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
yes I am ESL and sometimes the questions are difficult for me to understand because some of the words are so deeply embedded in the dictionary. We were trained to answer objective type questions and I know that's not how it is over here.
I worked over there and never had a problem of course... that's why I am having such a hard time accepting anything at all. I was an Operating room nurse before I moved here and before that I was in the Delivery Room... I am really determined to pass this but it seems to be an impossible thing for me to achieve. Though I can not just let it bring me down, especially with what other people will say because I know my capabilities... I am very overly analytical too and that is not good
organized chaos... i will deal with them when I am there.. My concern right now is how to pass this test and not listen to others who are trying to bring me down.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
I hope you can get all mental health issues under control before you start working. Because people here are rude & the hospitals only care about satisfaction scores. I would talk to a therapist about any & all issues, not just the PTSD/test anxiety.
Look, nursing isn't for everyone, and if you had to take it 7 times... well... nursing is not for you. There is literally no reason to fail that many times.
Wow! Kick her while she's down why don't you. You're correct nursing isn't for everyone however, she graduated from her mursing program.doesn't that account for something??? OP, take a break and regroup then jump back to it if this is your dream.
How about those who have failed even once not comment or judge her because of course you couldn't pass it the first time you took the exam for whatever the reason might be. I took my exam once and passed it, I didn't know every detail or every lab value memorized. While I was testing I wasn't even 100% sure I had the best answer, but I did... the nclex exam is nursing judgement... op you will get there.
Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
IEN's statistically have a NCLEX pass rate of less than 30% which dramatically decreases with each subsequent attempt. You were trained to the standards of your country not to practice in the US.
Aside from your severe anxiety and syncope consider taking an ESL or English language comprehension class since it's possibly a language barrier combined with cultural & practice standards differences. You may not know content as well as you think you do because of semantics/language comprehension. Many areas offer free ESL classes. Kaplan offers an in person and online review specifically for internationally educated nurses, something to consider
How about those who have failed even once not comment or judge her because of course you couldn't pass it the first time you took the exam for whatever the reason might be. I took my exam once and passed it, I didn't know every detail or every lab value memorized. While I was testing I wasn't even 100% sure I had the best answer, but I did... the nclex exam is nursing judgement... op you will get there.
thank you very much nwatson83... right now I think studying won't help anymore because I tend to over analyze each question and every time I take it, I expect all the contents I studied will be asked and it ends up not being on there... so I tend to panic.. I will however get some help first with my anxiety and fix things...thank you
I shall try those and thank you... I will ask my friends to help me out with it because I end up not understanding anything at all.. Even If I know the Lab values in and out, ABGs, Blood Chem, it won't matter since I have a hard time understanding the question.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
How about those who have failed even once not comment or judge her because of course you couldn't pass it the first time you took the exam for whatever the reason might be. I took my exam once and passed it, I didn't know every detail or every lab value memorized. While I was testing I wasn't even 100% sure I had the best answer, but I did... the nclex exam is nursing judgement... op you will get there.
There's a big difference between taking it twice versus seven times. That's why a lot of states put a limit on how many times one can test.
There's a big difference between taking it twice versus seven times.
you know what OrganizedChaos? it's people like you that give me more than enough strength to pursue my dreams... For this I say "thank you for all the things you said, because without any of those insults I wouldn't be able to have anymore reason to fight even harder."
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yes I am ESL and sometimes the questions are difficult for me to understand because some of the words are so deeply embedded in the dictionary. We were trained to answer objective type questions and I know that's not how it is over here.