I finally after the 4th time passed the NCLEX. This is a little motivation for those of you that are doubting yourself. If I can do it, then so can you.
Here is a little background on me. I graduated May 2012. The last semester of nursing school was very emotional for me. I became pregnant with my daughter and when I was 4 months pregnant my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer. During my last 2 weeks of school my dad had major surgery to remove his entire right lung (He is in remission 2 years now :) Shortly after that I went on bedrest for the rest of my pregnancy. I had my daughter at the end of Aug. 2012 and 5 days later my Grandmother passed away. I took the NCLEX for the first time Nov. 2012, then again May 2013, and May 2014. I got 75 questions, 75 questions and then 103 questions. I knew I was bombing it and was so frustrated. I have too many study materials that I was getting overwhelmed with it. I took the Hurst Review before my 3rd attempt and felt like it helped some. I decided this last time to stick with ATI (that's what I used to pass the NCLEX PN). I went through the Pharm and MedSurg book from ATI. I decided to go with a different approach to answering the questions. Before I was trying to find the "right" answer. This time I decided to eliminate the "wrong" answers. I took the test for the 4th time on Nov 1, 2014. I felt like I was doing good on the test. I started getting a lot of SATA and I had 2 that I had to put in the correct order. I did not get any medication calculations. When I got to the 75th questions I was scared to hit submit because I didn't want it to shut off. I felt that since I was getting the minimum amount of questions and failing then in order to pass I needed to have all the questions. I finally clicked submit and the screen went blue. I was so upset. I went to my car and tried the PVT. I did not know that they changed the website and since it went to the credit card page I knew I failed. I went home and purchased another study program. I decided to go on this site and see if the PVT changed because the website changed and sure enough I came across some postings saying everyone will get the credit card page. So I decided to try the new trick and pay for the test again. I got the "good" pop up. I was nervous about it because its still fairly new and I kept telling myself how could I pass with just 75 questions when I failed 3 times with 75 questions. I waited the 48 hours for the quick results and the words "PASS" popped up. I couldn't believe it, but its true I finally passed the NCLEX. 4 days later my license number showed up on the BON website.
What I mainly used to study:
"Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment" by LaCharity
the ATI books
Hurst Review
but I think the most important thing that I did was change my strategy to answering the questions. I eliminated the wrong answers instead of finding the right answers.
Believe in yourself and never give up. It took me 2 years and 4 tries but I got there and so can you!
Hello there, I know this is a late post but in need of help. I graduated the nursing program in Arizona 2015. I took NCLEX-RN twice and failed:(. I have bad test anxiety too. The 1st time I didn't prepare to study well thinking I got this since I just graduated so everything is fresh in head.....wrong! The 2nd test I studied on and off about 2 mos and buckled down on last month before exam date. I used la charity PDA didn't do all the book, used nclex mastery app every day then found u world 2 weeks before exam. I finished with u world I love how it looks like the nclex but only did 1000 Qs didn't get to the assessment 1 and 2. I was nervous in the beginning of the exam and halfway through I felt ok and my exam shut off at 155 felt fine. But I was wrong, I paid for 2 day results and said fail. I was angry at myself and embarrassed. I felt stupid and told myself nclex said I'm not a safe nurse. I'm still upset why I graduated nursing school but can't pass the board. My journey is not done until I pass. I'm broke and can't afford the refresher course.
I read that you take NCLEX-RN in a different stat. I'm curious on that because mine expired and has been 2 yrs since I graduated. In Az a refresher course is required and passed to retake nclex.
If anyone knows how I can go about on this would be greatly appreciated. Which states can I retake NCLEX-RN without taking a refresher course. Which states can I take exam? Do I travel to that state to take exam?
Thank you in advance and please no negative comments. I have been through enough.
Congratulations AwesomeAmber all these years later! I have a question that I haven’t seen answered. When you applied for NY, they asked if you took your RN boards in any other state or province and how many times. Were you trustfully with taking it three times in FL and failing?
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Hello there, I know this is a late post but in need of help. I graduated the nursing program in Arizona 2015. I took NCLEX-RN twice and failed:(. I have bad test anxiety too. The 1st time I didn't prepare to study well thinking I got this since I just graduated so everything is fresh in head.....wrong! The 2nd test I studied on and off about 2 mos and buckled down on last month before exam date. I used la charity PDA didn't do all the book, used nclex mastery app every day then found u world 2 weeks before exam. I finished with u world I love how it looks like the nclex but only did 1000 Qs didn't get to the assessment 1 and 2. I was nervous in the beginning of the exam and halfway through I felt ok and my exam shut off at 155 felt fine. But I was wrong, I paid for 2 day results and said fail. I was angry at myself and embarrassed. I felt stupid and told myself nclex said I'm not a safe nurse. I'm still upset why I graduated nursing school but can't pass the board. My journey is not done until I pass. I'm broke and can't afford the refresher course.
I read that you take NCLEX-RN in a different stat. I'm curious on that because mine expired and has been 2 yrs since I graduated. In Az a refresher course is required and passed to retake nclex.
If anyone knows how I can go about on this would be greatly appreciated. Which states can I retake NCLEX-RN without taking a refresher course. Which states can I take exam? Do I travel to that state to take exam?
Thank you in advance and please no negative comments. I have been through enough.