failed my exam for the second time. help please :(

feofeo · Mar 27, 2014

I am also a foreign graduate just like you, I know how it felt to failed the test because I took it once and failed. I know you are depressed right now but give your self a time cause you just took it, take a little break, clear your head and then review like it's your full time job, I am taking my NCLEX on Saturday and I cannot say I'm 100% ready I might pass it this time or maybe not but one thing is for sure I won't give up cause if you survive nursing school and in your heart you're a nurse then you are meant to be a nurse. Don't lose hope. They say Kaplan is okay you might want to try it.

MacBook Pro · Mar 27, 2014

hello! thank you so much for the advice.. yeah it so hard and hurts so much when u know u really did work hard for it.. i wish you good luck! i know you'll pass! let me know how it goes.. :)

pidgz · Mar 27, 2014

oh hi @MacBook Pro…. I'm from the philippines too,. currently residing here in hawaii,., i graduated last march of 2013,. took the PNLE last dec 2013,. and flew back here o feb 4 of this year for my nclex,, ,. yes, we share common goals as foreign grad which is to make big here in the US though it might not that be as easy as we thought of, but we're "PINOYs" and we don't easily give up,. yeah, i had my chance, so what i did is to dwell more of my time studying (35 days to be exact),.. cause of financial constraints i never joined a review or online classes for this exam meaning i self-reviewed, i borrowed my cousins saunders comprehensive book 5th ed as my reference,.,studied most of the day 8-9 hours but hey don't be surprised i got MORE BREAKS in between (fb,IG,etc) Lmao,. but going back,. here's my tip,, as much as possible consider only using ONE or Two(max) as your reference so you won't confuse yourself,. studied the entire book for 2 weeks,., and did all the QnA's in the disc (100-150 questions per day),, it has 4000plus i guess,., which i believe will prepare you enough on the exam,., put more emphasis on the alternate format questions., SATA most especially,. on the later part of my review,., cause i took with me my old kaplan book (2008-2009 ed), i used it for the purpose of knowing how to strategies,. but here's the thing,., use strategy guide materials ONLY as supplementary to you review,., you just don't wanna rely on that during the exam,. so what I'm saying is know your CONCEPT… which i guarantee saunders can provide,. "i believe",.. that's pretty much it,., yeah, just took my exam on March 15,2014 here,., and in god's grace i was able to make it on my first try.,, i stopped at no.75 in 2:30 min,., so don't loose your hope,. keep studying and most of all PRAYING as well,., best of luck kabayan,. will pray for you,., GOD bless!!! :)

NJ2013 · Mar 27, 2014

Do not give up, keep your head up:. If i were you, i would go part time to have more time for good studying sections..

MariE43 · Mar 27, 2014

hi did you re apply again to re take the exam after you failed or you just re register with pearson?

chandrapn2011 · Mar 27, 2014

You have to reapply again with the BON.

MacBook Pro · Mar 28, 2014

hello. thanks so much for the advice. i decided to cut down my hours at work and now studying at the library. I'm super happy for you now its time for you to look for a job!!! thanks so much!!

MacBook Pro · Mar 28, 2014

i think you have to reapply to BON and Pearson.

MacBook Pro · Mar 28, 2014

thank you.. thats what i did now i have less hours for work and more hours for studying!!