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 Med-Surge.
To CHICHIMITCHI and SUPENURSE08,

God bless and Good luck to your tests on Monday,

Just relax:onbch:and we will pray for your success:plsebeg:

No more books, No more studying tomorrow, spend the day easy and prepare everything for Monday.:up:

Thanks, its hard not pick up a book, but I feel very confident! Everyone tells me that I will pass. I have done a million questions. I am so happy to get this thing over with and move on with my life. You guys are wonderful. I am going to tell everyone in my class to join this site!

Pray for me, as I will pray for you.:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat:

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Is it true, when someone has internal radiation implant, their urine and feces are non radioactive? Someone please verify this information. thnks

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Hey all,

I'm new to this site-have been lurking here since I'd graduated this Jan (it took forever to get my ATT!)-This site helped me get thru my anxieties :uhoh21: and prepare.

I took the test for the first time on April 9 and found out I passed (with 76 Q's)!!

:smokin:

this is how I prepared:

I studied on/off for about 4-6 weeks mainly using the kaplan blue book and their Qbank/tests-my school automatically enrolled us in kaplan but I skipped the on site classes.

A couple weeks before the nclex I took their online tests,one per day and then used the Q bank. Doing LOTS of practice questions was the MOST HELPFUL BY FAR, more than just studying alone. In fact I read thru the book only once and then focused almost exclusively on poractice Qs.

I typically would score in the high 50-low 60s overallon the kaplan tests. On some sections I'd get 70-80 but that would happen VERY rarely and only on a few short Q bank tests.

I found kaplan questions harder than the actual nclex. I also used the lippincott nclex made easy book as quick reference and did a few of their practice Q's

I know many use saunders but I found it too detailed/tedious and the questions not reflective enough of nclex. I just didn't have the time/patience to get thru the book and feel that it may cause some to focus on the details rather than get thru all the broader content nclex tested.

Know how to answer priority questions, do a quick med dosage/conversion refresher (I had peds med questions), know infection control, and familiarize yourself with diagnostic tests and meds and review diseases and electrolyte imbalances that always came up in nursing school (i.e. thyroid disorders, diabetes (mellitus and insipidus), heart failure, parkinsons, hepatitis, PTSD, etc..)

Sending good (((vibes))) to those who are taking the nclex. Relax, take your time, you CAN do it!

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Good luck Chichi and SuperNurse and anyone else, who is testing on Monday, this tuesday, wednesday (me and iceyblue), thursday and friday and saturday and sunday :bugeyes:.

Rizapride, so hard to keep those books away (feel like still left so much to cover or revise again). As the day gets nearer, feel more info needs to be covered. I'm just freaking out. Fearfactor has kicked in officially! Sometimes studying, not being able to focus or concentrate. Please God, I hope that doesn't happen on exam time :bluecry1: Someone :plsebeg: write something nice and positive, if you have spare time. Sorry, had to vent somewhere :stone. thank u. Sometimes, relaxed ... sometimes, just out of this world freaked out like a manic :lol2: and confused an disoriented :chuckle :D And then, today while studying at one point I felt like I am heading towards alzheimers coz I can't remember what I have studied :uhoh3:, like forget after studying u know. Oh jezzz. Thank you for reading :nuke: God bless. I need to find a way to stop the mind from racing at times - that is when I make the silliest mistakes :stone - vent :banghead:

Altered thought process r/t NCLEX as evidenced by forgetfulnes of valuable information/s.:banghead:

haha.. we're on the same boat..that's exactly how I feel.. thanks for posting that, at least you explain to me in words the way I feel..hehehe.. :bugeyes:

aside from the exam, something is also torturing my mind,, because i had my ultrasound last friday(because I didnt have my period last feb and march), my friends told me that I was just too stressed, then I said to myself, yes I am.. but my mother insisted me to have my check up so I did, after the ultrasound, I read the results and it says, I do have polycystic ovary disease.. God, I freaked out! what the hell is that..hahaha.. Im taking my NCLEX, and I dont have any idea.. so I surfed the internet, and felt frustated from what I read: 3 classical symptoms, amennorhea, hirsutism and INFERTILITY :cry:although patients may experience some but not all of these symptoms.. i cant help but cry when I read infertility..hehe.. yes im too young,21, not yet married but in a relationship..but I always dream of having a baby..ehehehe. anyway, Il be going to my OB-GYNE tomorrow for my check up.. and Il tell her my concerns.. thanks anyway for reading..

