Finally I passed Nclex!! here is my journey

[foona]

hallo to everyone,

First all I want to thank God for giving me the opportunity,to take the exam once more and pass, and allnurses community for all their support and inspiring stories, now here is my story.

It was a year ago when I came to the US, im a foreign trained coming from somewhere in the jungle of Africa, after 3 months I started doing the paper work to register for the exam, i registered with California coz they dont need CGFNS, which a requirement in some other states including where Im currently living, anyway after I recieved my ATT, i immediately registered with pearson and set a date, so I had about a month to take the exam, I know i was in so much hurry u cant even believe, I did not know anyone, no family except my husband, and having left all my support system back home I only had God on my side, with very little info about the exam and how to prepare for it, I just blindly took it without doing a single practice question, i know it sounds stupid amd may be it was, anyway long story short I failed with 75 questions , , I basically did not rem anything from that exam, i rem my husband asking how did it go just after he picked me up , and i said i dont know, i just had blackout....that ended there i was depressed for a while before I realised that life is bigger than NCLEX and i needed to start living!

early this year, I reaplied again but this time i wasnt going to get hurried into it, as they say once beaten twice shy, I started searching for ideas and resources on how to pass nclex, thats when i came across this forum allnurses, it was heaven! i read almost daily abt stories of sucess and failures and resources used, i was motivated and I felt i got friends now who understands wat im going thro, thanks to all of you.., having finances issues and family responsiblity back home, i started working for a department store as a sales associate, after working for 3 months i found out i was pregnant and soon after i was having hyperemesis full swing, i could not cope with it so i left the job and the little money saved i registered for Kaplan classes, so from there i just struggled with doing atleast 50 questions and revising some topics, i just went on a steady mode, untill my hyperemesis settled and i was back on the game now,

long story short after 3 months of studying I did the exam last friday not that i was ready but i just felt a little comfortable atleast i had some clue not like the first time, the nite before i was so anxious i actually thought i would go into preterm labor but i dint, God had plans for me and I just prayed that nite so much for God to give me strength and calmness, so I was scheduled early in the morning at 8 am, i was dropped by my husband (God bless him he's so supportive) and on our way i started having abd cramps , aand i was so worried, i was like not now, i cant be sick !!( God forgive me) i prayed, drank some water and went in for the exam, after all the checking and stuff i was on sitted ready to start, I prayed once again and i told myself that i shd take my time and shd stay in control, not the exam, and after 2 hours i was still in no 49, it was time for break and i took went to the ladies room refreshed did some breathing exercises, eat some snack, thank God my abdomen was better now and started again, so it want on and when i reached no 70 i started praying I hope it doesnt stop at 75, i just wanted to continue and try my luck, but I guess God knows better and that part of the prayer wasnt accepted, it stopped at 75!!

again the 2nd time, i just stayed looking at the screen wanting to scream but it was time for me to go....and i left and my husband was already waiting for me at the parking lot, he asked me the same question, how did it go?? and i said it was tough, but atleast i remember wat happened , and he said as usual u will make it this time, I guess he was right, wen i came home, an hour later and i tried the famous PVT, and i remember as i selected the questions i reached the last part i looked way from the computer screen, i dint wanna see the cc page, and i heard a sound like wen u trying to do something computer refuses, like stop, i looked and it read, "sorry u cant register at this time...." i was so happy there are no word to describe my feeling, i hav neva felt this relieved..in my life, I thank God for that, but it wasnt over i needed a confirmation from ca bon, i was checking their website several times a day even wen i know it was holiday on mon so today wed i checked and i saw my 3 names and the license no, i went down on my knees to gives thanks to my creator who made this happen, and i am so thankful

I am sorry about the long post, i just felt i needed to share my journey, so that atleast someone will be inspired by it,

so here are list of my resources

Kaplan classroom, and qbank

saunders Q&A( i just did1500 questions and it has lots of SATA and i hear the saunder bk is good foe content too)

la charity( good for prioritization and delegation)

NCSBN( 3 week course i did the last minute and it was ok, questions are not hard as kaplan but are structured similar to nclex)

allnurses guide( i dont have the link but i have the soft copy i can email you, its a nice summary of lots of stuff, thanks to the person who posted)

I got a total of 20 SATA, some drag and drop, 2 meds, several others, focus on med side effects, infection control, delagation, whom do u see first questions, and any area u feel uncomfortable,

Advice to all nclex takers: take ur time to study, dont be in hurry or dont do wat ur collegemates do, everyone had his/her strengths and weakness and u hav to work on ur weaknesses, and dont say "u hav to pass NCLEX" just say i will pass nlcex and be focused and have study plan, its like exercise program u do things with consistency everyday and you will all pass nclex, its not an easy exam and it can very stressful u just need to prepare as much as u can and have confidence in urself, so if someone like me foreign trained, who feels confused and out of place in my new home, with no family ( except my husband) and firiends to talk to, who has family burdens God knows how many, can collect herself and study and pass this exam oh i forgot to mention pregnant, so can anyone else out there!!!

I hope that helps, as for me i will wait for the licence to arrive and then i do the endosment in my state then later may be look for a job, I dont know anyone who will hire 6month pregrant nurse!!

Goodluck to every one and thank you for being my friends when i needed u most:yeah:

[gimmi]

Very nice story, congrats to you.

[youcan]

Thanks for sharing congratulations!

[mommyof2Tees]

[foona]

thanks to all of u!

[halo212]

congrats : )

[nurse671]

Thanks for sharing your story. This exactly the reason why im constantly online every chance I get, to read post that will help and inspire me. Honestly I have been telling myself everyday "I have to pass" but thanks to you from now on I will tell myself "I will pass" :) Congrats!

[karen2012]

Your story is very inspring. Congratulations :barf01:

[karen2012]

I am so sorry it was not the picutre I meant to select it was an accident again Congratulations :hrnsmlys:

[shar pei]

Congratulation!!!!

:w00t:

Your story is truly inspiring. Thank you so much for posting it. From here on out I will be telling myself “I can pass”!

If you don’t mind me asking, where in Africa are you from? I just recently returned from a trip to Kenya. The people there have got to be some of the nicest people I have ever met in my life! Despite all their hardships, they have the most wonderful attitudes and the kindest of hearts. I hope I will be able to return some day to volutnteer as an RN.

Congrats on passing your test again, you now have the title of a nurse behind your name

[elmojklmno]

Congratulations! :)

[maaggie]

Congrat. Time to party.

Oh, just so you know, I disagree that Africa is a jungle. I am from Liberia. I schooled here in NC. Just passed nclex-rn on 5/14/12. We are smart ppl.