PASSED NCLEX after 5th time!

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Hello! I wanted to share some positive insights for those who been having trouble passing NCLEX. I never thought I’d be sitting here today writing this! I took my boards this past Saturday. I did the PVT trick and to my surprise, got the good pop up! This is the FIRST time I ever got that good pop up and I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t believe I passed either, making all these excuses how I couldn’t have… I felt so poopy after my exam as well and TBH didn’t expect too much that I was going to pass (as I’ve failed so much, I didn’t want to set high expectations for myself only to fail and be disappointed again). Today, I found out I passed! ? Got the full 145 questions. A lot of SATA in the beginning (felt like almost half my exam) and maybe 10 prioritization. Got several OB/Peds Q and infection control! I couldn’t stop looking at the word ‘PASSED’ and still can’t believe it. 
 

This has been a loooooong journey for me. I graduated back in 2017. I have FAILED the NCLEX 4x! And each time was equally brutal… I felt hopeless and have thought of giving up. I just didn’t know how to do ‘better’. Also, getting a lot of SATAs doesn’t mean you’ll pass bc I did the last several times I’ve failed. I was prob just super close to passing… So what did I used? Altogether, I’ve used UWorld, LaCharity Prioritization book, Kaplan question book, Saunders, Mark Klimek and Hurst. I had ATI in school but never used it outside of school since 2017.  I would scratch the Kaplan question book out as I didn’t feel that was that great. Prioritization book was super helpful so do the whole book! UWorld is really good but it seems harder than the NCLEX IMO. I didn’t go thru the whole Saunders book— just maybe around 50 questions from each section but I do think the questions are a bit too easy so I stopped using it. What I used in my last exam was Hurst and Mark Klimek! Mark Klimek IMO I feel he doesn’t go too deep into patho stuff but Hurst, I feel like it took it a step further— which helped me a lot! However Mark Klimek has a really good way of getting you to understand lab values and how to prioritize smartly! Highly recommend him— he has recorded audios online somewhere that I’ve downloaded before. This time around, I did not use UWorld but I do love UWorld and I do highly recommend it for understanding how to answer questions and rationales (prob how I got better at answering Q’s). This time, I rarely studied questions. But that’s bc I felt answering the questions wasn’t my weak point, it was needing to know more content. Tbh I procrastinated and studied super hard for just 2 weeks straight right before my exam! Pretty much 6-8hrs/day. I even studied day of and before my exam too, looking over all of my mark Klimek notes too. I did not expect that I will pass bc I crammed so much info in the end. However I did studied differently this time w the content and felt I understood more content this time around! Couldn’t push my exam date out any further either and took it the very last day that I could! I’m not sure if it’s just luck but I’m just really glad I passed and don’t have to worry about taking this test AGAIN! 
 

So don’t give up! If you’re failing, it’s either you need to know more content or learn how to answer the questions better! Different actions gives you different results!  I know how it feels to feel like a failure. All my nursing classmates who graduated with me have been nurses for many years since 2017/2018 and I finally just passed boards. It’s definitely crazy and I’m still trying to fully process this achievement!

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Woohoo! Congratulations on becoming a nurse

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Congrats!!
 

I graduated in 2014 with 9months pregnancy and failed NCLEX-RN 14times(I am ashamed of myself and gave-up already)....I never stopped going back and finally decided to be on medical for ADHD for the first time in my life because I was born abroad and never got diagnose...I was mocked by my own wicked blood sisters and brothers as a large family.My own mother even thought I was dumb story for another day....I was that good daughter but caught in the middle of family fued considering my dx,I don't feel like part of the family at all except with my father who loves me darely.

 

I didn't study the 15th times like duh! I told God that He knows I know my contents but help me GOD!

I was tired of working as LPN for years(13yrs precisely)...

 

I don't wish this on anyone,my self-esteem was low and I thought I was actually dumb.Don't beat us down for failing NCLEX but help provide encouragements.

 

My hubby told me to go in and do my best and don't think about spiritual forces stopping me(look,some Africans especially Ghana,cameroon,liberia,sierra leon,guinea,gabon,kenya,ethopiaNigerians are diabolic and wicked,they hate good news amongst themselves)....I wish the western world knew the struggles within us while in nursing school and also while taking exams over and over again.Pray with such students if you believe in Jesus....I sound like something else???I also think like you until I got hit with this trial for years.

 

Please,I am very caring and love!! nursing!I studied nursing but nursing is in me since I know about people,places and life....I am naturally made empathical individuals and my heart and soul are with babies,elderly,pregnant women and special needs individiuals regardless of age differences.

 

 

I am an RN with BSN now with 13yrs of Peds homecare....Would you hire me and know that I will always show-up no matter what?How do you know that as a stranger?Cos I never give-up despite received failed and failed 14times....God bless you for reading.

 

 

If you have something negative to say per my attempts,you are messaging wrong person that knows and understand what storms of life is all about...I am not concern about negative thoughts.

 

 

Bless you all.

Any typo is an error from my side,read all my messages with love and you will always be bless as always.

 

 

Kisses and hugs from my end to you as well whether you testing or going through one storm of life or not,I love and cares about you!you got this and take a deep and smiles.....Love you and yes!you!!

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Hello 

May I ask what state did you test?

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@baygirl I took it in California but as Minnesota boards. I endorsed it over to CA after I passed. I moved to CA after graduation and found out I didn’t have to always fly back to MN to take the exam as it is a national exam so same text anywhere in the USA.

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hello everyone, 

I  just found out I  failed my NCLEX for the 4th time. I  truly thought this time around I  was going to pass I  focused more on content rather than questions because I  realized that is where I  mustve been lacking in. I  failed again and have lost hope. I  paid the 200 for the exam again but just feel so discouraged on what to do especially with the new NGN that I  havent even tried studying for. I have used UWorld, Kaplan, archer review, mark klimek video and docs. 

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