Wheres God?

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I feel that with my multiples failures on nclex that why did I bother going back to school for my RN. I would have spared myself the embarassment of failing the boards three times. I am spending almost as much money on nclex retesting than I have on my last semester at school. $800.00 and counting. That includes the fourth retake. I am so bitter and disgusted right now that when people say pray; I said be for real god did not create nclex! Where was god during my past failures? There is no divine reason why I failed this exam so many times. I think god has been on vacation when it comes to nclex. I know that is a terrible thing to say but that is how I feel. I have sacrificed enough. BTW that Saunders book everybody is talking about is just a Q&A book among the many others I already have. My confidence is gone and I am numb. What is the point of spending more money on useless courses like Kaplan and ATI; which I have done already. There is something I am not getting with this exam. I feel that if I do not get the first question right on the nclex exam I'm toast. This is my problem I am just at the end of my rope. :angryfire:o:uhoh3::madface:

Specializes in Acute Care Psych, DNP Student.

Here's my opinion. There is no god. God is what you don't understand that you hope is good or powerful. In generations past, god was the rain or thunder. So in 2007, god is behind your NCLEX score?

What about the women in Darfur who are raped and stabbed with machetes? They pray out to god. This game of superstition about god and the NCLEX is not helpful. A majority of scientists are atheists or agnostics. Scientists seem to do quite well.

God is branded by your geography. Good and bad things happen to believers and non-believers alike. There is little reason to it. So put away a proxy for your own power (god) and rise up and conquer this on your own!

I may sound unsympathetic, but I'm quite the contrary. God is not punishing you. You are suffering because you need to change something you are doing with your studies. I'd figure that out.

Good luck! I suspect you know you can do this.

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dear Mytonezucs,

Thanks for that acknowledgement. What you said was the point I was trying to get across. I have every right to be angry and disgusted with NCLEX. In school if we were taught in recognition and recall; why in the hell we have to test in analysis and application. The last time I've checked you learn from experience. I know an entry-level RN should be able to make safe nursing judgements. I think that is the justification of why they make the exam as hard as it is. And don't you think that in any enrty-level RN position whether it is Med-Surg, Peds, Maternity, or Psych you would have to be given orientation to the position and the unit. I am currently an LPN in a psychiatric facility and I work with RNs who can't even analyze a written nursing assignment sheet for the unlicensed staff. So much for application and analysis. I would figure knowing nursing content and applying the nursing process, ABCs, Maslow, Lab Values, and recognizing stable and unstable patients will help me to pass. I've immersed myself in Kaplan, ATI, and nursinglearningtext.com which was a colassal waste of time and money. All this time failing NCLEX and losing money in retesting , I could be practicing as an RN like my classmates. I've been out of school for more than eight months. Wheres God? is more than appropriate for me to try to understand why I have to go through this. I have sacrificed enough. Or so it seems.:o

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I understand about world affairs and that bad things happen to good people everywhere. But make no mistake about it I can question Gods will in my place in time like anyone else no matter where in the world they may be. Passing this exam may be small in the grand scheme of everything that is happening in the world today. And for somone to be on a soapbox telling me what God has or has not done for others does not help matters anyway. I don't mean to sound harsh. But, I can seek guidance from a higher power for this small endeavor of passing this exam. Since I can not get any satisfactory answers at this point in time. In addition, I have already figured out that in eight months of studying and taking prep courses; I come to realize that whatever will be will be. :o

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You are not the failure, the test is.
Don't put the blame on the test! The test has an strategy, it is our job to figure it out. Now, I'm not saying that she is a failure because she isn't... just that we as humans should start being accountable for our own mistakes not look for little things to put the blame on.

I do applaud you and thank you , deeDawntee, for giving such great advice at the end of your post.

derngrad06... some ranting and venting is good for the soul, I know this because I've done it. I just want to wish you the best, jsut remember that God doesn't answer our prayers when we want him to, but when He sees that the time is right :) I'm glad you are looking for ways to help yourself study for the test.

Best of luck

Vivi:monkeydance:

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Specializes in Acute Care Psych, DNP Student.
I understand about world affairs and that bad things happen to good people everywhere. But make no mistake about it I can question Gods will in my place in time like anyone else no matter where in the world they may be. Passing this exam may be small in the grand scheme of everything that is happening in the world today. And for somone to be on a soapbox telling me what God has or has not done for others does not help matters anyway. I don't mean to sound harsh. But, I can seek guidance from a higher power for this small endeavor of passing this exam. Since I can not get any satisfactory answers at this point in time. In addition, I have already figured out that in eight months of studying and taking prep courses; I come to realize that whatever will be will be. :o

Actually, I did not intend to trivialize your situation in any way. Quite the contrary. It is a very big deal.

