Foreign-born LVN student? pls help

patrick1rn, MSN, RN, NP · Jan 4, 2009

i post a thread last night looking for support, hope and to overcome my sadness from failing the nclex... i was patiently waiting for a reply and all i got was a criticism... one of the poster said she knows that foreign-born students had/have tougher time on the nclex and its a fact! she even said " By the grammatical errors in your posts it appears as though you have difficulty with the English language which can indeed pose a problem in passing the nclex." well i came here in california when i was 2yrs old BUT the way she said it really offended me... im not perfect.. ive noticed some of the errors i made on that post but i dont know how to edit it and plus im not here to learn proper grammar im here to ask for help to pass the nclex... im a straight A student and ill say this again IM NOT bragging about it i just dont understand why i failed... i didnt post this thread to start an argument i just want some support from FOREIGN-BORN students who passed the nclex because i believe what she said is not TRUE! majority of nurses are foreign-born (filipinos). i dont want to lose hope just because of that... thats why im asking for help from u guys... help me pls what should i study? where should i start?

I honestly dont know much about the LPN boards. Im a RN. But I know people. Are you an American citizen ? I assume so. Anyway, if I were you , I would go to a review program like what Kaplan has. Then you have to study for the boards, but the way that Kaplan tells you to study. People hurt my feelings all the time, sometimes words can be mean. I did not read your post from before though, i suggest you go to the Catalina mixer or something to relax and have a good weekend before you stress out. Make sure you take your vitamins and drink plenty of water

mciz · Jan 5, 2009

how much is the review class?

patrick1rn, MSN, RN, NP · Jan 5, 2009

i dont know, i guess you could go to kaplans website and find out though. for my fnp review it cost me 400 dollars for the review cds and a book.

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · Jan 5, 2009

I would practice lots of nclex questions. Do about 3 thousand questions before you take your boards again. You are smart and can do this. Foreign nurses make some of the best nurses. You have the diversity we need in the nursing culture. So far as spelling errors... I make them all the time and I was born and raised in America( so what's my excuse ?) Good luck to you. You can do it !

patrick1rn, MSN, RN, NP · Jan 5, 2009

I would practice lots of nclex questions. Do about 3 thousand questions before you take your boards again. You are smart and can do this. Foreign nurses make some of the best nurses. You have the diversity we need in the nursing culture. So far as spelling errors... I make them all the time and I was born and raised in America( so what's my excuse ?) Good luck to you. You can do it !

Hey Foreign born LVN,

Where were you born and raised.. ie what country, how long have you lived in the USA?

mciz · Jan 6, 2009

I would practice lots of nclex questions. Do about 3 thousand questions before you take your boards again. You are smart and can do this. Foreign nurses make some of the best nurses. You have the diversity we need in the nursing culture. So far as spelling errors... I make them all the time and I was born and raised in America( so what's my excuse ?) Good luck to you. You can do it !

thats what im trying to say to that poster... if you mispelled something or if u have a grammar problem (maybe just a typo) doesnt mean you cant pass d nclex... she just jumped on the conclusion that im a foreign-born student and cant understand english well thats why i failed the nclex...