing help to go to the restroom and helping her my whole clinical. A week later I come back to the hospital and she still remembers me and thats what gave me heart.. or that little girl I helped with neuroblastoma.. or that male pt with the stab wounds from a gang fight...

you can't let a dang test block you from remembering the people you met and WILL meet in your career right?

anyway thanks for letting me vent.

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I PASSED :) yay. onto job hunting

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CONGRATULATIONS FAITH70725!!!! I am really happy for you and all of us that have passed. Keep us posted on your job hunt.

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YAY! YOU DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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