May RN Graduate....Failed First attempt

BabyRN2Be · Sep 22, 2005

Suzanne, one of the mods will surely read your post. She highly recommends Saunders and she has a 100% pass rate for those who use her system. She reads this forum and hopefully she can give you a more detailed answer.

Best of luck to you!

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Sep 22, 2005

Suzanne, one of the mods will surely read your post. She highly recommends Saunders and she has a 100% pass rate for those who use her system. She reads this forum and hopefully she can give you a more detailed answer.
Best of luck to you!

I agree. Best wishes to you. :)

suzanne4, RN · Sep 22, 2005

Thanks to the both of you.............:)

Take a few days for yourself, then send me your e-mail address via a pm, do not post it here, and I will sned you my materials. If you do not already have the Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN, please pick up a copy while you are waiting. We can get you thru this.:)

Cntw82BanRN · Sep 22, 2005

Thanks to the both of you.............:)
Take a few days for yourself, then send me your e-mail address via a pm, do not post it here, and I will sned you my materials. If you do not already have the Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN, please pick up a copy while you are waiting. We can get you thru this.:)

Thank you, Suzanne. I've read so much about how you help other future nurses here in this forum. I'm hoping that I'll be able to pass the second time. It's been 4 months since I graduated and I feel like I'm losing focus. I have 2 small kids at home and I don't know how I could schedule my time studying. I encounter so many distractions. Do you think I should read the book again? I am eligible to retake the board next month, how do I plan my schedule without compromising my time with my family? I also think that my major weakness is test taking strategy, I know the materials but when it comes to picking the right choice this is where I get in trouble. One thing, I'm a Filipino and I have to translate everything in my language (exhausting) to better understand what is being asked and of course the choices. I'm not a foreign graduate...I graduated here in the US. I feel such a failure and I'm trying to save ny face to my friends and family. I'm sure they think of me less now for not passing the board. It's sooooo humiliating!!! :imbar My self confidence has gone down big time to where I can't function normally much less to study. I try to sit down and study but I'm so out of focus, I can't retain anything in my head. I need my confidence back!!!!!! :crying2:

suzanne4, RN · Sep 22, 2005

If you are needing to translate everything into Tagalog to understand it, then that is where your problem may lie. That is one thing that you should not do, many things do not translate literally and could be causing you increased problems. I received your pm and will mail you my program next week. It should take you about two hours per day, I am sure that you can find that amount of time when the kids are sleeping, or very early in the morning before they get up.

Now, no more translating...............promise me that..:balloons:

epiphany · Sep 22, 2005

Sometimes life has a way of placing these obstacles in front of us, that's all. My advice is give yourself the right amount of time before you retake. It's not worth having a breakdown trying to do it again when you are not ready. Maybe someone can advise you on what's an appropriate period but you probably can best judge that yourself. Anyone who graduated from nursing school with two small kids is not a failure - that much I am certain. And anyone who is mother who loves her family so much she worries about taking time away from them, will make a wonderful nurse one day.

Cntw82BanRN · Sep 23, 2005

Sometimes life has a way of placing these obstacles in front of us, that's all. My advice is give yourself the right amount of time before you retake. It's not worth having a breakdown trying to do it again when you are not ready. Maybe someone can advise you on what's an appropriate period but you probably can best judge that yourself. Anyone who graduated from nursing school with two small kids is not a failure - that much I am certain. And anyone who is mother who loves her family so much she worries about taking time away from them, will make a wonderful nurse one day.

I know in my heart that " I AM GOING TO BE A GOOD NURSE". After getting the letter form the BON (Failure) my self confidence went down big time. I am actually questioning my knowledge. I feel like maybe I did not deserve to graduate, maybe I need to go back to school. I have sacrificed a lot to get here but it seems like I'm still too far from getting what I want and what I've always wanted to do. Suzanne mentioned 2 hours a day would do, but will that be enough? My husband's family are always asking me when I'm going to retake it..I feel pressured! Of course I just can't tell them off and say back off..I have a big respect for them. Maybe they don't mean wrong but I feel like they think of me less because I failed and I'm not working yet. I know I'm the only one that can tell how I can do this as far as setting my priorities and at the same time spening quality time with my family. 3 years of nursing school was hard and I kept myself committed eventhough I was taking my family for granted especially my kids. When I graduated, I said to myself " Whew! The sacrificing is over. Now I have all the time to spend with my family and be able to give them a better future" But now, I'm extremely ashamed and frustrated because I have failed...myself...and my family... :crying2: I'm so lost! I can't even focus................................

