soon to take the dreaded CA NCLEX-RN exam

hi everyone this is one of my several posts here in allnurses, i am a filipina nurse living here in san francisco for almost a year now,came here thru fiance visa, ill be taking my exam on the 15th. The odds are really not in my favor because i finished nursing 16 years ago, and i only practiced nursing for a very short time from graduation and never practiced nursing since then. I went into a different field and its only now that im here in the US that i decided to get back to nursing and try to challenge the nclex. Although i took the cgfns last 2003 and passed it but as they say the nclex is a much harder test. Im using the Saunders comprehensive nclex-rn review with cd the latest edition using suzanne4's study guide, kaplan strategy book with cd and prioritization,delegation and assignment book by mosby. I couldnt afford those expensive online courses, so i just have to make use of what i have and i really hope and pray its enough for me to get by and pass that dreaded exam. Im a little nervous, its just natural because its the unknown, i havent taken nclex before and i really dont know what to expect, but as they say a little anxiety is healthy as long as it doesnt overpower you and hinder your ability to think clearly through the questions. Anyway just wanted to vent my feelings , i wish my next post would be one with those dancing monkey,balloons and smileys.

hi everyone this is one of my several posts here in allnurses, i am a filipina nurse living here in san francisco for almost a year now,came here thru fiance visa, ill be taking my exam on the 15th. The odds are really not in my favor because i finished nursing 16 years ago, and i only practiced nursing for a very short time from graduation and never practiced nursing since then. I went into a different field and its only now that im here in the US that i decided to get back to nursing and try to challenge the nclex. Although i took the cgfns last 2003 and passed it but as they say the nclex is a much harder test. Im using the Saunders comprehensive nclex-rn review with cd the latest edition using suzanne4's study guide, kaplan strategy book with cd and prioritization,delegation and assignment book by mosby. I couldnt afford those expensive online courses, so i just have to make use of what i have and i really hope and pray its enough for me to get by and pass that dreaded exam. Im a little nervous, its just natural because its the unknown, i havent taken nclex before and i really dont know what to expect, but as they say a little anxiety is healthy as long as it doesnt overpower you and hinder your ability to think clearly through the questions. Anyway just wanted to vent my feelings , i wish my next post would be one with those dancing monkey,balloons and smileys.

hi Rep thanks for your reply, wow! u have both the PN and RN license, that's amazing. Is Nclex-rn really that hard as what everyone else is saying? Are the questions on the Saunders cds nothing or should i say so much easier compared to the actual exam. I have been doing the cd questions for 2 mos. now and i have been getting high 80's-mid 90's most of the time 90-95, its funny because in every exam that i do from the cd there are repeated questions and i think that's the reason why i get these high marks hehehe. I hope its because i have covered already almost all of the questions that's why i kept on getting the repeated questions. The other book that im using the Prioritization,delegation and assignment book under mosby is the one that has more complex questions, and i bought that because priority questions are big on the actual exam and they are considered high level questions so i guess it will be helpful. Im just worried that with the tons of information in my mind i might not be able to remember some of them, specially like me who's not that young anymore (im 37) as what they say your memory is not as good as when you are younger, so taking the exam is really a big challenge for me. Thanks once again for wishing me goodluck, wishing you more success in your rn life.