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Let's face it how many post have we all read about American nurses having difficulty finding employment in hospitals and otherwise. We do not have a nursing shortage in the US but we do have many American nurses who are unemployed. Please stop giving...

I recently experienced what you have experienced. I was dismissed after 30 days of employment with a new employer, however it was not due to my performance and fortunately I was able to complete one year of employment with a previous employer. I too...

Texting, talking on cell phones/landlines, taking extended breaks, updating facebook, playing those non-sense farm-games while working is just outrageous. I don't care what unit your working on meg-surg, ICU, NICU, or ER. We are professionals and it...

sunnycalifRN,Point well taken, however I believe 2010 will bring about many changes in the nursing Job market. When the economy begins to take a turn and positions open in the area of ICU. People like me need to ensure that our skill base is up to pa...

I am also a nurse interested in becoming an ICU nurse, after working one year on a med-surg unit I am certainly ready to transition into a ICU position. I recently applied for a position and was told that they are strictly hiring experienced ICU per...

I am scheduled to take nclex for the 3rd time tomorrow and I need your help. ( I have been reviewing material for about 2mos) I studied and read most of Saunder's 4th ed. before taking the exam the 2nd time and i felt I did not need to re-read it for...

I took the California RN on Tuesday Oct 14, and my name and license # appeard this am on the website. Good Luck

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss I finally beat the NCLEX. I passssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssed Thanks everybody for your words of encouragement. I checked the California website this am and my name was th...

I just want to thank everyone who responded to my thread with words of encouragement. Just to let everyone know I did take NClex this am and the computer shut off between 75-80 questions. I'm not totally sure where it stopped b/c I didn't look at t...

Cosmo15 I am scheduled to re-take the Nclex for a 3rd time next week. Cosmo do you believe the exam has gotten harder each time you've taken it or is it pretty much the same. What study materials did you use? I keep hearing it's getting harder to pa...

I'm working on Suzanne's 1st tip for the 2nd time and it takes a lot of time with out children. Take as much time as you need because you really want to understand the content.

L405,Failing twice has been a difficult pill to swallow and I can't take another dose of failure.

L405,I have been working on it for about 3wks. But I really read the full section and all rationals if I'm not getting at least 75%. I am also overlapping my studies. When I find a weak area I'll read that section in Saunder's and re-read the same we...

L405,How long did it take for you to finish tip#1 of Suzzane's plan? I'm currently working on it and hoping to finish it by the end of this month. I plan to re-take NClex by the end of September or early October depending on when I complete Suzzane...

rudybigdog1,Are you using Suzzane's plan? I am working on reviewing Saunder's and I'm pulling my hair out trying to get through it.For my 2nd try at Nclex I had completed Saunder's with the exception of the Med chapters (huge mistake). I don't thin...

With there being sooo many 2nd and 3rd time test takers it would awesome if there was some way that people in the various cities and states could connect and start study groups. I think it would be helpful in keeping many of us repeat test takers mo...

mell11I totally understand your point, but when I called CA BRN I was devastated to find out that my name and the fact that I had failed twice was sent to my program. I don't think I would care as much, but I waited almost one year and a half after ...

Maybe I have been living in lala land or something, but I just found out that every time you fail Nclex the Boards will send your name and the fact that you failed to the Nursing program you graduated from.I have failed twice but I will not let it ha...

I feel everyone's pain, because I'm in the same boat. I had gone thru Saunder's once before and now I am repeating it because I did not pass. I thought I had done pretty much everything to pass this test. I am sooooo burned out that it is driving ...

Failing Nclex the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th time is difficult. Most who fail feel at a complete loss.I am preparing to take the Nclex for a 3rd time and I am currently working on Suzzane's first tip. I had completed the 1st tip for my 2nd try at Nclex,...

Brwnsuga83,Thanks for the encouragement. I will have you in my prayers August 8, I know that you will succeed this time.I am planning to re-test the second or third week in September. Did you use Suzzane's plan this time to prepare?

gradnurse2,Have you started reviewing Saunder's again? Do you feel like you need to review more content?Sometimes I feel like I'm spinning my wheels by going over and over content when there is no way I'll remember everything anyway.

gradnurse2,I also used Saunder's, but I purchased the 4th Ed. and pretty much covered every chapter before taking the exam a 2nd time.I also purchased those crazy flash cards from some web-site, completed a great deal of questions from Kaplan, Saunde...

I have taken the exam 2X and the frist time I was near passing in all areas and above passing in psychosocial Integrity,The second time I tested near passing in most areas and above passing in Safety and Infection control, below passing in health pro...

Wow!I too will be using Suzzane's plan, it's a challenge getting through the Saunder's and then you have to wait another two weeks to get the additional tips. I have the time to complete the program but having to wait two weeks after completeing Saun...