epiphany · Sep 23, 2005

I know in my heart that " I AM GOING TO BE A GOOD NURSE". After getting the letter form the BON (Failure) my self confidence went down big time. I am actually questioning my knowledge. I feel like maybe I did not deserve to graduate, maybe I need to go back to school. I have sacrificed a lot to get here but it seems like I'm still too far from getting what I want and what I've always wanted to do. Suzanne mentioned 2 hours a day would do, but will that be enough? My husband's family are always asking me when I'm going to retake it..I feel pressured! Of course I just can't tell them off and say back off..I have a big respect for them. Maybe they don't mean wrong but I feel like they think of me less because I failed and I'm not working yet. I know I'm the only one that can tell how I can do this as far as setting my priorities and at the same time spening quality time with my family. 3 years of nursing school was hard and I kept myself committed eventhough I was taking my family for granted especially my kids. When I graduated, I said to myself " Whew! The sacrificing is over. Now I have all the time to spend with my family and be able to give them a better future" But now, I'm extremely ashamed and frustrated because I have failed...myself...and my family... I'm so lost! I can't even focus................................

I think I see what you are going through. At least I hope. You said yourself you know instinctively that you'll be a great nurse. But sometimes others, especially family, can put so much pressure on us, though unintentional. You have NOTHING to be ashamed of. Are you feeling like you're "losing face", especially in front of your in-laws? (I am Asian too, and I can totally empathize with that, if that's what you're feeling) I think you need a PLAN - a realistic schedule always helps one feel more in control. Take some time and come up with a workable schedule involving your family and studying, and then tell your in-laws when you are taking it so, so nobody will be asking when, when, and making you feel cornered each time intentional or not. If I have learnt one thing in life, it's to be nice to myself. You do have the advantage of deciding when you should retake, so that means you can plan a study schedule. I think Suzanne's plan of two hours a day makes sense because it prevents you from overloading. I remembered trying to over-cramp in the last few days before the exam, and realizing I'm not doing myself a favor because I'm panicked, exhausted, and not thinking straight.

I hope what I am saying is helpful. Feel free to let out your frustration. Free free to yell at me for being too presumptious if you like. :)

ManyRN2B · Sep 23, 2005

I know in my heart that " I AM GOING TO BE A GOOD NURSE". After getting the letter form the BON (Failure) my self confidence went down big time. I am actually questioning my knowledge. I feel like maybe I did not deserve to graduate, maybe I need to go back to school. I have sacrificed a lot to get here but it seems like I'm still too far from getting what I want and what I've always wanted to do. Suzanne mentioned 2 hours a day would do, but will that be enough? My husband's family are always asking me when I'm going to retake it..I feel pressured! Of course I just can't tell them off and say back off..I have a big respect for them. Maybe they don't mean wrong but I feel like they think of me less because I failed and I'm not working yet. I know I'm the only one that can tell how I can do this as far as setting my priorities and at the same time spening quality time with my family. 3 years of nursing school was hard and I kept myself committed eventhough I was taking my family for granted especially my kids. When I graduated, I said to myself " Whew! The sacrificing is over. Now I have all the time to spend with my family and be able to give them a better future" But now, I'm extremely ashamed and frustrated because I have failed...myself...and my family... I'm so lost! I can't even focus................................

I think for a lot of ppl that fail the boards, it was anxiety. Anxiety can get the best of us when we are nervous and have a lot on the line. As we say in sports when we make a mistake "shake it off" Which means forget about it and move on. It's new game/study plan and we will do better this time.

I had a 6 wk study plan. The first 2 wks I did 75-100 quest per day. Reviewing each rationale. (Kind of easing myself back into studying)

Wks 3-4 I did over 200+ questions a day and somedays 250+.

Wks 5-6 I did 100-150 quest per day. I had certain areas to focus which were my weaknesses.

I felt like weeks 3-4 is where I gained the most. 100 per day wasn't enough for me.

The last wk I also reviewed over the weeks my weak areas and honed in on them.

Hope that helps.

Tiffany

Queen2u · Sep 23, 2005

Thanks to the both of you.............:)
Take a few days for yourself, then send me your e-mail address via a pm, do not post it here, and I will sned you my materials. If you do not already have the Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN, please pick up a copy while you are waiting. We can get you thru this.:)

Hello. I am in the same boat. I think I sent you my email address a few weeks ago. I am currenly trying to keep focus with the Kaplan course. What else are you recommending for other RN exam passer hopefuls? I will send you my address again, in case you did not get it the first time.

suzanne4, RN · Sep 23, 2005

Please send it to me again...........I get a ton of mail on a daily basis, and normally respond within a few days, if not that day...............usually I go thru every few days and get a mailing list prepared, and mailings do get retruned every so often because of issues with the address.