killerbee

Thanks for the replies! Hopefully I can land on this specialty in the future! :)

Im kinda curious does male nurses have a chance as a sane or they prefer female?

If you have enough time I suggest reading mary ann hogan. Last year I failed at 75 now I passed the nclex after reading the book at 75. :)

Thank you! I just scheduled my bls then we'll see :) I graduated from Makati Med '09

I guess so but I saw a two of my or cases on a different sem but I saw that sem was a summer class and was still part of med surg. I read Mary Ann Hogan from cover to cover it was so helpful and pda. I also have some review materials im trying to sell pm me for the details :)

They asked me to send them copy of my us passport (which took time coz i had no clue where to find my old passport) and schedule of rotation. @steppybay - most of my batchmates here in CA already passed their nclex before I did but I heard from one of my friend that he knows someone from our batch that was asked the same requirements and a statement why his nursing transcript are from 2 different schools (i guess she was an irregular student back then). Regarding the son from pi unfortunately I have no update cause I just eavesdrop their conversation lol.

I just passed my nclex-rn as a foreign grad I got my eligibility on nov 2012 and undergone the same requirements that ca required. Like you guys I lost hope in CA but was given a chance again. What I learned is it wouldnt hurt to try to apply if you really wish to stay in CA yes it is expensive, time consuming and stressfull to apply something that is uncertain but thats just me. I was also eligible to HI bon but thankful that i wont need to take the exam in HI anymore. Taking the exam has extra pressure I failed my last exam at 75 and passed it at 75, I guess was terrified that they wont give me another chance if I screw up again.

congrats schnoor! :) Im happy to keep those reviewers deep inside my closet lol Im also selling some of my reviewers which are very helpful you guys can PM me! PVT is pearson vue trick.

Oh I studied close to 4 months. You can do it guys just give time to study if you know that you need to refresh your memory! and on the day before my exam my anxiety level went through the roof a friend of mine told me to relax and think that it is just a regular midterm/final exam and for some reason it works haha

Congrats davi!!! :)

Oh I want to add Hurst helped also.

@dcmom - thank you! its Makati Med @kknurse - no problem! Congratulations!

Thank you! If I could do it you guys can too! Just prepare and believe

@mrsmigs - sata (select all that apply) questions and drug computations. @kurt2005 - I took it at 8am.

My name just appeared on the website now its official! As promised I will share my experience and materials along my journey. I grew up in CA and went to pi to finish my RN then graduated in 2009. To be honest after graduation I got distracted with alot of stuff exgf in pi and being active in competition at my sport. But a soon as I got back probably late 2009 I filed my application and started waiting. 6 months have pass and I know CA bon delays foreign graduate application so I decided to call and I found out that they could not find my application and is marked incomplete so I have to send them a new one. I got my first eligibility on 2010, scheduled within a week just browsing some notes and ofcourse failed at 75. Applied for a retake on late 2010 enrolled at Excell review center and studied for 3 months but still failed at 75. I got frustrated and took a break then I started to be more active in my sport. By the time I decided that Im ready again and applied on 2011 but CA Bon asked me some additional requirements so I got bummed. I just complied and sent the letter from BON to my school which my school said that they will just send the cases immediately. They also asked for my previous us passport so I had to do a general cleaning in my apt and storage just to look for it but it took me a while. Then after reading to some post here in the website I thought that CA was a lost cause so I applied to whatever state my brother is based currently on that time it was on CO but he moved recently to HI so I changed my CGFNS app from CO to HI and got eligible in HI. Nov 2012 CA BON replied and they granted me another eligibility so I decided to start self studying some of my notes and books (Information below) I scheduled my exam last friday in CA hoping that I would not need to to register and exam under HI anymore. During those times I studied after work 7pm-1am everyday I stopped in any other things that I was doing like training and going out with friends I tried to isolate myself to just my books. On the last 4 days I just finished the Mary Ann Hogan read it cover to cover and applied to NCSBN for the questions and boy I got discouraged because I scored 45-58 on those practice questions but decided to still go thru with it. On the day before my exam date I was talking to myself like a crazy person telling myself those scores cant stop me from passing this exam and I prayed the whole time for the last 2 weeks. On the day of my exam I prayed and sat on infront of my computer and wrote "Believe!" which my coach Kurt Osiander always remind me everytime I train. I got 13 SATA, 2 computation, 1 EKG, and ton of prioritization and meds like 70%. I stopped at 75 and left the building knowing that I failed again cause the exam was hard af. Got home did the pvt and passed! :) Books/reviews: 1. Mary Ann Hogan - the book best book as a refresher. 2. PDA - Helped me learn how to deal with prioritization effectively. 3. Excell - I just like how they explain the endo system thats it. 4. 35-page review - I read this on my last day of review (very helpful too) Tips: 1. Pray and Believe! 2. Make sure you answer the the first 30 questions on nclex the best you can do not rush this cause if you do good this means that you're already in the high level questions.