HELP! TOOK NCLEX-RN 9 times!!!!! Keep failing!

[dxt038]

Hello all! So I am so bummed. I graduated nursing school in 2011. Just took my boards again for the 9th time and failed. I went to 265. I don't know what to do. I did improve if that makes sense. (I know what you're thinking improved after 9 times.) well yes I am a HORRIBLE test taker. School was a challenge for me but I made it. Do I try it one more and final time? I have a tutor and she's awesome! She helped me improve. I feel like I am right there. I can see it and I can feel it. But what should I do?!

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

Highly recommend Hurst first, U-world second, and then Kaplan third. You will pass with flying colors

Statistically speaking, no she won't. How is this helpful? It does more harm than anything. Telling the OP she can pass after 9 attempts in 6 years proves that the OP cannot, in fact, do it. Why not cheer her on to do something she will excel at? Or like the PP said, why don't you fund her NCLEX journey?

[ambles]

Try NCSBN Learning extension.

[lilbelle]

Maybe you can find a Nursing Review course, one on one. But, don't let people discourage you. If nursing is what you want in life, don't give up. Maybe it's just not your time right now. Find a review course before you spend any more money, I'm sure it will help you. Pray and ask for guidance. Good luck and never give up on your dreams !!!!

[Extra Pickles]

Pray and ask for guidance. Good luck and never give up on your dreams !!!!

Maybe 9 failures is the answer to her prayers for guidance. Maybe the answer is to find another path to happiness, because nursing isn't it? Sometimes prayers are answered with No instead of Yes.

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

Maybe you can find a Nursing Review course, one on one. But, don't let people discourage you. If nursing is what you want in life, don't give up. Maybe it's just not your time right now. Find a review course before you spend any more money, I'm sure it will help you. Pray and ask for guidance. Good luck and never give up on your dreams !!!!

A review course costs money, they aren't free *or* cheap. Have you thought that maybe *this* is her sign? I know we tell people to pray & stuff but her failing the NCLEX *nine* times in *six* years sure seems like a massive sign from whoever you believe in that she should choose a different path.

[lucie06]

Please inbox me I would like to study with you.

[lucie06]

Inbox me please

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

Inbox me please

The OP hasn't been back since she posted this thread. Also, the OP might not have enough posts to be able to send you a message.

[chtzu, BSN, RN]

There's definitely some content issues here. What was the pass rate at your school like? You don't have to tell us what your situation is.. but are you really putting the time and effort into studying? Are you really understanding what you're reading? Are you taking down notes and repeating them to help them stick? If this is what you TRULY want, don't give up. It's never right to tell someone to give up on their dream. Everyone has their own studying techniques, mine was Kaplan and the nursing study guide that's online. I rewrote the whole thing by hand and took extra notes on the things I didn't understand well. I also went back to my school notes a lot because I made study guides throughout nursing school. I used ATI books, too.

What do you do during the exam? Do you take breaks? Do you bring snacks? Are you allowed to go outside? Also, how long did it take you to hit 265? Are you taking your time? I'm not good at test taking. I had to take a lot of mental breaks through mine and put my head down a lot. I would do quick breathing exercises, too.

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

There's definitely some content issues here. What was the pass rate at your school like? You don't have to tell us what your situation is.. but are you really putting the time and effort into studying? Are you really understanding what you're reading? Are you taking down notes and repeating them to help them stick? If this is what you TRULY want, don't give up. It's never right to tell someone to give up on their dream. Everyone has their own studying techniques, mine was Kaplan and the nursing study guide that's online. I rewrote the whole thing by hand and took extra notes on the things I didn't understand well. I also went back to my school notes a lot because I made study guides throughout nursing school. I used ATI books, too.

Don't you think taking the NCLEX 9 times in 6 years is a sign/act of God/whatever?

[chtzu, BSN, RN]

I don't believe in "signs." I also don't know their story to judge them. Even if I did, I still wouldn't judge them. If they want to continue, it's their choice.

Don't you think taking the NCLEX 9 times in 6 years is a sign/act of God/whatever?

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

I don't believe in "signs." I also don't know their story to judge them. Even if I did, I still wouldn't judge them. If they want to continue, it's their choice.

As nurses we *should* judge them. It's obvious that they can't pass the minimum competency exam to become a nurse after *nine* tries in *six* years! That's a huge red flag. There is nothing complicated or difficult about the NCLEX. Instead of wasting her money on study guides, review classes & applying for her ATT wouldn't her money be better spent on something she would actually do well in? Some people aren't meant to be nurses, that's why there is the NCLEX.

You have your BSN so you took statistics. Since you have you should know that the OP's chance of passing for a tenth time is very low. I'm not judging her passion or desire, but the fact that she would probably be a danger to the patients or coworkers. She has no work experience & only her clinical & lab experience. Which by this point I'm sure any memory is fading & fast. Since she never worked as a nurse she doesn't have the muscle memory of how to do procedures. So *if* she did pass the NCLEX whatever job she got would pretty much have to train on how to do everything nursing, not just on how the unit works.