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Specializes in Med-Surge.
haha.. we're on the same boat..that's exactly how I feel.. thanks for posting that, at least you explain to me in words the way I feel..hehehe.. :bugeyes:

aside from the exam, something is also torturing my mind,, because i had my ultrasound last friday(because I didnt have my period last feb and march), my friends told me that I was just too stressed, then I said to myself, yes I am.. but my mother insisted me to have my check up so I did, after the ultrasound, I read the results and it says, I do have polycystic ovary disease.. God, I freaked out! what the hell is that..hahaha.. Im taking my NCLEX, and I dont have any idea.. so I surfed the internet, and felt frustated from what I read: 3 classical symptoms, amennorhea, hirsutism and INFERTILITY :cry:although patients may experience some but not all of these symptoms.. i cant help but cry when I read infertility..hehe.. yes im too young,21, not yet married but in a relationship..but I always dream of having a baby..ehehehe. anyway, Il be going to my OB-GYNE tomorrow for my check up.. and Il tell her my concerns.. thanks anyway for reading..

Don't worry PCOS is not the end of the world. Weight management and hormone therapy is the cure. Get on meds now to regulate your hormones and when you are ready to have a baby the medical interventions will be there.

There is hope.

:wink2:

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Hey that ws great do you have any more quick mnenomic(?)s that was good!!!I like the hypo and hyper!thanks

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Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.

Well everyone I just did not feel ready to take the test on April 15th as I was not nearly finished with my study plan so rescheduled for May. I will post to the May thread now.

Good luck to all you test takers! :)

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Faeriewand, sorry to hear you are rescheduling. That makes me the only one of this forum taking the NCLEX on the 15th. Well, Good Luck on May. I won't reschedule again (I originally set my date for 3/28 and I chickened out).

I'm doing Saunders and Kaplan (scoring in 60's with a couple of 70's). Pretty much I am between the acute anxiety and the sheer terror, but this time I am facing the music.

Tomorrow I am going to look at the lab values one last time and on tuesday... BRING IT ON!!!!

Good Luck to you all

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haha.. we're on the same boat..that's exactly how I feel.. thanks for posting that, at least you explain to me in words the way I feel..hehehe.. :bugeyes:

aside from the exam, something is also torturing my mind,, because i had my ultrasound last friday(because I didnt have my period last feb and march), my friends told me that I was just too stressed, then I said to myself, yes I am.. but my mother insisted me to have my check up so I did, after the ultrasound, I read the results and it says, I do have polycystic ovary disease.. God, I freaked out! what the hell is that..hahaha.. Im taking my NCLEX, and I dont have any idea.. so I surfed the internet, and felt frustated from what I read: 3 classical symptoms, amennorhea, hirsutism and INFERTILITY :cry:although patients may experience some but not all of these symptoms.. i cant help but cry when I read infertility..hehe.. yes im too young,21, not yet married but in a relationship..but I always dream of having a baby..ehehehe. anyway, Il be going to my OB-GYNE tomorrow for my check up.. and Il tell her my concerns.. thanks anyway for reading..

ianjel, sorry to hear that, esp. that u are sitting for NCLEX and then this unexpected news. But, guess, that's how life is - surprises you everytime. Let's try to find something positive out of this: Uhm... now if u get that question on NCLEX, u'll know which answer to pick :). I wish you lots of strength and positive vibes to do well in your exam, health and life. All of us have our own lil problems, it's just in different forms I guess :). Stay strong and all we can do is keep studying and hope for the best. This to shall pass, like one of my friend says :). God belss.

P.s. Like Supernurse stated, there is a cure :), so for now just focus on ur NCLEX. Every problelm has a solution they say :). Take care :icon_hug:

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Faeriewand, sorry to hear you are rescheduling. That makes me the only one of this forum taking the NCLEX on the 15th. Well, Good Luck on May. I won't reschedule again (I originally set my date for 3/28 and I chickened out).

I'm doing Saunders and Kaplan (scoring in 60's with a couple of 70's). Pretty much I am between the acute anxiety and the sheer terror, but this time I am facing the music.

Tomorrow I am going to look at the lab values one last time and on tuesday... BRING IT ON!!!!

