Failed NCLEX multiple times

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A question to all of the experienced nurses out there. I have seen multiple threads on this forum started by people who have taken the NCLEX multiple times and still can't pass. These threads are always responded to with words of sympathy, encouragement to not give up, study tips, and stories of great nurses that didn't pass the first time. My question is how many times would someone need to fail before you wouldn't want them to be the nurse taking care of you or your family member? I don't want to discourage anyone from success, but then again I'm not sure if I would want a nurse who took more than 2 tries to pass boards taking care of me or someone I cared about. How many times do you all think a person should be able to test before they need to look elsewhere for a career?

What gets me is people that haven't even taken the NCLEX yet judging other's when they have no idea if they will even pass.

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What gets me is people that haven't even taken the NCLEX yet judging other's when they have no idea if they will even pass.

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this thread been filled with interesting posts! i'm wondering: if a person has such severe test anxiety...how will they handle a real emergency in the hospital when it arises?

that's what i've been wondering about, too!

a test is nothing compared to a pt circling the drain, and you better do the right thing, and do it right now!

i also had a classmate who is the sweetest most giving persn, but failed the nclex multiple times. if i or a family member were dying, she's be great at hand-holding and providing emotional support. but as my nurse? no way.

i am personally biased against flunkers because of something that happened in my nursing program.

our second to last semester in the program, about half the class failed the midterm and were informed that they would have to leave the program. they got together and protested all the way up to the college president. well...they were all given passing grades, and allowed to continue in the program., without any consequences for having failed.

some of them even had the audacity to have smug attitudes towards those of us who actually passed. i would never let one of these flunkers care for someone i loved. i've said it before- ignorance combined with arrogance is a very dangerous combination in a nurse.

that being said- i still do not think that the nclex is a good tool to evaluate nurses. it's too easy!

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this thread been filled with interesting posts! i'm wondering: if a person has such severe test anxiety...how will they handle a real emergency in the hospital when it arises?

that's what i've been wondering about, too!

a test is nothing compared to a pt circling the drain, and you better do the right thing, and do it right now!

i also had a classmate who is the sweetest most giving persn, but failed the nclex multiple times. if i or a family member were dying, she's be great at hand-holding and providing emotional support. but as my nurse? no way.

i am personally biased against flunkers because of something that happened in my nursing program.

our second to last semester in the program, about half the class failed the midterm and were informed that they would have to leave the program. they got together and protested all the way up to the college president. well...they were all given passing grades, and allowed to continue in the program., without any consequences for having failed.

some of them even had the audacity to have smug attitudes towards those of us who actually passed. i would never let one of these flunkers care for someone i loved. i've said it before- ignorance combined with arrogance is a very dangerous combination in a nurse.

that being said- i still do not think that the nclex is a good tool to evaluate nurses. it's too easy!

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What gets me is people that haven't even taken the NCLEX yet judging other's when they have no idea if they will even pass.

You are a nursing student yourself...are u not?

Have you even made it to the point of your schooling in which you took the HESI test? This test supposedly measures how well one will do on the NCLEX...If you do better than 70% on the HESI, you are supposed to able to ace the NCLEX. Since I passed the HESI with a 95% I am pretty confident that I will pass the NCLEX. Also, I believe I will pass becuz 1)I am an optimist, 2) my school has a 100% pass rate and 3) our main instructor writes for NCLEX and 4)all her tests are in NCLEX format and I pass them everytime.

Realistically I know there are no guarantees I will pass.

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What gets me is people that haven't even taken the NCLEX yet judging other's when they have no idea if they will even pass.

You are a nursing student yourself...are u not?

Have you even made it to the point of your schooling in which you took the HESI test? This test supposedly measures how well one will do on the NCLEX...If you do better than 70% on the HESI, you are supposed to able to ace the NCLEX. Since I passed the HESI with a 95% I am pretty confident that I will pass the NCLEX. Also, I believe I will pass becuz 1)I am an optimist, 2) my school has a 100% pass rate and 3) our main instructor writes for NCLEX and 4)all her tests are in NCLEX format and I pass them everytime.

Realistically I know there are no guarantees I will pass.

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No I haven't gotten to that point, but I am also not about to judge other's when I have no idea what I am getting myself into.

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No I haven't gotten to that point, but I am also not about to judge other's when I have no idea what I am getting myself into.

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Hi all,

I can understand your points about nurses and anxiety...if they have anxiety on a test how can they handle pressure and anxiety in real life?

Have you known any new grad or nurse who could walk into his/her first code and know immediately what to do/what not to do?

I know I don't. I am a new RN but that dosen't make my test-taking anxiety cross over into my clinical experience. I am prudent, rule-oriented, and asking questions to all my colleagues. The majority of new nurses for their first year begin this way. And I am on my toes in every situation from someone choking to a patient with cold and clamy skin.

I was a bit offended that you would think that the anxiety is comparable. I was compelled to respond that we all learn how best to handle emergency situations with great mentoring from those of you who have experienced it and time spent on the job learning it. Please don't be so quick to judge those who had difficulty with Test-anxiety, not Life-anxiety.

JacelRN

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Hi all,

I can understand your points about nurses and anxiety...if they have anxiety on a test how can they handle pressure and anxiety in real life?

Have you known any new grad or nurse who could walk into his/her first code and know immediately what to do/what not to do?

I know I don't. I am a new RN but that dosen't make my test-taking anxiety cross over into my clinical experience. I am prudent, rule-oriented, and asking questions to all my colleagues. The majority of new nurses for their first year begin this way. And I am on my toes in every situation from someone choking to a patient with cold and clamy skin.

I was a bit offended that you would think that the anxiety is comparable. I was compelled to respond that we all learn how best to handle emergency situations with great mentoring from those of you who have experienced it and time spent on the job learning it. Please don't be so quick to judge those who had difficulty with Test-anxiety, not Life-anxiety.

JacelRN

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No I haven't gotten to that point, but I am also not about to judge other's when I have no idea what I am getting myself into.

To each his own. But, when u take the HESI and see and feel what I am talking about...then you will understand

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No I haven't gotten to that point, but I am also not about to judge other's when I have no idea what I am getting myself into.

To each his own. But, when u take the HESI and see and feel what I am talking about...then you will understand

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