failed nclex-rn 3 times..stay at home mom..need advice

splintersurgeon · Sep 10, 2009

concentrate on nscsbn , then review questions on others . find time to review . you can do it

smn2010, BSN, RN · Sep 10, 2009

questions:

**when you received your exam test results from your state board of nursing, has there been improvement with each nclex you have taken???

** are you running out of time when you test??? if so, work on your speed.

**as you complete your practice questions, are you understanding the rationales for those questions that you are getting incorrect/wrong???

**is the issue lack of nursing content?

some suggestions:

**using your nclex test results, focus on your weak areas but do not forget to include the other subject areas as you study.

**there are eight areas (i think?) that are tested on the nclex, allow yourself 1-2 weeks (or a timeframe that you are comfortable with) for each areas as you study for the exam. include an additional week/more time, if necessary, for med math and pharmacology, delegation/prioritization and infection control.

**with a small child, it may be best for you to study when your child sleeps/naps during the day. an hour of study is better than none at all. if your child naps "several" times during the day, study "several" times a day.

**you may have to enlist the help of your spouse on his days off. when he is home from work and has had his sleep, you need to do your studying but do not stay home to do it!!! you and your spouse must "share the load" when it comes to home/child so you can have some "solitary" time when you are studying. it's okay to study off/on as your care for your child/home; but at some point during the day/week, you need to incorporate additional concentration on content and/or your practice questions. someone once said that preparation for the nclex should be 1/3 content and 2/3 practice questions. so, during a 3-day study period, you should be allowing one of those days for content and 2 days for questions (...or, in a 3-hour period, 1 hour should be on content and 2-hours on questions...)

**go to your local library or take a picnic lunch and go study at a park in your area. you need to remove yourself from your normal surroundings so that you can concentrate. with me, i found that i appreciated time away from home and began to look forward to going to the library (i used one of their study rooms so i wouldn't have to listen to miscellaneous noise) and even enjoyed a change of scenery (park, watching the ducks on the river, watching the dolphins swim while sitting on the sand at the beach)

**also, while at home, is your tv on?? is your radio on?? if so, turn them off!!! you won't have a tv or radio playing while you take your nclex.

right now, you must learn to seize every opportunity that you can, in order to study. to really test yourself, every now and then, take a full 265-question test. only allow yourself 6-hours to take the exam. this will place you in an nclex type of environment and help you to determine if there are any issues with time, etc.

hope the information is helpful.

hang in there, create a study plan, follow the plan, take and pass your nclex!!! :up: :up:

ladyD123 · Sep 10, 2009

I understand how you feel bc i have been there and also have kids, they disturb alot.

My advise is for you to have in mind that you have a task which you must accomplish, and this task will be useful to you and to your family.

Right now plan on how to do the household work and read your books. Involve your husband this time for help, do household work in the day and read at night, bc reading with kids in the house is like reading in the park unless they are not in. Plan to give them dinner early and send them to bed early too. Sleep at the same time with them bc you need to rest your brain, have your alarm on if you cannot wake up by yourself, then wake up in the midnight or early morning and read. this is the way im doing right now, and is working for me.

two-4hrs a day is something, make sure you read with understanding. You can make it with your kids but you must plan and keep to it .

Your materials are useful according to those that have passed, make use of them one after the other so that you will not be confused, this is my suggestions.

Goodluck.

KAYBDT6, BSN, RN · Sep 10, 2009

schedule strategy

a. spend 1/3 of your time reviewing content you don't understand

b. spend 2/3 of your time answering test question

c. used most comfortable nclex review book for content.

d. begin with the area that is most difficult for you or area that are least familiar

e. use a good nursing reference manual or internet to find information

f. define the disease in terms of pathophysiological process and understand the disease process.

g. identify the early and late symptoms of disease

h. identify most important or life threatening complication associated with the disease.

i. define the medical treatment.

j. identify nursing intervention associate with early and late symptom of disease process

k. identify what to teach patient and family to prevent in other to adapt to disease process.

l. list the area you need to review.

m. answering question in a test mode will improve your test taking skills

n. each time you answer question, check the number of question you answered correctly that will motivate you to read and study more next time.

o. keep track of your score to see how you're improving in all area of your content.

p. if you answer less than 65% correctly, this is a warning signal!! spend lots of time reviewing content and stop doing question on the weakest area

q. if you answer 65-75% correctly your performance is improving and success is certain. continue working with the content until your score is above 75%

r. every wrong answer, identify why you answered it wrongly.

s. practice 75- 85 question to known how you'll be prepared for nclex exam and see how many you answered correctly

t. do understand the question first, formulate your answer of hand and compare with the option given to see how close your answer!!

u. anticipate test question will increase in difficulty when you get the first question right!!

v. do not panic if someone finishes before you!!

w. do not cram!!

x. remember that you have learned a great amount of nursing knowledge and the exam is only designed to determine whether you're able to practice safely @ entry level

y. keep a positive attitude and pray!!

z. wish you best of luck

aqua1106 · Sep 11, 2009

Thank you so much for all your efforts I really appreciate it. I was hopeless but after reading all your advices, it really motivates me and made me realize that this is not the end of it. It really made me cry :cry: am so touch really. I'll follow everything by heart. I thank God for leading me to this site you guys are all wonderful :heartbeat:rcgtku:

mommys_nya · Sep 12, 2009

I am exactly in the same situation like yours. I failed Nclex-RN 3 times and stay home mom of 3 kids. I graduated in December 2008. It's been 9 months since I graduated and all my friends are RN now. I just had my 3rd baby in June. With brand new baby, 2 years old, and 8 years old, I am having a hard time finding time to study. On top of that, my husband is going to overseas for 2 years in October. I don't know when I am able to take Ncelx again.... I want to be RN!!! But I try to study everyday even its 30 minutes or 10 minutes. Whenever I have a chance, I do questions and make notes. I know you can do it!! And I know I can do it too. We need to support each other and that's this web site is for!!! :)

smn2010, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2009

to aqua1106, groundnutbaby, mommys nya and all the other moms out there that are attempting to study while caring for their "little ones:

hang in there! in time, you will find a way to study that best fits your current schedule. keep in mind that you cannot do it alone! at some point, you will need to enlist the help of your spouse/significant other, family and friends in order to have the time (2 hours minimum per day) to study. if you must, put the older kids on a daily nap schedule, that's what my sister-in-law did. you can study while they nap. also, sleep during the day--when the kids nap--and study at night. as i said, you will figure out a study schedule. it may not be routine but you will find the opportunities when they are available. index cards with notes may work also. you can read the cards any where (in line at the grocery store, as you cook, while feeding the kids, etc.).

good luck everyone! :up: