i took the nclex-rn for the third time today

Silverdragon102, BSN · Mar 6, 2008

Good luck

kremlin · Mar 6, 2008

Hey joanna, so this is your third time I see. All we can is just hope for the best and if you don't pass? Try to learn from you mistakes and do better next time. Don't feel stupid that you did not pass, I've read many posts here from people who are on there 3rd,4th and even 6th take..but that DOESN'T matter. What matters is having the endurance and determination to get back up and yet try again. Many great nurses have faced the same struggle as we have. I took the boards recently and failed, and this will be my third time taking them as well. Don't stress chica, hang in there and hope for the best..I'm sure you did just fine. Just wait and hope for the best, youve done your part already and there is nothing else you can do but wait. I wish you luck. I hope you passed! :)

joanna87 · Mar 6, 2008

thank you, kremlin. everyone on my floor is super supportive and the nurse manager for our floor absolutely loves me and went to bat for me the second time i didn't pass so i could keep my position. now that i have possibly failed a third time, i don't know what's going to happen. i don't want to get demoted to a CNA. not that there is anything wrong with being a CNA, but that's not what i went to school for and its incredibly discouraging.

kremlin · Mar 7, 2008

Your welcome. :) I see you as being in a better position than I am. lol, I'm so jealous that you even have the opportunity to even work at the hospital! I currently work at a place that is NON-MEDICAL related, so consider yourself very fortunate. It seems like the staff at the hospital already look at you as a great nurse to be. If other people beleive in you, than that sure does mean something positive that your doing something right. Let's keep trying till we pass, I just bought SAUNDERS today and I'm answering the first chapter as we speak, trying to follow Suzanne's plan. :bugeyes: Well anyways tell me when your taking it again and what methods your doing in order to prepare! We all need the help we can get lol.

worrier · Mar 7, 2008

also took the test March 6 and I am very disappointed on how I performed in the test. I tried to take my time answering every question but on the back of my mind, I am in a rush (bad sign:o). I am really drained after the test.

For sure I failed, I am trying to recall the test and it frustrates me more. Stopped at 145. I had 2 SATA, 1 computation, Lots of Pharma/Priority/Infection Control, few delegation. And the bad thing is , there are easy questions I'm sure that I didn't answered right :crying2:.

I'll just wait and pray. Congratulations to all who passed!

labrador4122, RN · Mar 7, 2008

i've taken kaplan & hurst review. i own every review cd and book probably known to man kind. and if i don't pass.. i don't know what i am going to do.
i got locked out at 171 questions. they were mostly TEACHING questions. i think i'm doomed. i got maybe 2 calculation questions, maybe 5 prioritizing, and now that i think about it .. i'm sure i got the last question wrong.
it is just frustrating to know that the not so bright people in my class passed boards but i'm still struggling. i worked my butt off during nursing school and graduated a few months after my 20th birthday. i work as an extern on an oncology unit and that is my PASSION and i'm good at what i do and the patient's absolutely love me.
sorry for being negative nancy. i just need to vent.

I agree. When I was studying, I told myself the same thing, if other people that are "airheads" can do it, then so can I.

and I kept studying and studying, and I made it.

so you never know! hang in there!