Losing HOPE!

Magsulfate, BSN, RN · Mar 14, 2009

Get up today and go look for a job. Don't stop until 5pm. You need to realize that things could be so much worse, and they will get worse if you don't get a job. Now, you're still waiting for the results, you don't know if you passed or failed, but you can't sit at home thinking about it, making yourself feel worse.

You said yourself that you needed income, now get up and go find a job. There are people dying in Afganastan.

UM Review RN, ASN, RN · Mar 14, 2009

Thanks for the encouraging words but I'm so depressed now. I will try as many times but I can't study anymore. I need money to pay my bills. I need to work again, not sure what but I need something. With this economy and I have no real professional background, I don't know what opportunity I have that will pay the bills. Once I get to work again, It will just take me longer to study and retake the test later in time. I don't know what I'm doing wrong with this exam. I thought I did well when I left the center but I guess I was wrong!
When you're at your low and about to lose everything (home, partner, self confidence, etc), what do you do? Hope for the best? How?..........I hope someone from above answers my prayers. I am losing hope.....

Take it one day at a time, 2bRN.

From what I'm reading in the NCLEX Discussion forum, https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/ CA is kinda slow with NCLEX results, and you need to take into account the fact that you are just starting out in this career. For now, just take any job. Don't tell them you're waiting for NCLEX results or volunteer anything about nursing school, just say you've been a college student and you need work, period. Be courteous and pleasant, dress professionally, give a good handshake and maintain eye contact. Especially with the low-level jobs, make sure you see the manager when you fill out an application. Send a handwritten thank-you card after every interview -- that's so simple and cheap, but I honestly think that I got my last job because I sent thank-you's to the entire panel of people who interviewed me.

I had trouble getting work as a CNA when I came to this state because all the paperwork took weeks or months to process. I wound up working in the Winn-Dixie and a couple of other places, all part-time for a few months, so I could just pay my bills until it all came in. (It took 3 months! I was so mad, I wrote a letter to the governor--which didn't change a thing, but felt very cathartic to me.) The economy is not great right now so it's going to be tough, but frankly, if you got through nursing school, I believe you can do this.

The other thing I'm going to strongly suggest is that you contact your local mental health clinic and talk to a professional. Many of these clinics have very low fees or are free, so don't let a lack of money stop you. You admit that you're losing hope, you feel like you've lost the battle with the NCLEX, and you have other situations going on in your life that I sincerely believe you need to talk about with a professional. Please know that you are not alone--this economy is hurting a lot of people. If you are feeling hopeless enough to have thoughts of suicide, I strongly urge you to call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline @ 1-800-273-TALK (8255). It's free, it's there 24 / 7, and even if you're not suicidal, they can give you information as to the closest mental health resources in your area.

We all want you to succeed and we're all rooting for a passing NCLEX score for you, too. ((((hugs))))) Let us know how it goes, ok? We care.