I just re-read your posts. I didn't notice at first that it looks like you believe in an omnipotent/omnipresent god. I'm sorry. If I had seen that, I wouldn't have shared my perspective.

So I don't think my perspective is helpful to you. I wish you luck. Hang in there.

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Here's my opinion. There is no god. God is what you don't understand that you hope is good or powerful. In generations past, god was the rain or thunder. So in 2007, god is behind your NCLEX score?

What about the women in Darfur who are raped and stabbed with machetes? They pray out to god. This game of superstition about god and the NCLEX is not helpful. A majority of scientists are atheists or agnostics. Scientists seem to do quite well.

God is branded by your geography. Good and bad things happen to believers and non-believers alike. There is little reason to it. So put away a proxy for your own power (god) and rise up and conquer this on your own!

I may sound unsympathetic, but I'm quite the contrary. God is not punishing you. You are suffering because you need to change something you are doing with your studies. I'd figure that out.

Good luck! I suspect you know you can do this.

Very well put.

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dear cardiacRN2006,

If God is omnipresent like we were all taught to believe he is; you don't have to be a trapped miner or a soldier fighting in a war to receive the blessings of God. There is nothing too big or to small for God to handle. With that being said; the risk of death is real in mining and being a casualty of war is real for any soldier. We can all pray for the safe return of our troops and the trapped miners. In the meantime, one can seek guidance in our personal lives for whatever we ask for and not feel that God is too busy to answer our prayers. For the believers of God there is a such thing as miracles of any size. Or what we like to say we are blessed. I'm not asking for next weeks lotto numbers. I believe when you work for something long and hard to accomplish something you are rewarded. There is no reward without work. We all know that. And after the stress and strain of finishing nursing school which was where the real work was accomplished. You should not have be a mind reader of the people who create NCLEX :idea:

Better put. If I do say so myself.

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
I'd like to think that God doesn't micro-manage people's lives. Perhaps he's doing something bigger like trying to protect soldiers, or hearing prayers of trapped miners instead of helping people pass a test.

I think God helps us with whatever is important to us. God has time to protect or soldiers, help those in trouble and to hear our prayers.

God is almighty and all loving and cares about everyone's needs no matter how large or how small they may seem to others. When you ask for his help he listens. He may not always provide an immediate answer, for reasons that we are unaware of, but in time those reasons become apparent.

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I think God helps us with whatever is important to us. God has time to protect or soldiers, help those in trouble and to hear our prayers.

God is almighty and all loving and cares about everyone's needs no matter how large or how small they may seem to others. When you ask for his help he listens. He may not always provide an immediate answer, for reasons that we are unaware of, but in time those reasons become apparent.

Extremely well put. In war soldiers die, miners might not have survived. But for those of us who are alive and well who may need some spiritual guidance are just as worthy of Gods intervention. ;)

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To suggest divine intervention would be needed for something we've been eating and sleeping for the last 3 or 4 years of ours lives only proves my point . Something is wrong with NCLEX.

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.

If entry level nursing was concrete and objective then it would be easy to measure. But entry level nursing is latent and subjective.

Whether NCLEX is wrong or right, crap or justice, it makes no difference what so ever because NCLEX is what it is and it's not going anywhere anytime soon.

The OP is not asking for divine intervention to pass the test. She is asking for strength, understanding and the ability to continue. After 3 strikes who wouldn't want to ask "why"? and "why me"? I can tell you that I would be asking. Not to lay any blame on God. The OP takes responsibility for her failed attempts but attempts to understand why. Who wouldn't and who can fault her?

The truth is nobody knows "why". The OP passed her NCLEX-PN why not the NCLEX-RN? Is it the particular questions she is being presented with? Is it test anxiety? It's obviously not lack of preparation.

IMHO she needs understanding and encouragement, not to be further degraded by tearing apart her posts as to what one or the other thinks she might really be trying to say. She's saying I'm confused, I'm defeated, I'm broke and I need to vent. What better place than here?

How many of you walked out of your first attempt thinking you failed? Maybe you should remember how you felt just that one time and give her a break.

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Specializes in Cardiac.

Sigh.....:uhoh3:

That's all really.

And Multi, I agree with you completely.

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