Re: Things to do while awaiting NCLEX results

i had 205 questions and i can't stop thinking that i failed them

Re: Things to do while awaiting NCLEX results

its a normal feeling.... ive been there, just pray to GOD... you can call pearsonvue if your BON have quick results...

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for me, i've been waiting for 9 wks already since my nclex-rn exam.. and really since day 1 of the waiting period i prayed and prayed, asking for just one moment of fulfillment...but it seems that my prayers are not enough... maybe i still have to sacrifice some of what im experiencing right now.
or maybe i have lots of blessings already that this greatest dream i have will just have to wait for its right time to come..
you know, when i applied for this exam, it was just by chance...a chance i really didnt think would materialized, because i am a foreign nurse, educated and trained outside US. i self reviewed for months and at the same time worked as an icu nurse in a country not my own..
i am also a wife and a mother at the same time that sometimes because of the need to review i tend to forget my obligations as such..good my family supported me and understood that this chance nor opportunity given to me should not be wasted.
getting a US visa and going to US for the said exam was also by chance... i didnt expect that the US embassy in this country where i am right now would grant me a visa and having a low financial income would allow me to pursue my greatest dream...
inspite of this "chances" i was able to see america... as others are saying:"the land of honey". i took my exam with difficulty although my computer shut off at 100+
that time i knew i sacrificed a lot for my family especially for my children...i did this because of my childrens future...i told them that i'll do good in the exam and that a positive result of this would be my christmas, bday and anniversary gift to my family...
but waiting for 9 long depressing weeks and no result from the CA BON lowers my chances of attaining my greatest dream..of attaining my precious gift for my family...but deep inside as i wait for my results, i am hoping and still continously praying that one day... my waiting is over with a positive outcome...

Re: Things to do while awaiting NCLEX results

Okay - It is the middle of winter in the NE -- and I take my exam Wed. Thank God I live where it only takes 2 days to get the results.

I am broke -- so that means no shopping --

But I came up with a list of indoor activities :-)

1) Give the dog a bath (2 years of dirt - he is STINKY!)

2) Pick a recipe out of my Cooking Light magazine - go to the store - buy the ingredients and make it.

3) Find an excercise program on TV - work out!!

4) Stay AWAY from the internet -- too much "what if I didn't pass?"

5) Stay AWAY from the calendar -- (You will say, "I know I failed -- so 45 days from now is .....")

6) Go to Borders - get a book - DO NOT GO TO THE NURSING SECTION!! -- buy a latte and read it in the store (only the cost of the latte!) Better yet - go to the library (more limited Nursing section - less temptation) find a book -- Drive to Starbucks.

7) Spend $10 for a day pass at the local gym or "Y" -- spend ALL DAY there. (Better if they have a swimming pool for a mid-winter break!)

8) Visit the local Salvation Army/Cosignment store -- buy ONE thing that really catches your eye (convince husband that you REALLY needed one more purse!!)

9) If it is snowing - make a cup of hot chocolate - hold the dog/cat and listen to music -- say to self - "relax, hmmmm, relax, hmmm" -- give up trying to relax -- go on internet (break rule #4) check status of pass/fail. -- remind self that it takes 48 hours -- not 48 minutes -- for results to be posted - convince self that you failed -- go to calendar (break rule #5) Count out 45 days -- **Cry, wail, moan** Get yourself back together -- say *&%# the hot chocolate -- break out the wine bottle -- (you forget that your nursing instructor told you alcohol will NOT help you relax) -- get more tense -- go back on internet -- **Cry, wail, moan** Get out NCLEX books - TOTALLY convinced you will have to repeat exam. Study questions - attempt to look up questions you from exam.
Give up -- go outside and catch snowflakes with your tongue -- if enough snow - make a snowman -- throw snowballs at various objects (tree, car, dh, anyone who dares enter "YOUR" kingdom.)
Exhaust yourself - take a nap

Re: Things to do while awaiting NCLEX results

I wish that by the time we get home from taking boards we can get our results. It was the hardest 48hrs ever. I tried to stay as busy as I could but every thought was filled with "what if's". But it was worth it to see that I passed this morning! I passed with no more than 90 questions.

Re: Things to do while awaiting NCLEX results

Originally Posted by Kattabba

Okay - It is the middle of winter in the NE -- and I take my exam Wed. Thank God I live where it only takes 2 days to get the results.

I am broke -- so that means no shopping --

But I came up with a list of indoor activities :-)

1) Give the dog a bath (2 years of dirt - he is STINKY!)

2) Pick a recipe out of my Cooking Light magazine - go to the store - buy the ingredients and make it.

3) Find an excercise program on TV - work out!!

4) Stay AWAY from the internet -- too much "what if I didn't pass?"

5) Stay AWAY from the calendar -- (You will say, "I know I failed -- so 45 days from now is .....")

6) Go to Borders - get a book - DO NOT GO TO THE NURSING SECTION!! -- buy a latte and read it in the store (only the cost of the latte!) Better yet - go to the library (more limited Nursing section - less temptation) find a book -- Drive to Starbucks.

7) Spend $10 for a day pass at the local gym or "Y" -- spend ALL DAY there. (Better if they have a swimming pool for a mid-winter break!)

8) Visit the local Salvation Army/Cosignment store -- buy ONE thing that really catches your eye (convince husband that you REALLY needed one more purse!!)

9) If it is snowing - make a cup of hot chocolate - hold the dog/cat and listen to music -- say to self - "relax, hmmmm, relax, hmmm" -- give up trying to relax -- go on internet (break rule #4) check status of pass/fail. -- remind self that it takes 48 hours -- not 48 minutes -- for results to be posted - convince self that you failed -- go to calendar (break rule #5) Count out 45 days -- **Cry, wail, moan** Get yourself back together -- say *&%# the hot chocolate -- break out the wine bottle -- (you forget that your nursing instructor told you alcohol will NOT help you relax) -- get more tense -- go back on internet -- **Cry, wail, moan** Get out NCLEX books - TOTALLY convinced you will have to repeat exam. Study questions - attempt to look up questions you from exam.
Give up -- go outside and catch snowflakes with your tongue -- if enough snow - make a snowman -- throw snowballs at various objects (tree, car, dh, anyone who dares enter "YOUR" kingdom.)
Exhaust yourself - take a nap

i love it! hahaha maybe when i take the test i will just read this thread and i will be rolling on the floor laughing! i think i will be ok:P thanks guys
and by the way, congratulations Tbone3!!! :hatparty:

Re: Things to do while awaiting NCLEX results

Kattabba--that list is fabulous!!!

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In my case, I was unusually calm right after the test, until about one hour prior knowing they would be on quick results. Jeez, that one friggen hour about killed me!

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