PRAISE GOD! I pass the Nclex-RN on the 5th try!!!

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Praise God! All of the Glory goes to him, because if it wasn't for Jesus who knows where I would be or if I would have even reached this point. God has granted me the desires of my heart. Pray works wonders and he hears all prayers.

Next I have to thank my parents they have been wonderful, supportive and loving through this whole process. Late night talks crying on the phone with my mom ( now she can get some sleep lol) I cant thank them enough.

I also want to thank tammy29PNG you are my angel and you gave me an AWESOME study plan I would still be lost in the shuffle somewhere and your consistent prayers for me is very much appreciated:) I am so thankful for you help through this process

JbreezyRN after you passed your boards you always came back on the allnurses to check on me, knowing you moved on with your nursing career you still offered great advice and encouraged me each time I failed, thank you...i finally did it!

Gold2010, southbellex.3 and 1lpn2rn your encouraging words words were never ending and help me dearly

Ok ok I'm done with shout outs :lol2:

I took my boards December 14, 2010 I had been studying straight for about almost 2 months after failing back in October. A friend of mine on here gave a great study plan ;) and it mainly focused on content. For about 2-3 hours daily I would study. First I started reading Frye's 3300, then after I finished that I began to read exam cram (not the questions book the content one) and I would make flash cards on all the the disease process, signs and symptoms that I thought were important. Each day I would read a chapter day from exam cram and do the questions at the end. Then I studied Lacharity (awesome book, great investment lol) After studying Lacharity , about a week before the exam I did 30-100 questions a day along with reviewing my flashcards. I prayed and read my bible daily, and I prayed my heart out to God. I prayed that everything will go according to his will.

Testing day, I review the exam cram sheet, and lab values and I also listen to heart sounds the night before. I made my appointment later in the day because I am NOT a morning person lol. My appointment was 1:15 and I got there a little early did the whole sign in process and before I even started the tutorial I prayed, I closed my eyes and I asked God to help me to apply my critical thinking skills correctly, and to help me to apply the knowledge I learned during nursing school and during my study sessions and the decrease my anxiety (i have extremely bad testing anxiety), I felt the Lord presence around me and I knew at that moment that I was already an RN, I told myself I just need to prove to this computer for the 5th time that I was competent. I click the number question off at the top of screen because I didn't want to focus on which number I was on, and started to roll through the questions, I was able to quickly eliminate two answers and choose the best answer from the remaining two. An hour pass and I felt that I went pass 75 questions and I did, after an hour I was on question 78 and I told myself I would take a bathroom break at 90. So I took a break, got some water, use the restroom and in the stall I got down on my knees and I prayed my heart to God asking for his guidance and help. I got up went back in the room and I told myself "ok if I keep getting questions then I'm still in the game" I was prepared to sit there for 6 hours and 265 questions. I started question 91 and about 93-94 the screen went blue:idea: I hadn't even been back in the room for 10 minutes. I thanked God because I felt pretty confident, I know many people feel like they fail because many of my classmates did but I didn't I felt good lol.

I prayed all the way to my car, in the car, on the way home and I told myself I wasn't going to try the Pearson Vue trick I was just going mediate and pray for 48 hours till my results. I did exactly that! Found out today through quick result that I passed!!!:yeah:

I am finally an RN. I failed four times. To those of you that have failed or even first time takers please study hard and pray...pray moves mountains. I can finally say I am RN... 11 months after graduation. I worked so hard for this and its surreal to me right now.

If you have failed the NCLEX once or twice, whatever the number get back up and try again! Everything has its own time, and remember everything happens for a reason and we are working God's time:)

If anyone every needs helps please, please PM I willing to help and offer encouraging words. Good Luck and God Bless!!!:nurse:

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Congrats RN! Can you help me?

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Thanks! Of course I'll be happy to help. What resources are you using to study? How many hours a day your studying?

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Wow congrats Im doing exam cram right now...did u find exam cram helpful??

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Your welcome! I am now using Sauders 5th ed & Evolve HESI bk for content. I am focusing more on content right now because in the past I've done numerous q's & it hasn't helped me pass. But I am barely started studying again. I am studying b/t 2-4 hrs/day. i bought the La charity & davis q & a for books for doing questions, but I want to start out with reviewing content. I've been out of school for a yr & a half, i need to refresh the diff diseases again. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you & May God bless you with a WONDERFUL job, where u are walking in favor!

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Congratulations!!! :yeah:

I also took my 4th try for nclex last October and failed... :( I was planning to take it again this month but I'm afraid to fail again...

Would you be able to share your study plan? I would be very grateful...

I hope my next try will be my last...

I am so happy for you....

Thank you and God bless!!!

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SarahShine said:
Wow congrats Im doing exam cram right now...did u find exam cram helpful??

Yes. Exam cram is wonderful for content it gets straight to then point. Also make flash cards with your studying. Look up anything you don't understand.

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sayfocused said:
Your welcome! I am now using Sauders 5th ed & Evolve HESI bk for content. I am focusing more on content right now because in the past I've done numerous q's & it hasn't helped me pass. But I am barely started studying again. I am studying b/t 2-4 hrs/day. i bought the La charity & davis q & a for books for doing questions, but I want to start out with reviewing content. I've been out of school for a yr & a half, i need to refresh the diff diseases again. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you & May God bless you with a WONDERFUL job, where u are walking in favor!

Those are good book. Make flash cards those really help me and look into getting frye's 3300 it's sort of like random facts. Actually 2-4 hours a day is good. Just make your consistent everything. I also had to just do content because just doing questions weren't working for me. Review the endocrine, CHF, labs, lung sounds, priority, infection control, and shock. I heard the Davis questions book is good and the lacharity book is amazing I saw similar question on the exam from that book. Don't forget to pray! God hears all prays and he loves you dearly never give up! Good luck and God bless. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.

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sayfocused said:
Your welcome! I am now using Sauders 5th ed & Evolve HESI bk for content. I am focusing more on content right now because in the past I've done numerous q's & it hasn't helped me pass. But I am barely started studying again. I am studying b/t 2-4 hrs/day. i bought the La charity & davis q & a for books for doing questions, but I want to start out with reviewing content. I've been out of school for a yr & a half, i need to refresh the diff diseases again. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you & May God bless you with a WONDERFUL job, where u are walking in favor!

Thank you. If you feel that learning content is best for you go with that instinct. I felt that after failing content is what I needed, and then questions later. 2 hours of studying a day is good! Consistency is the key! Make flash cards they really helped me and while your studying if there something you don't understand look it up immediately and don't forget. Focus on content for right now then questions towards the end of you studying. Pray moves mountains make sure you include that in your daily studying, pray that God guides you an help you to stay focus.

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Congratulations!! I will follow exactly how you studied.. I'm hoping I'll be successful next year..

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Hallelujah!! I especially liked how you kept your cool after the 75th question rolled by.

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Hooray for you! And double congratulations on conquering your test anxiety! I'm very happy for you!

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