Good Luck to you all

latueno,

I'm right behind you, following your footstep and same like you, going thru emotional fluctuations - So, I diagonised myslef manic-depressive :chuckle. Prayer helps - calms you down and reading positive posts helps too. My problem is I think, I doubt myself a lot - it's not, I know "This is for sure," it's always, "Am I sure, it is this one?" :nuke: Good luck.

Question:

With infectioncontrol, Which patients can't pregnant mom take care of? Like w/ droplet, contact and airborne infections? Thnnks

Another question:

If you see a chunks (forgot the exact word) etc in fat emulsion what do u do? Shake it and continue with the flow or stop the infustion and call the physician?

Q. 3) Where is the location of TRICUSPID valve? is it 4th or 5th intercoastal space? I've seen two diff. informations so confused now?

Q. 4) With wound care: The book said: from least contaminated area to most contaminated area so that would be outside to inside (if you are doing in circular motion)

and with Peritonitis: it's cleaning from inside to outside?

Correct?

Q.4) What is the difference between malpractice and negligience?

If you know the information, please reply. Big thank you :nuke:. God bless. And good luck to all test takers this week again. Thank you for positive vibes and lucks.

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Specializes in SNF.

hello guys! i took my exam yesterday with 77-78 qs with 5 or more SATA, 3 ped med calculations, and on the later part around 50-75 were prioritizations. i remember on the 75th question it was a drag and drop and im pretty sure i got it right (hope so). i thought the computer will shut off but continued giving me qs with who to see first. OMG! i did'nt expect to stop at around 75-78 coz the first time i took it the computer shuts off at 75.

well, im just hoping that this time God will grant my wish but f not again it's ok. I know that He knows what's best for me and i believe that everything happens for a reason. Nweiz, i'm still blessed because i passed my nclexPN, just got my result fri (took exam mar15).

BTW, i used Kaplan coursebook and saunders 3e. practiced tons of qs and reviewed the rationales carefully. i just really hope i pass because i gave all my best. good luck to all of us and to those who will be taking the exam.

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Specializes in Cardiac/Telemetry.

april test takers schedule:

april 1st:

qlcatandgyro

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

april 3rd:

avalere2474

kano (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

jtejas

april 7th:

genny0616 (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

laurakfels (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

npeltier (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

[color=olive]april 8th:

janina08 (congratulations!!!! :yeah:)

rnbymay08 (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

april 10th:

ms.h

april 14:

chichimitchi

supernurse08

april 15th:

latueno

april 16th:

icyblue

[color=olive]april 17th:

craveme

april 18:

pinkroyalty18

or2ca

april 19th:

rose143

[color=gray]april 21st:

mave

bryjah

april 22nd:

rizapride

april 23rd:

ianjel

zackjabeen

april 24th:

malachi39

april 26th:

mrstip905

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

wedny2006

youcan

lizbiz

jasminebynight

enobong

clarissa

mrslean709

mischa2busrn

mreyes1014

trimedu

moments

stevejizobs (congratulations! :yeah:)

prettynix (congratulations!!! :yeah:)

good luck to all of us!!!!! :yeah:

good luck chichimitchi and supernurse08 today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! god bless you and give you the strength, wisdom, and confidence to pass today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>>chichimitchi and supernurse08...:redpinkhe

god bless you both on monday! god will be with you and he will take away whatever anxiety you are feeling...bear in mind that with him all things are possible. say to yourselves "i can do all things through christ who strengthens me."

i am praying for you. you will make it! you will pass!

>>>mave and moments and the rest...:redpinkhe

i am praying for peace of heart and mind...that anxiety will not get the best of you. you have prepared well for this test, you will both make it. god knows your efforts, and he loves you enough not to give the desires of your hearts. claim his promises, he will make you pass. god bless you!

sending good vibes and prayers your way...

thank you so much, janina. :icon_hug: it's just that at the end, it gets pretty scary, i think. thank you so much for the prayers.

good luck to those of you testing this week!!

i read a couple of posts from some of you testing this coming week and it's freaking me out...and i've already tested and passed!!

i guess it's because it brought back all those scary and anxious feelings that i felt...thinking that i didn't know anything, getting horrible kaplan scores, and not even remembering basic lab values. and guys, i just wanted to tell you that it will be ok!!

please don't reschedule. please don't study 2 days before the test. it will shoot your anxiety up the roof making you "think" you don't know anything, flipping through pages of notes, doing question after question...and stressing when you don't get it right. stop!

