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Hello all! I have been lurking around here for years and I love the site! I usually obtain information from this site without even having to post, but I am in desperate need of help/advice. I graduated in May 2010 with my ADN and just recently (6/14) took NCLEX RN for the 2nd time and failed. The first time I took it I had alot going on at the time and I didn't study as hard as I should have. This time I did study hard for nearly 2 months and I still failed it! I am at a loss of what to do now. I have decided to take it for a 3rd time, but I'm not sure how to go about studying for it this time, since my current study skills/materials are just not working. I used Saunder's comprehensive review 5th edition and dabbled a little in Exam Cram also. I like Saunders for review, but I have found that the questions are way to easy compared to NCLEX questions. Another problem is that I don't have alot of money to go pay for other study materials, so whatever I end up buying needs to be worth it. I have read about all the different books others have used to pass and I am also considering taking the NCSBN NCLEX course since it's within my price range. My problem is I have $70 to work with and I don't know if I should go buy some of the books others have used or spend the money on the online NCSBN review. What would you recommend? Has anyone else recently taken the NCSBN online course, if so was it helpful? What books did you find most helpful for question/rational purposes? Any advice is greatly appreciated!

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im sorry to hear that, i took nclex pn june 14 too recently but im not sure if i passed or failed but i had a good pop up i have to wait weeks for official reslt since i was in california, i used study material were saunders and bought NCSBN for 3 weeks both helpful aklthough until now im struggling and wondring bout my result but my friend is takin RN maybe this month or next month he said he use elsevier for RN book i dnt know what dat is since i used saunders.. just keep trying & dnt lose hope. dnt forget to pray too.

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Hello Ebank,

With $70, I would recommend using that towards NCLEX RN 10,000 www.lww.com.

I recently took NCLEX RN and was not successful. I'm a BSN graduate from eons ago and have never worked in the medical/nursing field. Lately decided to switch careers.

NCLEX RN 10,000 give you 1 year access to CAT NCLEX RN type questions. It establishes baseline knowledge and tracks your performance (from what I have read so far).

Good luck to you! Please don't give up...:-)

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I would save the money for now and work with what you have. Remember to study as if you had never tested before and really get those concepts down pat. The test is unpredictable, so even if you have all the resources in the world and know every word printed in them, you might not be able to answer the questions. You just have to prepare the best you can and be persistent. Good luck.

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Well, I did a lot of searching for NCLEX material and questions. And I came across awesome resources.

Just type in "NCLEX question trainers" and you will find KAPLAN practice questions. Their questions are quite comparable to the actual NCLEX. I learned from the rationales, for sure.

Also, I stumbled upon someone who made really great notes and posted it for people to learn from. It's very informative!!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/25855834/Nclex-Study-Guide

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Good luck with your studying to prepare to retake NCLEX!! I am just glad you're not giving up, you can do this.:redpinkhe

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Thank you all for your encouragement and advice! Hopefully it turns out better this time around....It has to! I am so ready to get my new career started.

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