Sanie07

Congrats!

If you failed, it would automatically say 'Withdrawn'. This was what I got the time I failed. When I passed, it said 'Pending' for a few days,well over the weekend then I saw name w/ the license number Monday. So, I think this is a good sign. Do the PVT. It works!

Thank you very you guys!

thank you!!!

OMG! Best day of my life! I just took Nclex-PN last Friday & it stopped at 85. It has been a really long road for me. I graduated in the Phils. in 2007. Passed my Phils. boards then volunteered for a couple months at a regional hospital only to find out that 'twud take me another year of volunteering in order to become an employee. So, I decided to go back to my college & taught basic nursing procedures for a semester making 250 USD a month barely enough to cover my rent but was so much better than leaching off of my parents. Late 2008 my classmates & I planned to go to Saudi Arabia but later changed my mind when my US Visa was approved. When I got to the US in 2009, I worked as an UAP and thought I'd do it for a little while until I got all my papers read for the NCLEX. June 2011, I took the NCLEX-RN but after 265 quetions, didnt make it.I WAS CRUSHED! I was so depressed for months then finally decided to go back to studying again. This time I studied for the PN in preparation for RN. I know its kinda silly but being an UAP for so long, I didn't wanna risk going back to that job. Not EVEN being able to cut somebody's nails bc " I was just an UAP" was just to excruciating for me knowing I am capable of more than that. I wanted to do PN this time just as a safety net. So Friday, I took NCLEX-PN & it stopped at 85. I had 21 SATA, 4 meds, 3 PEDIA, a ton of Qs about procedures/dx test, tons of med-surg qs & 4 infection control. When I got out of the testing center, I immediately did the PVT & got a good pop up. But for the whole weekend I was trying to re-register q 5 mins, LOL! Review materials I used: When I did NCLEX-RN last year, I used Saunder's but didn't make it so i figured I'd use other materials this time. After I failed RN, I went into panic mode and bought literally 12 nursing books.BUT I stuck to 6 of them so I don't get overwhelmed. 1. Prentice Hall Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN by Mary Ann Hogan ( This book had really helped me out alot. Very good in content.) 2. Davis's Q & A for NCLEX-RN Exam ( I think the Qs on this one was harder than NCLEX, a lot of SATAs. Very helpful.) 3. Exam Cram Books ( Practice Qs & Content books) I loved the practice Q books. To me my NCLEX qs were kinda similar to theirs. 4. Kaplan Strategies, Practice & Review 5. Lacharity PDA ( Very good tool for learning how to prioritze patients.) 6. https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/how-i-passed-588963.html ( This I read on my way to the testing center. Awesome material to read. ) I also read the 295 page allnurses guide, helpful but I think the one from senseiRN was more organized. How i studied: I took time off from work for a month & told them I was going for a vacation. The last time I took time off for NCLEX from work & told them what I was doing, it was soooo embarrassing coming back & having to tell everyone that I didn't make it. So, this time. I didn't tell nobody. I studied everyday from 8am-11pm. I did content & did qs on that topic. I was a little bit disorganized but I made sure that I read something everyday & did at least a hundred qs/day.I didn't deprive myself of FB, TV or whatever.I took breaks in between, even went fishing. I just made sure that I accomplished what I set out to do for the day. What really helped me alot was going on this website & reading people's posts. I was really loosing hope & was ready to give up but allnurses to me was like a support group. Thank you very much for the kind-hearted people who shared their NCLEX experiences & resources to everybody in this website. I am forever grateful! Advice to those taking NCLEX is know your content really well, do alot of practice qs, pray, pray & pray! Good Luck & God bless everyone!

Oh you're welcome Karen! :hug:Have you looked at that allnurses compilation? Its 295 pages I think. Some of the info are redundant but it does kinda help.

I've used exam cram both content & question & answer books. The content book wasn't that great to for me. If I could turn back time I would have rather read saunders or prentice hall than waste my time w/ the exam cram content book. It's not that bad but I suggest you use saunder's or prentice hall for content then do the exam cram Q & A. The Q & A has like a 1250 qs you can practice, not bad. But that's just me. Good luck my friend.

Sent! ...i know the feeling. NCLEX kinda feels like a big dark cloud hanging over you. All we could really do is study, study and do the best we can. Good luck Karen.

I just received an email of a copy of the Intense Remedial Review Packet from Marion M. You guys are so amazing! Not in a million years would I have thought that somebody would actually respond to my request. Thank you very much Marion M. and to all you guys who have been so generous to share their study resources.I'll be taking my exam 2 weeks. God bless to all the NCLEX exam takers...

Seems like that's what most people have been saying. I guest I might have to do that. Thanks preet826. I've read most of your posts, congratulations :yelclap:

Hi everyone, I wanted to asked if anyone has taken both PN & RN. See my dilemma is I originally wanted to take the NCLEX-RN but I was afraid I might fail it again and heard that NCLEX-PN was easier.So now, the books that I'm studying are for RN but I'll be taking the PN. Is there really a big difference between the two? If you know please HELP! Any input would really be appreciated. Thank you guys!

Hi, I think the best thing you can do is contact your BON again, see if there's everything she can submit in place of it. I am a foreign educated nurse too. Got my BSN in the Philippines. When I applied for NCLEX in New Hampshire, my transcripts & Phil. nursing license had to go through CGFNS (directly from my school & licensing commission to CGFNS). They processed/verified them then sent them to NH BON after. She might be able to do that, that way she doesnt have to provide her records for the surgeries/deliveries she assisted in (if that's what she's missing). But I don't know bc every state is kinda different. Two of my classmates are RNs in CA and I think they kinda did the same thing I did. But I'll try to check w/ them and I'll get back to you when I can.

Congrats!

Kuya joe17 If you have some important pointers & review materials email naman Kuya:sniff: I failed NCLEX last year and I need all the help I can get. Salamat kuya! [email protected]

hey crubinunez, i know how you feel. it sucks to fail. i failed last year & was so depressed for months, but hey there are others out there who failed a few times & passed on their 3rd,4th, 5th time taking it. they didn't loose hope and that's why you shouldn't too bc we are nurses! and we can't just give up on our dreams so easily. it's gonna be hard for a few weeks but you gotta be strong and study again! study again, and take it again until you pass.