I've been checking this site for 6 mons and decided to register today to share my experience. I failed nclex the second time, just found out the result today. I studied the feuer cd's and did kaplan q-trainers and q-bank religiously. my q-trainer averaging 50-60 and q-bank 65. When i took the test feb. 23, 2009 i feel confident (or maybe i'm denial) on Some of my answer on prioritation, satas, further teaching, except for drugs w/c i'm not sure if i got right(i remember 2 lipid lowering drugs coz ends w/ -statins, also 3 psych drugs, and alot weird drugs never heard of. Got 8 satas and 3 drop down, shut me off 120. I got mixed feeling of emotions i dont understand (am I gonna cry or not). I can still remember the last question I have about shingellosis which about priorization, and my answer is something about isolation or to report the early symptoms (i dont think its a high level question), that make me sad. .I know based on my kaplan test, i can get 10 questions right at the same time and I can get 10 wrong question in a row when i start panicking..
I've been crying the whole day. :cry:but my heart really broke when my husband called me names (*****, ********). He said i never learned from my mistakes from the first time i took the exam. I'ts hard to explain to somebody who doesnt understand how nclex work. I'm a graduate from a foreign country, he keep on saying my english is bad thats why i cant comprehend/understand the questions. (Is my english really bad? guys do you understand what i wrote?? do i make sense?) I feel bad..I feel i lost all my confidence! Low self esteem..just need someone to talk to..
Focus on passing your test and getting into an RN position. After that maybe you will be ready to think about making some difficult choices. I wish you the best of luck and remember it really is him and not you.
P.S I smoked cigs for 17 years and I didn't treat my spouse like trash when I quit two years ago. Don't make excuses for his behavior and don't accept any from him. No one is entitled to act like a jerk and treat someone they claim to love like a piece of trash.
thanks! I really need your prayers... Im losing my motivation to study....
I am sorry to read about you. Being international myself ,i can understand what we have disadvantage .The only different is i am blessed that my husband really understand this test and its nature .He is my biggest supporter .I dont have any of my family here other than him.
All international nurse faces the same problem you and i did. dont lose hope.i have friend who gave 5 times and atlast she passed and now is she is having great life.Keep going and whenever you study ,keep all your woories and home thing back of you ,will help you i do the same.
good luck to all the nurses who is sailing in same ship like us.
:redpinkhe I can understand your frustration and disappointment. Your writing skills are good and although you didn't make it this time doesn't mean you won't make it the next time.
Do not give up.
Perhaps you should try using a different book to study with next time. I think the prentice hall comprehensive NCLEX is a good one. It comes with a disk that has a lot of practice questions that are very similar to those on the NCLEX. It also has chapter tests. If you can work on studying at least 2 chapters everyday you will have the book completed in about 35 days.
Taking the test is stressfull enough it is too bad that husband behaved so poorly. It is important for you to know that his behavior is poor and is not a reflection of your performance. He should be a support for you.
So if you want a little advice. Pay to retake the test again and schedule a test after you have given yourself enough time to study every chapter in that prentice hall book and you are consistantly scoring 90% on the quizzes. If you can do that, you will pass that test with flying colors.
I think if you go into the test with the attitude that if you don't make it this time, you will learn and do better next time. You will feel less stress.
I personally wouldn't share much of my business with a husband that wasn't there for me when I needed some reassurance and shoulder to cry on. What he did was cruel and inconsiderate by anyone's standards.
Relax and try again. I have every faith that you will do your best to acheive your goals and become a good nurse. Keep the faith.
hi thanks for the reply... I did took the exam last year and I passed last December. I am now working in a stepdown floor. Thanks again for your time. You can read my oher posts...
Don't ever give up. Nursing as a whole is the kind of think that takes time anyway. Some people fail out of the program and pass nclex first time. Some soar during nursing school and fail nclex. Keep trying until you succeed. What else is there left to do. If you don't pass, you won't be able to continue working as a nurse. Don't throw away all of that hard work.
I guess my predicament is pretty much like tearyeyed001...when I failed NCLEX_RN the second time -Before I tried to find out about the result my husband said he will give me a party if I pass and if not he told me to hug him. Then we went to the computer, paid quickresults online-told me to close my eyes before clicking--and then that bad FAIL showed up... and that's a day after my exam NOv. 2, 2010. He left the room and gave me space to be emotional...but later on told me that I had not been so serious with my review---told him I'm not yet comforted and that noone ever ever wants to fail. NCLEX_RN exam is heartbreaking esp for me who had never failed an exam in my life--and now it is twice the record now...my faith keeps me strong and the fighting spirit is great..this will not keep me down...I will review more--and hope God can assess me well if I studied or not--hoping for a PASS result next time. I wiill hold my head on the right level and keep on reading...until I see the word PASS!!!
He said i never learned from my mistakes from the first time i took the exam. 
I'ts hard to explain to somebody who doesnt understand how nclex work. I'm a graduate from a foreign country, he keep on saying my english is bad thats why i cant comprehend/understand the questions. (Is my english really bad? guys do you understand what i wrote?? do i make sense?) I feel bad..I feel i lost all my confidence! Low self esteem..just need someone to talk to..
and that's a day after my exam NOv. 2, 2010. He left the room and gave me space to be emotional...but later on told me that I had not been so serious with my review---told him I'm not yet comforted and that noone ever ever wants to fail. NCLEX_RN exam is heartbreaking esp for me who had never failed an exam in my life--and now it is twice the record now...my faith keeps me strong and the fighting spirit is great..this will not keep me down...I will review more--and hope God can assess me well if I studied or not--hoping for a PASS result next time. I wiill hold my head on the right level and keep on reading...until I see the word PASS!!!
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thanks! I really need your prayers... Im losing my motivation to study....