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this was my 5th PN exam! && after 87 questions today i once again recieved the bad pop up!! im so upset, ive been crying all day ! ive studied really hard, i took a refresher course, did questions after questions, had a tutor, && study buddies! my whole day consisted of my exam! im like mentally drained! my head is throbbing and i cant sleep its 2 am && i just dont kno what else to do! i dont want to give up on my dreams but its sad to say i think i may HAVE to! idk how else to prepare for this exam!! it truely defeated me! i feel like such a disappointment to my family && to myself and even to child! i keep thinking is my life always going to be retail, with 4 hrs a week and stretching every penny at the end of the month!! or maybe this is god telling that my calling isnt a nurse! ive done EVERYTHING so now i think im done! i cant take this heartache anymore, or the stress of the NCLEX! :'( sooo sad crying as i type! :(

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Specializes in Psychiatric, Orthopedics.

no, now is definitely not the time to let go of the dreams you have for yourself. you are meant to be an RN, you know that. there is just this stress and negative thinking pulling you down. please do not give up. you just have to know where you are weak and work on that. have you tried enrolling in Kaplan?do you have the lacharity book? try and get these if you can. I suggest it, my friends didn't want getting kaplan cus they said it was expensive but when they failed nclex, they took the risk.. passed their next try with only 75 questions.

you are not alone in this. and don't think of yourself as a failure cus you surely are not. you will be an RN, tell that to yourself over and over again til it sticks.. and live by motivational quotes if you may

"for i know the plans i have for you,plans to prosper, not to harm you. plans to give you hope and a future"

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I hope you won't give up! As the other member suggested if you haven't tried Kaplan then think about it because it really is very good for strategies and how to break down the question. I know it's expensive but I think well worth it. The LaCharity book is also a must have and can be ordered through Amazon. Do you spend time on answering questions everyday? That was very helpful for me. I just took my exam yesterday and of course do not know the outcome yet but if i have to take it again I know what I need to work on.

Hang in there!!

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There are people who have passed on the sixth try. It is not impossible. Give yourself some time to destress. And then, actively work on relaxing. Try a "don't give a care" attitude. If you don't pass the next time, well, then, another next time. Not the end of the world. Just relax and start over. This should be your approach. Not getting all upset, and disappointed. Good luck.

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The OP said she took the PN exam.

OP, do you have the Saunders PN book? That was all I used for that exam. I THINK the Lacharity book is for the nclexRN exam. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Thank you everyone! Yes they Lacharity book is for the RNs, I've purchased that too! My mind is still drained even after this am! I've never wanted something so bad! && I know the content! Maybe I do need help with breaking down the questions! But I'm starting to feel like why keep wasting time on this if I'm not getting it! It'll be 4 yrs this coming january since my graduation! I do believe its time to focus on another career! I can't keep wasting more time & more money & its not getting me anywhere! Thank you all for the support! My mind is soo lost right now, but I'm leaning too finding a different profession!

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Specializes in LTC.

I'm sorry OP. Wish there was something I could do to make your pain go away. Don't give up. Maybe you need a refresher course?

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