Decreasing Performance and Test Anxiety in Practicing Nurses

If any faculty members has any suggestions on how to decrease test anxiety, I would be more than happy to hear anything and everything.

My test anxiety is horrible to the point where I almost think that I am going to pass out when I am taking the exam.

I cannot begin to tell you how many hours I spend in preparation...it is not from lack of studying.

However, it is costing me points on the exam..I go back to review the exam and I can't even tell the instructor sometimes why I picked answer so and so, because when I go back to look at it, I even say to myself, "What????"

One thing is to learn/practice/employ simple stress reduction techniques.

Example: During the course of a test, be sure you take time to stop. put down your pen/pencil. put your feet flat on the floor, close your eyes and take some deep breaths. Then you can start up again a little more relaxed.