Failed NCLEX 11 times.

Ruby Vee, BSN · Mar 3, 2017

jcruz981 said:
do not feel like a failure because you are not. i have known many people who tried to get into nursing school and haven't reached that point. you have already accomplished what many have wished for. always think of that an try to keep those negative thoughts away. i failed my nclex on the first time, and i was upset, however, this must be done, and the only way to do it is just to keep going. Always think you can do it because you can! so never give up!!!

Failing the NCLEX once -- or even twice, I'd agree with you. But failing in the double digits is a whole different story. It leaves serious doubt that one can learn to practice as a safe and prudent nurse.

Ruby Vee, BSN · Mar 3, 2017

OrganizedChaos said:
It all varies state to state. Some states only let you test 3 times while others let you test an unlimited amount of times. I know why the states who let test takers take it multiple times ($$$) but that doesn't make it right. We have people's lives in our hands. Shows just how much the healthcare industry is focused on the almighty dollar.

States can charge you money each time you take the test.

I think failing three times ought to be enough. If you still want to be a nurse, go back to nursing school again. But failing again and again and again and again ought to be a signal that maybe it's time to re-think your goals.

Ruby Vee, BSN · Mar 3, 2017

BSNbeDONE said:
Born right??!!!?!?! Liability??!!?!?! My PRN job is as a bedside nurse on Med/Surg and reluctantly, the ER. There is no greater liability at the bedside than there is anywhere else in nursing. That's why the nurses' liability insurance is recommended for ALL nurses, not just to those in bedside positions.
Now, I just can't get pass this "born right" thing. Do you mean, not mentally challenged? Not handicapped in any way? What do you mean by this? What qualifies one as being born right? Is it someone who goes on to become a doctor or lawyer? I'm not understanding this one bit. My brother is a math whiz. I dropped the class every chance I got until I just couldn't put if off any longer. He swims like a fish; I'd go straight to the bottom. We were both born in a psychiatric hospital (back then, it was called an Insane Asylum) because that's where the families of employees went for healthcare back in those days. He's a Navy Commander; I'm a Registered Nurse. He should be a member of the Geek Squad; I have to call him to find out where I'd find my wifi password on the modem.
My point is, we are like night and day. Yet we (4 of us) were born to parents who started out in cotton fields, cow pastures, and hog pens (and that wasn't all that long ago because we are under 55). My farmer dad had a 6th grade education, who went on to get a GED years later, and retire as an Army Sargent. So, what do you mean by "born right"? I would take offense to this statement seeing as how I busted my *** in nursing school THREE times (LPN, ASN, BSN), but reason didn't accompany the source.
Look over your Candidate Performance Report (whichever one of the 14 reports you choose). I bet you got above passing in the area involving Life Span Developmental Psychology because you have now covered birth, death, and everything in between as your defense of continually failing the NCLEX.

I think the OP said "born BRIGHT." As in smart. Perhaps intimating that she wasn't born smart. Or lucky.

Ruby Vee, BSN · Mar 3, 2017

rainydaysoo said:
Don't be discourage, please do Uworld and Kaplan, complete the qbank. Even if you have to complete the qbank 5 times, do it. learn the content. With Kaplan, learn it, learn the tree. Take a refresher course, or get back into Nursing school.
Good luck to all, everything is possible with God!

Oh, no, no, no, no, no! Perhaps God is telling the OP that she shouldn't be a nurse.

Ruby Vee, BSN · Mar 3, 2017

fustudent610 said:
I don't get the mentality of never give up. It's actually pretty thoughtless to the candidate. The candidate tried ten times, what in god's name makes you think the 11th time would work?? Suggesting uworld is honestly ridiculous at this point. Oh well he or she took 10 times but just doing uworld will fix everything!! And also pray!!
No. This is getting ridiculous. Praying won't help pass and neither will one single review. 5 different reviews won't help. You can't review what you are lacking. If you're on a plane would you want a pilot who failed his exam 10 times? If you were getting brain surgery would you want a surgeon who failed her exam 10 times? Even if you were using an uber would you want a driver who took 10 times? So why is nursing any different?
I'm sorry for sounding so harsh but nursing is not easy. It's not an entitlement just because we want it; it's earned. And not grasping the basic concepts of safety is why the nclex weeds people out. I just want the profession to stay safe.

I don't get the mentality of never give up when the evidence is clearly stating that the OP lacks the knowledge or the test-taking ability or the whatever to pass after ten tries. Nor do I get how praying more is going to help. Or do people actually believe that God only ever says "Yes." Seems to me that God has been telling the poster "no" over and over again. (If you believe that God keeps track of NCLEX takers.)

I say again that the poster does not sound like someone who will learn to be a prudent and safe nurse even if they do, by sheer random numbers theory, pass the NCLEX on some future try. It's time to come up with a different dream.

OrganizedChaos, LVN · Mar 4, 2017

Ruby Vee said:
You've failed the NCLEX 11 times and you don't want to be a bedside nurse because the liability is too much? Time to come up with a Plan B, because I don't think nursing is for you.

That's the poster who has failed the NCLEX 13+ times. Yikes!

OrganizedChaos, LVN · Mar 4, 2017

Ruby Vee said:
States can charge you money each time you take the test.
I think failing three times ought to be enough. If you still want to be a nurse, go back to nursing school again. But failing again and again and again and again ought to be a signal that maybe it's time to re-think your goals.

I know they do but obviously some BONs care more about raking in the cash over anything else since there are states you can test as many times.

lucie06 · Mar 4, 2017

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Extra Pickles · Mar 4, 2017

lucie06 said:
Sianee, please contact me I like to be your study partner...

Your user name says that you are an RN, but you can't be if you are still studying for the NCLEX. You also shouldn't be using your personal email on this website, you should expect it to be removed each time you post it or your personal phone number, have you noticed that? My advice for you, should you want it, is to choose a study partner who has not failed the exam 14 times. It isn't a prudent move. Find a partner who has not yet taken the exam, or a tutor who can offer you a reasonable chance of success. Good luck.

NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN · Mar 4, 2017

Ruby Vee said:
I think the OP said "born BRIGHT." As in smart. Perhaps intimating that she wasn't born smart. Or lucky.

I saw that after it was too late to edit my post:up:

dreamer0x · Mar 5, 2017

Failing the nclex sucks. It's a crappy feeling. I'm going on my third try I was gonna quit the second time but I said to myself maybe 3rd times the charm. I feel a bit more confident this time around maybe my mind is playing tricks on me. I just can't quit I enjoy caring for people. I've always wanted to be a nurse since grade school. I cannot let this stupid test defeat me. I test March 30th it'll be my last.

Yayaone · Mar 5, 2017

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