Help Applying to NY

I'm from NY too and graduated in the Philippines last year. Took my first NClex last Monday and failed. Now I'm back to studying

Hi kababayans!

Im in the same situation as you guys, i graduated 3 yrs ago though, and I'm about to take it this coming september. Are you both residing in new york?

Don't give up! i took my first attempt last May 2011 but didn't pass all because i didn't review and that was mainly my fault. It was my mistake that i did not reapply immediately and i got stuck with the concurrency drama. Finally, after figuring out what to do with my life, i decided to once again want to give Nclex-Rn another shot, im having a hard time memorizing the content as ive been out of school for 3 yrs now. They said not to memorize but i dont know the content anymore and i dont know what to do and how to review. But anyway, if you guys want to review together let me know :)

Hi kababayans!

Im in the same situation as you guys, i graduated 3 yrs ago though, and I'm about to take it this coming september. Are you both residing in new york?

Don't give up! i took my first attempt last May 2011 but didn't pass all because i didn't review and that was mainly my fault. It was my mistake that i did not reapply immediately and i got stuck with the concurrency drama. Finally, after figuring out what to do with my life, i decided to once again want to give Nclex-Rn another shot, im having a hard time memorizing the content as ive been out of school for 3 yrs now. They said not to memorize but i dont know the content anymore and i dont know what to do and how to review. But anyway, if you guys want to review together let me know :)

HI! gUYS/kABAYAN!! i AM FROM NY TOO!! WE DONT GIVE UP AND WE WILL pASS THE eXAMS ,AM IN THE SAME SITUATION TOO, AND I AM SUPER STUDY TOO! TO THE MAX TO GET READY FOR THE EXAMS..!!

cAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE cONCURRENCY DRAMA BECOZ I JUST TAKE MY EXAM LAST March 2013..PlanningTO EXAM maybe Sept.. I dont know yet..tHANKS AND gOODLUCK TO US!

same boat

@Miniangel2 how are you preparing for the nclex-rn? Do u mind sharing? :) The concurrency issue is for Cali Brn and other states only but pretty soon i heard all other states will do the same. Are you in NYC?

@marinesgirl hi there! Do you live in NYC too? :)

**Im currently residing in California right now but will move to NYC once i pass my NCLEX-RN. If you are in NYC and wanted to do online review, let me know. However, if you are in cali and doesn't live too far from me, maybe we could meet up and review together :)

@Miniangel2 how are you preparing for the nclex-rn? Do u mind sharing? :) The concurrency issue is for Cali Brn and other states only but pretty soon i heard all other states will do the same. Are you in NYC?

@marinesgirl hi there! Do you live in NYC too? :)

**Im currently residing in California right now but will move to NYC once i pass my NCLEX-RN. If you are in NYC and wanted to do online review, let me know. However, if you are in cali and doesn't live too far from me, maybe we could meet up and review together :)

Oh ok! I thought its already here in NY the concurrency issue, I hope we will All Pass before that news you heard is approved coz its so very hard to start all over again and it's to complicated...!!! Sure I am happy to share how I prepare for my exams, I graduated long time a go it's like 16 years so I completely forgot the Content and whole nursing stuff, I now using Mary Hogan RN for Content, Both Practice and Questions and for my Pharmacology, I have Pharm Flash , Flash Cards, I have PDA, Just finish LIve class from Hurst, definetely I will purchase the video from Hurst to brush up again for my Content, the last thing I will be reviewing was the Kaplan Q trainers...Right now I am in my practice questions of health promotion and maintainance and just finish all topics areas! I have Saunders 5th Ed.. But I choose the Hogan BOOk! So I hope I'll share it to you and explained it well!!

hello kabayans, just like you, i failed on my first try. and i will be taking it 60 days after. you are not alone. i passed the PNLE last 2010 with 83%. all i can say is that :

1.) i underestimated the NCLEX thinking that it is the same as the PNLE.

2.) i have 2 jobs (9am-9pm) with no days off. so i only studied 1-2 hours/day

3.) i CRAM and read 1 week before the exam, i even read the night before the exam.

4.) ANXIETY KILLED ME

besides, Philippine nursing curriculum is way different than the US standards. so it's gonna be hard for the international nurses to adjust with the US setting (it is ALL ideal). so right now, what i'm going to do is to DOUBLE my effort to study and i will put into my heart and mind that "I AM A NURSE, I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY PATIENTS".

we can do this kabayans!!!

hello kabayans, just like you, i failed on my first try. and i will be taking it 60 days after. you are not alone. i passed the PNLE last 2010 with 83%. all i can say is that :

1.) i underestimated the NCLEX thinking that it is the same as the PNLE.

2.) i have 2 jobs (9am-9pm) with no days off. so i only studied 1-2 hours/day

3.) i CRAM and read 1 week before the exam, i even read the night before the exam.

4.) ANXIETY KILLED ME

besides, Philippine nursing curriculum is way different than the US standards. so it's gonna be hard for the international nurses to adjust with the US setting (it is ALL ideal). so right now, what i'm going to do is to DOUBLE my effort to study and i will put into my heart and mind that "I AM A NURSE, I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY PATIENTS".

we can do this kabayans!!!

you are exactly right KABayan ! We will all pass !!!! Just study Hard and ask guidance to our dear LORD! Goodluck to you!

you are exactly right KABayan ! We will all pass !!!! Just study Hard and ask guidance to our dear LORD! Goodluck to you!

i am planning to purchase the HURST review. is it very good in content? coz i already have the kaplan, i badly need some refresher coz i've been out of school for 3 years now, kaplan is good in strategies though..

