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
have you guys taken the RN and Review Courses? even the teachers say all the things in there are in the perfect world. I am not saying that they are not applicable but as what I have been told is that the NCLEX is a test-taking strategy test and not on how you think I will kill someone. I worked my butt off... and if you guys think I won't pass then thank you... you just fueled me even more.
thank you iluvgusgus and as what nwatson said.. there are nurses out there who took the test once and suck at their profession and there are who took it more than I did and still became one of the best. And I do agree that I have to deal with this anxiety first... thank you
Specializes in Psych, Case Management, Care Coordination.
i did not expect to be cuddled by anyone... if you have an issue with how i am then so be it... I came here for professionals and not an advice from someone who aren't even able to at least form constructive criticisms. I did not address organized chaos for this matter
Okay, so I started off empathizing with you...then the further I got in the replies...wow.
Yes, some of the responses were harsh...but, the attitude you are now displaying speaks volumes as to YOUR ability to deal with criticism. Criticism isn't ALWAYS constructive, so you need to be able to handle it. And you wonder why the seasoned nurses, or even new-ish nurses (and probably also nursing students) are questioning your capability in dealing with the pressures that come with being responsible for the lives of others?! ?
Specializes in Psych, Case Management, Care Coordination.
And, if you were paying attention AT ALL in your Mental Health/Psych nursing...you would know that you should be getting treatment for PTSD. Not using it the reason you can't pass the NCLEX.
I think what really frustrates me is that NURSING SCHOOL should prepare a student for NCLEX. I find it worrisome that some people rely so heavily on review courses, one after another, as though they didn't learn much in school. As others have said, the NCLEX was stressful but not nearly as stressful as practicing as a nurse can be.
i know my content mp86, I am just not really good with tests... i passed out in the middle of one the last time. I have to make sure I have a hold of whatever problem i have before anything,
I'm sorry, but if you know your content, it doesn't matter if you are not good at taking tests or run out of time.
Running out of time doesn't matter on the NCLEX. You will still pass if you are above the correct answers threshold, just like some testers get shut off at the bare minimum questions answered. Not everyone takes the maximum questions allowed.
I think you need to step away, and consider taking a physical, sit in the classroom refresher...after you figure out, with the help of a Therapist, whatever is causing your anxiety.
ETA: Knowing your content is one thing, comprehending it and being able to apply it is another thing. Someone with a photographic mind would know the content of your Fundamentals book, it doesn't mean they would understand it.
needles mcgee... i am not fighting with anyone here... yes I am quite sensitive with what my situation is but that doesn't mean that anyone has the right to insult anyone who worked as hard as all of you who passed.. If you were in my shoes... wouldn't you feel the same? Do you know how embarrassing this is already for me? if not then I hope you can at least understand. I don't know what I have been doing wrong for so long... but if you all think that then there's nothing I can do about it because you have your own judgment.
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?
I studied in the Philippines... and I took a refresher course before I came here and when I took the test the questions were completely different. So i basically did not know what I was doing... yes I do know some of my friends that have not passed and have tried as many times as I did... The only thing I kept on thinking is that "I just need to pass once" then I am good.
I studied in the Philippines... and I took a refresher course before I came here and when I took the test the questions were completely different. So i basically did not know what I was doing... yes I do know some of my friends that have not passed and have tried as many times as I did... The only thing I kept on thinking is that "I just need to pass once" then I am good.
I am not saying that nurses from the Philippines don't know anything... it's completely not true... I just got used to other types of questions than how they do it here... and having taken it the 7th time is not really doing anything good for me either... i keep changing my answers during the test
I studied in the Philippines... and I took a refresher course before I came here and when I took the test the questions were completely different. So i basically did not know what I was doing... yes I do know some of my friends that have not passed and have tried as many times as I did... The only thing I kept on thinking is that "I just need to pass once" then I am good.
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Lots of foreign trained nurses have challenges in taking the exam.
Are you ESL? You may need to look into getting a tutor where they specialize in tutoring foreign-trained nurses to prepare for the NCLEX.
JustBeachyNurse, LPN
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Passing out during tests means stop taking the test and address the underlying cause before the situation exacerbates further.