Originally Posted by ChloeinAtl
Not one of their review topics was on my exam (76 questions then had my head chopped off). Kaplan likes to drive a point home. Their qbank and question trainers seemed to ask the same topics over and over again to the point of memorizing, and hopefully that knowledge was useful to me this AM. Or else I am screwed. (case in point. they LOVE to talk about traction, Buck's and post op hip replacement, DM and insulin therapy, etc...Did any of these show on my exam? Not a one!)
Well of course, not....that would be to sane and logical, to actually test people on what they know, instead of some obscure drug or trick question...let's see how many new graduates we can drive insane!! OK? Yea, that seems like a valid and empowering way to send our new nurses into the work force...
You have passed exams and clinicals for years, probably half of the people who started nursing school with you dropped out.... now getting your degree should be the real accomplishment.... how horrid is it that you walk out of that test feeling you learned nothing in years of study and preparation? The NCLEX should test a nurses competencies, certainly and even her critical thinking skills, but you should walk out of there feeling good about the test and being empowered by it...not wanting to jump off the bridge....or whatever sense of anxiety and angst you are feeling right now....
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