Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

[Ruby Vee]

Am I the only one who is concerned about someone who has failed multiple times, finally passes and then wants to share their experience with everyone else? Am I the only one who is concerned about working with nurses who finally pass on their eighth try? Granted, I'm so experienced that I took my licensing exam on paper eons ago when it was offered only twice a year, everyone answered all the questions over a two day period and it took six weeks to get the results. In those days, you only got two tries. That was it. So I could be someone biased and/or out of touch. I just wonder, though, about the knowledge base and learning capacity of a nurse that took the exam eight times to pass. Although perserverence is a virtue, and those folks obviously have plenty of that. Is nursing so different now that it's OK to take eight tries to get your license? Or is this a development of the "everyone gets a trophy" mentality? Keep trying and everyone gets a license?

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

::looks around for mods:: time to chill this one out.

[NurseCard, ADN]

I don't think there's anything wrong with someone who failed NCLEX the first time, or even the second time...

after that, I think there might be a problem.

[realnursealso/LPN, LPN]

Forget it, everyone is getting mad.................was going to have fun. GN

[Aurora77]

Maybe menopause is kicking in ??? Not sure what is up with some of the mood swings... moving on to another thread. Done with this one...

Carry on folks. Got better things to care about....

Wow. What a horrifically cruel thing to say. Menopause kicked in for me at 29, thanks to a little thing we like to call ovarian cancer. I guess if you can't debate honestly, ad hominem attacks are the way to go.

[mrr5745]

Maybe menopause is kicking in ??? Not sure what is up with some of the mood swings... moving on to another thread. Done with this one...

Carry on folks. Got better things to care about....

Oh yeah? Well, my dad is tougher than your dad! Seriously, grow up or leave the board. I'm 30 and yet your overt hatred for older nurses is making me nauseous.

[Epic_RN]

Ruby your comment is rude and you have bad grammer.

Sweetie, I hate to tell you this, but it's "grammar"

[Nascar nurse, ASN, RN]

Ruby your comment is rude and you have bad grammer.

You may wanna check ur spelling b4 calling another out on grammAr (txt speak on purpose to add to my point).

[leslie :-D]

seriously guys, we need to chill or this thread will be shut down.

we are expected to debate like adults, regardless of age.

personally, i fully share ruby's concerns about taking a test multiple times.

can you imagine if nsg students were permitted to retake all tests throughout school?

frankly, i find it a tad disconcerting that some don't find this worrisome.

it's almost like we are totally satisfied with mediocrity, at best.

and that should never be ok.

leslie

[Nascar nurse, ASN, RN]

::looks around for mods:: time to chill this one out.

i bet it is the next to close. what is with so many lately. going to get my fan - it is hot in here.

[Aurora77]

I bet it is the next to close. What is with so many lately. Going to get my fan - it is hot in here.

That's the hot flash from the menopause. Sorry, I couldn't resist. :)

[Nascar nurse, ASN, RN]

That's the hot flash from the menopause. Sorry, I couldn't resist. :)

Well I stepped right into that one didn't I. Love it!

[wooh, BSN, RN]

personally, i fully share ruby's concerns about taking a test multiple times.

can you imagine if nsg students were permitted to retake all tests throughout school?

frankly, i find it a tad disconcerting that some don't find this worrisome.

it's almost like we are totally satisfied with mediocrity, at best.

and that should never be ok.

leslie

Well when a patient codes, if we get anxious, we'll get to redo the code, right?