Hi MedSurg32RN, No, my step-daugther is not practicing in her home country (the Philippines). She's in the San Fran area married and with a 9-year-old child where she's essentially been a stay-at-home...
Thanks for the updated info on passing rates for the NCLEX for 2009. Very helpful and interesting. I noticed that the pass rate is much lower for foreign educated students when those who failed the...
Thanks for telling your story NurseGloria. I find it very disturbing that only a year or two ago nursing jobs seemed to be a dime a dozen and now it's looking like any other type of job out there....
Foxygirl, Your problems with the NCLEX and the others you know of who've failed the test begs the question; has the test become too hard? Could there be a little min-conspiracy to make the test so...
Thanks for the advice everyone is giving. I'll make sure to pass it along to my step-daughter. It's interesting that 45% of International students fail on the first try. I saw some stats in another...
Thanks for your quick reply. I know that my step-daughter took the Kaplan course and has been plowing through thousands of questions from various review books. I can't tell you her study methods...
I'm asking this question because my step-daughter has taken, and now failed, the NCLEX in California twice. She's beside herself and can't understand why this is happening. She graduated at the top of...
I've posted in another thread about this same issue, but this thread also seems to be relevant to my problem. I have a step daughter from the Philippines who just graduated from nursing school and is...
Thanks for all the helpful comments regarding my step daughter. I'll look at all the suggestions and see what works best for her situation. With this thread moving to the International forum I'd be...
Hello Everyone, I have a step daughter who just finished a four-year degree in Nursing in the Philippines. She wants to work in the States, but has a couple of questions about where she should take...