April 2008 NCLEX test takers, COME ON IN!

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Per the request of janina08 ;) I've started the April NCLEX takers support group. When do you take it? What are you using to study? Would anyone like to review any of the systems/meds that he/she feels weakest on? Let's keep each other in our prayers and good thoughts as we go through one of the biggest experiences of our lives. :) :nurse:

Specializes in Clinical Nursing and OR Nursing.
I passed Passed am os happy did my board on ma birthday, known result todya via quick link. What a nice birthdya gift. For those waitin for LPN dont forget to study mental health questions, I had plenty of those, review convertions, ha d 6 math ques, Thanks you all:nurse::yeah::bowingpur:up:

:ancong!::hpygrp:*HB*

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Specializes in Med-Surge.

congratulations to all that have passed this month. ever since i passed on the 14th, i have been seeking employment and making so many changes. i don't know about you guys, but pre-nclex life was all about passing and now life is about living, working hard and enjoying life as a new nurse!!!!

take care, i really love you guys

:heartbeat:nurse::heartbeat

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Specializes in Cardiac/Telemetry.

*hugs all of the April test takers* :icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug::icon_hug:

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I just want to Thank Mave and moments here..... you guys dont know me, but i have been reading posts and catching up and preparing for my boards all month, and all nurses April NCLEX has haleped me so much....... today was my plan to drive to Anchorage, 5 hrs north thru the pass, to be there in plenty of time, and to go to borders and look at the CRAM EXAM book, etc but I awoke to 0ver 8 inches of snow and they have reported over a foot in Anchorage! So, I guess I will stay here one more day doing Saunders and Kaplan PRACTICE Q banks, I take the test on TUESDAY supposedly.,,,, have thought about rescheduling a MILLION times, but I know it is test anxiety and putting it off any further will not HLEP me.... so I hope the roads are good by Sunday now..........

~amy in alaska........ THANK YOU MAVE AND MOMENTS in particular,,,,,, i have read your posts and searched for them.......... thank you all of you and good luck to those few of us remaining......... April 29th cannot get here soon enough!

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Specializes in Clinical Nursing and OR Nursing.
i just want to thank mave and moments here..... you guys dont know me, but i have been reading posts and catching up and preparing for my boards all month, and all nurses april nclex has haleped me so much....... today was my plan to drive to anchorage, 5 hrs north thru the pass, to be there in plenty of time, and to go to borders and look at the cram exam book, etc but i awoke to 0ver 8 inches of snow and they have reported over a foot in anchorage! so, i guess i will stay here one more day doing saunders and kaplan practice q banks, i take the test on tuesday supposedly.,,,, have thought about rescheduling a million times, but i know it is test anxiety and putting it off any further will not hlep me.... so i hope the roads are good by sunday now..........

~amy in alaska........ thank you mave and moments in particular,,,,,, i have read your posts and searched for them.......... thank you all of you and good luck to those few of us remaining......... april 29th cannot get here soon enough!

god bless & good luck to your exam:anpom::anpom::anpom:

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Specializes in Informatics; Labor & Delivery; Med-Surg.

I had i big scare first thing this morning before testing. I figured I would do more questions while sitting by the water. But after sitting out there for 45min or so, I started seeing people walking in the street. Then, I realized that there was a March for the cure walk this morning, some type of walk. Then I started freaking out because I didnt know how long the walk was going to last and I had less than 2hrs before test time. I thought I was going to lose my mind. But, they cleared out 45min before my test was suppose to start.

Thank God I made it in time. Plus the receptionist at the testing center must have seen the look on my face. He kind of counseled me to calm me down. Said he use to be an 8th grade counselor. I seriously feel that helped me relax. He did that for about 10-15 mins. Afterwards was a different story.

Well, I walked out of the testing center in a daze. Dont know whether to cry or scream. I had about 6-8 med, alot of priority questions, a good bit of select all that apply questions and a couple cultural questions. In which I know I got those cultural questions wrong. I was looking for a lot more questions related to med-surg. I had a few, but I started getting bummed out when I saw those SATA and priority questions coming back to back. I was ready to get up and leave because I figured if I continued getting those, I must be answering them wrong. I even got the same question asked twice, with only one of the selections different. I dont know what to think. Ive heard different people say different things about the kinds of questions you get. But I dont know. All I can do now is pray for the best. I dont feel terrible about the exam, but I dont feel great either. Good luck to everyone taking it next week.

trimedu

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Congratulations,but what is SATA?

hi guys,

I took the test on the 23rd. Today I checked my results, and guess what? I PASSED!! This is my first time taking NCLEX-RN exam. I graduated from my BSN last December. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! I'M SOOOO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!! :redpinkhe:coollook:WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO PRAYED FOR ME & WISHED ME GOOD LUCK & EVERYONE WHO POSTED MESSAGES ON THIS FORUM! ALSO, THANK YOU LORD VERY VERY MUCH!! THIS MUST BE A MAGIC I THINK!!

When I took the test I ran out of questions! I thought to myself "Well, at least I didn't run out of time, and 265 questions means I was very close to the passing/failing line". But after the test I just didn't know what to think!!! I kept checking my scores, checked this morning there were no results available, checked again an hour ago, & found out that the results are there, and the most important part is that I PASSED!!

Mave, please add my name to April 23rd as passed.

