Anxiety Setting In

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Warning: This post is mostly me just ranting. I feel better that I can post my complaints here where some people might understand and feel my pain.. :)

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I've never been someone that's gotten overly anxious about exams. I had to take like 5 or 6 exams to pass the NTE (teaching exam) and then do similar tests specifically for NYS.

But, here I am, my NCLEX is Monday at 2 pm, and I'm completely freaking out.

I'm so frustrated by Kaplan, that part of me thinks I should just stop studying. How much more can I possibly learn in 2 days by crash studying?

I can't score consistently on anything I am doing. I've done qtrainers 1-4 so far and 2 qbanks. I've gotten 65, 53, 56, 52 on the qtrainers and 58s on both qbanks. But the problem is, nothing stands out as being an area that really needs help more than another because if I get an 80 on the Pharm section on one test, the next test will be a 47 - and then back to the 70s, and then the 50s. If I did great on the Pharm section, then I did badly on the Health Promo (or whatever else). But the scores are up/down/up/down - I just don't get it...

And then this last question... I don't get how a woman who is "newly diagnosed with lupus" and is asking about getting pregnant has Kaplan saying the correct answer is the nurse asks her how long she's been in remission... If she's newly diagnosed, how can she also be in remission? *scratching head*

Oh well, I am reviewing, reviewing, reviewing... and more questions. What else can I do? :-/

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Specializes in PICU, Sedation/Radiology, PACU.

If your test is Monday, then you have done all you can. It looks like you have been studying regularly and that's all you can ask of yourself. Please do yourself a favor and take Sunday off from studying. Give yourself a little break and do something fun. Monday morning, review only one or two things that you have been having trouble remembering- lab values or a medication or ABG ranges. Do not review a lot of information on Monday because you don't want your head to be jumbled with facts.

Don't stress about your q bank scores or rationales you don't understand. During the test, take a deep breath before you start and try to calm down. Being anxious is normal, but you don't want to be so anxious that you can't focus. Try to narrow down your choices and if you are still struggling between two, go with your gut instinct. Remember the ABC's. Look at the SATA questions as just a series of True/False options. Don't stress about the types of questions you are getting and how hard they are. Remember that the NCLEX is supposed to be hard and the computer keeps giving you harder questions until you start getting them wrong, so if the test seems hard, that's a good thing. Take your time and don't rush- you have six hours to complete the test. You can do this!

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Good luck.

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I am right there with you, mine is tomorrow at 2 as well ( in MA) and my review has been ATI and I am shocked with the results I have been getting. My problem is that I narrow them down to two and usually I sit there, look at it, re read the question, find what they are asking and look at them again and than choose my answer, when it is wrong, I look at the rational and think, WHAT...right now I am going thru my Saunders CD, and doing a whole of praying, and doing all I can to stay calm. I wish you the best of luck tomorrow as well.

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Well, I got 85 questions and it shut off.

I tried the "Pearson Trick" and went to the website to register to take the test again, and I got the message saying that I couldn't.

Supposedly that's a good sign. I will keep checking both that trick, and seeing if the BoN posted my license. (Wasn't up yet, but it is after 5 pm afterall)

Thanks for the moral support!

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Congrats, mine shut off too at 85, came home and did the PVT and got the good pop too...I am so happy, hope the PVT really works.....:D

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Congrats, mine shut off too at 85, came home and did the PVT and got the good pop too...I am so happy, hope the PVT really works.....:D

Did you get a lot of SATA, it seems like a lot of those who passed with close to 75 got a lot of them. Mine is coming up soon and I want to know if getting a lot of SATA is a good sign.

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