Hi everyone,

                     I graduated with a BSN in 2004, but failed my NCLEX twice.  First time I was heart broken but was still hopefull that I will make it the second time.  Second time it shattered my heart and I started moving away from nursing, but my wife kept begging me to take it again.  Everytime she asked for it, we would have a fight.  I was furstraded, scrared, and hopeless, but I guess my deep in my heart I still wished that I had passed it.  I am just coming to terms with my 2 failures and getting my courage back to getting ready for it again.  I really hope I would pass this time and 3rd time is a charm.  My wife steared my toward this forum and said ask or tell these guys anything, they will help, share, and guide you.  Please tell me where to start and what to do.  Hope to hear from you.

Hello Mr NiceGuy,

Your wife is good to encourage you to take the nclex again. After all, you did not do all that work because you did not want to be a nurse, right? Re-Study and GO FOR IT!!!!!

I think I would start w/ a refresher course for RN's and a test taking refresher, as well. Then, I think I would take as many old Nclex style exams as possible for practice. I am not sure where you would find these but I would ask at your college, sylvan learning center or google it... It is not just the knowledge but the test-taking skills that give confidence enough to know,  "the answer is in front of me, I just need to choose it."

Prepare yourself to succeed! Blessings, Cathy RN in MA

USA Flight Medic,

There are a lot of exam writers for the NCLEX, and men are a growing force in nursing.

The NCLEX writers use Blooms Taxonomy.  Questions are written for Knowledge, Comprehension, Analysis, and Synthesis.  The latter two are your critical thinking areas.  That's the core of the NCLEX.  You can get every Knowledge Comprehension question right and still fail NCLEX.

NCLEX doesn't care what you know.  It cares about whether or not you can apply what you know safely.

It is not about "touchy feely."  To say you have to think like a woman to pass NCLEX is, quite frankly, a cop out.

Well, a prime issue for me is you gave the OP bad advice.  If he takes the NCLEX and tries the approach you suggest he is likely to fail.

What he needs to do is think like a nurse:  what would a reasonable and prudent nurse do? 

What's the first priority?  The best answer?  The most appropriate action?

While I would agree that gender does affect how we work together in the workplace, that is not how the NCLEX is written.

theala says ...

Well, a prime issue for me is you gave the OP bad advice.  If he takes the NCLEX and tries the approach you suggest he is likely to fail.

What he needs to do is think like a nurse:  what would a reasonable and prudent nurse do? 

What's the first priority?  The best answer?  The most appropriate action?

While I would agree that gender does affect how we work together in the workplace, that is not how the NCLEX is written.

 

       With all due respect, the method sugested did work for myself less than a year ago as I passed in the min. amount of questions (75) so perhaps your "likely to fail" is a bit on the subjective side today.  Anyways, when I'm in Rome I do as the Romans do and it has served me well for many years and through three wars.  You are entitled to your opinion, I respect that, and have no further comments in this matter.

 

High hopes & God speed - Tim, R.N.

I hope you are in an area where there are few nursing schools and plenty of jobs. Before you spend your money I would check on both of those two things and if you pass I think more than a few employers are going to have significant questions as to what took you so long to get your license. The market isnt what it was 5 years ago.....................JMO

Anyway...I wish you luck.  Refreshers are your best choice and I also believe you may struggle finding a position due to your hiatus.  It would be very easy to not even grant an interview if it were known that you have not been in the field for 5 years. 

hovas_girl says ...

i just took the test and i know how hard it is. i agree with everyone else that you need a review course but i also suggest that you get some flash cards that you can carry with you every where ( sitting on the train, on line at the market, ect.) you must do questions and read the rational event if you get the answer right. good luck

I did the flash cards as well.  They really did help.  I really used this method heavy on various drug and lab values.  There are many new drugs they could test on since your venture in nusing school.  I can remember being stoped at red lights looking over at the flash cards and a few minutes here and there really does make a difference.  Good luck and study hard to the person that started this forum and any others getting ready for the NCLEX.

