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I have failed the nclex 4 times...dont know whats going on? I have been really depressed for months...and now iam taking lexapro...so far ive been on it for 2 weeks after receiving my results in the mail. Got any suggestions of how to study and how everyone passed their boards? :stone. thanks

I hope you pass the next time you take the exam. My cousin took the Nclex Rn 4 times before finally passed. Some people get nervous when taking tests. You have to believe that you too can pass the test. Keep telling yourself that everyday.....prayer can help too. I know my cousin was asking for prayers before taking the test the last time.

Good luck to you, I will keep you in prayers.

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maliyact

So this was the biggest impact on you passing the Exam taking the cpneworkshop class?

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Failing Nclex the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th time is difficult. Most who fail feel at a complete loss.I am preparing to take the Nclex for a 3rd time and I am currently working on Suzzane's first tip. I had completed the 1st tip for my 2nd try at Nclex, however I did not complete Suzzane's full program. I will do everything that Suzzane recommends for my next exam. After taking the exam a few times it really makes you weary and just plain tired of the process. Everyday when I wake up, I walk a few miles to relax, and I start studying. Prayer also helps to keep me strong. We repeat test takers must digg deep to overcome the pain of failure and find a way to bring out our absolute best for the next Nclex. We can conquer Nclex it's just another test. This test does not take anything away from us. Let's try to keep it in it's proper prospective.

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I will be praying for you too! Don't give up cause they will ultimately win and keep your head up!

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I'll pray for you as well!!!!!!!!!!!

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:nurse:I am so sorry!! Keep your head up. You can do this! I would recommend one of the following reviews.

1. Suzanne's Plan/Hurst Review/Kaplan

2. Know your content well. Make flash cards. Look at your notes/flash cards everyday. Try to teach the content to yourself. Use mnemonics for things that seem hard to remember.

3. Get a Test taking strategy book.

4. Do between 2000-3000 questions before you test.

5. Relax (do something that makes you relax) Armotherapy is really helpful for me.

6. Pray

We are here for you!! You can do this!!:nurse:

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I failed my NCLEX the first time end of July. I am try to stay positive although is hard. I feel like I failed everyone, especially my family. It helps when u can speek to someone who experiences the same things. This threads is very encouraging and supportive. I appreciate all the responses and your experiences. I Know how hard it is to admit to failure.

Keep your head and stay positive. :up:

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TO ALL WHO FAILED.. DON'T EVER GIVE UP HOPE... KEEP TRYING...

b/c that's exactly what i did and it helped me... here is my story:- posted this early JULY

"Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good: for his mercy endureth for ever" - Psalm 107:1

I just want to say that GOD is awesome! Finally passed after the 3rd time with 265 questions with the mercy of my living GOD. If GOD is with me, I know He will be with you too. I am writing this particularly for the re-takers. Don't ever give up hope. This NCLEX exam has really changed my life tremendously and this is my story: please read & it will change your life too....

I graduated from nursing school last year, May 2007 with a BSN. Right after I graduated, I was offered to work at a nearby hospital and so I did. But within 6 months they wanted me to take the boards, so I went in last October and took it. 2 days later, found out that I failed. My school was ranked as 90% of Nclex passing rate and that's the main reason I went there. Until I took the exam, I realized that I had no knowledge of anything in regards to nursing. Basically I did 4 yrs of college for nothing except add some loans in to my head. I know a lot of people in this site would disagree with me in regards to my experience, but I am telling u from my own experiences and from my classmates. Last October I found out that our school ranked 64% of nclex passing.

Anyways, I really put my hope in to nursing and when I found out that I failed, all my hopes were destroyed. Right after I failed, I informed my supervisor and left the job and started studying again. This is where my life slowly started to change in my own eyes.

My parents are not well educated but work 2 jobs to support my family esp. my father. So when he found out about this, he realized that his suffering will never be over so he began to take it on me. My mom on the other hand hurts me everyday and puts me down with words. All of my relatives are either nurses or doctors and they all began to criticize me behind my back. My community began to talk behind my back and began to put pressure on my parents to get me married. All of my friends are either married & have kids or have a career. Me on the other hand was left with nothing basically except load of loans.

I began to get depressed, started cutting people from my life, moved in with my brother and felt like I was the only one in this world who is not smart, and felt like a looser. I slowly decided to end my life. I felt like I wasn't welcomed anywhere not even in my home or with my parents. Everyday I lived with criticism in my life from everybody. But GOD was watching me...

Finally decided to take the boards in February and again came to find out that I failed. Now my parents began to hate me even more. Their words and actions would put a hole in to my heart each day. I figured I'll look for a job, but no one wants me b/c I graduated and they feared what If I leave the job. So I basically had no life, no job, no career, no support, no parents' support, no social life (friends), except left with my small bedroom, a computer and few NCLEX-RN review books & cds. I was depressed more and more and wanted to die. I have tried so many times to kill my self but HE kept breathing LIFE INTO ME... There was not even a single day where I went to sleep with out my eyes pouring out.

