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Thanks a lot for this post. this will help me a lot. I am also planning to self review for the NCLEX Exam for Texas. Definitely be reading all the post. Will start reviewing once all the requirements is done.

Hi there. I'm Ryan and I'm currently working in a call center for 1 year and 7 months now. I graduated BS in Nursing April of 2009 and passed the board exams November of 2009. I am a second-courser with BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering as my first course, and passed the licensure exams for that as well in 2003. I am in a dilemma at the moment. I want to take NCLEX for Texas but I have to save for it. And it might take me more than 2 years before quitting work and doing volunteer work. I'm anxious about things I have read here in ALLNURSES regarding refresher courses. Is there such a thing here in the Philippines? I only worked after graduating BSN because I taught my eldest brother wouldn't be that responsible to finance my review for NLE then. And I was right, it was definitely a good decision for me to work then. I financed my stay here in Manila and did self-review (even though I really wanted to just review and focus on NLE). My brother from Texas - Ceasar - not the best brother, but still my brother, was the one who encouraged me to quit work (also in a call center) in 2005. He financed my nursing school fees until I was about to graduate. That is correct he kept me hanging. I was about to graduate and he cut sending off money because he found a girl here in the PHP and fell in love (as he said). As they say you can only choose friends and not your relatives. To cut the story short, I am 30 years old now. After attending highschool and engg college reunions last month, I found myself insecure and bitter but honestly happy for my batchmates and friends. I was one of the best student in my class (whether it was engg or nursing). Studying for the second time to get nursing, proved to me that I was intelligent (coz I never thought I was). I did everything right academically including extra-curriculars. I fought for my classmates to get the best from the school being a student leader and all. But right now, I am lost. I just want Him to lead me and do the right decision. Will I or should I quit work now and go back to Pangasinan province and do volunteer work without pay or try my luck and stay here in Manila, save for my NCLEX and then apply for an NCLEX Exam. After the NCLEX exam should I pass or not, I will definitely resign and do volunteer nursing, but that might take 2 years still. And that leads me back to my question, is there such a thing as a refresher course here in the PHP? (xenxa haven't written for a while)

I am a 2nd degree courser as well. My first course was Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE). It took me 3 yrs to finish BSN, 6 mos to pass the NLE, and now currently reviewing for NCLEX (well actually saving up first to finance the NCLEX Exam for Texas). It must be a very hard decision for you to study again when you already have a family to feed and nurture. When I was about to review for nursing, I decided to go to work because I know that there will be no one that I could turn to for the fees. It was hard especially because I was one of the best from the class and I didn't have that financial support to fast-track on my dreams and aspirations. Lately, we had a reunion from our batchmates in ECE after 8 long years. I've known from them that they're doing very well with their engineering jobs in Dubai. The salary was about P/50,000 a month as they say. I was happy that their dreams are starting to be fulfilled. When I arrived home after the reunion, I was happy for them truthfully but I was full of regrets. There was a lot of what-ifs, should-haves and could-haves. I should have just stayed at work in a call center in April of 2006, when my eldest brother from Texas persuaded me to study again for nursing. What I should have done was to save up money to train for AutoCad and then money to apply and go abroad. So that by now, at age of 30, I didn't end up saving for my NCLEX Exam then after applying for NCLEX be waiting like 8 mos, then after taking the NCLEX exam waiting for the result and if passing will have to volunteer for another 2 years for hospital experience. And to add to that, to find money again to apply for job and expenses to go to Texas I hope.... Since you're already an engineer, try your options on applying abroad. I just think that it would be very hard to study and work (for your family's needs and school needs) when you're just starting a family. I just think its hard but its not impossible. May you the Lord guide you on your choice.