Anyone else feel stupid while preparing for NCLEX?

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Specializes in Surgical Telemetry.

I am in the midst of preparing for the NCLEX-RN. I am working on Suzanne's First Tip, some of the information I have not gone over in a long time and when I'm working on my review I just feel so stupid. I read a lot that some people think that the Saunders review questions are not as hard and sometimes I feel like they are really difficult. I feel like the NCLEX questions may be even harder. I know I shouldn't be thinking like this but still I can't help it. I just feel pretty dumb right now.

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Specializes in Telemetry/Cardiac Floor.

don't feel dumb. i felt the same way at first, but with more practice it becomes easier. saunders questions may not be the same format as the nclex questions but it is the same information, making saunders an excellent source!:nurse:

congratulations to me! passed nclex-rn 75q using saunders!:heartbeat:nurse::heartbeat

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

What you have to remember whilst in nursing school they will throw everything at you and impossible to learn it all. Also the main learning in my opinion really starts once you have qualified and working in a set specialty

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Specializes in LTC, case mgmt, agency.

When I was studying for my LPN boards 5 years ago, I took several "practice tests" with Kaplan, Saunders, ATI, etc.... Anyway, on all of them I scored sooooooo low that the programs said I had little to no chance of passing my boards. Ok, that said I took my boards anyway and it cut of at 85 questions. I was hysterical and bawling all the way home. I told my boss and my family I failed. I did not bother looking at the quick results to torture myself. A couple of weeks later I get a lisence for my LPN in the mail. I HAD PASSED!:D Point is, I remember feeling the same way you do, I felt dumb as I studied and did practice questions, etc. :bugeyes: You're having perfectly normal feelings r/t anxiety. By the way I am studying for my RN boards and feel stupid yet again. But, I will look at my quick results this time before I tell my boss anything.:heartbeat Good luck on your test! :)

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we are all in this together....i feel exactly the same. I've heard that many who took these practice exams scored an average of 50% and still passed the NCLEX.....As for myself....it didn't work....I'm retaking the test for the 5th time.....So don't feel stupid. Hang in there.

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Oh Yeah, do I ever! I am trying to figure out if I should just start over. I am getting about a 68-74% on the test questions. I am curious at what WindyHill said about the Saundrs questions, I am doing both Saunders and Mosby -Are these questions like the NCLEX? From the movie 6 days 7 nights- I am open to any suggestions - any at all -PLEASE.

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I feel your pain... I am reviewing for NCLEX it's been10 plus years since I graduated. Everything is new--do you think Suzzanne's plan can help me?

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Specializes in LTC, case mgmt, agency.

Chrisinc, have you been involved in healthcare at all since graduation? And did you grad RN or PN?

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blinks14,When preparing for Nclex your always going to come across something you don't know even after you've read and covered most of the material in the Saunder's review book. I am reviewing Saunder's again so that I can re-take the Nclex-RN after completing Suzanne's plan to a T.Good Luck nursing students are'nt stupid we just over think and over analyze every freaking thing.

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blinks14,Good Luck nursing students are'nt stupid we just over think and over analyze every freaking thing.

Isn't that the truth- I know we had instructors that had us looking for minascule things for the answer! Now I have nurses telling me that I am missing questions because I "overthink" the question.... Is it ever a catch 22.:bugeyes:

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Specializes in MED-SURG/OB & NICU.
I am in the midst of preparing for the NCLEX-RN. I am working on Suzanne's First Tip, some of the information I have not gone over in a long time and when I'm working on my review I just feel so stupid. I read a lot that some people think that the Saunders review questions are not as hard and sometimes I feel like they are really difficult. I feel like the NCLEX questions may be even harder. I know I shouldn't be thinking like this but still I can't help it. I just feel pretty dumb right now.

I know how it feels but you know what, your not the only one who's going through that. I'm pretty sure the majority of people that went through reveiwing and studying for the Exam felt the same exact way but they still happened to pass the test. As time goes by you wont feel like that, trust me youll become more confident as you keep reading and reading and youll start remembering all the facts. It just takes time..I'm still on Suzannes first tip as well. Hang in there, well pass just have alittle faith and keep your head up.

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Specializes in Telemetry/Cardiac Floor.
Oh Yeah, do I ever! I am trying to figure out if I should just start over. I am getting about a 68-74% on the test questions. I am curious at what WindyHill said about the Saundrs questions, I am doing both Saunders and Mosby -Are these questions like the NCLEX? From the movie 6 days 7 nights- I am open to any suggestions - any at all -PLEASE.

I don't know about Mosby, just Saunders. The content in Saunders is the same content I encountered on the NCLEX-RN. The key is understanding the rationales behind the answer.:nurse:

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