Failed NCLEX twice already feeling so devastated and discouraged.. :'(

[charlei09]

Took NCLEX-RN twice already and failed though I've given my best, can't seem to pass their standards.. i've used Kaplan classroom and online plus their book, used the 5 week NCSBN review, PDA and Saunders.. Sill no luck! I feel like I'm just wasting money for retaking and paying all the fees again..

Now I feel so stuck coz I've been looking for jobs even just for a nurse aid so I can pay my fees on my own, but no one seems to hire me since I have no experience at all.. i've graduated BSN since last 2010 in the Philippines..I think I badly need a refresher course too.. HELP ME PLEASE ANYONE??? I am in Hawaii in Oahu right now.. i wish someone can accept my job applications, coz I'm always willing to learn and train if I need too..

And if anyone knows a refresher course in the island please let me know? How long will it take and how much would it cost..

[karmyk]

Hi! Have you tried going through the Kaplan review book for ESL (English as a Second Language) NCLEX test takers? I think it does a pretty good job of explaining why certain answers are correct in the practice tests. The NCLEX can be pretty tricky, but one thing I've found as I went through a lot of review questions is there is a big emphasis on safety, prioritization, ABC's, and Maslow's hierarchy of needs. If you can look at the questions with those things mind, it might help make the "most correct" answer stand out more clearly.

I actually just sat in the bookstore and read this book from beginning to end, so it didn't really cost me anything other than a coffee and time.

[TSgtRodrigues, BSN, RN]

Are you a certified nurses aide? Meaning have you taken the state boards etc? If you are not certified as an NA it's going to be harder to get a job as a CNA as most places are looking for people who already have their "license" (it's not technically a license, just a certification...but you still take a state board exam and everything).