OK, quick question for all you nurses out there.... Did anyone out there fail the NCLEX the first time they took it? If so how did you cope with waiting three more months to take it again?
I took my board exam on February 27th and I'm awaiting results by mail from the board. They post people with a license by name on their site www.rn.ca.gov Usually people from my class that have taken their name appears within 2-5 business days after they take the test. I have had a friend where it took a week and also a friend of a friend where her name never appeared online, but she received her license in the mail.
Anyway my name should have appeared on March 2 cause that would have been two days after. Well, it's not been 6 business days as of today since I took it and nothing is up there. I am very worried that I didn't pass, which is totally bumming me out because I have a current job as a IP Nurse (I'm working on my Interim Permit) in the NICU and I absolutely LOVE it. I couldn't ask for a better hospital, department, or coworkers. My preceptor is absolutely FABULOUS. I'm just so afraid that I have to tell them I didn't pass and I'm afraid that when I do get to take it again at the end of May that my great job will no longer be there.
It's all very depressing. If anyone could help me out I would greatly appreciate it!