Any 2nd or 3rd time test takers?

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I am so happy for everyone that passed but i keep saying to myself "why couldn't that be me?" It just kills me to think i have failed Nclex RN twice and others take it one time and pass. I have been studying using Suzanne's plan this time and i'm scheduled to retest next month. Please throw some good vibes my way cos i need all the help i can get.

Any other 2nd and 3rd time test takers out there?

I will be a second time tester. I have not scheduled my second one yet but have paid my fees and have to test by January 26, 2009. I am going to try Susanne's plan. I tried Kaplin and failed. I think I have too many thing to study by.

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I am taking mine for the third time. I have no schedule yet. They say that you don't give yourself a deadline or don't schedule yet until you know you are prepared. I guess this time I just need to relax and ignore negative thoughts. Positive thoughts attract positive things. This time I have at least a day off to have fun and enjoy the pleasures of life.

Good luck to all!

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hi im taking mine for the third time this coming nov.26 scared just doing 200 questions a day,

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Specializes in Home care, Infection Disease.

I have taken the exam twice and getting ready to pass this time with Suzanne's plan. What I am doing different is been more focus and more relax, I've been studing like when I read a novel, we know all this, its just how do we apply it on the exam. I am not looking back but to tomorrow, think of it as your 1st time, we can do it. Good luck.

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Specializes in Medical -Surgical/Surgery.

Hello Eosaeni and people from here,

Hallu there, i got also same situation with you, just today when i handed this big envelope i knew i failed again for the second time, my hands and knees were trembling, i shouted and cried out of desperation. Its my second time of taking this nclex then after all i Failed again. Im so frustrated and have a big arguments with my husband due to this NCLEX exam. I first took the nClex last Aug. 8, 2008 i failed ending at 75 questions. My husband wants me to pass so he send me to a live 7 weeks NCLEX lecture in WISCONSIN which we pay 400 dollars per week plus the extension review. Actually the lecturer is very good and she very intelligent and well verse in NCLEX but what had happened is that she is too fast in questioning , so i took again the Nclex exam last OCt 17, 2008, 2nd time around ..hoping i will pass,ended again at 75, unfortunately knew the result just today but i FAILED. My husband so frustrated and lost trust in me coz she knew me in my nursing years .....that im good in my class as he said and im practicing as staff nurse and clinical instructor in a known nursing school in my country and to bet im one of the good CI with masters degree

in nursing. I dont knew what happened to me here. Im so frustrated also, in my review class i got good grades during exams and application. My lecturer even told me that im good in critical thinking and she is confident that i can pass but sad to say i FAILED!!! Its still my 6 months here in america since my arrival. Im afraid .. and the 2 exams i took was so frustrating...that i considered the desperating moments here in USA. It was not a good experience for me and im traumatized with my nCLEX exam result. Now, we had a big argument with my husband coz he could not beleive i FAILED, after all paying the Costly NCLEX review and my husband so annoyed. I dont knew what to do im so down and depress, I cannot speak with my husband and im ashamed with my husband family who are NURSES and doctors in here. All of them have higher expectations in me and they could not beleive hearing the result i failed. I dont knew what to do? I dont have face to see them anymore, my family, my friends etc. This time i lost confidence in myself anymore. Everyday i prayed also and ask gods guidance ......sooooooooooo dOwwnnnnnnnnnnnn!!! Pls gave me any advise on what to do and when should i take the NCLEX.. my husband wants me to take NCLEX exam again this 2nd week of DECEMBER, what do you think i can make this for the 3rd time? Pls HELP. any word of encouragement and advices. Im completely insane this time. Any words of advice is highly appreciated. Need somebody from here to vent my :bluecry1::( :banghead: AGONY

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Hi mench_32,

Keep your head up! I know how you feel and we are on the same boat. It's hard to accept it at first but be honest and trust yourself. Don't think of other people will say. Some people will understand and some won't. Focus on yourself and accept that you failed. Now apply at BON again and wait for your ATT but don't schedule yet until you know you are prepared.

What I'm doing differently this time is I'm trying to have 2-4 hrs of quality review. Meaning, no interruption(tv, phone, radio,). If I'm tired, I take a break for 15 mins and then study again. Also, I study in the morning bec I know my brain works best that time. I'm more relaxed and also I'm taking Sat or Sun off to have time with family and enjoy the moment with them. I'm using Saunder's book 4th ed. I'm using Suzanne's plan but this time I read more content depends on what topic I'm reviewing and I watch some videos related to the topic then I answer questions from the CD. I'm also thinking using PDA by L. Lacharity bec a lot of people here say it will help you a lot with Prioritization, Delegation and Assignment.

Hope this helps you. Good Luck!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Mench_32

If your husband wants you to pass then tell him to step back and stop adding more stress on to you, that will not help. I would consider doing Suzanne's plan as it has helped many pass especially foreign trained nurses. It is free and you just need Saunder's 4th edition. You are probably looking at beginning on new year to sit the exam but at least you will probably have a better chance on passing. If you have to show him all the testimonials that Suzanne has received on this site by the threads thanking her.

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i too will be taking my 2nd time. i was totally devastated upon learning that i did not pass my 1st but that's life...it just happens...we only have 2 choices .....to try again or to quit.....if we quit, then the result is final...if we try again,we have the chance to finally win this challenge...it is all up to us...:typing

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I like that way of thinking, and although unconsciously that's how I suppose that's how I've always thought of it, it's very empowering to hear it. Thank you

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mench 32

i know how you feel,i failed too for the second time and it was really frustrating. Took my 2nd exam on the same day as yours (oct 17) and received my performance report last oct 31. It was really hard for me to accept that i failed again since i studied sooo hard this time. Just like you came from the phils and it's just a year that we've been here. On my first take my husbaand let me enroll at Kaplan with international review-classroom and online but i failed so the second time i just self review and read over again the review course book kaplan had provided me plus saunders comprehensive and saunders q n a but had to admit i didnt finished the whole book. I have a 17 months daughter to take care of so i cant' really concentrate to review,the only time i can get a chance to really read is when my husband is off from work. Sometimes i took the chance to do the q n a is when my daughter is taking a nap. My family in the phils knows that i took my exam but i havent told them that i failed yet because i was too ashame. This is not me,this is the only test i took that i can't pass,pass the local boards on first take,pass the MOH exam at Saudi Arabia and now i failed NCLEX. I'm feel ashame too with my husband,he pass his NCLEX on fisrt take with 75Q it's just good the he's very supportive that he'd tell me that i can take it again. Now i feel better,i'm doing suzannes first tip so i can start with her plan. Haven't registered yet again At BON CA but i'm planning to do that tomorrow. Don't lose your hope,remember you're not alone,there's a lot of people sharing the same experience and i'm one of them. I know it's just a day that we can beat the beast(NCLEX) so start preparing for the battle,if you stumbled get up and face it.

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HI Everyone,

Thanks for all the words of encouragement and ideals about Suzanne's Plan. I got my book this weekend and has started taking the tests. I'm doing good so far. I am not going to give up. I have been a LPN for 16 years and I will be a RN.

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I will be taking the nclex for the third time.... I dont know what I am doing wrong... I get very confuse when studyng, since some books say one thing and others say another. Is anyone taking the nclex in MA?

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