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Just wanted to say that I did work while I was in nursing school. Matter of fact I worked 2 jobs the whole way through. Im one of those people that when you say something cant be done I find a way to do it and in my situation no working was not an option. It was hard and I thank god everyday that my husband and family were so patient, but yes it can be done! :)

I start next tuesday at a LTC facility/nursing home. Im very nervous but excited at the same time. There is still 70% of my graduating class, i graduated in May, that are without jobs. Im happy to even have this opportunity. I must admit though this site has been scaring me a little with all the negativity about LTC facilities. To be honest I feel in this market we can't be picky. We need to take what we can get. I have a friend that ran into 2 students the other day from the 2008 graduating class who are still job hunting. The way I look at it is I am the low man on the totem pole. By no means am I expecting anything to be easy, but I will take whats offered. Its scary out there especially with new grads coming in to the market within the next couple of months. Im not sure what to expect or how many patients I will have but Im going in with a positive mind. I wish everyone the best of luck whether it be LTC, STC, home health, hospital etc. Like I said I think right now experience is experience and we should take what there is to offer. Just my opinon :)

If it says delivery successful and you are getting that pop up you passed! Congrats!

It does work for NJ. I tried it my second time. Had 75 questions and it shut off. Tried the pearson vue trick got the good pop up and found out 48 hours through quick results I had officially passed. Try the trick :)

Im so sorry. I have been thinking about you this weeke wondering if you had tested yet. If you need anything or there is anything I can help you with let me know.

Im so sorry. NJ's rule is after the third time of failing you have to take a mandatory review course I believe approved by them. That was what I was told when I failed the first time. That I had 2 more times and then I would be required to take a review course if I did not pass and only after successful completion of the review course would they send an ATT again. Again Im sorry.

Well Im also from NJ and have bene experiencing the same thing as you. I graduated in May and passed my boards in September. I can not relocate. Im married and have a house. So I have applied to DE, NJ , PA hospitals. I applied to a LTC facility that is a mile from my home back in July. Interviewed once. They hired me yesterday. I have been applying to hospitals like crazy and have gotten nothing. I also had an interview for home care for a pediatric agency but that was more than an hour ride from my home. At this point because of where the market is at and the fact that about 70% of my class does not have a job yet with more people coming into the market Im going with the LTC facility. It will give me some experience till at least I can get hired at a hospital. It is not perfect but in this economy I think we need to take what we can get. I like the order you are looking in but I would apply to all categories and see where you get a bite at. I dont know if it helped but I can tell you I have been applying everywhere in all categories and this is where Im ending up at.

Congrats Bluebird!! I never had a doubt!! :):D:D:yeah::yeah::cheers::clpty:

GREEDY IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!! I knew you would pass. Lets do the HAPPY DANCE!!!:yeah::cheers::clpty::dancgrp:

Lets Go Bluebird!! I will be praying and sending all the good vibes I have your way today. You can do it!!

Greedy Im praying for you. Breath relax and try the trick!! So I can do the happy dance for you

Thanks Im so glad to be done :)

Thanks I dont know what to do with myself now that I dont have to study, oh wait I need to job hunt :)

Thanks!! And you deserve it too! I wish you the best of luck on your test :)

lol its ok. I know it was long :) Good luck on your test!

Greedy and depressnurse- you guys got this!! I will be praying for both of you tomorrow. Good luck!! :heartbeat

