People who have taken NCLEX, I have a question...

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I am preparing to take my NCLEX and I have been reading the post about people needing to take the test multiple times. I made good grades throughout nursing school and I study daily. I am wondering for the people who take the multiple times, how were your grades during nursing school? Did you struggle during the program? Basically, I'm trying to see how many people with high GPAs had to test multiple times?

Hi! I'm a graduate of a foreign nursing school who passed on my FIRST and ONLY attempt.

The NCLEX RN was the 4th Nurse License Exam that I passed. I am also a Registered Nurse in the Philippines (home country) , Abu Dhabi, and Saudi Arabia. I don't have a very high GPA. According to the Credentials Evaluation Services (which converts the grading system of a foreign country to US standards), I only have a 3.2.

But yes, most of those who fail multiple times are international graduates just like me.

Mostly, it's TEST ANXIETY that make people fail. Yet, there are also other factors to consider such as preparation.

All you have to do is study, pray, believe in yourself, and manage your anxiety level during the day of the test. Good luck! :)

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Hi guys, please can we stop bringing these topics that are not important on this site. We should be asking questions that can be helpful to all of us and not topics that will cause bias. Whether you feel you can make it on your first try or not is up to you. No one knows everything, just go for the first time and see for yourself. We are here to help each other for the NCLEX and not to judge whether you are IEN or US trained nurse. Many things and situations can affect someones ability to pass or fail, so no judgement please. Finally lets be posting threads that are important and necessary and one that could be helpful to those writing the NCLEX and not to demoralize them, it pays nothing. Exam is exam no matter how intelligent you feel you are you can still fail an exam, really not the true test of knowledge.

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Maybe this question WAS important to the op? So, who gets to decide what topic is important enough? You? I see nothing wrong with the question being asked. If it is unimportant to you then skip it :)

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Hi guys, please can we stop bringing these topics that are not important on this site. We should be asking questions that can be helpful to all of us and not topics that will cause bias. Whether you feel you can make it on your first try or not is up to you. No one knows everything, just go for the first time and see for yourself. We are here to help each other for the NCLEX and not to judge whether you are IEN or US trained nurse. Many things and situations can affect someones ability to pass or fail, so no judgement please. Finally lets be posting threads that are important and necessary and one that could be helpful to those writing the NCLEX and not to demoralize them, it pays nothing. Exam is exam no matter how intelligent you feel you are you can still fail an exam, really not the true test of knowledge.

I'd like to suggest that it is also not up to you to judge what is and is not important to another member. No one person here is the barometer by which all posts are deemed 'worthy' or 'unimportant'.

People post a variety of topics, and many MANY topics that are subsets of an original.

Personally, I find many posts that people believe to be important to be incredibly UNimportant....but that's my own thought on the topic. I'm certainly not going to have the chutzpah to tell them to not post because *I* don't find it useful....to *ME*. And sometimes, like I did on this thread, I post my feedback to the question and maybe direct the OP to a more helpful or useful line of thinking. But tell him or her to not post it, that it's "unimportant"? Not my place....or yours.

Take what you want, take what you need, leave the rest behind. Carry on ;)

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Hi guys, please can we stop bringing these topics that are not important on this site. We should be asking questions that can be helpful to all of us and not topics that will cause bias. Whether you feel you can make it on your first try or not is up to you. No one knows everything, just go for the first time and see for yourself. We are here to help each other for the NCLEX and not to judge whether you are IEN or US trained nurse. Many things and situations can affect someones ability to pass or fail, so no judgement please. Finally lets be posting threads that are important and necessary and one that could be helpful to those writing the NCLEX and not to demoralize them, it pays nothing. Exam is exam no matter how intelligent you feel you are you can still fail an exam, really not the true test of knowledge.

Nobody asked you!!! If my question didn't help you, keep moving! My question will help me if I get the right answer. You must didn't pass. Keep it moving.

Thank you!

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I'd like to suggest that it is also not up to you to judge what is and is not important to another member. No one person here is the barometer by which all posts are deemed 'worthy' or 'unimportant'.

People post a variety of topics, and many MANY topics that are subsets of an original.

Personally, I find many posts that people believe to be important to be incredibly UNimportant....but that's my own thought on the topic. I'm certainly not going to have the chutzpah to tell them to not post because *I* don't find it useful....to *ME*. And sometimes, like I did on this thread, I post my feedback to the question and maybe direct the OP to a more helpful or useful line of thinking. But tell him or her to not post it, that it's "unimportant"? Not my place....or yours.

Take what you want, take what you need, leave the rest behind. Carry on ;)

THIS!!!!!

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Hi guys, please can we stop bringing these topics that are not important on this site. We should be asking questions that can be helpful to all of us and not topics that will cause bias. Whether you feel you can make it on your first try or not is up to you. No one knows everything, just go for the first time and see for yourself. We are here to help each other for the NCLEX and not to judge whether you are IEN or US trained nurse. Many things and situations can affect someones ability to pass or fail, so no judgement please. Finally lets be posting threads that are important and necessary and one that could be helpful to those writing the NCLEX and not to demoralize them, it pays nothing. Exam is exam no matter how intelligent you feel you are you can still fail an exam, really not the true test of knowledge.

People view things differently. What's unimportant to you, may be important to them.

Let them ask what they want to ask. After all, this is a discussion forum. If you don't think it's important...WHY WOULD YOU REPLY? :)

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I was top 3 in my class and did not pass it my first time. I had a GPA of 3.6... I studied daily and used every option on the internet I could find. I felt so ready for that test! I did PVT and didn't get the good pop-up.. Waited for my results in the mail and was near passing standard on some but below on most. Couldn't figure out what I did wrong. I'm going to take it for the second time in about a month. I hope I pass.

Good luck to you, and by no means do i mean to be discouraging.. Just sharing my personal experience with the NCLEX..

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I was top 3 in my class and did not pass it my first time. I had a GPA of 3.6... I studied daily and used every option on the internet I could find. I felt so ready for that test! I did PVT and didn't get the good pop-up.. Waited for my results in the mail and was near passing standard on some but below on most. Couldn't figure out what I did wrong. I'm going to take it for the second time in about a month. I hope I pass.

Good luck to you, and by no means do i mean to be discouraging.. Just sharing my personal experience with the NCLEX..

Thank you for sharing. This was the answer to my question.

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But most English is not their first language, they were taught to the standard of their country not US, drugs are different. Units of measurement are different. Culture is different. It's easily understood. Of the 65%+ who fail first attempt less than 25% will pass on second attempt.

SO it means that there is little chance of passing in second attempt? now i m so worried ,,,is there any suggestion to get success for secone attempter?

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But most English is not their first language, they were taught to the standard of their country not US, drugs are different. Units of measurement are different. Culture is different. It's easily understood. Of the 65%+ who fail first attempt less than 25% will pass on second attempt.

SO it means that there is little chance of passing in second attempt? now i m so worried ,,,is there any suggestion to get success for secone attempter?

If you don't change your prep and approach and don't bother to review your candidate performance report yes your odds of passing are dismal. Prep the same way and expect the same result.

How did your candidate performance report look? Above, near, below passing standard? What domains? Did you feel prepared in content but not in test taking strategies? Did you have trouble with idioms and the wording of the questions? And the list goes on for you to analyze and create a targeted study plan for success. The onus is on you to prepare. Failure to prepare is akin to oreparing to fail

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Failure to prepare is akin to preparing to fail

I think I found a new slogan to put on a t-shirt :)

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