Serena211

greetings everyone! my name is serena and i just recently passed my boards! i am finally able to leave the nclex forum and enter this one. i start my new job as a registered nurse on a stroke unit on monday. i have two days of classes and then twelve weeks of orientation with a preceptor. i am pretty nervous and scared. for one, i am nervous as to who my preceptor will be and if she/ he will be cool. since i graduated back in may and haven't stepped in a hospital for months, i am scared i will forget the proper technique for various skills. i'm scared the shift work is going to leave me exhausted. i am scared of making mistakes even though i am confident that's the best way to learn (as long as no one gets hurt). anyways, i am excited to be here and get to know all of the other new nurses. i am sure i'll be on here often venting and trying to help others. -- serena, new rn

Thank you Shakira!! Yes, praise the Lord!! :bowingpur

Take Kaplan, you won't regret it. I bombed my first time and then I took Kaplan the second time around and passed with 75 questions! I am a firm believer in Kaplan's program. Best wishes

Hi there, I did the review in classroom and online but found all of the online material the most helpful. The qbank and question trainers are essential! Hope this helps. .. Kaplan worked WONDERS for me :)

hi everyone!! my name is serena and i am finally a registered nurse!! i feel like i've been waiting forever to say that. haha i took the nclex-rn a week ago and it shut off after 75 questions. this was my second attempt. the first time i tested back in august, it shut off after 76 and i, obviously, bombed it. the first time i only used saunders 4th edition and i basically procrastinated until the last two weeks. bad idea. the second time around, i tried kaplan since all of my friends were successful who used it. i did all 7 questions trainers, and about 40% of the qbank. the questions were difficult on kaplan .. so much so that after i left the nclex my second try, i was sure i failed because the questions seemed so easy. ha, easy. yea right. first and foremost, thank you god and thank you jesus! thank you allnurses.com for all of the support. it really helped me get through my first failure and motivated me to try again. i will continue to pray for those who are waiting for results and those who are preparing to tackle the beast!! remember, you can do it!!!

PRAISE THE LORD! THANK YOU JESUS!!! AFTER A WEEK OF WAITING, I JUST FOUND OUT I PASSED!!!!!! Thank you to everybody for all of the prayers and constant support! This was my second time testing and I only used Kaplan this time around! I'm an RN!!! Woooooo :nurse:

congratulations, rn!!!!!!!! :nurse:

Eosaeni... I am having the SAME problem! What state do you live in? I live in Delaware, took the test exactly a week ago also, and my board of nursing said that the pearson vue "system" is down and that it's a widespread problem for states that don't have quick results. My state usually posts scores within two days and I am STILL waiting. My BON has no idea what is going on and can't tell me when they will know anything? My job is on the line ... I am getting pretty angry now!!

Thanks for the advice but, unfortunately, Delaware isn't one of the many states that has 'quick results'. I can only find out through my board of nursing.

That's exactly how I felt. I was shocked when it shut off at 75. My initial reaction was to panic because I was sure I failed and bombed it so badly. I took mine last Thursday and am still waiting for my results. I'll keep you in my prayers!

Hi everyone! My name is Serena and I am trying not to go insane. I took the nclex-rn for the second time on Thursday October 16th and am still waiting for some results. I live in the small wonder called Delaware where results are usually posted within 2-3 days. So yesterday would have been the day I would have known. Nothing. I called my BON and this nice man told me this crap lie that the "nclex land" people only send Delaware the scores every Thursday. haha Nice try so that I wouldn't call back until Thursday. However, I wasn't so convinced. I called back today and got the same gentleman. This time I was agrressive and told him kindly that my job is on the line right now and I need my score. He read me this e-mail that they were forwarded from Pearson Vue explaining that the system is currently down and it's a widespread problem they are working on and other states are also being affected. What?!? So... has anyone heard of such a thing? Does pearson do this often? Is anyone else in another state having the same problem right now? Please continue to pray for me. I am trying my best to keep the faith throughout the bumps in the road. This whole situation just seems crazy to me? Who knows?!

God is good!!!! Congratulations :) Best wishes in your career as a registered nurse!!!

Hi Suzanne... just a quick question. If there was an issue with the fingerprinting then who do we call? Pearson or my BON? I live in Delaware and it usually posts on our BON within a few days. DE is not a quick results state either so I cannot find out if I passed through the Pearson web site. Should I call my BON to see what's going on? Thanks so much!

CONGRATULATIONS REGISTERED NURSE!!!! That's awesome you found out this morning. I took mine on Thursday and still no results? My state doesn't have quick results and I am just waiting for the BON to post it. This is my second time so I am really hoping and praying I passed! Congrats again and best wishes in your career as a nurse

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! Go relax and celebrate becoming a registered nurse!!

Congrats Mothergoose!! That's awesome you found out you passed! Best wishes in your career! I took it on Thursday and am still waiting for it to be posted on the Delaware BON web site. I hope it hasn't posted b/c they don't post on weekends? Please continue to pray for me ... I should hopefully know tomorrow! And I'm still about to throw up! haha

Congratulations SupaDrea Registered Nurse!! Best wishes in your career!

Thank you! That was very sweet of you and it brought a smile to my face! Thank you everyone for the support .. allnurses.com has seen me through two nclex exams now and I am glad it's not going anywhere. It's a great support group! I'll definitely let you know what happens ... keep praying!

Thanks Suzanne! Yes, I did notice that lately, a lot of us have been noticing there are fewer SATA's. I guess they try different approaches to get different statistics. I hope that my state of Delaware posts results on the weekend so I don't have to wait until Monday to find out. :)

Thanks again for the support ... it is really helping me feel better! I hate to assume anything before I get true results. I'll keep ya posted as soon as I know. Thank you, thank you and best wishes for everyone else who is waiting for results and has yet to take the nclex!

Wow.. WHAT A TREND! I took it today and had the same exact issue. I had only one SATA (mine as well have been none) on a med I had never heard of and zero med calcs?!? I was sure I failed but maybe now that I see others are having the same problem .. maybe we all passed :) Lets keep each other posted on our results. By the way, this is my second time .. I failed last time with 76 questions so I freaked when it stopped this morning at 75. ugh I'll be praying for us

Congrats newgraduate!!! That is awesome news! Now go out and celebrate

Thanks you so so so much for all of the support! Thank you also to hugmebaby and silverdragon :) Prayers are appreciated! I was so down and discouraged after failing the first time and so determined to pass this time. Today was the big day I've been waiting for, my family has been waiting for, and I just feel as if I bombed it. I will try to stay positive and take your advice!! And I will let you know once I find something out. Thanks again :)

Hello hello! I just got back from my second attempt at the nclex-rn. 75 questions and I am pretty sure I failed. I had 76 questions last time so it all seems too familiar. Has anyone ever heard of someone not getting any SATA's?!? I didn't have any so I am sure I bombed it. I felt like the questions were all too easy, even though I obviously was getting them wrong. I only had a few priority and absolutely no med calculations but tons of meds I've never heard of? Please give me some encouragement to take this thing a third time. I am so down about it and wonder if I should change professions. Ugh how did I graduate from nursing school and I can't pass this exam? HELP!!!! PLEASE!!!!!

Thank you! I do feel a lot more prepared then I did the first time I tested so that's worth being joyful