Hi everyone! It's great to become a member of this community where we can share thoughts and experiences to people who shares the same. I failed my nclex-rn exam the first time. It was really a horrible feeling knowing that you tried your best to review and yet you didn't make it. Well maybe i haven't pushed myself that much but I really did my best. I think that's what's more important. Doing our best in every endeavor we make. It makes us more eager and determined to be successful the next time around.
I'm reviewing again for the nclex exam and I hope and pray that the next time I sit in front of that computer, i'd finally make it. I'm talking in behalf of all re-takers, that no matter what and how often we fail we still find within ourselves to stand up and never give up in our dream of becoming a Registered Nurse. Believe!!! Good luck to all of us! God Bless!
I hope to hear from you and share your nclex story too!:)
Well when I had call back in august they said there was no limit or experation period. The only thing you have to worry about is paying the 200 dollars. However you can call back and confirm.
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No offense to anyone but if I failed the NCLEX more than once, I wouldn't tell people on here or anywhere else. I saw a post where someone finally passed the NCLEX on the 7th or 8th try! Makes me nervous to think of that!
Makes me wonder what schools are teaching (or should I say what they AREN'T teaching) that so many people are failing multiple times and I thank God every day that I passed my boards on the first try!
I know back in my day if you failed 3 times you had to take a refresher course and if you didn't pass the 4th time, you had to go to school again (Illinois).
Good luck and God Bless all of you who are taking it the test!
No offense to anyone but if I failed the NCLEX more than once, I wouldn't tell people on here or anywhere else. I saw a post where someone finally passed the NCLEX on the 7th or 8th try! Makes me nervous to think of that!
Makes me wonder what schools are teaching (or should I say what they AREN'T teaching) that so many people are failing multiple times and I thank God every day that I passed my boards on the first try!
I know back in my day if you failed 3 times you had to take a refresher course and if you didn't pass the 4th time, you had to go to school again (Illinois).
Good luck and God Bless all of you who are taking it the test!
Florida is the same if you fail 3 times you have to take a refresher coorifice I do not know what they do after that if a person fails--but I have a friend who failed the 1st time and passed on the 2nd time than I have a friend that is still taking it he has not passed yet and I have been a nurse now for almost 2 yrs (we graduated from the same class) but its not bc he isn't smart but he has a language barrier so I keep my fingers crossed for him this next time---and good luck to you also and anyone one else about to take the NCLEX I hear its harder now than when I took it :redpinkhe Keep in mind it is well worth it (at least to me) :heartbeat
Makes me wonder what schools are teaching (or should I say what they AREN'T teaching) that so many people are failing multiple times and I thank God every day that I passed my boards on the first try!
As a new nursing grad and newly minted RN, I can tell you that 98% of the coursework and testing associated with the nursing program at my school (a well-regarded community college with highly competative admissions) had no relevance whatsoever to the NCLEX. My school's first-time pass rate at just over 84% - not horrible but far from great - I think reflects this. Other nursing programs in the area that teach with the NCLEX in mind do much, much better. One local BSN program that relatively recently started emphasizing the NCLEX in their curriculum saw their pass rate rise to over 98% over the past 2 years. Several local diploma progams are also in the 90's with occasional excursions to 100% (though we are talking small numbers here, averaging 50 to 60 students for each program).
While I understand that nursing school should be more than a prep course for the NCLEX, the unfortunate fact is that passing the NCLEX is the ultimate goal and the milestone used to measure both schools and students. It would seem that the schools and programs emphasizing the NCLEX enjoy much higher first-time pass rates than schools like mine that basically leave students on their own to pass the test. Whether this is at the expense of a broader nursing education is not clear though.
I used the ATI Testing program. Everyone in our class had to use it. Past two graduating classes had 100% pass rates (on the first attempt). It was a good foundation because the review questions highlighted content that I was weak in. Also, I used Saunders and Mosby's for additional review content that ATI did not cover (eye/ear, blood disorders).
Don't beat your self up about it. That exam is terribly difficult. I waited six months after I graduated before I scheduled to take the exam. I wanted to make sure I was ready and I gave my self time to review some areas of nursing that I just didn't get when I was in the program. I was determined to pass on the first try and I did. Here's some words of encouragement take your time read through the material and understand what the question is asking in the town I live in they have a testing prep program called Kaplan I hear it's expensive and it helps you break down the question. I'm sure you will make it because you sound determined just know that you will pass and stay postive. God Bless
Thanks to those posting encouraging words. That's what this site is for. I need some of that. I am a foreign graduate and was not prepared to take the nclex. I didn't know that the questions are trick questions and that there are facilities here that prep you for the exam or I would've taken it before taking the exam. Tricks worth knowing for example, if the answer has certain words like ONLY or NEVER, that's a wrong answer. Or if two of the answers are similar then you can consider them both as wrong answers. Saunders books teach you the tricks or testing strategy on how to eliminate wrong answers. Lippincott books teach more on medical side of things like understanding the illness and how you come to the correct answer. I am studying both and hope I pass. I have not scheduled my retake as of yet. I'm studying the books, most helpful are the cd's with test questions that come with the books. It's easier to do the cd test questions with the rationale than to just read hundreds of pages from the boring book. Good luck to all exam takers. I pray you all pass.
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Well when I had call back in august they said there was no limit or experation period. The only thing you have to worry about is paying the 200 dollars. However you can call back and confirm.