Didn't pass

Amber07 · Jun 28, 2008

THis was my first time taking this darn test. I thought I was ready, felt pretty good during the test and still failed. I did get all of the questions, which did freak me out. But alas, I'm not sure what happens next. Do I need to reapply through the dept of health and pay the 70 dollars again? I know I need to re-register for my ATT, how soon will I get a letter to explain all of this from pearson? I'm just frustrated, thought I did good. NOw I have to wait three months. Any insights on the Kaplan comprehensive program? It's expensive but I hear it's worth it. Let me know, and I'm gonna keep on truckin and not lose my faith in myself. It sure didn't feel good when it said fail though. I felt my heart drop to my stomach. I will move on though.....:zzzzz

I'm really sorry to hear this. I too failed my first time after all 265 questions and I know how discouraging it is. But the fact that you went through all 265 questions meant that you were close. The test could have gone either way...sadly it went the wrong way this time. But don't give up...you have come so far. I just found out today that I passed on my second try so please know that it can be done. Give yourself a little time to relax and recharge your batteries. Reformat a new strategy and study like this is your first time. Have confidence and faith in yourself. I took Kaplan online for my second try and loved it. I have also heard good things about Suzanne's plan. Mark the date on your calender and stick to it.

As far as rescheduling your test, the state should send you a package to let you know how you did in each area. They should have an application to reapply included. You can also most likely get this from your state's board of nursing website. Complete it and return it. Then re-register with Pearson Vue and they will send you out another ATT.

Good luck!!! :heartbeat

Helper4Life_RN · Jun 28, 2008

I'm really sorry that you didn't pass it. I know how that could feel because the entire time I was waiting to get my results, which was today, I had set myself up to believe that I had failed it. You will do it next time around. I took Kaplan because it was mandatory. My school would not sign students off to take the NCLECX unless we passed Kaplan. I really thought I was doing well with Kaplan but once I took the test it all went down hill at least that's what I thought maybe somehow it did work........I liked Kaplan but I couldn't use it's strategies on the test......At least that's what I felt....but everyone whose taken the program seem to do well and they have a money back guarantee. Good luck and I will continue to pray for you and others

iheartnurses · Jun 28, 2008

sorry to hear that erin... failing is painful. i've had a lot of failures in my life and i still struggle with them. it comes and goes, but what helps me is that I pray to God everyday for strength and guidance to accept the things I can't change...

the following might put things into perspective...somebody sent it to me... hope it helps.

Be encouraged!

This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I

do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.

I love you.

P.S. And, remember...

If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do

Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD

(something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All

situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours.

Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by

worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that

are present

in your life now.

- If you find yourself stuck in traffic, don't despair. There are people

in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.

- Should you have a bad day at work; think of the man who has been out of

work for years.

- Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; think of the person who

has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.

- Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; think of the woman in

dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her

children.

- Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance;

think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that

walk.

- Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; think of the cancer

patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.

- Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about,

asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn't live

long enough to get the opportunity.

- Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness,

ignorance, smallness or insecurities; remember, things could be worse.

You could be one of them!

- Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you. You may have

touched their life in ways you will never know!

Now, you have a nice day.

God

God has seen you struggling,

God says it's over.

A blessing is coming your way

jadu1106 · Jun 28, 2008

hi erin,

I am sorry that you didn't pass. I know all too well how you feel also. I failed with all 265 questions my first time and second time. The first time I got performance report back and it was near passing all the way through--so I know I was very close. The 2nd time I had above nearing passing on all but 2 sections, and those 2 sections were above passing (I can't remember which sections). The second test was in May of 2007, I then tested for the 3rd time this past March, and failed again at 99 questions. Once I got my performace report, it was the worst of all 3. I had only 2 above, and 2 near passing, and the rest were all below. I was shocked! I also think my long interval between the 2nd and 3rd time had alot to do with the poor performance.

Although I have been coming here frequently since last December, I only recently (last month), starting actually posting and subscribing to threads. I cannot express to you how much the support and encouragement of everyone on this website has made me feel. I was feeling depressed and had an attitude like if I was meant to pass I would have already. Well I soon learned that is not the attitude I need or should have. After a few weeks of research on this website, I decided to study more efficiently, do 3000+ questions, pay attention to the rationales whether I answer them correctly or not, review my weak areas, make a proper study schedule and give it time and patience. I have decided to Suzanne's plan, and had Saunders 3rd edition, but decided to buy the 4th edition (the newest). I will be doing her plan and hope to retest in late Sept or Oct.

