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I recently graduated in May and failed the NCLEX. Currently I am preparing again to retest in 45 days. I am fearful of the testing experience again! When I tested the first time I expected the test to shut off at 75, when it didn't I freaked out. I was freaking out for a long time cause I took the entire 265?s. After the test I just knew I failed, and two days later I got the results and my hunch was right, I failed. I had already had a job lined up for me and had to tell them I failed the exam. I have never felt so humiliated, ashamed, embarassed, dumb, etc. in my life. My job offered me a position to work as a tech and I declined out of embarassement. I knew failing the NCLEX was a horrible downer, but having to face many of the people I went to schoool with on a regular basis and explain why I was working as a tech was just too much. So now I am trying to build confidence in my ability to pass and remind myself I am smart, I just underestimated the test. I guess I was one of the few who expected the test to be a breeze like nursing school. What an idiot I was! This message is posted for anyone who is in the same position as me or has any pointers on building confidence. I honestly believe I failed the first time cause although I thought the test would be easy I had so much anxiety especially after the test failed to shut off at 75. I was thinking the whole time I was taking the test that I was gonna fail. So this time I'm gonna make sure I fee like I'm gonna pass.

I am sorry you did not pass. I just took my nclex exam and the computer shut down at question 75, I do not think I pass.

I understimated the test, it was hard.

I recently graduated in May and failed the NCLEX. Currently I am preparing again to retest in 45 days. I am fearful of the testing experience again! When I tested the first time I expected the test to shut off at 75, when it didn't I freaked out. I was freaking out for a long time cause I took the entire 265?s. After the test I just knew I failed, and two days later I got the results and my hunch was right, I failed. I had already had a job lined up for me and had to tell them I failed the exam. I have never felt so humiliated, ashamed, embarassed, dumb, etc. in my life. My job offered me a position to work as a tech and I declined out of embarassement. I knew failing the NCLEX was a horrible downer, but having to face many of the people I went to schoool with on a regular basis and explain why I was working as a tech was just too much. So now I am trying to build confidence in my ability to pass and remind myself I am smart, I just underestimated the test. I guess I was one of the few who expected the test to be a breeze like nursing school. What an idiot I was! This message is posted for anyone who is in the same position as me or has any pointers on building confidence. I honestly believe I failed the first time cause although I thought the test would be easy I had so much anxiety especially after the test failed to shut off at 75. I was thinking the whole time I was taking the test that I was gonna fail. So this time I'm gonna make sure I fee like I'm gonna pass.
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Specializes in Pediatric neurosurgery/general pediatric.

I am right there with those of you who underestimated that exam, and as a result failed. I have to wait 90 long days, I got the Kaplan book after studying with Lippincott and Sauders. I like the Kaplan book, because it just seems to help me break the questions down. I would recommend it, but I don't want to jump the gun, because I am terrified of failing again. Well I am off to send my app to the board again...Hope I don't have to wait another seven weeks to hear back from them. Good Luck to all who have failed, it is so nice to know that I am not alone.

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humiliated--

I just wanted to point out one thing that I haven't seen anyone mention, so far. After 75 questions, the computer stops whenever it has determined that you have passed or failed up to a max of 265 questions. The fact that you went all the way to 265 questions means that you were borderline passing/failing the whole time and they had to cut you off at 265-- which means you may have failed-- but BARELY. This should reassure you that with some more studying of how to approach the questions and content review, you should do FINE.

And... please consider changing your username, sweetheart, you have no need to be humiliated. :)

One last thing for when you take the test next-- I passed in 75 BUT it didn't feel that way when I took the test. I felt like for 95% of the questions I could narrow down the answer choices to 2, then I had to just guess. What I'm saying here is that if you take it again and get cut off earlier and feel like the test was really hard-- it doesn't mean you failed, it's just how the test is designed.

Good Luck!

-m.

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Prepare your brain by reviewing the study guides and prepare your body by getting the rest and exercise you need. Then tell yourself that lots of people fail the first time who go on to be successful and GREAT nurses (this is true!). You will be one of them. At least you have an idea what the questions will be like. It is a hard test. Give yourself another chance.

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Hang in the humiliated! Keep up the hard work. Let us know at AllNurses when you pass and if you want to change your sign on name to something else, like RNSucess or something more meaningfull just for you!

I had (yes, I can say that now) terrible test anxiety. The keyfor me was to study ad nausium! I always have to write out new learning material; a bit time consuming but it seems to put it in the best accessible part of my brain. Also, tapes in the car have helped to fine tune the concepts.

Let us know how we can help. Good luck to you!

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Specializes in LTC, ER, ICU,.

it is okay to feel down but get up out of the mud and climb back on the horse and ride for what you have worked so hard for, becoming a nurse. you can do it.

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You have no reason to be humiliated. No matter how much you study or how good you were in school, prepares you for the nclex in my opionion.If you are stressed, if your mind is somewhere else, if you over studied, if you tried to read into questions, if you forget strategies you will fail.There are many reasons to fail. Has nothing to do with being dumb, or stupid nor a bad nurse.I took the test several times. My scores wer 86,265,265,75 and 75. You can fail at 75 does not mean you passed at all. 265 means you were border line however. I never gave up and i was a LPN for 6 years. Every time i did the test i froze, maybe frightened of it i do not know why exactly. I knew the material but drew a load of blanks.I had folks tell me give up, it was not meant to be etc. Bull. Giving up is easy, hanging in there is the struggle. You will pass and you can do this. I also am not in my twenties, lost some brain cells there haha...so you will do it to. Rest assured the best will happen for you. I passed nclex and i am proud that it taught me alot along the way. Never, ever give up and never let it get you down.Dust yourself off, no more pity party and change your strategy. I am rooting for you and if i can help, e mail me private.You will make a great R.N.Zar

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Sheila, new user,

I've taken the NCLEX 3 times just can't seem to connect. I've been an LPN for almost 16 years. I'm going to take the test again. So don't give up. I'm interested in the Kaplan trainer CD and info re: Saunders 4 week online course. Please reply.

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Well, i am scared too..... Took my RN Nclex for the first time yesterday... I did study for the test, but i didnt kill myself either. I took the test which took me about 90 minutes to answer 75 questions and the machine cut off. I left there thinking that I passed for sure. I called one of my classmates that started telling me stories about other folks who got 75 and failed.. Since then my confident outlook has taken a nose dive. NOw i am worried like crazy. I should have never called anyone and just kept the fact that i took the test at all to myself and not tell anyone until i knew one way or the other. :crying2: Dont understand why we gotta wait so long to get the results anyway. They know the second the machine cuts off weather you passed or not.. I guess they gotta milk you out of some money one last time

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Well, i am scared too..... Took my RN Nclex for the first time yesterday... I did study for the test, but i didnt kill myself either. I took the test which took me about 90 minutes to answer 75 questions and the machine cut off. I left there thinking that I passed for sure. I called one of my classmates that started telling me stories about other folks who got 75 and failed.. Since then my confident outlook has taken a nose dive. NOw i am worried like crazy. I should have never called anyone and just kept the fact that i took the test at all to myself and not tell anyone until i knew one way or the other. :crying2: Dont understand why we gotta wait so long to get the results anyway. They know the second the machine cuts off weather you passed or not.. I guess they gotta milk you out of some money one last time

I am sure you did fine. I finally passed, and so will you. They like driving us crazy, that is why the wait as if school was not bad enough! Good luck to you. Zar

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well, i passed.. just found out today on the boards web site... good luck to everyone

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congrats jasonn...i passed in july with the same number of questions in 90 minutes..good luck with ur career

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