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Thanks for your support. I appreciate it. I tried Kaplan, ATI, NCBSN, numerous review books and a private tutor. I am not focusing on my classmates, I am just stating what I have observed while I was in nursing school. I have postponed retaking the exam for three to four months at a time. It does not make a difference of how long I take to retest. Based on my past experience anytime when I get less than 90 questions; it means I screwed up so bad the computer shuts off. How do you know what your weaknsess are when they give me those useless categories along with the application to retest in that big brown envelope. And, because I am so deep in debt; it is not worth it to me to keep spending more money on retaking this exam. I might take it again one more time this year. If there is a God and I finally do pass this exam after almost two years from graduation; I would celebrate like I hit the lottery. To me the NCLEX-RN is a lottery. It bothers me that I passed the NCLEX-PN five years ago on the first attempt. But I can not pass this exam after multiple attempts. God, knows I have spent over $2000.00 on something that should have cost me about $200.00. Again thanks for your support.

I have been away for a while. I am trying to ponder almost two years after of graduation on why after failing the NCLEX-RN so many times that I should just give up. After multiple failures and thousands of dollars wasted; what is the point. All anybody can tell me is to try again. I read somewhere that first time pass rate is 85% on NCLEX. To me thats not all that impressive. Given the fact that nursing school drills critical thinking to no end. I mean what does an entry-level nurse knows anyway. You only gain competency with knowledge through experience working as a nurse. I had classmates who slept in class and come to class when they feel like it. And they pass the NCLEX. Wheres the justice? I am so sick of people saying that God helped me pass the NCLEX I am going to puke. I was so paranoid of failing I maintained perfect attendance and got good grades in class and clinical. What good did it do me. It is impossible to know everything about nursing. To me NCLEX is a lottery. I don't care what anybody says that i isnt. Who pays $200.00 every time you sit for the exam and hope and pray that you pass. My odds are probably better in a casino.

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dear Aprilhere, I agree with you that there should be a test to ensure minimal competency for RNs and LPNs. I am sincerely glad you passed. I have worked my tail off in school and out preparing for NCLEX and came up short. But don't fool yourself there are many forces out there working to keep nurses wages stagnant. Greedy healthcare institutions public and private who want to maximize their bottom line and will encourage the passage of legislation to get around the Nurse Practice Act at our expense. Ever heard of high nurse-patient ratios, mandatory overtime, shortstaffing, and unlicensed "certified" med techs dispensing medications to name a few. Think about this; Can you imagine what was the starting salary for entry-level RNs 10 years ago for the same training?:uhoh21:

It was not my intention to start a theological debate about Wheres God when it comes to NCLEX. I was just venting. Being an RN is very important to me. Who else would spend untold sums of money on tuition, books, and supplies and put myself through a clinical minefield where that if you make two mistakes no matter how minor you are out of the program. Remember clinical variance? Let me be the one to put this thread to rest. I appreciate all of the responses, but its time to move on.

I heard that the pass rate for first-time takers of NCLEX is 85%. I am not all that impressed with that percentage. Provided my school's ADN program boasted a 98% pass rate. With all of those funky exams taken in nursing school that NCLEX rate should be higher. Maybe nursing schools should change its test structure. Taking NCLEX is like buying an expensive lottery ticket. Pay your $200.00 NCLEX testing fee and try your luck. Friends of mine wonder that you go through all that stress for years to finally graduate nursing school to then have to take this exam and cross your fingers. I would rather be a social worker.

Extremely well put. In war soldiers die, miners might not have survived. But for those of us who are alive and well who may need some spiritual guidance are just as worthy of Gods intervention.

Better put. If I do say so myself.