Saunders is very good fOr content and Kaplan for questionares. I didn't study too I wanted to see first how it was like really taking the nclex exam. Someone told me here in forum that I'm ridiculous for wasting money. I ddnt reply to him/her yet. I want to tell her/him that some people have different way of passing the nclex and I'm one of the person who wants to experience it first then know my weaknesses. Which I found out I have a really bad test anxiety

Saunders is very good fOr content and Kaplan for questionares. I didn't study too I wanted to see first how it was like really taking the nclex exam. Someone told me here in forum that I'm ridiculous for wasting money. I ddnt reply to him/her yet. I want to tell her/him that some people have different way of passing the nclex and I'm one of the person who wants to experience it first then know my weaknesses. Which I found out I have a really bad test anxiety

let us learn from this experience, trust your instincts. if you think you are good without any online review, go for it, but if you are having a hard time studying on your own. review centers are there to help and guide you. i am sure we can do this.

I'm from NY too and graduated in the Philippines last year. Took my first NClex last Monday and failed. Now I'm back to studying

Thats completely alright we will pass dont lose hope!

Hi kababayans!

Im in the same situation as you guys, i graduated 3 yrs ago though, and I'm about to take it this coming september. Are you both residing in new york?

Don't give up! i took my first attempt last May 2011 but didn't pass all because i didn't review and that was mainly my fault. It was my mistake that i did not reapply immediately and i got stuck with the concurrency drama. Finally, after figuring out what to do with my life, i decided to once again want to give Nclex-Rn another shot, im having a hard time memorizing the content as ive been out of school for 3 yrs now. They said not to memorize but i dont know the content anymore and i dont know what to do and how to review. But anyway, if you guys want to review together let me know

Were really on the same boat im about 3 years out as well. And like you i did not quite give all my effort on my first exam. I took it in the Philippines but it took me 9 months to do so because my ATT came after 9 months. And while waiting i got a job at a call center and thats were all my time and energy went. But up until now i have not given up hope because im still looking for a brighter future for me and my fiancee. Hopefully we will all pass here and live beter lives. If there will be a review session with the people on the same boat as us im willing to go, i just have a job right now as a caregiver and dont have much time off but i am really ready and willing to finish this exam once and for all.

same boat

Dont lose hope we will pass no matter what!

Oh ok! I thought its already here in NY the concurrency issue, I hope we will All Pass before that news you heard is approved coz its so very hard to start all over again and it's to complicated...!!! Sure I am happy to share how I prepare for my exams, I graduated long time a go it's like 16 years so I completely forgot the Content and whole nursing stuff, I now using Mary Hogan RN for Content, Both Practice and Questions and for my Pharmacology, I have Pharm Flash , Flash Cards, I have PDA, Just finish LIve class from Hurst, definetely I will purchase the video from Hurst to brush up again for my Content, the last thing I will be reviewing was the Kaplan Q trainers...Right now I am in my practice questions of health promotion and maintainance and just finish all topics areas! I have Saunders 5th Ed.. But I choose the Hogan BOOk! So I hope I'll share it to you and explained it well!!

This is the first time i've heard of this "Concurrency Issue" could you shed some light on this for me or those who have not yet heard of this? Sounds like its a bad thing for us. And thank you for sharing your review and materials. Hopefully we will also be albe to use those and pass.

hello kabayans, just like you, i failed on my first try. and i will be taking it 60 days after. you are not alone. i passed the PNLE last 2010 with 83%. all i can say is that :

1.) i underestimated the NCLEX thinking that it is the same as the PNLE.

2.) i have 2 jobs (9am-9pm) with no days off. so i only studied 1-2 hours/day

3.) i CRAM and read 1 week before the exam, i even read the night before the exam.

4.) ANXIETY KILLED ME

besides, Philippine nursing curriculum is way different than the US standards. so it's gonna be hard for the international nurses to adjust with the US setting (it is ALL ideal). so right now, what i'm going to do is to DOUBLE my effort to study and i will put into my heart and mind that "I AM A NURSE, I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY PATIENTS".

we can do this kabayans!!!

Hi, its alright failing your exam. I called the NY board of education and i told them that i did not pass before and the guy i talked to also said its quite alright because its not a 100%. He was very comforting about this issue. Congrats on passing your PNLE with high marks. I did not get a chance to take that because i am a US resident and they sent me off here in NY after i finishe school because i did not need it. And yes i totaly agree that our curriculum is tottaly different sometimes me and my cousin who finished her nursing school here in the US have short study sessions and it seems how they taught her was different from ours. BUt that doesnt mean that we will not pass. Its just a matter of how hard we try and how bad we want to be NURSES! Lets all pass together!

i am planning to purchase the HURST review. is it very good in content? coz i already have the kaplan, i badly need some refresher coz i've been out of school for 3 years now, kaplan is good in strategies though..

I've heard that HURST has very good content from the people in this forums. I also had Kaplan and so did my cousin who graduated here in the US,

let us learn from this experience, trust your instincts. if you think you are good without any online review, go for it, but if you are having a hard time studying on your own. review centers are there to help and guide you. i am sure we can do this.

Thats true, i know in myself that im a "Trial and Error" type of guy who learns through experience. And i know failing multiple times makes me feel that im getting the hang of the exam. All i need is to make a harder effort in passing and i know ill be good to go and so we all will.