I did not take boards right away related to marital issues. After marital issuse were resolved one of my children required hospitalization followed by one year of homeschooling. Next but not least, we had horrible wildfires (national disaster area) followed by extreme flooding. This was truly just a run of bad luck!!! I have looked into R.N. refresher courses, but they require you to be licensed as an R.N. first. Has anyone used ATI Virtual NCLEX review? I will look @ the sticky. Thanks for the info regarding Kaplan. I have also heard that saunders provides a good review. I am considering employment as a cna/ pt care assistant until interim permit to get back into basic pt care, time management, and back into hospital setting. Plus I thought it couldn't hurt to have a foot in the door to help transition into an entry level R.N. position.