It's getting ridiculous already on how I keep trying for my NCLEX and still not working! What am I doing wrong?! I studied EVERYTHING!!! And i mean everything. I feel so dumb already. Right now I am in limbo.
Should I jump right back in with reviewing because I want to take the test again after the 45 day waiting period or take a break? I don't want to waste my time with waiting and at the same time I want to get my license this year. I am so tired of trying this is my 7th time and i still failed! I am running out of hope! It seems like God never wants me to pass! I am so hopeless and frustrated and so tired of studying.
The last test I took I ran out of time. I took the review from Delmar's and passed all my mock test. I can't seem to get a hold of my test anxiety! Can someone out there please hear me out. I am so desperate to the point where I'm an inch away from giving up
I understand all that you are saying but don't give up . I only taken the test once but yeah I failed with all the 205 questions. What I have is test axienty so I have to take a pill before I ever take a test. This pill relax me where I can force on what I need to. I didn't take my pill before my test so I wouldn't be doing that again. Now what everyone is telling me is to learn the content....which I think means learn the subject backward, and forward. Which for like aging learn the process who we as a nurse. What if they come to you for help you have to understand WHY...and how to help them. I have to pay my fee which I hope is soon then I will retake but not until I understand the core/ content of the subject. Why is this person here and how can I help them as a nurse. Stay strong and get some help with the test antiexty also...good luck
Thank you djays... I have severe anxiety from my ptsd before with my biodad. Although i know the contents inside and out i seem to black out in any other situation that gives me stress. I had 203 questions and ran out of time so it was very hard for me to swallow coz i was tired already.
Before you take the exam again-if you do; you MUST take a step back and find out what is below or at passing standard.
The four key areas of the NCLEX that are tested on to ensure one is a safe entry-level nurse are:
1. Safe, effective care;
2. Health promotion;
3. Physiological Integrity;
4. Psychosocial Integrity.
The key to the NCLEX is NOT content; it's APPLICATION...think about those questions that have the best answers...you MUST know what the question is ASKING you-you may get a question about renal failure which may be psychosocial or health promotion; one must discern the difference in order to choose the BEST answer(s).
If you are blacking out on tests, then you should see a professional prior to taking another exam.
I have test anxiety and what I did to prevent any potential attacks during my NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN was do mock NLCEX tests: 75 questions, 105 questions, 135, etc, all the way to the maximum amount of questions prior to taking the exam.
I passed both the first time.
Get a plan and see if it's possible; if you continue to fail, find a way to self reflect on why...sometimes God's answer is "No"; only time will tell whether that is true or not.
If you really want to be a nurse I say keep fighting!!! Don't let this exam defy who you are.. I know other people who took their boards 5x ..and don't forget that GOD! Always have plans for us..
Here is what you need to figure out before you shell out money to take the test only to fail again. You cannot do the same thing over and over again and expect different results. I could understand if you failed once, had some jitters and needed to take it again, but 7 times? There is something seriously wrong here.
Either you are not grasping the material or you really, really can't take a test. Do you know how many people come on here and say, Oh I have test anxiety and I can't pass tests. I have a hard time believing that all the time. You graduated from nursing school, yes? You had tests in there. Tests in the prereqs. Life is nothing but a giant test. You are constantly being tested in life. Also, I don't think God is holding you back. God does not grant people nursing licenses. He really doesn't. The BON does and they require you to pass this test.
You either need to make sure you have a firm grasp on the material. You said you ran out of time on the last one. It was your 7th attempt. Time should not be an issue by now. That tells me you have a time management issue. That is the first thing I would work on. Second, if you freak yourself out so bad before a test that you can't take it, you need to walk away and evaluate how much you want this. You need to be confident in your skills before trying again. I can tell you are not. Also you mention no counseling but PTSD. As a person who has PTSD, you most certainly need counseling. Especially if it affecting your life like this. But again, I never remember that my anxiety from PTSD spilled over into test taking. Using my anxiety flares up when something reminds me of the event. You need to get some help for that ASAP. Before even taking the NCLEX again. I had to take some anti-anxiety drugs for a couple of years until I got over the event. If you are not there yet, please get some help. You can't challenge this test if you are not mentally healthy.
Please sit back and actually analyze why you are failing the test. Don't just keep studying when it is obviously not working. This is something you need to figure out. I don't even want to think how much money you spent on this test. I think it's like $250 a time if I understand correctly.
It's getting ridiculous already on how I keep trying for my NCLEX and still not working! What am I doing wrong?! I studied EVERYTHING!!! And i mean everything. I feel so dumb already. Right now I am in limbo.
Should I jump right back in with reviewing because I want to take the test again after the 45 day waiting period or take a break? I don't want to waste my time with waiting and at the same time I want to get my license this year. I am so tired of trying this is my 7th time and i still failed! I am running out of hope! It seems like God never wants me to pass! I am so hopeless and frustrated and so tired of studying.
