jules2577

I graduated from UHV

So after taking the refresher course, do I state that on my resume?? I've never seen or heard of anyone doing that.

Hello all, I'm an inexperienced RN looking for a job and I'm finding it increasinglydifficult. Here's some background: I graduated with a BSN is December 2010.Approximately one month after graduating I received a call from TexasChildren's Hospital (my #1 pick) for an interview. After interviewing, Ireceived an offer...contingent upon passing the boards. Unfortunately, I failedmy exam so I lost the job offer. I went through that exact same process onceagain that following hiring period in March at the same hospital. I felt soincredibly lucky that I had been offered a job by TCH twice and then to havefailed my boards each time was devastating beyond belief. Going through allthat was a huge blow and made life really hard. I found it so difficult tostudy and retest even though I knew that's what I HAD to do. I failed two moretimes and then FINALLY in September 2012 I passed!! Since then I applied againto TCH in December 2012 and never received a call for an interview. I contactedHR and found out they've filled all the positions. I've interviewed withMethodist twice...they haven't made any decisions yet....and have applied to everyGN position I can find. I guess it's hard for me to understand why it's so hardto get a job now having my license. I'm hoping someone can offer some advice onother job options or what I should do. Having no experience makes it difficultand limited. I also know it may look bad that I graduated 2 years ago but I didwork during that time....unrelated to nursing though. I just don't know what todo. Any advice??

I too have failed 4 x's. I have tried every review course and review book that exists. I would say thoroughly go through the content in saunders and do the practice questions in ncsbn. I felt their questions were pretty hard and similar to nclex. I know how it feels when you don't know what else there is to do but look on the bright side....if you're getting a lot of sata questions....you're doing very well! those are passing level questions so you're really close! don't give up! Just know your content and do a lot of practice questions. The repetitiveness really helps to learn content too. I too am taking it again at the end of Dec so I'm trying my hardest to study EVERYTHING...little by little everyday. I wouldn't spend a lot of time doing saunder's questions....I felt like they were too easy. But that's just my opinion. Others would disagree. Good luck to you! :)

hello everyone, i thought i'd share my story of ups and downs with nclex. i graduated from a bsn program in 12/2010. this was a 1 year accelerated program so it was extremely intense. we had to learn so much information in such a short time so it was very difficult to learn everything thoroughly. once i graduated, i was so drained and had no energy or motivation to start studying for the nclex so stupidly i put it off. well, then i get a call in january for an interview from the one hospital i had always dreamed of working at. i couldn't believe it...this is the #1 children's hospital in the nation and they receive over a 1000 applications for new graduate job listings. i was beyond thrilled. the interview went well despite the fact that it was a 7 panel interview...which i had never experienced but i didn't let my nerves get the best of me and just made sure to be myself. i get a call the next day and they wanted to offer me the position. i was literally jumping for joy. but then hr drops a bombshell on me. they asked if i had passed the nclex...which i hadn't. i wasn't even planning on taking it for a couple of months so i hadn't studied at all. well, they said i have to have my license prior to the start date which was only 5 days away! so i was able to schedule a test date in time...thank god. with only 5 days to study i was panicked. i registered for the kaplan online review and in those 5 days i watched every video, answered every question trainer, and basically completed everything you're required to complete to receive a refund. how did i complete all that in such a short amount time?? i literally studied for 12-15 hours a day....i know, worst thing i could've done. i was sleep deprived, wasn't eating well, and i didn't sleep the night before the exam. consequently, it was a no brainer that i failed. with the second attempt....i approached it thinking it'll be different because i won't have the added pressure of a job on the line and that surely i'll pass this time. i'll be honest and say...i didn't study much at all before the exam because i had done so well in school i thought i got this! of course i was wrong....failed again. it's embarrassing to admit, but i failed both times at 75 questions. on my results report, i was either near passing or below passing and not above passing on any section. that really bruised my pride and confidence to no end. after that, i became so depressed...all i wanted to do was sleep everyday. one day i happened to come across a job posting at the same hospital so i applied again, got the interview, was offered the job, and was starting to feel a little bit better. but my depression had gotten so bad i couldn't motivate myself to study, even though i knew i had been so lucky to be handed a great opportunity...again! i had about 3 months to prepare this time but i just kept putting it off thinking i had plenty of time. well, time flew by and i had only 1 week left to study so i started to cram and inevitably felt completely overwhelmed. i just made sure i knew all lab values, transmission precautions, and tried to practice prioritization questions. so i took the nclex this past tuesday the 12th and got 261 questions. at first i knew i was doing pretty well because i was getting a lot of sata questions. but by the time i was at question 180ish...i was mentally drained. i couldn't even understand what the question was asking me anymore and had to read it about 10 times. also, at this point...none of the answers seemed right. i was so exhausted that i partially gave up. i tried my best but i just couldn't take it anymore. so i went home and did the pearsonvue trick....and yup...failed. so, how do i feel now? honestly, several weeks before the test i thought if i fail again i will be so devastated that i didn't know what i was going to do. a couple of days before the test i was really reaching out to god for help; praying for confidence. surprisingly, i didn't feel so bad after i found out i failed. don't get me wrong, i cried my eyes out that night. so i'll share with you what has helped me to feel better and not give up. for those of you who are christians....and even if you're not....i came across this song that has helped me tremendously. it's amazing how god brings things into your life just at the right time. the name of the song is "walk on the water" by britt nicole. this song is so encouraging and it really helped me to not lose faith. hope this song helps others too....especially if you're feeling discouraged and feel like giving up :)

