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@Nicole Dolan It's possible! If you have any questions or need any help LMK. I was a PCA for years after I failed the NCLEX, then after 8 years I retook it and passed.

@Nicole Dolan I'm from NY, and thankfully in our state, you can retake your NCLEX even after ten years! Definitely do it! Time has NOT run out ?

@Patricia Chapman OK! So an awesome GEM that I found out through this great community is that someone said that you could take the NCLEX in any state regardless of the state you're trying to practice in. What does that mean? You could take the NYS NCLEX PN exam in Mississippi, as long as you still qualify to sit for the exam under the NYS rules. Thankfully!! NY is still currently a state where you have endless amount of tries to take the exam, regardless of amount of years...I believe as long as your school still exists LOL. So, first part. Pass the NY NCLEX exam. That's a whole other topic at the moment. Then, after you pass the exam you can apply for an endorsement. An endorsement is where you transfer your license from state to state so that you do not have to take the NCLEX again. I'm not 100% sure of all the specifics but I found out that info just from a quick Google search, but I definitely believe this is possible for you! I've attached some screenshots I took. You can do this! Step by step! Hope this helps ?

@Patricia ChapmanHey Patricia! Firstly, I would like to say thank you so much for sharing your story! It takes such bravery to be this honest and vulnerable. Screw those people who have discouraged you over the years! I totally understand how you feel. After so many years after graduating and not passing a couple of people around me said that it's too late and that's should give up...BUT if I had listened to them I would have continued to LIMIT MYSELF just like they have LIMITED THEMSELVES! No one who is truly successful, happy and abundant would EVER tell someone else to give up...why? Because they also know first hand the amount of failures they had to overcome in their own lives. Those people who have discouraged you do not see more for themselves and most likely do not believe they can do more, therefore it is through their own perception and beliefs of themselves that have extended their own limiting beliefs. Thankfully, you are not them. I know this because you believe in yourself, because you came here, because you reached out and asked for help years later. Wow. You're called to do this and accomplish this! I'm gonna write another post to you after I send this one

@JOWI75 You are seriously the sweetest thank youuu I can't wait for you to begin doing the same where you help other nursing students feel as amazing as you do for accomplishing a huge life changing challenge! ? Hope everything is going well for you 2022 is your year to flourish

@NurseBFix wow! So glad to hear that in spite of what you went through, you have made it over a huge hurdle. So proud of you! For nursing .com at the time that I bought it I think I choose the program that was good for like a year...at that time of purchasing it I actually didn't start studying...so when it was a few months from expiring I began to study it for a couple of months LOL. But I really did enjoy their program and still receive weekly emails from them just giving out free information and cheat sheets. I highly recommend them! I am also a firm believer that the first step to success in everything is to have self belief and self confidence so that is where I personally started. You graduated at the top of your class therefore you understanding the information, retaining it, and being able to think critically is a non issue. You passed all of those exams and you will 100% pass the NCLEX!

Lmaoo no it doesn't come off wrong at all, I love you too! Of course no problem! This hospital's ADN and CNO saw my value and extended grace and a chance as a new nurse. So of course I gotta pay it forward, and I cannot wait until you get to do the same for someone else ? these new wave of nurses support, help and love each other ayeeeeee ??

Hey! First off congrats! Secondly, no matter where you work as a nurse you will always still be considered a nurse. It's a myth to think that you gotta be in med-surg. I actually have a job now, it's a city hospital but I am happy. Not sure where you'd like to work but if you don't mind working at a city hospital in the bx then def apply. The email address written in the attachment is the actual CNO of the hospital. This came from an email I received a few days ago. Also don't mind that it says you need experience, untrue. I had none, especially no med-surg and only had my associates at that time. I applied and still got the job. My orientation class was literally filled with 3 APRN and the 25 of us all new grads, most went to ICU, ED, Step down, telemetry. I hope this helps, Nurse mp0154 ?