For those of you who are testing soon my advise is:

- definitely know infection control!!! e.g. which patient can stay with which patients, which disease needs droplet, contact precautions etc.

There were many infection control questions.

- I had plenty of SATA questions.

- one thing i discovered is that there were so many questions in the following format: asking you "which condition/patient needs a follow-up?"

I did practice tests using Kaplan & Saunders (I personally think Kaplan is better, even though it seems like Kaplan makes it harder than the real test). I usually scored in high 50s & low 60s. Still I can't believe I passed!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Congratulations,but what is SATA?

This has been answered a few times but means Select all that apply

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Specializes in Cardiac/Telemetry.

april test takers schedule (update!):

april 1st:

imignior (took it 3/29=congratulations!!!!)

april 3rd:

kano (congratulations!!!)

jtejas

april 7th:

genny0616 (congratulations!!!)

laurakfels (congratulations!!!)

npeltier (congratulations!!!)

[color=olive]april 8th:

janina08 (congratulations!!!!)

rnbymay08 (congratulations!!!)

april 10th:

ms.h

april 12th:

ailedeck

april 14:

chichimitchi (congratulations!! :yeah:)

supernurse08 (congratulations!! :yeah:)

ibethandysa (congratulations! :yeah:)

april 15th:

latueno (congratulations!! :yeah:)

april 16th:

icyblue

moments (congratulations!!!! :yeah:)

[color=olive]april 17th:

craveme

louimed5 :icon_hug:

april 18:

pinkroyalty18

or2ca (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

april 19th:

rose143

[color=gray]april 21st:

mave (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

bryjah (congratulations!! :yeah:)

april 22nd:

rizapride (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

teresab930 (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

avalere2474 (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

april 23rd:

ianjel (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

zackjabeen

moon906 (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

april 24th:

malachi39 (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

april 26th:

mrstip905

trimedu (congratulations!!!! :yeah:)

april 29th:

ron134

april 30th:

ethenmon

deliciouscandii

waikiki

ilovetiggerdear

undecided/did not say date/waiting for att:

hopefulrn82

stacy14

lvlytxn (congratulations! :yeah:)

pinaigie

bigglesnurse

kimkevant

pinky22

lola4525

sccc07grad

a2008

youcan

lizbiz

jasminebynight

clarissa

mrslean709

mischa2busrn :icon_hug:

mreyes1014

stevejizobs (congratulations! :yeah:)

prettynix (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

i just want to thank mave and moments here..... you guys dont know me, but i have been reading posts and catching up and preparing for my boards all month, and all nurses april nclex has haleped me so much....... today was my plan to drive to anchorage, 5 hrs north thru the pass, to be there in plenty of time, and to go to borders and look at the cram exam book, etc but i awoke to 0ver 8 inches of snow and they have reported over a foot in anchorage! so, i guess i will stay here one more day doing saunders and kaplan practice q banks, i take the test on tuesday supposedly.,,,, have thought about rescheduling a million times, but i know it is test anxiety and putting it off any further will not hlep me.... so i hope the roads are good by sunday now..........

~amy in alaska........ thank you mave and moments in particular,,,,,, i have read your posts and searched for them.......... thank you all of you and good luck to those few of us remaining......... april 29th cannot get here soon enough!

awwwwwwww!!! you're welcome, honey!! i'm glad i was of help in any way i could be!! good luck!!!

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I had i big scare first thing this morning before testing. I figured I would do more questions while sitting by the water. But after sitting out there for 45min or so, I started seeing people walking in the street. Then, I realized that there was a March for the cure walk this morning, some type of walk. Then I started freaking out because I didnt know how long the walk was going to last and I had less than 2hrs before test time. I thought I was going to lose my mind. But, they cleared out 45min before my test was suppose to start.

Thank God I made it in time. Plus the receptionist at the testing center must have seen the look on my face. He kind of counseled me to calm me down. Said he use to be an 8th grade counselor. I seriously feel that helped me relax. He did that for about 10-15 mins. Afterwards was a different story.

Well, I walked out of the testing center in a daze. Dont know whether to cry or scream. I had about 6-8 med, alot of priority questions, a good bit of select all that apply questions and a couple cultural questions. In which I know I got those cultural questions wrong. I was looking for a lot more questions related to med-surg. I had a few, but I started getting bummed out when I saw those SATA and priority questions coming back to back. I was ready to get up and leave because I figured if I continued getting those, I must be answering them wrong. I even got the same question asked twice, with only one of the selections different. I dont know what to think. Ive heard different people say different things about the kinds of questions you get. But I dont know. All I can do now is pray for the best. I dont feel terrible about the exam, but I dont feel great either. Good luck to everyone taking it next week.

trimedu

dont worry u have PASSED, when i wrote the first time, i felt the same way too, but i failed anyway, i think its bcos i wasnt just prepared enough, if u did your best in preparing, u'll pass, u dont need to cry yourself out, just smile and be happy and wait for your result, cos freaking out doesnt change your scores, i m testing on thursday, i'm only praying for Gods divine favour and guidiance to succeed.

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Specializes in Clinical Nursing and OR Nursing.

:ancong!:[color=deepskyblue]malachi39:dancgrp:

god bless & good luck to ron134. we will pray for your success..

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Where do I find this Suzanne's plan?

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