HELP!!! failed NCLEX 4 times..... Lost my internship!

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I failed NCLEX 4 times now.... I feel like such a disappointment to my whole family... I lost my internship and now i ave to face all my co-workers because I failed. I have tried everything from kaplan, exam cram, nclex 4000, judy miller discs, even listened to audio. I have really bad anxiety when I take the test and freak out. I dont know what to do anymore. I feel like a failure, and I found out people are already talking about me at work. I need my job and I work in the ER because i need the insurance. My mom and dad are very supportive and they just enrolled me into HURST and telling me that I will make it....

Can HURST really help me the 5th time around?

and does anyone know how many times I can repeat NCLEX in the District of Columbia?

Help Me .... anyone...... because I am soo lost, depressed and there is noone I can turn to... my husband and children are very supportive but i just feel i have disappointed them..... :crying2:

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this might sound harsh for some, especially those who always say anxiety, anxiety, but we all go into the testing room with anxiety. first you need to find out what is making you not pass and get rid of it. i don't believe anxiety will make you pick the wrong answer so many times to fail. it's either a. you don't know the content, b. you are picking answers by life experience instead of textbook, c. have to much going on for example employee stress (why do they know about your exam in the first place, keep it to yourself), d. all the above.

never give up but you need to figure things out first. start studying again, use hurst again if you want to, it's suppose to be a good review, also get saunders and la charity. both saunders and hurst review content and that's what you need, you have to know textbook content for sata's. answer questions and read all rationales, right and wrong and make sure you understand them. when you are feeling confident of what you've learn and getting good score on your practice exams, schedule your exam and don't tell anyone but god. study 2 hours a day the minimum.

i know you will pass the nclex and become a nurse, but you have to relax and get things in order first, focus on your future instead of what others are saying. and you are not a failure, you aren't alone. there's others out there who have gone 5 times or more and passed because they figured things out and never gave up.

good luck

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You are NOT alone. I just failed for the 4th time too. I totally understand how you feel and what you are going through right now. Although my husband is supportive , I feel that I have dissapointed myself and my family. "great minds discuss ideas,average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people" Eleanor Rosevelt. I am greatful for AN, their words of encouragement and support are uplifting.Everyone here knows what nursing school was like, and we made it through , right. We CAN DO THIS !

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Keep at it. In the end, persistence will win out. Hurst is a good program. Go in there with a positive attitude. You can do this. Don't waste time obsessing about your previous tries. Good luck.

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Thanks guys!!! your not being harsh at all... its the truth.... I didnt even tell everyone at my work, I only told my educator because I had to decline on the internship, and apparently someone in management told someone soo now everyone is talking about me at work... :( sigh I go back to work on monday and I feel soo down about going because I dont want to deal with people talking... but your right, I shouldnt worry about others and focus on me!!! Thanks for the words of encouragement I need to work harder!!! We'll get through this and we'll soon be nurses no matter what!!!

So far im doing the online hurst and so far I LOVE IT!!! I feel like im learning a lot I just hope I'll be able to apply it the 5th time around!!

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Hi Going,

As Winston Churchill said (and J.D. from "Scrubs" too) a kite flies highest against the wind. Adversity always leads to triumph. There's a reason that you have not passed yet...just as there was a reason that I didn't pass until 2 years out of school.

It's not because of your lack of knowledge nor your anxiety. I'd like to recommend a prayer to St. Joseph of Cupertino. I'm absolutely convinced that that's what allowed me to finally pass NCLEX. There are 3 of them in my post "long time lurker...first time poster."

Don't get discouraged. You CAN and you WILL pass! You have support in your corner. All the best!

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Thanks guys!!! your not being harsh at all... its the truth.... I didnt even tell everyone at my work, I only told my educator because I had to decline on the internship, and apparently someone in management told someone soo now everyone is talking about me at work... :( sigh I go back to work on monday and I feel soo down about going because I dont want to deal with people talking... but your right, I shouldnt worry about others and focus on me!!! Thanks for the words of encouragement I need to work harder!!! We'll get through this and we'll soon be nurses no matter what!!!

So far im doing the online hurst and so far I LOVE IT!!! I feel like im learning a lot I just hope I'll be able to apply it the 5th time around!!

Im so sorry that you work with some idiots, if I could go to your job and tell them to kiss your a## I would. If these are nurses talking about you, makes the whole situation even worse because one or more of them didnt pass the exam on the first try. What you have to do from now on is, pray, study, eat and sleep. Keep your head held high future nurse.

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Don't be down on yourself. Failing the nclex doesn't define you- you will pass this next time and this will all be forgotten. Keep positive, especially during the test. Find a way to make yourself relax while you're taking the exam. Pause, take deep breaths, and just keep telling yourself you can do it. Good luck!

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