Please don't give up, I almost did, and now I am more focused on studying properly, mmore efficiently, and thoroughly so that I can write my own "I FINALLY passed" on this wonderful website.

I wish you all the best and please keep me informed on how your doing and what you decide to do.

Thanks for reading and hope you still have some faith.

Hang in there!

jadu1106

Melinurse · Jun 28, 2008

Sorry to hear you did not pass this time. Some of the BEST nurses I work with did not pass first time and 2 failed NCLEX twice before passing. They are preceptors for us new nurses now. I am still waiting to take my NCLEX soon.

momelly05 · Jul 7, 2008

I also did not pass on my first try. I start orientation for an RN (well GN for now) position at a hopsital. I was wondering if they can turn me down now or if I can work as an LPN until I pass RN? I live in MO if that makes a difference.

suzanne4, RN · Jul 7, 2008

I also did not pass on my first try. I start orientation for an RN (well GN for now) position at a hopsital. I was wondering if they can turn me down now or if I can work as an LPN until I pass RN? I live in MO if that makes a difference.

You may wish to check with the hospital as you cannot start as a GN now. Once you test, you are no longer a GN and never get that status back again.

There is no way that you are going to be able to begin orientation for that role. Not legally, anyway.

And to work as an LPN, you need to be licensed as an LPN. And that means applying for licensure and then sitting for that exam.

You will need to contact the facility as soon as possible as you will not be able to work in more than the CNA role at this time. And see if they have a position for you as well.

Best of luck as you prepare to retest.

Jazzy_nurse_SF · Jul 7, 2008

hi erin,
I am sorry that you didn't pass. I know all too well how you feel also. I failed with all 265 questions my first time and second time. The first time I got performance report back and it was near passing all the way through--so I know I was very close. The 2nd time I had above nearing passing on all but 2 sections, and those 2 sections were above passing (I can't remember which sections). The second test was in May of 2007, I then tested for the 3rd time this past March, and failed again at 99 questions. Once I got my performace report, it was the worst of all 3. I had only 2 above, and 2 near passing, and the rest were all below. I was shocked! I also think my long interval between the 2nd and 3rd time had alot to do with the poor performance.
Although I have been coming here frequently since last December, I only recently (last month), starting actually posting and subscribing to threads. I cannot express to you how much the support and encouragement of everyone on this website has made me feel. I was feeling depressed and had an attitude like if I was meant to pass I would have already. Well I soon learned that is not the attitude I need or should have. After a few weeks of research on this website, I decided to study more efficiently, do 3000+ questions, pay attention to the rationales whether I answer them correctly or not, review my weak areas, make a proper study schedule and give it time and patience. I have decided to Suzanne's plan, and had Saunders 3rd edition, but decided to buy the 4th edition (the newest). I will be doing her plan and hope to retest in late Sept or Oct.
Please don't give up, I almost did, and now I am more focused on studying properly, mmore efficiently, and thoroughly so that I can write my own "I FINALLY passed" on this wonderful website.
I wish you all the best and please keep me informed on how your doing and what you decide to do.
Thanks for reading and hope you still have some faith.
Hang in there!
jadu1106

Thank you, this post is motivating. I am in the same exact shoes you are. The only thing is the last few times I tested, I continued to improve with the almost and above passing standard. But, this time around I waited a whole 11 months to test. I didn't realize that all that time lapse was like starting all over with a review and building my knowledge to know how to strategize on the exam, but this time around, I made the ritual of 100 questions a day, some more and some less. I learned the content, and didn't realize how important the content is until I completed Suzanne's first tip of her plan (helped so much! :up: ). I learned so much from the content, and then started to test ont he cd's. So far, 3500 questions. Still think I could have done more than that, I just tested last week. Don't think I passed, but I reaqched a large number of priority question, each after another. But downside is that I had 5 math questions, throughout the exam. Beginning to the middle. But a lot of teaching, infection control, and delegation, RN to a different floor, and medication adverse effects. What to report to the MD, if an adverse effect. But so much infection control, but in the way of who would you place in the room with a pt with *****, etc.

