About nclex rn

Lupe Sanchez, BSN, RN · May 2, 2017

I hope you passed!

Lupe Sanchez, BSN, RN · May 2, 2017

I hope you passed! BLESSINGS

Double-Helix, BSN, RN · May 2, 2017

Foreign trained nurses have far more difficulty passing NCLEX than US trained graduates in general. Not only that, but your knowledge base is almost two decades old. You also report that you have not been studying consistently or effectively. I am not surprised that you have not passed the NCLEX, nor should you pass without the knowledge of how to practice safely. If you want to pass NCLEX and be a nurse in the United States, you need- at minimum- an in-depth refresher course. However, even that isn't likely to be enough after all this time and my recommendation is that you return to nursing school and complete an associates degree program.

Extra Pickles · May 2, 2017

when I think back to what was the focus of nursing education 15 years ago and what is taught now I can only imagine how much has changed! Students who graduated only several years ago in the US have a difficult time passing the NCLEX-RN.

Now if I try to imagine a student who studied in Nigeria 20 years ago, attempted multiple times to pass the NCLEX and has studied inconsistently for the last 20 years I just can't see it at all.

You really need to consider going to a nursing school all over again, this time in the US if you want to be a practicing nurse in the US. Choose either a practical nursing program, LPN or LVN or take the prerequisites needed for an RN program/degree.

Without starting over I just don't see how it is you can really be expected to pass at this point. Good luck to you with your journey, and think of it this way, if you start at the beginning and some of it is familiar, you might turn out to be a top student in your class and be eligible for scholarships and internships!

Onyinyechukwu2015 · May 2, 2017

Thanks !

Onyinyechukwu2015 · May 2, 2017

Thanks for your advise . Associate degree?? And how long does that take?? I know I can do this.

Extra Pickles · May 2, 2017

Thanks for your advise . Associate degree?? And how long does that take?? I know I can do this.

A lot less time than it would take to otherwise prepare you to pass the NCLEX-RN.

Pre-requisite courses, the ones that you need to take in order to be admitted into a nursing program take anywhere from a year to two, depending on what courses you can show on a transcript from your prior education that would be acceptable. The number and type of courses will vary depending on what college you plan to apply, schools have different admission criteria.

Once in the program an Associate's degree is 2 years of nursing and clinical courses. After you graduate you'd be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN but this time you'd have fresh, current nursing knowledge.

Onyinyechukwu2015 · May 2, 2017

Thanks guys !

Zainnurse · May 3, 2017

Hope you passed. If you need to review again, do try the Rachelle Allen NCLEX intensive classroom review program. They are based in California.

Onyinyechukwu2015 · May 3, 2017

Thanks so much!

Onyinyechukwu2015 · Nov 2, 2019

NOW AN RN . I PASSED!