INDNurse88

I went through an online endorsement from PA to MD. After I applied online, my temp license was assigned within 48 hours. My permanent license however was assigned a few days before the 60 day period ended.

The first time I took the NCLEX it stopped at 75 and I failed. Worst feeling ever.

Congrats. Uworld helped me the most as well. Luckily I was able to get the 30 day trial on Facebook. But it seems to have expired.

I walk anywhere between 5.5 to 6.5 miles a day in a 7.5 hour shift. By the time I get home I want to sleep and not wake up.

Nice to hear. I see too many colleages thrown under the bus by patients and the hospital hearing the full story. Way too much shooting from the hips.

Congrats. It took me 5 tries but the moment you see pass, everything becomes worth it.

For me the hurst review and the uworld questions helped the most.

I have a patient that takes his medicine with vinegar. Don't know how his stomach or teeth handle it

Not here. I'm currently assign to be the shadow for students and don't see any benefits $ wise.

That is pretty much what I saw when I was there. Mine was 2-3%

I've noticed that they cashed my check a few weeks after giving me the license. So don't be worried if you don't see a check cashed immeidately.

I finally got my license. The rumor of them working at Island time is true. I have never dealt with people so calm and lackadaisical. They don't care how long it takes.glad it's done and over with.

Thanks I find it ridiculous that it takes them a month to assign a number once the applicant has passed. My potential employer has been holding a job for me until they can issue a temp license. It has been a month since I passed my NCLEX and 3 weeks since they have received the payment and still nothing.

I passed the nclex and it's been a week and a half since I submitted my $162 fee to get the license. Anyone know how long Hawaii takes to give a license after one has passed their exam? There's no info as far as duration on their website and the phones always leave me on hold for forever.

My fifth attempt was on Saturday and after trying the PVT trick and the unofficial results today, I conquered the mountain. 1st: I studied Saunders for 3 months and then took the Kaplan course. I was 50/50 in near passing or below passing on the nclex report. Exam stopped at 75. 2nd: Restudied Saunders and added la Charity and nscbn qbank. Exam ended at 88 questions and again I was 50/50. 3rd: Only took Hurst Review. Exam ended at 113 questions and I was near passing on all but 3 sections. 4th: Reviewed all my existing notes. Exam ended at 83. All sections were near passing. 5th: Subscribed to UWORLD and completed all the qbank. Studied the rationales on everything I missed and re took the qbank. The first time I had a 53% average. The 2nd time I had a 66% average. I took the exam and it ended at 118. I had 25 SATA a couple dose calc and that was it. I was sure I failed because SATA was my weakness. Out of all the courses, books and qbank I subscribed to, I would rate UWORLD at the top. The rationales was extremely detailed and after completing 1500 questions and reading the rationales and taking notes, I felt I learned more than any book or course. After uworld I would recommend Hurst. The content review really assisted in hammering down the topics I may have forgotten. It was a very tough year and a half. I wanted to quit, give up, change careers. My husband kept supporting me and with hard work and praying to the lord, I was finally able to conquer it. To my fellow foreign nurses, keep at it and don't give up. You can do it.