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~
I hope 3rd time is the charm! I tried Kaplan and NCSBN but nothing works for me. I am now using Suzannes's tip #2. Lets just hope for the best and I know we all can make it.
You know what, don't worry about the number of times because that has no impact on the type of RN that you will be. It sounds like you're on a wonderful path remember what works for some people may not work for others and that has to be found. More people than not have had to set for this exam multiple times you are not alone and sounds like you have a plan.:) GOOD LUCK! :redpinkhe
Thanks determinedgal. Its so hard taking the exams and not passing it. People kept asking about it and I dont know what to say anymore. :urgycld: Its hard because my husband thinks I am not studying or not giving my best (if he only knew). I am not losing hope and I am positive about this.:dncgcpd:
I'm doing the ncsbn website as we speek. So far i came upon several questions that i had taking it the 1st time around. This will be my 2nd and hopefully my last. I didn't take it the first time but i have learned my lesson and im also doing the suzzanes plan as well. LOTS OF STUDYING:banghead:
Good Luck! I'm glad to see that you did start Suzanne's Plan. Tip#1 took me a month to do and that is doing something everyday. I'm on Tip#2 now and working on that tip. I had to change my studying up and after lots of research about Suzanne's Plan I thought why not.:)
Debbie
I have a question im half way through with the suzzanes first tip what is her 2nd tip? I can't seem to find it:no:
Thanks for the information about the Frye book. I haven't seen that before has anybody used the Frye book??? and what was their pos/neg experience with it?
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
I have a question im half way through with the suzzanes first tip what is her 2nd tip? I can't seem to find it:no:
You won't find it, read the sticky again, the first tip is a review and once completed you send her a pm with the information in the format she asks for and if you meet her requirements she will send her plan. She only emails it out twice a month so a lot will depend on when your test date is
Re read her sticky and update yourself on her plan
okay no problem, thats what i thought after i posted the reply. Sorry about that but thanks for the input. So far its working from a general knowledge stand point i wish i found this website sooner:bugeyes:
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You know what, don't worry about the number of times because that has no impact on the type of RN that you will be. It sounds like you're on a wonderful path remember what works for some people may not work for others and that has to be found. More people than not have had to set for this exam multiple times you are not alone and sounds like you have a plan.:) GOOD LUCK! :redpinkhe