by merina

hi guys am new ti this forum ,am foreign nurse i graduated in 2000 ,passed my cgfns in 2005 ,i did my first attempt in oct2007 i failed,again in mar2008..again i failed i am depressed and depressed a try to refresh myself and forget many thing last i signed up for kaplan...am not concenterating continuosly...now am in 30s...osome frens told as years its tough to pass out...i got lipincott, saunders new edition...familypeople forcing me to take it earlier...but i am very unsure whether i wud pass ....not much confident....i feel low myself....2nd time when i took i wasnot fully prepared....kind of half my family guys forced me to take it.....iknew then i wasnt taking ...so this attempt made a assurance am not eligible to pass..is there any on e who underwent the same...please give ur suggestions and advicesand motivating tips...

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Family pressure will not aid you in passing. Not sure where you are living but if outside the US then you will be affected by retrogression so no need to rush.

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where did you buy the new edition of Saunders?

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Hello,
for effervescent:I live outside of US and I got my Saunders from Amazon.com.
for Silverdragon:Please,since I live outside of US right now (following my husband's work,otherwise,we live in US)...what did you mean by getting affected by retrogression.I apologise for steping into this thread like this,but it seems like something that I maybe needed to know.I'm foreign trained nurse,graduated 15 years ago and I've been working on Suzannes first tip for a while now.I plan to take NCLEX sometime in December,in London.Any tips......or just prayers,please....Thanx

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Originally Posted by spalata

Hello,
for effervescent:I live outside of US and I got my Saunders from Amazon.com.
for Silverdragon:Please,since I live outside of US right now (following my husband's work,otherwise,we live in US)...what did you mean by getting affected by retrogression.I apologise for steping into this thread like this,but it seems like something that I maybe needed to know.I'm foreign trained nurse,graduated 15 years ago and I've been working on Suzannes first tip for a while now.I plan to take NCLEX sometime in December,in London.Any tips......or just prayers,please....Thanx

If you do not have a visa giving you permission to work in the US then you will be affected by retrogression and looking at several years wait for a work visa. That is what I mean by retrogression. If your husband is a USC then things could be different for you but a lot will depend on what status your husband is.

Suzanne's program is excellant and if following that then you do not need any other tips

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Oh,thank you,Silverdragon.....than that is something that doesn't concern me,I am USC.......I was thinking in a completely different direction......but,thank you anyway.
I'll go back to studying now.
good day!!!

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It is a good thing you are able to express your fear.I have a friend who just passed the boards the second time.she is 53 years old.although she dosnt have kids but she is very determined.she doesnt discuss her NCLEX prep with family or friends.she studied until she knew everything in her finger tips,and said it was not a surprise she passed.So just be determined no one is destined to fail,i am going to study till i understand the exam no pressure then i will take it the second time.i know i will pass and you too.

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Originally Posted by Silverdragon102

Family pressure will not aid you in passing. Not sure where you are living but if outside the US then you will be affected by retrogression so no need to rush.

am in us came thru my husbands visa....unfortunately now retrogression so he is upset and becos of me not able to process visa further....but he thinks that since am at home i shud do be able to do within 2 months...by forcing me for the 2 time i took short time and did cramming ....and always am pointed that i failed twice and not at all fitful....always arguing....

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Originally Posted by merina

am in us came thru my husbands visa....unfortunately now retrogression so he is upset and becos of me not able to process visa further....but he thinks that since am at home i shud do be able to do within 2 months...by forcing me for the 2 time i took short time and did cramming ....and always am pointed that i failed twice and not at all fitful....always arguing....

Shame on your husband. It isn't your fault that you can't adjust your visa. What visa is he on, nothing stopping him getting his employers to support him

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Originally Posted by Silverdragon102

Shame on your husband. It isn't your fault that you can't adjust your visa. What visa is he on, nothing stopping him getting his employers to support him

he is on h1 visa am on dependant visa though his papers got cleared off ...I140 is not yet cleared not yet so the lawyer told not to activate the ead.....so the whole thing is on my head instead getting encoragement and motivation ........am made guilty ....i told that i wud change my place of study either to library or to classroom for some days becos i feel bored siting at home and i dont know driving too....since am not in touch with studies i feel that if i go to classroom becos i am online kaplan study it wud be fine to get some interactions...he feels tahts a time waste ....i try my level best to study ...to say the i was a nurse and teaching in my college for some after coming here for marriage .....i just want to share and get some help thats why i let out frustration...am not able to cope....please give some suggestions...to passs in this exma...