you know more than you think you do. keep the faith and go in there determined to pass!!

yeah, my kaplan scores keep bringing me down. i'm hoping that they're not indicative of my performance on nclex, though. :s

hey all,

i'm new to this site-have been lurking here since i'd graduated this jan (it took forever to get my att!)-this site helped me get thru my anxieties and prepare.

i took the test for the first time on april 9 and found out i passed (with 76 q's)!!

this is how i prepared:

i studied on/off for about 4-6 weeks mainly using the kaplan blue book and their qbank/tests-my school automatically enrolled us in kaplan but i skipped the on site classes.

a couple weeks before the nclex i took their online tests,one per day and then used the q bank. doing lots of practice questions was the most helpful by far, more than just studying alone. in fact i read thru the book only once and then focused almost exclusively on poractice qs.

i typically would score in the high 50-low 60s overallon the kaplan tests. on some sections i'd get 70-80 but that would happen very rarely and only on a few short q bank tests.

i found kaplan questions harder than the actual nclex. i also used the lippincott nclex made easy book as quick reference and did a few of their practice q's

i know many use saunders but i found it too detailed/tedious and the questions not reflective enough of nclex. i just didn't have the time/patience to get thru the book and feel that it may cause some to focus on the details rather than get thru all the broader content nclex tested.

know how to answer priority questions, do a quick med dosage/conversion refresher (i had peds med questions), know infection control, and familiarize yourself with diagnostic tests and meds and review diseases and electrolyte imbalances that always came up in nursing school (i.e. thyroid disorders, diabetes (mellitus and insipidus), heart failure, parkinsons, hepatitis, ptsd, etc..)

sending good (((vibes))) to those who are taking the nclex. relax, take your time, you can do it!

thank you so much! just keep all of us in your prayers. congratulations!!!!!!

haha.. we're on the same boat..that's exactly how i feel.. thanks for posting that, at least you explain to me in words the way i feel..hehehe..

aside from the exam, something is also torturing my mind,, because i had my ultrasound last friday(because i didnt have my period last feb and march), my friends told me that i was just too stressed, then i said to myself, yes i am.. but my mother insisted me to have my check up so i did, after the ultrasound, i read the results and it says, i do have polycystic ovary disease.. god, i freaked out! what the hell is that..hahaha.. im taking my nclex, and i dont have any idea.. so i surfed the internet, and felt frustated from what i read: 3 classical symptoms, amennorhea, hirsutism and infertility :cry:although patients may experience some but not all of these symptoms.. i cant help but cry when i read infertility..hehe.. yes im too young,21, not yet married but in a relationship..but i always dream of having a baby..ehehehe. anyway, il be going to my ob-gyne tomorrow for my check up.. and il tell her my concerns.. thanks anyway for reading..

oh, honey. *hugs* you'll be alright, you'll see. god won't give you more than you can handle and he won't forsake you too.

well everyone i just did not feel ready to take the test on april 15th as i was not nearly finished with my study plan so rescheduled for may. i will post to the may thread now.

good luck to all you test takers!

good luck in may honey!!!!!!!!! i'm sure you'll do great!

faeriewand, sorry to hear you are rescheduling. that makes me the only one of this forum taking the nclex on the 15th. well, good luck on may. i won't reschedule again (i originally set my date for 3/28 and i chickened out).

i'm doing saunders and kaplan (scoring in 60's with a couple of 70's). pretty much i am between the acute anxiety and the sheer terror, but this time i am facing the music.

tomorrow i am going to look at the lab values one last time and on tuesday... bring it on!!!!

good luck to you all

that's kind of where i'm scoring too. :s but, bring it on nonetheless!!! :D

ianjel, sorry to hear that, esp. that u are sitting for nclex and then this unexpected news. but, guess, that's how life is - surprises you everytime. let's try to find something positive out of this: uhm... now if u get that question on nclex, u'll know which answer to pick. i wish you lots of strength and positive vibes to do well in your exam, health and life. all of us have our own lil problems, it's just in different forms i guess. stay strong and all we can do is keep studying and hope for the best. this to shall pass, like one of my friend says. god belss.

p.s. like supernurse stated, there is a cure, so for now just focus on ur nclex. every problelm has a solution they say. take care :icon_hug:

*agrees*

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