Am I Alone In This?

[Queen2u]

I have been out of nursing school for one and a half years now. I am preparing to retake the NCLEX ( I took it once and did not pass). I used KAPLAN last November and was not confident enough to sit for the exam again, so I picked up a copy of Suunder's, since I heard so many people had great success with it. I am currently working a part time, lame, low paying job that has nothing to do with the medical field, since I cannot get a medical job, and I barely have enough time or energy to focus on the Saunder's text. When I do, I get lots of the questions at the end of the chapters incorrect! I sometimes feel as though I will never get out of this rut that I am in. Am I alone in this?!

[MomenTs]

No Hun, you are not alone in this...Sometimes, it's easy to just give up...things could be worse init? But thankfully and hopefully it is not...so just move along-move along...Take it ez.

[Drysolong]

I have been out of nursing school for one and a half years now. I am preparing to retake the NCLEX ( I took it once and did not pass). I used KAPLAN last November and was not confident enough to sit for the exam again, so I picked up a copy of Suunder's, since I heard so many people had great success with it. I am currently working a part time, lame, low paying job that has nothing to do with the medical field, since I cannot get a medical job, and I barely have enough time or energy to focus on the Saunder's text. When I do, I get lots of the questions at the end of the chapters incorrect! I sometimes feel as though I will never get out of this rut that I am in. Am I alone in this?!

You are definitely NOT alone! I look at the NCLEX review books as a LEARNING TOOL. I just read and understand the RATIONALES of all the questions, ESPECIALLY the ones I got wrong. Don't let DISCOURAGEMENT linger and get you down. Try to look at this whole experience as one that will make you a much better NURSE.

[AmyD_RN]

DISCOURAGEMENT ??? mmmmm that for me would be endocrine system!!!!!!!

[jen05]

no, you are not alone. i, too, was out of school for a while, had to retake nclex 3 times, and finally just passed on my third time. i used saunders, but i felt like it was more on content. i did kaplan too, but i didnt concentrate on it too much the first 2 times. so my third time, i just did all kaplan book and questions. i ordered the kaplan complete course online. i just concentrated on answering the questions and their rationales. i guess, it worked :) so do not lose hope.

[Queen2u]

Thanks for all of the comments. I am going to continue studying and retake the exam. Wish me luck.