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:) how's the studying going Husky & everyone? today I did a little review, nothing too intense, just to get my mental juices going.

I am taking the PN examination in August as well. like I read in another thread, I do not wish anyone luck because I am a strong believer that luck did not get us to this point. anyone here taking the test in CA?

Thanks a ton to all you who have replied! I really am grateful for my newfound motivation.

Any more feedback?

I am so glad I am a member of this board, Nurse or not but nurse to be of course

Your post had me teary-eyed, Sweet T. You are right. God did create me to succeed. And one of the greatest motivation for me to pass is knowing my Dad would be so proud to see me at that point. Thank You for your input I am definitely going to bump this to the top because that story is truly inspiring.

Anyone else have any input?

I sincerely thank you all for your helpful & honest responses. And I read every word of every post. I have come to the realization, that maybe I really do have that motivation in me to succeed. I mean, I did write this incredibly long post right? Anyhoo, Good Luck to you all. May we all pass & pass with flying colors

^aww Good Luck to you!

44 views & no help? C'mon guys... please?

hey everyone *warning, long post ahead if you do not want to read, scroll all the way to the bottom, because i have some questions in need of answering in red. anyhoo, i just wanted to share with you all my nclex journey. i graduated from nursing (pn) school in july of 2006. nursing school was pretty easy for me considering that the school i attended provided so much leway- taking tests straight from saunders, letting us retake tests up to 5x over, clinical instructors who took us on "field trips" to museums and/or only made us stay at clinicals for an hour out of a 12 hour shift, etc. it seemed fun back then, but come time to graduate & move on to the real world, i knew the fun wouldn't continue. i thought the nclex would be just as easy & in combination with my poor work ethic continuing from school, i procrastinated my way into taking the nclex. i ended up not taking the test until december of that year, only to fail. i do not take failure well. considering that i did so well in school & breezed on by, i did not take this test outcome lightly. i went to a deep depression mode, even started lying to others & saying i did pass by test because my ego was more important. again, i started to procrastinate because all i can feel was failure. before you knew it, it was july of 2007 & my world fell apart when my dad suddenly died of a heart attack. my priorities changed & i then had to help take charge of things in my family. i began working even more at my job (i manage a nurse registry, lol) and the nclex just did not become a #1 priority anymore. time flew by once again, and it was december 2007. i had been studying here & there but nothing serious. i just decided, screw it, let me take the test & see where i am at. and once again, i failed. which brings me to the present day. it is march 2008. my studying has picked up, but as my life has been calming a bit, i have suddenly getting motivated to study once again. and this is where you all come in. i did have a couple questions.: -how do you all stay motivated? -are there any refresher classes in southern california or through the web that have been proving helpful for students who have either failed or have been out of school for 2 years? any & all comments/feedback are appreciated and to all of you, a very big thanks from the bottom of my :redbeathe for checking out my thread!

I would like to know too, preferably somewhere in Southern California

Oh, cool Thanks

Hello fellow April '08 test takers:) I will be taking the exam on April 01, April Fool's Day, so hope the Jokes not on me that day LOL Good Luck to us all & I hope we can all encourage each other, but most importantly PASS

Thanks for all the tips guys!!!