@JOWI75 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! OMGGGG!! I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOUUUUUU! YOU did it! YOUR hard work! YOUR persistence! YOUR belief in yourself! I am so proud of you! Thank you so much for coming back to this thread to let other student nurses know they can do it because you're another example of overcoming the struggles! You are truly going to touch so many lives an positively impact so many people. You have taught and will continue to teach people to never give up on themselves. Thank you so much for your honesty and vulnerability to share those hard moments that led up to your HUGE SUCCESS! Please. I really stress this! Please celebrate this accomplishment! It doesn't have to be extravagant but it MUSTTTTT be acknowledged. This is huge! You are your own miracle! Celebrating will also continue to build on your self-esteem moving forward as well. We all need to celebrate ALL wins! I wish you so much success as you continue your journey, and I will always be here if you need me :)

I'm mostly writing this to blow off steam and I am definitely open to advice. I have been working in the ED as a tech for a private NYC hospital (big org) for almost 3 years. I passed my RN boards in October 2020. The same week I received an award for my hard work and recognition by the patients at my hospital. My director was so happy, since she hired me, she took initiative to introduce me to a few higher-ups. The day after receiving an award I told her I passed my boards and I would want nothing more than to stay and grow with the org. She simply asked "do you have your BSN?". I said not yet, but I am already enrolled and will have it in just a few months (literally the program at Chamberlain Uni is from Jan2021-Aug2021). She responded I'm sorry I cannot do anything for you. COOL. My hospital is infamous for not retaining their employees. I personally know 3 techs who became RNs who had to leave the org because they were not retained. I thought this would not happen to me. Wrong LOL. Fast forward to Jan 2021, I was told by another RN that ADN nurses have to meet with the Chief Officer of Nursing. To insert a FACT, on all online applications still to this days says under requirements that you have to "obtain a BSN within 5 years of employment" Cool. Had a meeting, she said I will be considered as a BSN applicant because I have great reviews and in wonderful standing as an employee at my hospital...she could not guarantee me a job but she will push my resume so I could at least have interviews. Excited, I went home and as directed by her I emailed her all the RN applications for the hospital. She responds back with a "great! will send and follow up" with 3 nursing directors CC'd in the email. Cool. Then...silence. I follow up a few weeks later via email. She responds with all 3 directors CC'd saying "we will follow up". Cool. Nothing. I have applied to every RN position in my hospital. Have not had one interview or consideration. Yes. I have applied rigorously outside of my org. Yes. I have spoken to managers at my hospital, and have received the run around. Yes. I have shown up to offices to find out. Nothing. If I were a lazy or "hard to work with" employee, I would understand. But this is certainly not the case. As of present 2 RNs with ADNs have been recently hired at my hospital. I have recently spoke to a union rep, so I will see what happens down that path. I'm hurt because of the disloyalty. I am an employee of almost 3 years. I work HARD, I rarely call out, I do what I'm told. I was working in the ED for ALL of the pandemic, especially when we were at the EPICENTER. The politics in my hospital is so deep rooted and a** backwards that GOOD employees are overworked, and LAZY ones are protected because they're in great standing with the managers/supervisors. HUH? Why don't you just leave?.....Trust me I'm trying. I know it'll get better when I get my BSN this August. But this holding on and fighting to be seen and valued is a challenge at times.

So cool I just learned something new LOL IDK why that didn't click from before lolll like of course you don't actually have to travel ::palm face emoji:: lollll

