I failed my nclex-pn on june 19

[Mandy1105]

hey evrybody i need help!!! i failed my nclex-pn on june 19. i will never forget this day it really hurt me i thought i would pass on the first try but i have to say i was just looking at what number i was on the test and if i was going to stop at 85 and keep going but sure enough it went all the day to 205..i did the pvt and got the cc page i was devestated....i was in denial until i did the quick results and saw the words "fail" i acted like it didnt bother me but when i was in the car i cried my eyes out...after that i took a week off and paid for my test again $339..

i started studyin lil' by lil' and when i recieved my att last week i scheduled my test for aug 13 i have been studyin at leat 5days a week for 2hrs...is that enough?? i just really want to pass i need/want a job already...i have student loans...i have been going through the saunders book doing the quizzes and if i get 75 or less i read the chapter so far i am on chpt 20.. today for my studyin i did 100 question on saunders cd...what do ya think of my studying habit...should i be doing something different???? i have a problem with the saunders cd which subject do i do exam mode on...any advice will be helpful...thank ya so much in advance...soon i hope to have lvn behind my last name....

[EbonyBorn2Succeed]

I think your doing fine. Just keep doing with your doing. I'll pray for you and pray that you pass. If studying fails just pray

[vhern246]

Don't get discouraged or overwhelmed! Take step by step and dont focus on getting through, focus on learning!

Study as often as you can, anywhere you can and make sure to take breaks! (small ones)

[Chaya, ASN, RN]

Sorry, don't have any concrete suggestions, just wanted to say hang in there. Two of the best floor nurses I ever knew failed their NCLEX the first time thru. Thank goodness they both picked themselves up for another try b/c both of them excelled where it really counted- in pt care.

Chaya

[Nursey103, ADN, RN]

Don't go by studying time....go by what you actually get done in that time. Practice questions & always study your weak areas first!!

I made notes (very concise) about things I didn't know or kept forgetting (diet, positions, etc.) It helped me.

Good luck & try to be positive :)

[PatMac10,RN, RN]

Hang in there. It is important that you try again. It encourages Pre-Nursing students like me to see people pick themselves up and keep trying.

I can't imagine the stress your under. My cousin, who I'm very close to, just graduated in late May and takes her NCLEX-RN tomorrow (well today, it's 1:30am Lolz!!!) and my stomach has been hurting just worried about her (plus I take my CNA exam Saturday, I'm literally sick). She was the valedictorian of her nursing class and she just worries about not passing even though I honestly feel she will conquer that test.

My heart, literally flutters, even now, just thinking of the day when I will be to afraid to click the mouse, doing either the PVT or Quick results, to get my results.

Stay in there, I'll pray for you too. It's worked all of my life, ain't no reason in giving up on it now.

[JbreezyRN]

I say do practice questions. Nclex is more about what do you have to do if given a situation, what needs to be done first? Identify what you think went wrong on your first nclex (didn't study enough, lack of practice questions, anxiety etc?) then do somethng about it the next time around.

[Mandy1105]

thnk u all this is all helpful information!!! i think i didnt do enough questions and didnt study as hard as i should of,,i was always around distractions... any more advice would b helpful of other retakers that passed on the 2nd try...

[caliotter3]

Stop stressing so much, this is not helping you in the time you have left. If you want to do something different, whenever you start to fret, start doing your relaxation exercises until you get calm enough to get back to your study. Good luck.