Finally, In April, I put the TV on a Sunday morning and watched pastor Joel Osteen's preaching. To be honest with you, I'm a Christian but not God's child. On that Sunday morning, Pastor Joel preached saying, "you're not a victim but you're a victor, and said that, "GOD has greater plans stored, but all I need is to bring him in my life."

After that, I fasted for over 30 days, and finally decided to take the boards with my friends in May 15th. I began to meditate on His words and humbled myself.

GOD began to answer my prayers slowly. A week before my exam, I got a call from a nearby Hospital offering me a Nurse Tech position and I accepted it and decided to change the boards date. So my friends went to take it and they came home really feeling good that they passed and even I thought they passed. But 2 days later, I found out that they both failed. They both are very smart, studied day & night for this exam. When I heard this, I thought to myself, if they couldn't do it, how will I? I was very disappointed again...

So I went to work and finally decided to take the boards in July. To be honest with you, I prayed to GOD so much, put all of my hope & strength in Him and told Him, I cannot pass this exam with my knowledge, but I know I could conqueror anything with YOU in my life and went to take the exam.

For the second break during my exam after 200 ?s, I went into bathroom and cried to GOD,. I came out of that exam knowing that I failed 100%. I thought this time, I had the craziest questions and there is no way I can pass this exam.

2 days later, I went to the computer and checked my name, and my name didn't appear and right away I knew I failed. My parents were very disappointed again and told me to go for LPN. So I began to do the application for that and my father called his supervisor and she offered him a book for LPN. Few days later, after the exam, I would wait everyday for my Failure note with my ugly picture to come in the mail. Last Friday, I gave my father $200 to pay off the mortgage and he threw that check right in front of the table and said, I only asked you one thing and that is to get that license and if you can't do that, then I don't want anything. I told him, what if GOD doesn't want me to be an RN. He said, there is no such thing like that. So I replied to him, do you think I go on the day of the exam and say to myself, I want to fail so that we all can be disappointed, hurt each other and waste $200. No, I want to be an RN as badly as you want. I cried so much with my whole heart and prayed to GOD asking HIM why does HE do this to me.. I went to shopping right after that just to get my mind of with my mother. When I came home, I found a big envelop in front of my storm door. I thought it was for my dad, but when I saw it was for me, I was like yeah what ever. but when I opened it, It was my RN license. I praised GOD for seeing my tears for over a year. I took that license and woke my father up and threw it back at him and said: here, this is what you wanted right, take it."

My GOD has turned my tears into joy and I am always grateful. He heard my cries, he saw my tears. GOD turned my life completely just from this stupid NCLEX. Because of this exam, not only, I got closer to HIM, but also got to learn how His wonderful works are in my life. I could have died by now, but HE breathed more air in my life. God has added more days, more years into my life and now I can feel HIM all the time with me. Not only that, now I'm proud to be called HIS daughter unlike before. In Isaiah 55:8: MY thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways." And He definitely did his ways and I praise HIM for that. (When things are impossible for men, nothing is impossible for GOD b/c everything is possible for HIM)

So to the failures, I know what you're going through because I was in your shoes once but don't ever give hope. I used to come into this site and read everyone's passing notes and failure notes and hoped one day I'll be able to come in here and encourage others and guess what, GOD has been so good.

"Seek ye first the kingdom of GOD, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." - Mathew 6:33 (God didn't just say, seek my kingdom, but he also said, seek his righteousness too and all things shall be added.) Isn't GOD amazing? He provided the greatest miracle in my life and I know he can do to yours too, just submit your life to HIM and He will take you to places where you never dreamed off!

What I tried to study: basically everything

First I knew from my 3rd experience, I had to have GOD first, b/c If I didn't, I knew I would've been a failure again.

Secondly, do questions after questions, I used Kaplan, ready to pass, online random questions, postings from fellow exam takers in here, Feur review books and CDs, DVDs, you name it, all of them I used. Study atleast 3-4 hours a day and forget about what other think of you or say about you, just give yourself to the Lord and study and HE will take care of the rest.

GOOD luck to all of you guys, and NEVER GIVE UP!!!

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TO ALL WHO FAILED.. DON'T EVER GIVE UP HOPE... KEEP TRYING...

b/c that's exactly what i did and it helped me... here is my story:- posted this early JULY

"Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good: for his mercy endureth for ever" - Psalm 107:1

I just want to say that GOD is awesome! Finally passed after the 3rd time with 265 questions with the mercy of my living GOD. If GOD is with me, I know He will be with you too. I am writing this particularly for the re-takers. Don't ever give up hope. This NCLEX exam has really changed my life tremendously and this is my story: please read & it will change your life too....