I have convinced myself that I failed, after 4 times, it is easy to convince yourself that one failed, that's just how the NCLEX game is, after failing more than a few times! :cry: :cry:

But...on a new leaf, I gave myself positive affirmations. "If I don't pass, it's okay, pick it back up and keep it moving, this is your destiny, so break the chain and take it again." "One way or another I will get there, I will pass this exam":loveya:. I will get through this one way or another, 4 times or 6 times. Of course, I did something different this time around, I really developed a study scheudle. I made it a part of my life. I have a baby, so I added the study time with my work schedule. I rounded off 4 hours at work, that I actually reviewed with no interruptions. Then went home and did 100 questions from the CD. I mixed up the areas of the chapter I studied. Then as I got closer to 45 day mark of my exam, to re-test, I started to just focus on delegation, priority-100 a day. Then started to study the SATA's....then tested over and over and over. I tested last wed jul 2, waiting, praying and hoping, this time around.

Good luck to you on your path and thank you for your story....

We will both get that title, NCLEX does nto determine our fate as RN's!

jadu1106 · Jul 7, 2008

thank you, this post is motivating. i am in the same exact shoes you are. the only thing is the last few times i tested, i continued to improve with the almost and above passing standard. but, this time around i waited a whole 11 months to test. i didn't realize that all that time lapse was like starting all over with a review and building my knowledge to know how to strategize on the exam, but this time around, i made the ritual of 100 questions a day, some more and some less. i learned the content, and didn't realize how important the content is until i completed suzanne's first tip of her plan (helped so much!). i learned so much from the content, and then started to test ont he cd's. so far, 3500 questions. still think i could have done more than that, i just tested last week. don't think i passed, but i reaqched a large number of priority question, each after another. but downside is that i had 5 math questions, throughout the exam. beginning to the middle. but a lot of teaching, infection control, and delegation, rn to a different floor, and medication adverse effects. what to report to the md, if an adverse effect. but so much infection control, but in the way of who would you place in the room with a pt with *****, etc.
i have convinced myself that i failed, after 4 times, it is easy to convince yourself that one failed, that's just how the nclex game is, after failing more than a few times!:cry:
but...on a new leaf, i gave myself positive affirmations. "if i don't pass, it's okay, pick it back up and keep it moving, this is your destiny, so break the chain and take it again." "one way or another i will get there, i will pass this exam":loveya:. i will get through this one way or another, 4 times or 6 times. of course, i did something different this time around, i really developed a study scheudle. i made it a part of my life. i have a baby, so i added the study time with my work schedule. i rounded off 4 hours at work, that i actually reviewed with no interruptions. then went home and did 100 questions from the cd. i mixed up the areas of the chapter i studied. then as i got closer to 45 day mark of my exam, to re-test, i started to just focus on delegation, priority-100 a day. then started to study the sata's....then tested over and over and over. i tested last wed jul 2, waiting, praying and hoping, this time around.
good luck to you on your path and thank you for your story....
we will both get that title, nclex does nto determine our fate as rn's!

hey jazzysmika!

thank you so much for the enouraging words and support! it is truly amazing to see all the support on this website. it seems like you did very well on your exam, i am sure you passed this time. don't be worried because you got 5 math questions...the math questions alone do not determine if you passed or not. the important thing is yhat you had alot of delegating, prioritizing, which are considered more higher level questions!!! your study schedule seemed to work better this time around, more focused and most of all you sticked with it! i am sure it has paid off and you will be soon be an rn!!! we both will!! i am almost done with suzanne's 1st tip, and then hopefully i will be starting her 2nd tip by the end of this month, so that i can test sometime at the end of sept or early oct...that is the goal and plan....and i am sticking to it!!! :)...i wish you all the best and please keep me informed on how you did (although i am sure you are now an rn!!!!)

best wishes,

jadu1106 :loveya:

tdbRN · Jul 7, 2008

I was unsuccessful myself with the first time of NCLEX RN. I sat there for about 15 minutes and wrote down all my notes on the pad. THen I clicked on the screen and the exam began, I got the first 3 wrong and then started a panic with prioritization and infection control, then kept getting Imdur and Cialis questions. Then before you know it, blue screen, shut down at 75. My name wasnt on the NYC RN list and I am waiting for my dreadful letter saying those awful words.

I told everyone i rescheduled for fear of embarrassment. So Im going to go on holiday for some R&R, bought two new books and start back from the drawing board. At least I know what to focus on. Keep your chin up, not everyone passes the very first time. We'll get there somehow

Jazzy_nurse_SF · Jul 7, 2008

Did you get an official letter? Not finding your name on the board doesn't mean you failed. :confused: