SinCityRN

Hey guys me again..anyways thanks for the advice dee. I did what you said, I went to Southern Hills Hospital and did exactly what u said..didnt get a callback from the Unit Manager but it was worth trying. I've applied everywhere I could think of and no luck. 18 positions at Sunrise 25 positions at SpringValley etc etc...the list goes go. However I'm glad to say that I finally got offered a position after 4 months of suffering. LOL I start next month March2nd...So excited and sooooo happy I finally get to apply what i've earned. One reason I got in is because of a family relative. My sister is an RN case manager at the hospital I will be working at and she was able to get me an interveiw, I tried my best and I was only up against 6 other new grads. Luckily I got the position. ANyways good luck to those looking for jobs out there...It's really a pain..I was almost getting hopeless and was thinking of relocating.

2 more days, your exam is almost here. I didn't do any studying what so ever those last two days before my exam. Although I did a bit of reading on some medications that I thot would be tested, luckily those were the ones that came up on my test. lol I guess I got lucky. But yeah just relax and do some good things for yourself. Any cramming at this point is useless so just relax. Goodluck

Yeah everyone studies at their own pace, just depends on what your comfortable with. I tried religiously doing at least 100 questions a day but by the month of my exam I just focused on understanding the rationales and would probably get 50-70 questions tackled in one day just like you. I think your on the right track, the number of questions you practice won't matter if you're not understanding what your practicing. Keep up the good work and continue to stay focused. Goodluck :)

I think you should try it despite you doing the 3rd edition from Saunders. The 4th edition which Suzanne requires has a quiz at the end of each chapter while the 3rd edition doesnt. I did her plan and passed. I did kaplan and all those other stuff and failed. I think you should really consider it. As for now if you just took your test, listen to what the others are saying and just relax for a bit, take a break then get back to studying after a week or so. Goodluck

Goodluck Debbie. I'm sure you did just fine! Keep praying and don't stop till you get the official results! Goodluck!

You've done your part, I'm sure you'll do fine. Goodluck to you

Goodluck.

Average score I'd make sure I'd get above 75, anything under that and I'd read the chapter and make sure I'd cover everything. I completed about half the CD under Study mode, 2700 questions and passed. Goodluck

Hey flightnurse..omg are u serious??? That's a hell of a long trip to take your test. Here in Nevada there's only one testing center but usually you have to schedule your test 1 month in advance since all the good spots get taken fast. Anyways about the rosary yeah I tried taking it in with me before and you just cant. I had to leave mine in my bag, but I took a break and took it out and started to pray when the computer just kept throwing questions at me and it finally stopped lol. The rosary is good to bring along but just by knowing that God is everywhere and having that spiritual mentality to imagine that he was right beside me during the whole thing helped me alot. I prayed right before I walked in, during my breaks and right after I walked out! Well anyways good luck. You can do this and try not to study 2 days before your test just relax...DON'T STUDY!!! Goodluck!

Wow thanks Dee. I tried again today and luckily I found out my papers have gone through finally! It's finally official that I can work in Vegas also I found some available positions online that accept new grads so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I have a family relative trying to help me out as well, she knows people and she's trying to help me out too. I have a ton of international grad friends but no friends who have graduated here in Nevada wish I did but oh well. I know I'll find a job soon, I just have to keep trying. Thanks for your guys input.

Thanks. Yeah I know I thot that everything would fall into place once I passed the Nclex and I'd be working in no time. My family's wondering why it's been close to 2 months by now and I still haven't been working in the hospital yet. Part of it has to do with the fact that I'm still waiting for my papers but for the most part I've been applying and I just don't seem to be finding a place that's New grad Friendly here in Vegas... All the places that I've been to always keeps telling me that they'll give me a call if they're intrested but nothing...anyways yeah guess I have no choice but to keep trying. If there's anyone reading this who knows of a New Grad Friendly hospital please do let me know. Any information will be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Hey guys, I passed my Nclex October but was registered with CA, so it's been taking me awhile to get my papers in order so that I can officially work in Vegas. Anyhow I've been applying for RN positions. Unfortunately they're always looking for RN's with 2 years experience and so on. How can I get experience if no one wants to give me a chance?? Anyone in the same position or know any place in Nevada that's hiring New Grads??? Thank you for your responses. Btw: I am an international graduate if that has anything to do with the reason why I'm not getting hired.

Hey folashade. Well if they gave you alot of meds it means that they found you weak in that area. This time you need to master those suckers. They gave me alot of Medications the first time I took the test too and I wasn't very good at them either so I made sure I killed it when I prepared for the test again. It may seem hard but you know once you set your mind on something that you really want to accomplish you can do it. I bought a ton of poster boards roughly around 35-40 in total and I handwrote all the medications that I thot were very important and that I needed to know, posted these up on my wall and practically my whole room wall was covered from all four sides. It helped me remember the drugs alot because I would see them everyday along with their side effects, precautions, when to take them and so on. As everyone on here has mentioned practice those questions. It helped me alot to feel prepared for my exam. It just feels like your at home practicing questions when your at the test center. Anyways goodluck on your test.

I'm very sorry to hear that you did not pass. Many others are in the same situation as you so don't lose hope. Take some time off for yourself and try to do other things in the mean time other than studying. Get back at it again after a week. It's better to start studying right away and not let too much time pass while what you've reveiwed is still there. Goodluck on your next attempt.

Hey mochafrap :) It's LVdreamer. Anyways based from your story I had the same thing happen to me..computer just kept giving me questions and I was freaking out but I found out that I passed. First time I took NCLEX it stopped at 75. Then the last time I took it, it stopped at 180 after 4 hours and I just didn't know what to think. Being that there wasn't any computations I'd say that's a prettty good sign. My format of questions were 0 computations, 3 SATA's, 7-10 drugs, and the majority i'd say about 60-70 % of my exam was teaching and client education, who would the Nurse see first, which of the ff s/s would lead the nurse to notify the Physician etc. Anyways it's really easier said than done but try to stay positive I know it's hard..but really there's nothing you can do at this point since the test is over. All I could think about for the past 3 days before my results were posted was if I had passed and that I should keep studying just in case, but I passed lol. Well Goodluck! When did you take your test?