I understand about world affairs and that bad things happen to good people everywhere. But make no mistake about it I can question Gods will in my place in time like anyone else no matter where in the world they may be. Passing this exam may be small in the grand scheme of everything that is happening in the world today. And for somone to be on a soapbox telling me what God has or has not done for others does not help matters anyway. I don't mean to sound harsh. But, I can seek guidance from a higher power for this small endeavor of passing this exam. Since I can not get any satisfactory answers at this point in time. In addition, I have already figured out that in eight months of studying and taking prep courses; I come to realize that whatever will be will be.

dear Mytonezucs, Thanks for that acknowledgement. What you said was the point I was trying to get across. I have every right to be angry and disgusted with NCLEX. In school if we were taught in recognition and recall; why in the hell we have to test in analysis and application. The last time I've checked you learn from experience. I know an entry-level RN should be able to make safe nursing judgements. I think that is the justification of why they make the exam as hard as it is. And don't you think that in any enrty-level RN position whether it is Med-Surg, Peds, Maternity, or Psych you would have to be given orientation to the position and the unit. I am currently an LPN in a psychiatric facility and I work with RNs who can't even analyze a written nursing assignment sheet for the unlicensed staff. So much for application and analysis. I would figure knowing nursing content and applying the nursing process, ABCs, Maslow, Lab Values, and recognizing stable and unstable patients will help me to pass. I've immersed myself in Kaplan, ATI, and nursinglearningtext.com which was a colassal waste of time and money. All this time failing NCLEX and losing money in retesting , I could be practicing as an RN like my classmates. I've been out of school for more than eight months. Wheres God? is more than appropriate for me to try to understand why I have to go through this. I have sacrificed enough. Or so it seems.

dear cardiacRN2006, If God is omnipresent like we were all taught to believe he is; you don't have to be a trapped miner or a soldier fighting in a war to receive the blessings of God. There is nothing too big or to small for God to handle. With that being said; the risk of death is real in mining and being a casualty of war is real for any soldier. We can all pray for the safe return of our troops and the trapped miners. In the meantime, one can seek guidance in our personal lives for whatever we ask for and not feel that God is too busy to answer our prayers. For the believers of God there is a such thing as miracles of any size. Or what we like to say we are blessed. I'm not asking for next weeks lotto numbers. I believe when you work for something long and hard to accomplish something you are rewarded. There is no reward without work. We all know that. And after the stress and strain of finishing nursing school which was where the real work was accomplished. You should not have be a mind reader of the people who create NCLEX

I am already in the process of "getting back on the horse and try again." Maybe divine intervention is of no use in this situation. I got my health, I employed as an LPN for four years, and I have the same determination to see this through. Since I have already done Kaplan, ATI, and nursinglearningtext.com with no positive results. Just a waste of time and money. I have already did a considerable amount of questions in the 3rd Edition of Saunders Q&A Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination. It is just a Q&A book with a CD-ROM among the others I already have. So what can Suzanne do for me? And from I already read on some posts even what she offers does not work for everybody. Just like anything else there are no guarantees in anything. And I am not looking for any. I will just go back to basics and review my nursing notes and text. Don't be too quick to judge. I know god is not going to take the "dang" test for me. But I have every right to question gods presence and question his wisdom. How else am I going to learn about his plan for me. Let it be known that I am determined to pass this exam. Just maybe its the determination that I have within me is already my answer to the question of Wheres GOD?

Thanks for the encouraging words. Some people are lucky in love, money, and good health. Let me say that my classmates earned their licenses and I am happy for them. We had study sessions during school for our exams and supported each other in clinicals. It still bothers me that of all of all the people in my graduating class I have to be the one that failed the NCLEX-RN three times. What is the divine reason for that? So far I have not received an answer that is acceptable to me. It seems to me that I have a black cloud over my head. I think that I have proved to God that I can sacrifice whatever I need to so I can reach my goal of finally finishing nursing school. I have went through many ups and downs when I was in school. It takes considerable strength to even survive nursing school and multiple faliures on NCLEX. I have more than proved that I am strong enough to deal with this. So now what else I have to prove to the Creator that I am worthy to have RN title after my name.

sounds like you are saying that i'm saying; "why me?" and conventional wisdom will probably say; why not me? my achievements and success are my own. i have people comming to me saying what is wrong with me. how do you answer that? i try not to. what do you say when all your classmates passed? and i know my good grades don't mean anything. i just have to make the nclex connection whatever that is. i am old enough and mature enough to take the perspective to stay strong, be positive that i will pass and not give up. and my life will go on regardless. when i said wheres god? i was stating that god did not create nclex and i need more than divine intervention. and i need more than people telling me to have happy thoughts and prayer. i need to make that nclex connection. so far nothing has worked for me and i have been out of school for eight months. after multiple failures i have a right to feel bitter if only for a short while.