[frustrated graduate]

Hello to all,
I am new to this forum. I am 36 yrs old and I am a december graduate. I took a position as an intern at one of the local hospitals in January (with the intention I will pass the exam and slide into my new RN position. I took the kaplan review in January and my nclex exam in March. Needless to say I did not pass. I was soooo depressed and did all the stages of grieving. I picked myself up, sucked in my pride and accepted a position as a PCA on my same floor I was interning. I re-took the kaplan review again. I also took the nclex exam (now for the 2nd time) I failed again now under the new scoring system. At this moment I am not working through the stages of grieving and feel rotten. I keep telling myself I've worked sooo hard the past two years and this is what I got NOTHING!!! but just a bruised ego. I feel like giving up. I feel I can not even get angry anymore. I do not feel to open another book. I have bought books for review that other people have recommened. I am tired of buying books. I just want to pass and get my license. I want finish this last leg of this long process and start working and feeling confident again. Does anyone have advice for me? I have asked around and all I hear is suck it up and do it again. I had a study group throughout school and they all passed, so why not me? Can anyone hear me!!! Please tell me something. At this point being cruel is also okay. Help!!!!! Frustrated graudate

[military spouse]

I just wanted to say that I'm sorry that you are going through this. I don't have any advice, but I believe in prayer and I will be praying for you. Don't give up. How many times can you take the NCLEX?

[hamburg]

belive me you are not the only person who feels like that or is going through this situation.......i am tiered too of buying books and doing questions all the times .i failed 3 times and i just filled up the reapplication agaaaaaiiiinnnnn....but besides this i requested application for lvn and i applied for a position as an nursing assistant at a hospital .....at least i passt the nursing assistant test which came with the application i'll see what happens next...keep trying....and good luck to you too i hope that helped a little.........

[sony rn2b]

hi
u r not the only one who goes through it. i m also like u. but i did,t loose my hope and study again.
i take the kaplan course 2 times and the both times i failed. but now i study the saunders lets see what happen this time....
don't be frustrated just study with full concentration...