texasrn2b2015

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Are there any states one can retake the nclex in if past texas 4 year pass deadline? Should I temporarily relocate to another state? What should I tell the nursing boards of other states. Any help is appreciated. Not looking for a pity festival...it was weird b/c when the lady from the texas board of nursing told me, I actually had trouble crying b/c I've been so burnt out studying and working,etc. Background: I graduated nursing school here in texas (associates from a university, not a very good one at that...I never saw a live birth during ob rotation amongst many other problems at the university) in may 2011, the last 4 years have been insane, almost robbed, almost shot at twice, lawsuits, sallie mae embarassment, ENDLESS VEHICLE PROBLEMS (one of the major reasons why I only took the test 3 times in the past 4 years), I'rn failure social alienation quicksand. I'm not very smart (IQ=123 WAIS in college), I've always struggled to stay focused in school and certain environments since pre-kindergarten, tickets, varsity sports issues, etc. . But, things have gotten much much better in the last 4 years as I'm able to focus a lot better and don't have as much muscle tension and nervous tremors, I have a much easier time talking to people now but I'm still working on it. Nclex Attempts: 1st attempt: 75 questions=FAIL Shortly after graduating I registered for the live in person kaplan review course. It's pretty silly to use the kaplan decision tree if you were a struggling student in nursing school or have not had a thorough core content review. Some of the rationales on the question qbanks are mediocre. davis q&a questions and kaplan qbank questions are eerily similar. 0/8 above the passing standard 2/8 near the passing standard 2nd attempt: 75 questions=FAIL Funny b/c I mistakenly left in my nursing school graduation information on an employer's resume, when I was looking for work,manager was not happy, didn't get the job. 3/8 above the passing standard 2/8 near the passing standard 3rd attempt: 93 questions=FAIL kaplan online course+lacharity pda+saunders comprehensive nclex review book (yellow) I had about 30 SATAs, thus the near the passing standard results below 2/8 above the passing standard 5/8 near the passing standard This may have been the worse, because I was also working full time in a home health agency with a nurse and her staff, who let me know what a sorry assed dude” I was on a daily basis. I eventually quit within a few months of my not passing. Crazy things happened when helping her visit patients. Constantly, let me know that I was just as good as a bum on the street b/c asn degree minus licensure =jack ****. And, yes she was a *****. Conclusion: davis q&a nclex rn: my favorite book, has the best rationales of any resources, its a shame I've discovered it too late lacharity pda best resource for SATA lippincott q&a nclex rn: good questions saunders comprehensive review for the nclex rn: best coprehensive content review, cleared up content blind spots hursts review notes: course videos are so so, but the notes are priceless, questions are completely worthless, missing critical pieces of core content though, see saunders for more complete treatment, overrated. Ncsbn online course: garbage, forced to use internet explorer, doesn't function well across operating systems (I'm using ubuntu linux), code erors on the site avoid gimmicks: hurst review, saunders, amateurish nclex prep, entertainment heavy nclex review courses and books. periodic reality checks: -If you are not so smart you will have to study twice as hard as the average smart person in school -If you are not catching publisher errors in your review materials, chances are you aren't studying hard enough -its better to have physical books rather than read a bunch of text online due to less glare,etc. -Imposer syndrome, some of us really are imposters...just because you graduated means jack ****: AND