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I failed my NCLEX exam last week. I am having motivation issues, and looking for someone to study with. I graduated with BSN March 2008. I do not know what to do now. Need help!

Nesty,

Thats what I thought! :lol2: hehe.. Can you change for the mean time your account so I can search and invite you on fb?

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Nesty,

Thats what I thought! :lol2: hehe.. Can you change for the mean time your account so I can search and invite you on fb?

I just changed the settings..here's my email add again, I think I gave you the wrong one :uhoh3: [email protected]

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Looking for an NCLEX tutor in NJ

please help!

I just changed the settings..here's my email add again, I think I gave you the wrong one :uhoh3: [email protected]

I got it! Try to check your fb account. I've invited you! :D

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Hi guys! Since we can't speak tagalog, I'll speak in English. I graduated two years ago like most people here. I come from Davao and after graduation, I immediately gathered all necessary requirements to take the nclex. I didn't take the local board since I'm a green card holder. So I was taking this nclex at a disadvantage. I applied for NCLEX October of 2009 and got my ATT on June 2010. I scheduled my exam last week of July. I was so anxious to take the exam already that I didnt want to wait. But during the months in between, all I did was self-study but I admit I was easily distracted like most here. I would spend more time online than studying. I didn't have the motivation as I was always alone in my room just studying. I studied lipincott and saunders. I was very unsure and unprepared the night before my exam. I didn't sleep at all! I kept doing review questions till the morning and my exam was at 8 am! So during the time of examination, I was restless but I was ready to take on the test. It took me a little over an hour and my computer shut down at 75 questions! It was weird that I felt like I passed. But when I did the PVT, it went to the credit card page. I cried so hard. It felt like I was dying 'cause I know I'll disappoint my parents when they hear the news ( my mom is also a nurse here in NY ). I couldn't sleep. What was worse was I had to tell my mom the results. I waited for her to go to work so I wouldn't have to tell her personally. She called home and I told her I failed. I just knew my mom was so sad. I could hear from her voice. But she told me to just study again and to not give up. She told me it doesn't matter how many tries I'd take, she'll support me until I become a nurse. So after that, I cried till my heart contented. Then I told myself, enough crying. The next day I enrolled at Kaplan. Guys, it's really worth it. They teach you the testing skills need to pick the right answers. And their online test is very similar to the NCLEX. It's a bit expensive but definitely worth it for me. I took my exam the week after our classes at Kaplan ended, which was two months after I took my first exam. I again took it at the same time in the morning, but at a different location ( don't want negative vibes ). I passed it with 75 questions! I knew I was doing well since I tallied all the hard-type questions I got and out of 75 I had more than 40. So guys, don't give up! Kaya niyo yan! Just pray to the Lord. During the day of the exam, remember, let go and let God. God knows how hard you have worked and he will do the rest.

Some tips

- don't read books. just do questionnaires over and over until you get them almost perfect. I probably have done close to 10,000 questions in my two takes. At first I would get 70-80 percent but it still felt "kulang". I did them over and over till I'd always get 95-100%

- make cue cards. list down only important things and things you DONT know or have a hard time remembering

- Take breaks when studying. Information overload will make you NOT remember what you have studied

- EAT before you go to the testing center

- Don't study on the way to the testing center, but make it an opportunity to clear your mind and have a one-on-one with the Lord. As I said earlier, on the day of the exam, let go and let God!

If you guys need motivation, you can freely contact me and I'd be willing to help my fellow kababayans! And I must say, those people who have said the nclex is easier than the local board have no idea at all! international students have a 48% passing rate on the first try compared to the 85% of US studenta

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what's up flips?

another Filipino Murse here representin

took the NCLEX this morning in cali and it was my 2nd time.....i stopped @80.....

i was just about to go to bed...but damn computer egged me on to try the pearsonvue trick...

sadly Pearsonvue asked for my credit card...

just devastated right now.... i feel worse for my parents:(

ive got all the necessary tools with me to pass, but come studying time...i just feel alone and bored(sum people kinda work better if they're around other people....you know...like for competitiveness sake....it kinda revs me up).... and then i wait to procrastinate.....did me wonders back in college...but NCLEX has called my bluff twice now.

bottomline is I didn't apply myself to the fullest....i would've helped myself if i did.... deep inside my core there's anger coz I know i can pass this...but i just lack discipline...and i get distracted easily.

lulz hindsight IS really 20/20. ahh...soundin like a pathetic 24 yr old....

So....ATT expires on the 22 of this month....need to reapply for the Boards...=$350

jobless 24 yr old graduating as an Rn but cant pass the boards...F~!#$n priceless.....

Sorry for the rant...the man tears were welling up in my eyes, just needed to open up to a blank message board.

if anyone's in the general LA area and wants to chill, review, or just talk bout this currently insurmountable challenge...hit me up

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what's up flips?

another Filipino Murse here representin

took the NCLEX this morning in cali and it was my 2nd time.....i stopped @80.....

i was just about to go to bed...but damn computer egged me on to try the pearsonvue trick...

sadly Pearsonvue asked for my credit card...

just devastated right now.... i feel worse for my parents:(

ive got all the necessary tools with me to pass, but come studying time...i just feel alone and bored(sum people kinda work better if they're around other people....you know...like for competitiveness sake....it kinda revs me up).... and then i wait to procrastinate.....did me wonders back in college...but NCLEX has called my bluff twice now.

bottomline is I didn't apply myself to the fullest....i would've helped myself if i did.... deep inside my core there's anger coz I know i can pass this...but i just lack discipline...and i get distracted easily.

lulz hindsight IS really 20/20. ahh...soundin like a pathetic 24 yr old....

So....ATT expires on the 22 of this month....need to reapply for the Boards...=$350

jobless 24 yr old graduating as an Rn but cant pass the boards...F~!#$n priceless.....

Sorry for the rant...the man tears were welling up in my eyes, just needed to open up to a blank message board.

if anyone's in the general LA area and wants to chill, review, or just talk bout this currently insurmountable challenge...hit me up

Hi str8balln!

Same scenario here...I failed NCLEX twice :crying2::crying2: took it on june 12 & august 08 both stopped at 75 question..having failed it twice makes me feel like its not really meant for me...Its been a year now since I got here in the US and more than two years since I graduated from nursing school in the Philippines...I thought of trying NCLEX-PN but not yet sure if thats possible so i brush it off my head...also considering saltmore advice of gettin' me CNA certificate so atleast I'll have some hospital exposure/experience for the meantime while preparing to retake NCLEX. Just like you I have all the review materials you'll ever need to pass that exam from Kaplan to Saunders to Hurst Live review to Pearson vue's Exam Cram to little handy nurses notes and to all other review paraphernalia but needless to say I dont have that much eagerness to study...now I'm enrolled at ATI-Virtual review and I'll try to stick with this one hopefully it'll make a difference this time...

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hi nightingale_88

i'm just starting my kaplan online review right now, i used the saunders 5th edition for my content :)

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hi nightingale_88

i'm just starting my kaplan online review right now, i used the saunders 5th edition for my content :)

Good morning kim_093089!

When are you planning to take the exam?

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i'll be taking the exam on the 28th of September :)

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got a bad news from MS BON...:smackingf:aln:

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Hi roze,

I live in west la. I would like a study buddy too. Have you scheduled your exam yet?

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got a bad news from MS BON...:smackingf:aln:

Bad News?!?!?!??! What is it?

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