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thank you suzanne for your reply to my post. It was very helpful!

i am a graduate who is currently studying to take the nclex in the next month or so in new york state. i have already worked as a graduate nurse (but ran out of time to take the nclex), and have worked as a cna for the past 5 years before that. i am currently exploring options to work in other areas of the us. i would like to possibly either leave nys or leave the state. my question is number one... am i putting myself in a difficult position by taking the liscensure in nys and then moving out of state? and number two... any suggestions of where would be a good place to go for pediatric oncology? thank you for all your help! ~carolyn

hey bbpp, i am a recent graduate and have taken the nclex a total of 3 times and still have not passed it. i missed by one section the last two times. i am still just as determined however. don't give these test makers too much credit here. how you do on your nclex is no direct implication of what kind of nurse you will be. i was on high honors at my college and landed a job where they typically don't accept graduate nurses. if you pass... don't worry... you'll get another shot... just pick up where you left off. but... go into that test telling yourself you will pass. one thing at a time. don't look into the "what ifs" because they take you away from concentrating on the "whens". you're gonna do great! good luck!

thank you so much for the advice and especially the reassurance! i have a good feeling about this time!

hello one and all! my name is carie. i have been reading many comments throughout the year from this website and have found them to be very helpful and reassuring in many ways. i just graduated in may 2005 from a four-year program with a bachelors in science. i took a position in pediatric oncology as a graduate nurse in anticipation of passing the nclex-rn my first time. however, i didn't. my first time was a nightmare becuase nys lost my paperwork twice and i ended up running out of time to work before taking my boards because they also lost my limited permit (don't worry they cashed the check i sent them still ). and so... i ended up failing the test becuase of losing my job and the stress of nys losing my paperwork. so.... i went on and took a clin tech position on the same unit while i studied for time #2. time number two i felt like i was prepared... and then found out the only open site around the time i needed to take the test was in albany... which was 6 hours from where i live. none the less. i was determined. so i drove out half way... stayed for a while... then drove the other half... and relaxed the whole day before. i thought this was it. i thought i did well. it ends up that i failed it again. i missed by one section. sooooo.... ok... one section... ok i can do this... i did some assessments and realized that the books and techniques i was using were just not working. i was told to go with the kaplan book. there were no courses around this time so i had to rely on the book and questions. i felt more ready than ever! i thought i did it for sure when i came out of the test!! well... i didn't. here i am... an honors student throughout nursing school... 5 years of working as a cna in a large hospital. graduate with a bs.... and no liscense. i feel so unconfident.... low... like a failure... i'm sure many can relate. i have convinced myself and gotten back on the horse to start studying again. this time i'm choosing to do the online kaplan study. my goal is to take and pass the boards by the second week of april. however, i will need so much support and reassurance because i'm scared to death that the same thing will happen. i am very open to supportive advice! thank you all for welcoming me! the books i've already used to study with are listend below: mosby's complete nclex review 2005 lippencott complete nclex review 2005 lippencott flashcards mosby flashcards medspub nclex online questionbanks nclex made easy flash cards