I graduated from nursing school last year, May 2007 with a BSN. Right after I graduated, I was offered to work at a nearby hospital and so I did. But within 6 months they wanted me to take the boards, so I went in last October and took it. 2 days later, found out that I failed. My school was ranked as 90% of Nclex passing rate and that's the main reason I went there. Until I took the exam, I realized that I had no knowledge of anything in regards to nursing. Basically I did 4 yrs of college for nothing except add some loans in to my head. I know a lot of people in this site would disagree with me in regards to my experience, but I am telling u from my own experiences and from my classmates. Last October I found out that our school ranked 64% of nclex passing.

Anyways, I really put my hope in to nursing and when I found out that I failed, all my hopes were destroyed. Right after I failed, I informed my supervisor and left the job and started studying again. This is where my life slowly started to change in my own eyes.

My parents are not well educated but work 2 jobs to support my family esp. my father. So when he found out about this, he realized that his suffering will never be over so he began to take it on me. My mom on the other hand hurts me everyday and puts me down with words. All of my relatives are either nurses or doctors and they all began to criticize me behind my back. My community began to talk behind my back and began to put pressure on my parents to get me married. All of my friends are either married & have kids or have a career. Me on the other hand was left with nothing basically except load of loans.

I began to get depressed, started cutting people from my life, moved in with my brother and felt like I was the only one in this world who is not smart, and felt like a looser. I slowly decided to end my life. I felt like I wasn't welcomed anywhere not even in my home or with my parents. Everyday I lived with criticism in my life from everybody. But GOD was watching me...

Finally decided to take the boards in February and again came to find out that I failed. Now my parents began to hate me even more. Their words and actions would put a hole in to my heart each day. I figured I'll look for a job, but no one wants me b/c I graduated and they feared what If I leave the job. So I basically had no life, no job, no career, no support, no parents' support, no social life (friends), except left with my small bedroom, a computer and few NCLEX-RN review books & cds. I was depressed more and more and wanted to die. I have tried so many times to kill my self but HE kept breathing LIFE INTO ME... There was not even a single day where I went to sleep with out my eyes pouring out.

Finally, In April, I put the TV on a Sunday morning and watched pastor Joel Osteen's preaching. To be honest with you, I'm a Christian but not God's child. On that Sunday morning, Pastor Joel preached saying, "you're not a victim but you're a victor, and said that, "GOD has greater plans stored, but all I need is to bring him in my life."

After that, I fasted for over 30 days, and finally decided to take the boards with my friends in May 15th. I began to meditate on His words and humbled myself.

GOD began to answer my prayers slowly. A week before my exam, I got a call from a nearby Hospital offering me a Nurse Tech position and I accepted it and decided to change the boards date. So my friends went to take it and they came home really feeling good that they passed and even I thought they passed. But 2 days later, I found out that they both failed. They both are very smart, studied day & night for this exam. When I heard this, I thought to myself, if they couldn't do it, how will I? I was very disappointed again...

So I went to work and finally decided to take the boards in July. To be honest with you, I prayed to GOD so much, put all of my hope & strength in Him and told Him, I cannot pass this exam with my knowledge, but I know I could conqueror anything with YOU in my life and went to take the exam.

For the second break during my exam after 200 ?s, I went into bathroom and cried to GOD,. I came out of that exam knowing that I failed 100%. I thought this time, I had the craziest questions and there is no way I can pass this exam.

2 days later, I went to the computer and checked my name, and my name didn't appear and right away I knew I failed. My parents were very disappointed again and told me to go for LPN. So I began to do the application for that and my father called his supervisor and she offered him a book for LPN. Few days later, after the exam, I would wait everyday for my Failure note with my ugly picture to come in the mail. Last Friday, I gave my father $200 to pay off the mortgage and he threw that check right in front of the table and said, I only asked you one thing and that is to get that license and if you can't do that, then I don't want anything. I told him, what if GOD doesn't want me to be an RN. He said, there is no such thing like that. So I replied to him, do you think I go on the day of the exam and say to myself, I want to fail so that we all can be disappointed, hurt each other and waste $200. No, I want to be an RN as badly as you want. I cried so much with my whole heart and prayed to GOD asking HIM why does HE do this to me.. I went to shopping right after that just to get my mind of with my mother. When I came home, I found a big envelop in front of my storm door. I thought it was for my dad, but when I saw it was for me, I was like yeah what ever. but when I opened it, It was my RN license. I praised GOD for seeing my tears for over a year. I took that license and woke my father up and threw it back at him and said: here, this is what you wanted right, take it."