The last test I took I ran out of time. I took the review from Delmar's and passed all my mock test. I can't seem to get a hold of my test anxiety! Can someone out there please hear me out. I am so desperate to the point where I'm an inch away from giving up
I wouldn't give up. You can still conquer it. If you want it so bad you will get it. I haven't taken the exam yet so I can't really give you much on my experience but I would suggest to keep doing questions. Do at least a 100 a day and sometimes up 265 so you have the stamina. Focus on areas of weakness, maybe take Kaplan or Hurst. I hear people swear by those two the most.
And also don't attribute you not passing to God. Only you, will allow you to pass and no one else.
Here is what you need to figure out before you shell out money to take the test only to fail again. You cannot do the same thing over and over again and expect different results. I could understand if you failed once, had some jitters and needed to take it again, but 7 times? There is something seriously wrong here.
Either you are not grasping the material or you really, really can't take a test. Do you know how many people come on here and say, Oh I have test anxiety and I can't pass tests. I have a hard time believing that all the time. You graduated from nursing school, yes? You had tests in there. Tests in the prereqs. Life is nothing but a giant test. You are constantly being tested in life. Also, I don't think God is holding you back. God does not grant people nursing licenses. He really doesn't. The BON does and they require you to pass this test.
You either need to make sure you have a firm grasp on the material. You said you ran out of time on the last one. It was your 7th attempt. Time should not be an issue by now. That tells me you have a time management issue. That is the first thing I would work on. Second, if you freak yourself out so bad before a test that you can't take it, you need to walk away and evaluate how much you want this. You need to be confident in your skills before trying again. I can tell you are not. Also you mention no counseling but PTSD. As a person who has PTSD, you most certainly need counseling. Especially if it affecting your life like this. But again, I never remember that my anxiety from PTSD spilled over into test taking. Using my anxiety flares up when something reminds me of the event. You need to get some help for that ASAP. Before even taking the NCLEX again. I had to take some anti-anxiety drugs for a couple of years until I got over the event. If you are not there yet, please get some help. You can't challenge this test if you are not mentally healthy.
Please sit back and actually analyze why you are failing the test. Don't just keep studying when it is obviously not working. This is something you need to figure out. I don't even want to think how much money you spent on this test. I think it's like $250 a time if I understand correctly.
I agree with 100%.
Like Heathermaizey said, everybody has some kind of test anxiety, nobody likes to take tests. However, you passed nursing school and all the pre-requ to get into nursing school so you can't be a bad test taker.
What I am more curious about is how did all of your classmates do? Did a lot of your classmates had to retake the nclex as well? What school did you go to?
I never thought about that but I always assumed that their would be restriction to however many times somebody can take the nclex. I am actually shocked that the BON lets people take such an important exam however many times they want. In my opinion it's a huge liability issue because if somebody has to take a test like that 5,6,7 times then they obviously lack a lot of content information. I don't want to offend anybody here, but what is your take on that?
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It depends on the state BON. I think here in Texas you can take it multiple times. I don't know, I only took mine twice.
I would definitely seek professional help. You were able to pass your pre reqs, get admitted & pass a nursing program. The NCLEX is only as difficult as you make it.
But I have to start worrying if you have to take the NCLEX 4+ times. I would really do some thinking before you shell out another $250 to fail again. Maybe you just need to rethink your path if you continue to fail.
How does somebody pass nursing school (which presumably involves passing tests) and then think they can use test anxiety as an excuse for failing a basic nursing competency exam SEVEN times? An exam that close to 90% of people pass the first time they lay eyes on it?
No matter what you think or what people who don't know you at all think, there is no evidence here that you would be a great nurse. Wanting it harder or being a caring paaaassssssionnnate person won't do it, either-- remember the old J&J ads: "If caring were enough anyone could be a nurse." You know what? NOT everyone can be a nurse.
And where are you? Many state boards of nursing won't let you keep taking it indefinitely without requiring you to take a refresher course.
Seriously, dear, in all charity, if you are a real person and not somebody spoofing us all, I suggest you think about going to your college placement office and having them help you find some other way to use what you learned in nursing school, because it really doesn't sound like being an RN is in the cards. Enough is enough.
Don't pay no mind to those comments who make you feel you more devastating, just focus in your future. Everybody is different, so keep trying, and you see that you going to pass, in the name of Jesus.
DJAYS
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I understand all that you are saying but don't give up . I only taken the test once but yeah I failed with all the 205 questions. What I have is test axienty so I have to take a pill before I ever take a test. This pill relax me where I can force on what I need to. I didn't take my pill before my test so I wouldn't be doing that again. Now what everyone is telling me is to learn the content....which I think means learn the subject backward, and forward. Which for like aging learn the process who we as a nurse. What if they come to you for help you have to understand WHY...and how to help them. I have to pay my fee which I hope is soon then I will retake but not until I understand the core/ content of the subject. Why is this person here and how can I help them as a nurse. Stay strong and get some help with the test antiexty also...good luck