Hi, i am a foreign graduate nurse who is currently in USA. I just finish taking my NCLEX for the FIRST TIME last dec. 2 and this morning I just received an unofficial result from Pearson Vue telling me that I have passed! Wow, God is really good, He answered my prayers.
I decided to make a comment on this forum for the first time for two good reasons: 1) I wanna thank the people behind this forum cause it surely did helped me all throughout my great ordeal as I was studying for the Nclex. There were times when I felt so tired that I just wanted to be lazy and lie down for the rest of the day but I forced myself to check out the latest comments in Allnurses.com and I read the many inspirational and some discouraging comments about the Nclex that made me energize and get back to my studying again:yeah: 2) I wanna share and encourage the other NClex takers who have failed or are first time takers to never give up and to tell you my only secret for passing was in PRAYING MORE THAN STUDYING! I know some won't agree with me but prayer is really powerful, it worked for me and I know it will work for you too. With the coverage of nursing, I know there is no way that I will be able to retain or memorize everything that I have studied, this is the reason why I just gave and offered my prayers more than studying. But don't misunderstand me, I still studied but there were times when I can't go on that I just prayed and prayed.The night before I took the exam, even when I was resolved to have faith, I still got afraid and wasn't able to sleep that much ( which worries me because I have to have 8 hours of sleep the night before). Then I came to the testing center 30 minutes before my time but the people inside didn't let us in until after 15 minutes. Boy, you can just imagine the coldness of the winter wind slapping your face as you try to hold on to the many nursing datas that you had stored in your mind! lol.
Then I get to sit down for the real test, I prayed again before touching anything from my keyboard.It took less time with all the tutorial because I read it beforehand in one of my preparation days. So off I went, I had a musculoskeletal question and I think I had it wrong because the next question was kinda very easy... and then I move on to the next questions until i noticed the time i had spent and whew! I had answered 17 questions for 1 hour and a half !:specs:but it didn't bothered me that much because I know I can beat the time and stop at 75 if I can answer correctly the first 75 questions in the exam, and so I took the time. I was praying for every question that all the more lengthen the consumption of my time, but again I wasn't worried, I know a miracle will happen and I know I had to take my time. Then I was in question 74th and i had a feeling that the computer will shut down at 75, and so i prayed longer this time, as I look at the clock it says 3 hours have I spent for all these 75 questions, and as a I click next after i answered 75, true my feelings, the computer shut down, signalling me that it was all over. I know deep inside my heart that the Lord intervened for me.I was so amazed that all the questions I got were easy questions! ( Of course Im not trying to brag because I know it was the Lord's divine intervention, for I am nothing without Him) I felt peace of mind and a joy that I know I had made my best and the Lord will then do the rest. I walk out of the t.center with a satisfied feeling...After three days I had the result and it says I HAVE PASSED. I can't contain my happiness, everybody was happy for me and I was pretty sure I had the hands of God all through out that experience. So I am writing now to all of you, a testimony of how good it is to trust God in every area of your life. I know a lot of people have passed the nclex but one thing I know Victory is much more sweeter and satisfying as you obtain it by trusting the Lord!:heartbeat
