How to bounce back after failing

Nursing Students NCLEX

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I took my nclex on Thursday... I woke up passing a kidney stone at 4am that morning... But during the exam I was in a lot of pain... I rushed through the test, not taking any breaks because I just wanted to get done... It shut off at 235 and I still had 2 hours left on the time clock. I ended up in the hospital after the test.

when I checked the Pearson vue trick it let me register for another exam...

Its now sunday, my interim license has not been cut off yet, but I'm pretty positive I failed.

My my question is... How do I bounce back? I can't afford to take any of the prep classes like Kaplan. I bought the book, and prepped with on line practice quizzes. But I fear that's not enough. The longer I go without doing any hands on nursing the more I forget.

i need advice to get in the mindset to pass because right now I feel pretty defeated.

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Specializes in Trauma | Surgical ICU.

You are focusing too much on the negative. Forget about hands on experience, it will not help you pass the nclex. If you are worried about skills, as a new nurse there's a lot of things to learn and you'll be trained to do that.

As for retaking the nclex, use the resources you have. Use free nclex materials available to you ( like: Main Menu - NCLEX-RN 3500 - Institutional Version )

Don't give up hope and keep moving forward. Good luck!

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