I'm doing the ncsbn review as well and i'm scoring "below the passing standard" on every test. I'm taking the NCLEX July 8th for the 3rd time so I'm really nervous. But I think the questions on ncsbn are most similar to actual nclex questions so I'm still sticking to it. I do have other resources as well....probably too many. Don't get discouraged....just keep studying! jj

cloud_aerith.... Sorry to hear that you failed. I've failed the NCLEX twice and July 8th will be my 3rd try. I hope I pass!! :)

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i'm scheduled july 8th as well!! i'm extremely nervous. i'm answering questions from ncsbn, ati, kaplan, & davis's q&a and reviewing content from saunders. i started the lacharity book but haven't finished yet. my test scores for ncsbn have all been below passing and that's really making me nervous....especially since i think their questions are most similar to the actual nclex. i'm a repeat test taker and i have a job offer that's contingent upon me passing....no pressure!! i just pray that this time will be it. have to stay positive and focused! good luck to all of you and hopefully we will all be back here posting that we passed

i took kaplan as well and i personally didn't like it very much. well, i should clarify that...i should have just purchased the qbanks. the class was a waste of time, in my opinion. but they do offer hard questions that are similar to the nclex. i think ncsbn's questions are most similar to actual nclex questions. after all, they are the ones that write the nclex...so i've heard. i purchased the lacharity book after i failed and really wished i had it prior to. i had so many priority questions. if you're looking to review content, than get the saunders book but if you're just looking to do practice questions...i wouldn't bother with it. the questions from saunders are way easier than the nclex. same with exam cram. i personally really like davis's success series books. i think the questions are pretty close to nclex and they provide great rationales for correct and incorrect answers. i have an electronic copy of the med-surg book. i'd be happy to email it to you if you'd like. only thing is, it's from 2007 but i don't think it makes a difference at all. best thing of all is....it's free!

one more thing...i came across this study guide in a forum on here and i find it to be extremely helpful. i'm still new to this site and how everything functions but here is a direct link to the discussion thread. hopefully it works. hope it helps! https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/study-checklist-passing-558477.html

believeinhim....i know exactly how you feel. you are definitely not alone. i graduated from a bsn program in 2010 and was offered a job a month later...this was my dream job too. under the circumstances of the position start date, i had to reschedule my test date which only gave me 4 days to study. inevitably, i failed and lost the job. i was beyond devastated. i had done so well during my nursing program so it was very hard to swallow. then i decided i'd try again. given the situation, i thought surely i failed because it was too much pressure and i just didn't have enough time to study. so i tried again but foolishly did not study much at all thinking there's no way i'd fail again. i mean c'mon...this time there was no pressure, i was well rested, and felt fairly at ease. when the computer shut off after question 75 i knew i had failed....and i did. i think the second time was an even harder blow than the first. it was definitely a humbling experience. luckily, i interviewed with the same hospital and was offered another job. that was without a doubt by god's grace. i truly believe that. so now i am in a somewhat similar situation, only this time i've had several months to study. but the devastation of failing the exam twice really sent me into a slight depression. i really felt defeated. to be quite honest, some days were very hard to get out of bed. but i have to look at the big picture and realize that i was offered another job for a reason. as hard as it's been, i know there are great things to come. but don't get me wrong, i am terrified to take the exam again. i really don't know what i'll do if i fail again sorry, if this message has been a real downer..haha. so, my advice to you is to not be so hard on yourself. failing sucks...i know. just give yourself a little time to digest what has happened. then when the dark cloud drifts away....realize that it happened for a special reason....whatever it is. you have to believe that. then get yourself motivated again to study and know that you can do it. i find it easier to get back on track by organizing a schedule and figuring out what i want to accomplish each day. i've just been doing as many questions i can a day (which is not as many as it probably should be) and making note of the questions i got wrong. then i go and review those topics. i've found that the questions in the ncsbn review and lacharity's book are most similar to the questions i had on the nclex. i did take kaplan but it wasn't for me. so i go off those questions and review content in the saunders book. you've come this far for a reason. don't be too down. surprisingly, all the people i went to school with that were the "top" students...failed the first time. i have no idea why. but they all passed after that and i'm sure when you make your second attempt...you too will pass. have faith good luck to you!!

hey there...i didn't get a chance to read your entire post but from what i saw...i didn't really see any of those topics on the exam and i've taken it twice...the last time was in april. i had a lot of priority/triage questions, isolation precautions, 2 calculations, acid-base imbalances, a handful of meds, seemed like quite a bit of cardiac questions, hypo/hyperthyroid stuff, diabetes related...insulin, etc. i also wanna say i had quite a bit of ob questions...like complications. but for the most part, seems like every other question was a priority question..."who would you assess first"...."who would you call back first"....oh, also room assignments. i hope that helps a bit! good luck!