Ok so it was a long bumpy journey for me. I graduated from nursing school in May of this year. I was by no means at the top of my class. I worked 2 jobs all through out school. When I graduated I took a week off to celebrate making it through school and then started my review course on June 1st. It was the ATI review which had a 99% chance of passing on the first try when the review course is done properly (please note I said properly ) The goal to moving on in this course was to score 65% or above on every test. We were told by our director we would not receive our ATT until we finished the course. So I franticaly tried to finish the course not paying attention to the questions or the rationales. I studied no content just ATI. Well I finished the review course July 5 and waited anxiously for my ATT. Not studying at all :imbar. Finally got the ATT and scheduled my first test for the 8th of August and then proceeded to cram. I did question after question not even reading rationales. In my mind as long as I did questions I would pass. Well I went in and had 265 questions and failed. I had hit the brick wall:banghead:. I went in knowing I was going to fail at least thinking I was so in hindsight I should have rescheduled. Cryed the entire weekend into monday when I got the official FAIL. At that point I had two choices I could continue to wallow in my misery or get up and start over. I chose to start over. I resubmited all of my paperwork to the board on August 11th and had my ATT by the 20th. I knew I needed to review content and to really focus this time. So I contacted my ATI coach and started the coorifice again. I started studying again on the 17th while I was waiting for the ATT but really kicked into gear once I got it. I knew from this site that people had recomended Lacharity and exam cram. I already had Saunders which was my bible in nursing school. Why I didnt use it the first time I have no idea. I also purchased NCSBN. I set myself up in a seperate room of the house and alternated between all of these sources doing a different one each day. Areas I was weak on I reviewed the content. I did about 75 note cards with drug endings and pneumonics and carried them around everywhere. I did not study more than 3-4 hours a day and some days it was less if I couldnt focus. There was a reason... my brain needed a rest. I also tried to take at least one day a week off. So I resat for my boards the second time on the 25th of September. I thought about rescheduling but with the support of everyone in this forum I went ahead and took it. I printed out all the good luck messages from my fellow forum members and took them with me to the testing center and read them right before I went in. I also prayed alot and went to church. I went in that day saying I was going to be a nurse and came out as one officially as of Sunday. I know this has been long but I wanted to share my story. Im not the most confident person at times but with everyones help here and the few people who I told I was retesting, plus god, I was able to make my dream as an RN come true.:redpinkhe:heartbeat I wish those of you testing for the first time, second, third, etc all the best and I will be praying for each and every one of you to pass. Thanks for reading my NCLEX journey

I failed the first time with 265 questions and passed the second time with 75. I used ATI review ( I had already paid for it and went thru it once so I redid it) exam cram which I loved, lacharity (loved that one too), NCSBN (although I didnt get through the whole thing) and my note cards with drug endings and pneumonics. I used Saunders for content on my weak areas. I only studied about 3-4 hours a night and took a day off here or there. I gave myself 45 days between the 1st test and the 2nd. Took the first week off because I had just found out I failed and hit the books. Oh I also used this site alot for the support and encouragement. Good luck with your studying. This was what I did and it worked out for me.

Honestly I was in the same boat as you. I failed my first time the 8th of august. I was the only one at that point to fail out of my class. I was absolutely devistated. I sent my paperwork back in that week and I took my boards again last Friday and I can tell you that I am now an RN. I will tell you this. I didnt tell anyone my test date. The only people that new were my husband and 1 or 2 others. People kept asking and the only thing I would tell them was soon. You have to take this test for you not anyone else. You are never going to feel exactly ready. But if you really feel you need to reschedule then do so and dont tell anyone when you are testing or give them a fake date so they get off of your back. I would not worry about anyone else just focus on yourself. These things have a way of working out. Good luck to you no matter what you decide.

Good luck to all of those testing today!! I will be praying for all of you today!

You may need to take a break. I just took mine for the 2nd time and passed but my fear and my nerves were reaking havoc on me. I was so emotionally drained I know exactly what you are going thru. I know its easier said than done but you have to go in with a positive attitude. I told myself going into the testing center that Im going to be a nurse then end of today and it happened. I wouldnt necessarily say to do more questions this week than you have been doing. Your brain is on overload thats why you cant concentrate. Take a step back maybe even take the night off. It will do you know good to look at the questions if you can focus. Remember to you made it through nursing school for a reason you are no dummy!! So cheer up, chin up, be confident and positive. I will be praying for you and everyone else to pass!!

Good luck to all of those testing today and congrats to Suzanne's friend!! Lets keep the happy dances going

Bluebird you can do this. My biggest issue was fear of failure. My biggest difference this time for was my faith and belief in myself. The first time I went in to the test saying im going to fail. Theres no way im going to pass. I even went as far to find out how long I would have to wait to retest, before I had even taken it. This time I went in there and I said "Im going to be an RN by the end of the day" My nerves started the first minute or two and then I just let it go. The fear the anxiety just disappeared. You can do this I know you can. Have faith. Im praying for you!

Greedy my biggest issue was my nerves. If I felt like I wasnt getting the questions I got up and walked away and came back to it later. For me it was my brain saying you need a break. You can do this I know you can!! Give your self a break and whatever you do dont study the day before. You got this :)

Its official!!! Just got my quick results and I passed. I can not believe I can officially call myself and RN!!! Thanks to everyone for there support. I had 75 questions 2 meds, lots of priority like who I would see first. And I have to thank SPIDERMAN :) Im on cloud 9. To those of you who havent taken it yet I know you can do it. I know there were days for me where I freaked out last week especially right before the test and I considered rescheduling. Its the nerves. Have a good cry or do something. Step away from the books then go back with a clear head. I could not have made thru this without this forum or the wonderful people here. I also have to thank god for answering my prayers. I just dont know what to do with myself now but smile. LIFE IS GOOD!!:cheers::roll