@Rosita, MAJOR CONGRATS! You took the California NCLEX in texas?! MIND BLOWN

Of course! I purchased the nursing.com app. I think I bought it 2x bc I had it for like 2 years BUT I didn't start using it until the last week of Aug 2020 and my exam date was Oct 31, 2020. Great app when I applied myself LOL. It breaks down every single thing (very heavy on content) and after each 8-11 video they had NCLEX style questions regarding that topic (plus transcript of the audio and study sheets). I spent most of my time on Youtube on the Simple Nursing and RegisteredNurseRn channel. Simple Nursing literally makes learning fun and he only goes over things that is on the NCLEX. So content geared towards exam. And RegisteredNurseRn would go into DETAIL, it's almost like sitting in class again. She explains the whole patho part to each disease. Each of her vids are like 30-40min long. Absolutely great stuff on Youtube. I didn't do questions every day but when I did I would do about 40 questions a day. But as the last 3 weeks approached I barely did questions and focused on knowledge (not having the knowledge was my fear not questions on the test). I stayed on Medsurg and PEDs everyday. I only spent 1 and a half days on OB and 1 day on psych. I still saved my study calendar and as I'm looking at it now I averaged about 2hrs of studying a day. Some days were less like 30-40mins and some days were longer...but no more than 3hrs and 20min (that only happened 2x LOL) If I failed this last exam I wouldve tried REMAR. Her program is focused on students who have failed and are retaking it. Most of her reviews come from all who went through her program and passed... after failing like 5 times or graduating yearss ago. Andddd her YT channel is free! She does a live review every week! She puts NCLEX question up...ppl comment the answer and then she goes over the answer and breaks down why the others are wrong and why the right one is right. On my last week of studying I decided to join her live 1x and watched 1 previously recorded live. It was great!

@ejmoon7845 Then you may need to travel to NY, Cali, PA, or NJ. This isn't bad bc at least you can still take the exam again, and surprisingly! Finding a place to take refresher courses is pretty easy. I actually enrolled in one in CT. It's fully online. All I did was email them and told them my situation, and I just paid for the course. They didn't need my transcript, only the money, LOL. BUT! they couldn't give me credit for me, which personally I didn't need because, in NY, you don't need refresher courses to retake the exam. This is their website https://www.connecticutleaguefornursing.org/ don't be stuck on your limitations when you still have so many options and opportunities. What it comes down to is how much DESIRE you have to be a nurse. Be real with yourself. Ask yourself, "am I willing to do what it takes to be a licensed RN" if your answer is YES, then traveling to NY, CALI, PA, and NJ for 1 day to take 1 exam that will change your life will be worth it. If you say NO to the question, then you may have to be real and accept that maybe you don't want to be a nurse. Bc the reality is you CAN do it. Both answers and both decisions are OK. You need to do what's best for you. ***We can only provide you with all of the support, help, avenues, and resources, but you have to be WILLING to accept it. Focusing on the closed doors does what? Nothing but keeps you stagnant. Now is not the time to sulk; you've had enough time for that...it's time to be resilient and to ACT. It's not over. YOU CAN DO THIS.

@Rose_Queen Thank you so much for the clarification! @ejmoon7845 COOL! Now with Michigan out the way, all is certainly not lost because you said all that needed to be said. You "WORKED TOO HARD TO GIVE UP NOW" BOOM! Let's get to work! OK, I googled how many times you can retake the exam, and you're right Ohio was difficult, LOL So I emailed them; we shall see about that state. But when I did look, it didn't say anything about the time frame. It mostly said that you need to send an official transcript to the Ohio BON and wait to see if it would be approved. They even seem to take some nursing schools that have closed down. But we shall see what they say when they email back. Other states that have an unlimited amount of time would be New York, Pennsylvania, and California (like @caliotter3said above) I looked up Wisconsin, and this link shows the approved out-of-state nursing schools https://dsps.wi.gov/Documents/ApprovedOutOfStateNursingSchools.pdf I honestly didn't see a time frame with Wisconsin, either. It does say that there may be a refresher course that needs to be done. I really think that what it comes down to is to reach out to each state individually to see what they say bc it seems like some of these states go case by case to see if the person is eligible to apply. It would be best to write out a standard email to copy and paste to send to each BON in each state. If you have more time, you can definitely spend the time to call each state's BON, but I personally would try emailing them at first, LOL. Then, if I do not hear a response in about 7-10 days, I would call. this is the contact form for Illinois https://www.idfpr.com/profs/Email/prfGrp09.asp Indiana says you might need to show up in person https://www.in.gov/pla/files/RN - exam repeat 5.20.19 Online App Updates.pdf hope this helps ?