Totally BLEW Life Span 2

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Specializes in Urgent Care.

Well as I drove to Pearson/VUE Monday I ran all the material through my mind. I felt I knew all the material FAIRLY well. Through the check-in process, I smiled and made some small talk with the test center staff that I have come to know over the past months, still feeling comfortable that I knw the material. I sat down at my testing station and went through the questions. Some of them to me aback as they always do, but still i felt comfortable that I knew the material! When I finished the test, I went through the check-out process a gain speaking with the friendly staff. The staff member handed me my grade report.... a "D"!! I truly thought I was going to pass out!! During the drive home and over the past 36 hours or so I have went through the "what went wrong phase".:confused: Yes, there have been many things that have went on during my preparation for this test; my mother passed away, issues with my S.O., financial issues :banghead: all of which had been on my mind. However, those are not excuses, the fact of the matter is...I was not prepared. So, now I sit hear venting to all who will listen. I am preparing for Life Span 3 and I am more determined than ever. However, the "D" requires me to retake LS 2 after a 60 day wait. It is so frustrating to me to be set back nearly a month now until I can take the FCCA. Why oh why if I was destined to blow one, couldn't it have been earlier in the process? LOL! :wink2: Just fate I guess!! My questions to the forum are 1) Did I miss something? I studied the TCN book, Arends and a few of the recommended readings from the study guide. Should I be looking in another direction? 2) Dealing with the frustration. As I said, I'm more determined than ever, but I have to admit I am still a bit "gun shy" now as I prepare for the next exam and I am just UBER mad at myself for setting back my time line that 60 days. Any suggestions????? Thanks and good luck to all of my fellow "Distance Learning" Students!! WTG on your success so far! :yeah:

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

If you really want to retake a failed exam sooner, you can ask EC to waive the waiting period. You're not the only student to fail that one -- a few people here have. Did you do the EC practice exams? If not, I suggest you do -- they are worth the $65. Also, notes from studygroup101 are great! And maybe some more of the textbook reading in the areas where you didn't fare as well. TCN and someone else's notes aren't always enough. Good luck!! :)

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Specializes in Psych, LTC, Acute Care.

Hang in there! I failed the same exam and retook it and passed. I also failed Transitions to RN role. But guess what I am now a RN working in a hospital for about 5 months. Keep your eye on the big picture. Call EC and see if they will let you take it in a couple of weeks. They let my friend do it. She failed her last exam and called and retook it 3 weeks later. Hang in there, it will happen. Take care.

* Make sure you are scoring 70 in most of the catagories. For some reason they set the bar very high on that exam.

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For my last 3 exams, I kind of let the TCN/Chancellor modules go by the wayside... I did the recommended reading, diligently forced myself to outline each individual disease and then constantly reviewed them. It was time consuming and a major pain the a**, but it paid off because I got A's on all three of those exams. After failing NC6 last year, I told myself NO MORE EASY WAY OUT. I later realized my Chancellor module was missing a great deal of the diseases in a content area. I had to do the work to gain a complete understanding of the knowledge. I also reccommend the Saunders NCLEX review. I find it does a great job summaraizing most of the diseases/interventions Excelsior wants you to know. Also has a wonderful section about deciphering questions in the front of it.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
For my last 3 exams, I kind of let the TCN/Chancellor modules go by the wayside... I did the recommended reading, diligently forced myself to outline each individual disease and then constantly reviewed them. It was time consuming and a major pain the a**, but it paid off because I got A's on all three of those exams. After failing NC6 last year, I told myself NO MORE EASY WAY OUT.

Good for you, Erin! That's what I'm talkin' about. There really are no shortcuts.

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Specializes in Urgent Care.

Thank you ALL for the very sound advice and the encouragement!! :)

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