[Lecx1128]

I'm a foreign BSN Graduate Nurse last Oct.2006. I took my NCLEX last jan.2008 and unfortunately I didn't make it. The contents of the exam were difficult for a new nurse like me 'coz first of all, Nursing practice here is far far different from the practice I had in my country of origin, which is the Philippines. There were some medications that I haven't heard of and it does exist. And there were lots of priority questions which I haven't encountered in the review materials I have, this is why maybe I failed.
My point is, is it advisable for me to apply for work as a Graduate Nurse or as an LPN for the mean time so I'll be able to see the real picture of a clinical setting? If yes, do you know any hospital or even Nursing Homes who hires a newly BSN graduate still unlicensed until the next schedule NCLEX?
Thanks..Pls advise me on what's the best thing to do..tnx

[BumblebeeRN]

Originally Posted by Lecx1128

I'm a foreign BSN Graduate Nurse last Oct.2006. I took my NCLEX last jan.2008 and unfortunately I didn't make it. The contents of the exam were difficult for a new nurse like me 'coz first of all, Nursing practice here is far far different from the practice I had in my country of origin, which is the Philippines. There were some medications that I haven't heard of and it does exist. And there were lots of priority questions which I haven't encountered in the review materials I have, this is why maybe I failed.
My point is, is it advisable for me to apply for work as a Graduate Nurse or as an LPN for the mean time so I'll be able to see the real picture of a clinical setting? If yes, do you know any hospital or even Nursing Homes who hires a newly BSN graduate still unlicensed until the next schedule NCLEX?
Thanks..Pls advise me on what's the best thing to do..tnx

You will not be able to apply as a Graduate Nurse because you have already attempted to pass the NCLEX-RN and failed.
Rule is that GN applies to those students with ATT only for 6 months after graduation from an accredited U.S.A. nursing school, and to those students who have not taken the NCLEX-RN examination yet. Once you take the nclex and fail, you lose your GN status.

you can't work as an LPN if you do not have an LPN license.

you might be able to get a job working as a nursing assistant, or patient care assistant at a hospital or nursing home.


I know the test is hard, specially when here in this country we learn differently.
but it is doable to pass. I know tons of philipinas that pass their test the first time by just studying the saunder's comprehensive review for nclex-rn
if they can do it, there is no reason why anyone else can't

[amj12]

Working in a hospital, though great experience, really won't help pass the exam. The things you see done in a hospital aren't always text book nursing and NCLEX tests you based on text book nursing. So though it would expose you to alot more, it could at the same time hinder you b/c you could be learning how things are done in the real world, not necessarily how things are done in the text book.

There are priority books you can purchase. I know one is published by Mosbys that was agreat help for me w/prioritization. It is a medical surgical prioritization and delegation book.