Took nclex today(2-27) for the 3rd time & failed...wanna give up

Mazee · Feb 28, 2012

i failed on my 3rd try as well. i felt like giving up. i was depressed in bed cryng like something died inside of me. i had no support what so ever. i took TWO WEEKS off away from my books.i prayed to the lord above to give me strength to move on, and to pursue my dreams. i dont want to quit coz im not a quitter. been through so much to get to this point and to give up meaning i would loose. i wasnt willing to do so.

coming from a long line of family with nurses i felt like ****. but i know i have the heart to be a nurse and i know giving up is not the answer. so i have to be persistent... if you need someone to talk to, just message me. maybe if you hear my personal story it will enlighten you a bit...

Tashy Mary Kay · Feb 28, 2012

NCSBN is review is written by the the people who write the NCLEX exam. I know a few people on here who failed and took the course and pass with them. Here is the website. NCSBN

Let me know if there is anyway I can help.

cutegirl25 · Feb 28, 2012

am in sacramento, ca and if u guys want we can do skype conference or meet somewhere if u r close to me. I took mine on feb 14 and turns out that valentine day was not good for me. so after 7-8 days of sadness. am ready to do it again to pass it this time. am doing nclex pn exam. am planning to do hurst review. did any of u taken that?

cutegirl25 · Feb 28, 2012

i have taken kaplan and ncsbn. I failed with kaplan qbank and ncsbn doesnot open on my computer. so stupid my computer is.

cutegirl25 · Feb 28, 2012

planning to take my exam in april like 15 or 16

blacklily · Feb 28, 2012

I just failed and idk how long do I have to wait register again but I believed I have to wait like 45 days or can I reschedule my exam n pearsonvue.com and pay the 200 again..yeah I'm planning to take mine maybe 1 st week of April too..

Dragonfly777 · Feb 28, 2012

hey,

Don't give up or get discouraged. It's normal to feel this way, I was in your shoes when I passed!!! Here is what helped me......Kaplan blue book strategies (read all of it), PDA by LACHARITY (it's another book, this you must have), the AN STUDY GUIDE (type in the search box just like it's written), and last attend the free kaplan online review events they have on their web. They are only an hour long and there is like three of them. Focus not on memorizing but just taking your time to critically think your way through the answers. First Time i took it I used HURST, this wasn't enough for me. ohhh and Lastly...I'm very impatient person when it comes to sitting down and taking a test in an unfamiliar place sooooo I used the ear plugs and the headphones to focus and concentrate on my exam. I did not care about who left the place or came in...got really close to my screen and imagined that I was home doing my books. My test stopped somewhere around 120-40 not sure bc I hid the icon to the time and number of qs. I knew i had passed when I left that room.

ps- learn about how nclex works, how we get tested and how the computer determines your a passing student. This helped tremendously...u will laugh, but I sat and told the computer " you are not smarter than me", its set and programed by other people to target your passing level.

Good Luck, wish u the best!!!

ninja.kitty. · Feb 28, 2012

don't worry i only it took once and failed and now im doing these questions from NCSBN and i cant even score above a 60% i feel hopeless and like i will never pass this dang test. Im sitting here considering different career paths. But the best thing i learned is hey if you fail you fail do it again until you get it. I don't know why we have to take a test to prove to people we can be good nurses. this test doesn't make us good nurses, just gets us a job. which is stupid. but hey that's the rules and we have to pass this thing. so just get over it and do it again and again. we can do this :)

cjm2011## · Feb 28, 2012

Hey I know how you guys feel. I just found out that I didnt pass also. Ive been kinda of down and embarassed. So now Imwondering what review I can used. I heard great thing about Kaplan but its kind of expensive. I also heard about NCSBN.

ninja.kitty. · Feb 29, 2012

Hey I know how you guys feel. I just found out that I didnt pass also. Ive been kinda of down and embarassed. So now Imwondering what review I can used. I heard great thing about Kaplan but its kind of expensive. I also heard about NCSBN.

I am doing NCSBN. It is kind of similar to the NCLEX. You have to make a 75% on their practice tests in order to be consider passing. I am making 60's at the moment and I only have taken 3 test.

cjm2011## · Feb 29, 2012

I am doing NCSBN. It is kind of similar to the NCLEX. You have to make a 75% on their practice tests in order to be consider passing. I am making 60's at the moment and I only have taken 3 test.

So is the NCSBN just question only or does it involve content also

cutegirl25 · Feb 29, 2012

I don't know how to get NCSBN to work on my computer. I talked to their techs and everything. What windows u guys using on ur computer. I just bought hurst review. Awesome review of content and reading kaplan book again cause it tells u how to answer any question and also doing qbank. I have qbank till march if anyone wants to use it.