trirunner23

I passed!!!

Wow..thanks Rebecca. I took it again yesterday..so hopefully I passed it! I felt 100 times better this time around. :)

I totally agree with you! The other three have passed and two of them are great but by word of mouth the third one is not so good. (Her preceptor actually requested the manager to extend her orientation period because she didn't feel she was ready to start on the floor) I agree that although we didn't pass the first time doesn't have any influence on how well a nurse we're going to be. I did see a few nurses since then and they have been wonderful. You're right, we are lucky to a) still have our jobs but more importantly b) to have supportive co-workers. You win some..you lose some..at least we are compassionate. I always keep that in mind too. You can't teach someone to be a good nurse but you can teach someone to take a test insofar as test taking skills and so forth. Where do you work?

I was working at Rush and I actually have the best nurse manager. I found out on a Thursday (obviously devastated) and I had already gone through nursing orientation and had started my first week on the floor. Well, I was scheduled for Fri/Sat/Sun but I knew that if you don't pass NCLEX you can't work as RNLP. I was the first of the four new grads on the unit to take NCLEX (which later upon talking to one of the other new grads she said she was talking to the assistant manager and they decided that if she failed she would wait 2-3 weeks and just say she didn't her results. did that make sense?) Anyway, I didn't know this and I didn't want to break any laws so about an hour after I found out I called my unit (the manager was gone but I talked to the asst. manager) and she told me she'd take me off the schedule and I'd hear from my manager. She (my manager) called me on Saturday (from home b/c she was on vacation!) and told me not to worry about (that she had failed it the first time too) and that I had one of two choices. Go back to work as an NA (student nurse) or take the 45 days off. Depending on my financial situation if I wanted to come back in 2-3 weeks that was fine too..whatever I was comfortable with. But I felt like a complete dumbass (sorry for the language) and was way to embarrassed to go back to work..it's a little humiliating. So, I took the 45 days off, studied my ass off and now I'm just waiting to take it again. I know no one cares (on my unit) and my nurse manager told me that I'd find out really fast who my real friends were and weren't depending on thier actions towards me on the floor and it's just something that sucks but you have to deal with. A good friend of mine also told me that maybe I'd go back with a little chip on my shoulder so no one would think less of me b/c I didn't pass. At this point I don't really care what other people think. It's a test. The hard part is being a nurse not answering multiple choice questions. :) sorry that was so long.

I selected No based on Tinta06's response. I wasn't sure either but after reading Tinta06's thread I feel a lot better. We were RNLP but that is not the same as working under our own RN license. Thank you so much for this info. I too have been super frustrated. I wish I would've known about the stupid 79 dollars earlier but now I can pass on the info. Thank you Tinta06! Good Luck Serendipidity05! You and I will pass it this second time! :)

Hi again. Sorry. So I clicked on th first link that Tinta06 provided (thank you!) and I think I filled out the CTS form that I originally mailed in, online this time. It asked whether or not I was retaking the exam, the results and so forth. I also paid the $79 dollars for the exam. The confirmation page did say to send in documents but I'm going to call CTS tomorrow morning to find out if we need to do that. I would assume (but then again..assuming hasn't gotten me very far!) that they would still have our documents. I'll keep you posted. Thank you Tinta for that information-I have been calling the state and Pearsonvue all day. The state just hasn't been answering. surprise surprise.

I also emailed CTS, however, I just did that today. I clicked on the link that was just posted and I guess it makes sense to repay the $79 dollars to the IL BON as well. But we don't have to resubmit fingerprints and other documents do we? This is so confusing. I'm really ready just to take it again. I'm going to try calling the state again and I'll let you know. I called them in July and got through so hopefully it works again.

I work on the Transplant Unit at Rush as a student nurse and I love it. The managers are great as well as the staff. I'll be a nurse soon (i have to re-take NCLEX) but they have been nothing but supportive. An excellent hospital that earns it status as Magent not only for the care they deliver but also impose upon thier staff. I say go for it!

Isn't Continental testing services the same as pearsonvue? I was under the impression that the NCSBN employs pearsonvue as for thier testing services. I didn't do anything with Continental testing as I just posted I only re-registered with Pearsonvue. I'll look into that. Thanks

I am also from Chicago and took NCLEX in July and didn't pass. All I did was re-pay the 200 dollars registration fee with Pearsonvue on thier website. It has been 45 days so I'm just waiting for my ATT. I think that is all but I'll keep checking this post. thanks

I also went to Lakeview. They have an entirely new staff minus a few old teachers and it is a pretty good school but you have to be a self-learner.