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Thanks for the great advices, my follow colleagues! :loveya:

I just recently got hired at a near by hospital from where I live. I have been orienting for almost a month now and I find nursing to be VERY overwhelming. There are so many procedures to learn, so many protocols to know, knowing what to do with high and low lab results, and the lists goes on and on...I feel like I have no idea how to prioritized myself and that I am always behind on charting. I feel like I am not learning quick enough to be on my own. Granted, I have until December but I am scared I won't be able to go on my own. I am not saying I want to quit but I am asking for those of you that have been through orientation months, how was it for you guys? What did you do to make things easier? Does it get more simple as time passes? PLEASE HELP! Thanks!

I just recently got hired at a near by hospital from where I live. I have been orienting for almost a month now and I find nursing to be VERY overwhelming. There are so many procedures to learn, so many protocols to know, knowing what to do with high and low lab results, and the lists goes on and on...I feel like I have no idea how to prioritized myself and that I am always behind on charting. I feel like I am not learning quick enough to be on my own. Granted, I have until December but I am scared I won't be able to go on my own. I am not saying I want to quit but I am asking for those of you that have been through orientation months, how was it for you guys? What did you do to make things easier? Does it get more simple as time passes? PLEASE HELP! Thanks!

I received an email today from Stanford telling me that I was not chosen for the new grad position. Back to the drawing board I guess...I average 2 applications a day =(

I did, I passed!

Read over and over again the "random facts" page and know the mnemonics by heart and your labs really well! Good luck!

Hi everyone, I am now officially a registered nurse! After taking the exam the first time and failed, I decided I cannot make this mistake again. When I found out my result, after my first nclex, I decided I needed a break off of studying and destressed myself. After a week of break, I went to the book store and tried to find nclex books that would help (now that I know nclex style questions). Below are the books and tools I find useful. Hope these books and tools will help you as well. Good luck!! * Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for Medical-Surgical Nursing by Linda LaCharity PhD RN, Candice K. Kumagai RN MSN, and Barbara Bartz RN MN CCRN (Paperback - Dec 5, 2005) ( Remember to read the rationales and know the content of each question). *Strategies for Alternate Item Formats on the NCLEX-RN® Exam by Linda Anne Silvestri MSN RN and Yazmin Mojica MSN/MPH MA RN CNS (Paperback - Feb 23, 2007) (This book helped me a lot! Make sure to read the rationales). *I aso used "random facts throwing," from this (Allnurses) website." You can find this under Nclex discussion forum. I read from page 1 to the last page. Make sure you ultized this forum and take good notes, for that the information is very very useful for nclex!

I can honestly say, I know how you are feeling. I fail NCLEX the first time as well, and was beginning to doubt myself. What I did was, I took a week off of studying and regather my thoughts. I took NCLEX a month later and PASSED on my second try. I myself, am not a fluent English speaker. Believed in yourself. I know you can do it! BTW your english is great!

Honestly, I would take at least a month worth of studying before taking the test. I made the mistake of taking it early so that I can get it over with, and thinking because I have many tries, I ended up failing the first time. With the second try, I waited and took a whole month to study and passed! good luck!

GUYS!!! It worked!!! It really does work!!! Pearson would not let me register again and so today (3 days later), I went on the Cali. Board of Registered Nursing and my name was there!!!! I am so relieved!!! Thanks to all for the encouragement. BTW...The whatever color screen you have towards the end does not matter. Good luck to all!!!!

GUYS!!! The "Grad screen isn't true. I just found out that I PASSED!!!! Pearson wouldn't let me register so today (I 3 days later) I went on the California Boards of Registered Nursing and there it was, my NAME!!! Yes!!!

There was a thread that mentioned about the gray screen, and every failed exam, the computer would turn gray on her/him. Until the one time when her screen turned blue, and it turns out that she passed..Maybe you passed and your computer was gray?

I took my second NCLEX today and it was horrible. So many medications, prioritizations and SATAs. I had about 215 questions (somewhere around there, I don't quite remember...too anxious to remember). Anyway, when the computer stopped, it turned 'GRAY." I heard that if it turns gray, that means you have "FAILED." Can anyone comfirm this??? I am pretty scared right now. I don't want to take again!!!

I think it is normal the way you are feeling, for that I am feeling the same way. I haven't passed nclex yet either, and sometimes feel really embarassed around my family and friends also but the way I see it is that, maybe its not my time to be an RN "yet" and that I need to just wait a bit longer. I am studying really hard for the next one and if for some reason I don't passed, I am just going to dig my head in a hole . Look at it this way, you are not the only one. So keep your head up and stay focus! Good luck!!

I too fall into this category. I failed nclex back in early March at 265 questions, and is rescheduled to take it again the end of the month. I am pretty freaked out because I know the chances are still 50/50. Its pretty sad that today I had to call the bank to get a deferment on my loans. Too bad we don't have a live study group going on. Well, back to studying and good luck to everyone!