High hopes & God speed - Tim, R.N.

HEALINGHANDS71 says ...

JUST CURIOUS.. I AM LICENSED IN PT FOR 13 YEARS.. I TOO, DECIDED TO "ENHANCE" MY CAREER WITH NURSING. FELT I WOULD HAVE "MORE PATHS" TO TRAVEL AS I GET OLDER... NOT FEELING LIKE AT  50 I WILL STILL BE LUGGING CPM MACHINES, LIFTING STROKE PTS AND SUCH ETC ETC. I THOUGHT PERHAPS IF I EVEN FELT BURNT OUT BY THEN I COULD SPEND TIME DOING NURINSG JOBS NOT NECESSARILY HANDS ON..

ANYWAY, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I WAS WORKING FULL TIME IN ACUTE CARE. THERE IS NOT AN RN PROGRAM FOR NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS SO I DID THE LPN AND INTENDED TO BRIDGE IMMEDIATELY (HAVING ALL THE PRE REQ NECESSARY FROM MY PT SCHOOLING) ANYWAY, KNOWING THE PAY WOULD BE SO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AS AN LPN THAT I WAS MAKING, I DECIDED (WITH SO ADVICE FROM SOME RN FRIENDS) THAT I WOULD NOT BOTHER WORKING AS AN LPN- BUT AFTER RN GRAD  I WOULD STILL BE A "NEW GRAD" AND UNDER SOMEONES WING FOR A BIT, SO , REALLY NOT TOO NECESSARY TO GET MY FEET WET.  ** HAVING ALOT OF ACUTE CARE EXP AND KNOWLEDGE I HAVE A REAL GOOD COMFORT ZONE IN THAT SETTING)

I DIDNT TAKE THE BOARDS, AS I WAS NOT GOING TO WORK IN IT AND THOUGHT, AHHH I WILL WAIT.

NOW I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE DONE THE LICENSURE , OF COURSE NOW I AM LOOKING INTO DOING IT. I DONT FEEL SO CRAZY ABOUT IT, AND KNOW I WILL OF COURSE NEED A LOT OF REVIEW.

****AT THE SAME TIME, I HAD SUCH A WIDE BASE OF KNOWLEDGE FROM MY ACUTE CARE CAREER, IN FACT THAT IS WHAT MADE LPN SCHOOL A BREEZE FOR ME. WORKING FULL TIME AND 2 KIDS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DIVORCE WAS NOT EASY, BUT I FELT I HAD A GREAT BASE OF KNOWLEDGE.

SO NOW I WONDER, IF I TAKE THE BOARDS AND PASS, AND DECIDE TO BRIDGE (OPINIONS :) IT WOULD BE SILLY FOR ME TO DO ANYTHING LESS THAT A BACHELORS...???? AND FURTHER MORE,  IS IT A BAD IDEA TO DO ONLINE FOR BRIDGING??? AND

********* HOW DOES THE CLINICAL WEEKEND TAKE PLACE??? AND THAT IS WHAT SCARES ME, BECAUSE HOW AER YOU ABLE TO PRACTICE FOR THIS IF YOU ARE NOT WORKING AS AN LPN???

********* ARE THEY REALLY QUICK TO BE SO HARD AND FAIL PEOPLE , SO TECHNICAL ETC.??? THAT IS WHAT I HEARD??/

JUST CURIOUS??? I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME READING AND OR REPLYING!!! THANKS.... THIS PLACE IS WONDERFUL!!

 

 

The question that you should answer is: how will this work for my family? Considering your recent divorce you may want to consider your finance more carefully your children schedule your ex's schedule before you make a decision and the program schedule. Remember that the online LPN/LVN- BSN bridge program require clinicals and if the school is not located in your area you will be doing foot work to find the appropriate facility for the courses being taken.

 

Good Luck

P.S. Try starting a completely different post because your post is under a topic that have a last response of 11 mths ago. I saw it because I am new here and still navigating the website.