My GOD has turned my tears into joy and I am always grateful. He heard my cries, he saw my tears. GOD turned my life completely just from this stupid NCLEX. Because of this exam, not only, I got closer to HIM, but also got to learn how His wonderful works are in my life. I could have died by now, but HE breathed more air in my life. God has added more days, more years into my life and now I can feel HIM all the time with me. Not only that, now I'm proud to be called HIS daughter unlike before. In Isaiah 55:8: MY thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways." And He definitely did his ways and I praise HIM for that. (When things are impossible for men, nothing is impossible for GOD b/c everything is possible for HIM)

So to the failures, I know what you're going through because I was in your shoes once but don't ever give hope. I used to come into this site and read everyone's passing notes and failure notes and hoped one day I'll be able to come in here and encourage others and guess what, GOD has been so good.

"Seek ye first the kingdom of GOD, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." - Mathew 6:33 (God didn't just say, seek my kingdom, but he also said, seek his righteousness too and all things shall be added.) Isn't GOD amazing? He provided the greatest miracle in my life and I know he can do to yours too, just submit your life to HIM and He will take you to places where you never dreamed off!

What I tried to study: basically everything

First I knew from my 3rd experience, I had to have GOD first, b/c If I didn't, I knew I would've been a failure again.

Secondly, do questions after questions, I used Kaplan, ready to pass, online random questions, postings from fellow exam takers in here, Feur review books and CDs, DVDs, you name it, all of them I used. Study atleast 3-4 hours a day and forget about what other think of you or say about you, just give yourself to the Lord and study and HE will take care of the rest.

GOOD luck to all of you guys, and NEVER GIVE UP!!!

Live2help,

Wow!! What a testimony!! Thank you so much for sharing your story.

As I started to read this all I could see was my self.:cry: I am going through and have gone through everything that you have spoken X 10. After taken my NCLEX several times and being out of school several years now I also came to the conclusion that this test is bigger than me. I have to put GOD in the driver seat as I go through studying for the NCLEX and as I go through life. GOD is not going to take you to something and not bring you through it. So to everyone that haven't defeated the NCLEX devil yet just continue to put your trust in GOD and he will work it out.

:saint:

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I need some help. I am scheduled to take my NCLEX exam sept 19th 2008 and was wondering what Suzanne meant by you need to make 15 posts before you can send her a PM? Does that mean I need to make 15 of the post I am doing right now? Plus once I do the quizes is that when the 45 days start for the program? i just really want to try this plan because I really don't know what else to do. I have taken the NCLEX exam twice now using the Kaplan Review for both and failed. i am really frustrated and don't know what to do now with studying. I scored 68% on the last test 7 for kaplan which means i can go take the test with confidence and still failed. I really don't know what I did wrong :( I think I may be reading into the NCLEX questions at the exam because I just can't figure out why i score so high at home and can't pass the NCLEX. Please help me!!

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I need some help. I am scheduled to take my NCLEX exam sept 19th 2008 and was wondering what Suzanne meant by you need to make 15 posts before you can send her a PM? Does that mean I need to make 15 of the post I am doing right now? Plus once I do the quizes is that when the 45 days start for the program? i just really want to try this plan because I really don't know what else to do. I have taken the NCLEX exam twice now using the Kaplan Review for both and failed. i am really frustrated and don't know what to do now with studying. I scored 68% on the last test 7 for kaplan which means i can go take the test with confidence and still failed. I really don't know what I did wrong :( I think I may be reading into the NCLEX questions at the exam because I just can't figure out why i score so high at home and can't pass the NCLEX. Please help me!!

Yes, that is correct so you have 10 more to go before you can pm here. I think the 45 days start after you finish step 1 that she tells you on the sticky thread at the top of the nclex forum. She uses 4th edition saunders for RN and 3rd edition Saunders for PN.

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I have failed the nclex 4 times...dont know whats going on? I have been really depressed for months...and now iam taking lexapro...so far ive been on it for 2 weeks after receiving my results in the mail. Got any suggestions of how to study and how everyone passed their boards? :stone. thanks

For your sake, PLEASE change your user name to something positive, like gonnapassthatnclex (I'm just making that up; choose something that resonates with you). Every time you read your user name, your brain says, "I'm a failure." This merely reinforces negative feelings about yourself. I'm not saying that changing your user name is THE answer to your problems, but it is important, and it would be a positive start. I have a lot of training in how the subconscious mind works, and it is something I work with every day when I help my clients. You are NOT a "failedtesttaker". You are someone who is ON YOUR WAY to passing the NCLEX.

Good luck and please let us know how you are doing. If you haven't checked out Suzanne's plan, you might want to, because it has helped so many people. I think you need to post 15 messages on Allnurses before you can PM Suzanne, but I am not 100% sure of that.

You can do this!!

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