Has anyone here never passed NCLEX, and never became a RN or LPN?

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I was wondering, if anyone never became a RN or LPN because they could not pass the NCLEX..For example, if you tried to take the test 4 or more times and you gave up on the test after failing so many times..

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I was wondering, if anyone never became a RN or LPN because they could not pass the NCLEX..For example, if you tried to take the test 4 or more times and you gave up on the test after failing so many times..

Good question to ask. Strangely, I never met anyone that failed either NCLEX (I know friends of friends that failed, but don't know anyone personally), but from what I hear, those that do are more determined and keep trying.

Thanks for starting this thread...I'll be curious to see the responses.

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Nope, don't know anyone like that. However, my roomate (I am writing this using my husband's sign in name...we are both RN's) went all the way through Nursing school and never even took the NCLEX!!!! That was back in 1996 that she graduated. To this day, she has never even attempted to take the test, and thus has never become an RN.:confused: This has always bugged me. Why would anyone go completely through nursing school, and then never even attempt to get their RN license?

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Nope, don't know anyone like that. However, my roomate (I am writing this using my husband's sign in name...we are both RN's) went all the way through Nursing school and never even took the NCLEX!!!! That was back in 1996 that she graduated. To this day, she has never even attempted to take the test, and thus has never become an RN.:confused: This has always bugged me. Why would anyone go completely through nursing school, and then never even attempt to get their RN license?

Oh wow, all that hard work. If you don't mind me asking, did she decide on a different career path?

Kelly

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I work with two advanced practice nurses that went through grad school and don't practice. One never took the certification exam and the other worked as APN for five months, didn't like it and went back to floor nursing.

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Now, THIS could be a thread to incite panic! :uhoh21:

Nope, never heard of anyone who didn't eventually make it through. The news of a friend's relative who just made it after something like six tries assures me that eventually, everyone does :)

About those who get the education and never even try for licensure...that one I can't explain. Even if one chooses a different career path, I can't imagine not just sitting for the test and getting that license! Better to have a license you plan to let expire in a few years, than never having been licensed at all.

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Actually, my roomate worked as a nanny afterwards. Then got married and had kids and stays home with them. I am not criticizing staying home with the kids, because I do that now too, and I love it. But like someone else on this thread stated, you would think that even if you decided after graduating that you didn't really want to be an RN the rest of your life, you'd at least sit for the test and get your license!!:rolleyes:

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Actually, my roomate worked as a nanny afterwards. Then got married and had kids and stays home with them. I am not criticizing staying home with the kids, because I do that now too, and I love it. But like someone else on this thread stated, you would think that even if you decided after graduating that you didn't really want to be an RN the rest of your life, you'd at least sit for the test and get your license!!:rolleyes:

I would have probably sat for the exam, at least, but, I can sort of understand why she didn't, or at least I can say that I would have a few reasons of my own if I chose not to sit for NCLEX.

I must say that the whole nursing school experience made me really bitter and angry. And, my NCLEX-PN experience, even though I passed at the minimum of 85, blew my top. I was tired of the game of college, the petty competitiveness of the students, the dishonesty of the professors and because I already worked in a hospital, I had a bird's eye view of nursing, but was naive. I got my license a month and two weeks ago, and started orientation. My job sponsored my education for nursing school and I have to give them back two years, or pay them the full monetary amount. I certainly see that they really don't apply the nursing process, they don't truly follow the care plans, and from what I have seen, I may not get too much support from my collagues. I will work as a practical nurse, because I do care for people, but I can honestly say with conviction that I will change careers before I become an RN. I saw early in my life that registered nursing isn't for me. I think that your friend, or other strange situations like that, saw early before they got their feet wet, just how far, if at all, they want to go. And, for the unfortunate test repeaters, you have to think...how many times can you kick a wounded person before they say "enough". I don't think they test fairly, and with the new format, it makes things worse for a person who has already lost confidence. God, my heart goes out to a person in those shoes. I'd rather see a person just decide that they don't want this, than to repeatedly face the NCLEX nightmare.

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I would have probably sat for the exam, at least, but, I can sort of understand why she didn't, or at least I can say that I would have a few reasons of my own if I chose not to sit for NCLEX.

I must say that the whole nursing school experience made me really bitter and angry. And, my NCLEX-PN experience, even though I passed at the minimum of 85, blew my top. I was tired of the game of college, the petty competitiveness of the students, the dishonesty of the professors and because I already worked in a hospital, I had a bird's eye view of nursing, but was naive. I got my license a month and two weeks ago, and started orientation. My job sponsored my education for nursing school and I have to give them back two years, or pay them the full monetary amount. I certainly see that they really don't apply the nursing process, they don't truly follow the care plans, and from what I have seen, I may not get too much support from my collagues. I will work as a practical nurse, because I do care for people, but I can honestly say with conviction that I will change careers before I become an RN. I saw early in my life that registered nursing isn't for me. I think that your friend, or other strange situations like that, saw early before they got their feet wet, just how far, if at all, they want to go. And, for the unfortunate test repeaters, you have to think...how many times can you kick a wounded person before they say "enough". I don't think they test fairly, and with the new format, it makes things worse for a person who has already lost confidence. God, my heart goes out to a person in those shoes. I'd rather see a person just decide that they don't want this, than to repeatedly face the NCLEX nightmare.

First of all I'd like to congratulate you for passing the NCLEX-PN at the minimum especially :) And second...i definitely agree with you. I felt like nursing school did not prepare me for this exam....i did a lot of studying for the NCLEX-RN (pretty much just prepared myself using the resources out there) and the test stops at 75....i don't know what to think....i'll find out today...im nervous though....the wait is a killer:uhoh21:...i can't stand it...part of me says i passed but im not sure....though a lot of people who know me do believe that i passed...so all i can do is hope...and pray for the good news. Good luck in everything that you do and your new career. :)

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Yes, a friend of mine went through a BSN program and graduated. She only took the NCLEX once, but failed. In her last year of school she kept saying that she didn't want to be a nurse, but did want to finish school. That was 11 years ago and she is now a baker.

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Yes, a friend of mine went through a BSN program and graduated. She only took the NCLEX once, but failed. In her last year of school she kept saying that she didn't want to be a nurse, but did want to finish school. That was 11 years ago and she is now a baker.

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When I first started working here a year ago, the 3-11 supervisor was not actually a nurse. She had graduated the RN program, gotten hired here as a GRN, then failed the boards. Over the next 18 months she took it and failed it at least 4 more times that I am aware of. Finally administration got tired of giving her chances and offered her a CNA position or the opportunity to resign. She resigned, and last I heard she was a waitress while waiting to retake it...

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