i just want to say to those who failed the nclex to not give up. i failed my nclex the first time with 265 questions after completing 6 hours (had too many distractors). i had taken one month off from work and studied for 8 hours pretty much every day. in other words, i studied really hard.
i took a two month study break before i decided to hit the books again. this second time i didn't studied as much. i reviewed kaplan for about two months for 5 hours each day focusing on strategies, while working 20 hours/week. three weeks before my scheduled exam i just focused on answering 100-200 questions each night before i went to sleep.
the following resources that were useful to me were:
1. frye's 3300 nursing bullets nclex rn by charles m. frye
2. prioritization, delegation assignment by linda a. lacharity
3. learning extension***
4. listening to tapes to relieve my anxiety
5. drink chamomile tea the night before and the morning of the exam (make
sure you test it before or otherwise you will be too relaxed).
***my friend had recommended the learning extension and i registered for the 3-week review course, since i only had 3 more weeks to study before my exam. at first i was hesitant, because i already had so many other books to study from. however, learning extension helped me since the questions were similar to nclex. i felt going into the exam as if i was practicing the same questions that i practiced each night. what i didn't like was the outline format and the fact that they give you rationales for the right answers only. other than that, in my opinion, it was worth the $50. i passed the nclex with 80 questions after 2 hours.
i hope this helps some of you. what i also did differently is that i didn't tell anyone when i was going to take my exam. this is to prevent my anxiety from building up. :wink2:
good luck to everyone!
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[color=#bf00bf]character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. ~helen keller~
Yes you will have to pay to use the service. They have an enrollment period for three weeks that costs 50$. The is the least amount of time you can enroll, and you have unlimited access for 3 weeks. They have up to 15 weeks enrollment period if you want more time. I have heard from others that the exam questions on this sight highly resemble questions that may appear on the NCLEX.
You're welcome, mystic! As the other postings have mentioned, yes you have to pay. You only pay based on the amount of weeks that you plan to use the review for. In my case, I enrolled for a 3-week course and paid only $50. The questions are the same format as the NLCEX. My friend (who is very smart) recommended learningext to me after she failed the first time using Kaplan. Hope this helps. Good luck with your studying!:wink2:
Take a couple of days off to wollow in your feelings of failure. Have a gallon of ben & jerry ice cream and cry your eyes out. Then roll up your sleeves and get back on the saddle again. Study hard and remain optimistic. God bless and Good Luck! I will be looking out for your post to let us know you have passed.
My mentor told me to have a very salty meal the night before the test. Wear yellow or red clothing. Roll a pen or pencil in my left hand during the test to stimulate my brain. I will also definitely have some chamomile tea the night before my NCLEX as well. I test in a couple of weeks. I'm have been so nervous about failing sometimes i think my head is going to explode. I just want to get it over with. Wish me luck
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Yes you will have to pay to use the service. They have an enrollment period for three weeks that costs 50$. The is the least amount of time you can enroll, and you have unlimited access for 3 weeks. They have up to 15 weeks enrollment period if you want more time. I have heard from others that the exam questions on this sight highly resemble questions that may appear on the NCLEX.