Breath Alicia Breath!!!

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Specializes in M/S, SNU, Office, and Private Duty.

Okay I have a little over 12 hours before I sit my my LPN state boards. I have been preparing off and on since December 12 but that still does not comfort me one little bit. Tomorrow at 0730 I will walk into the Pearson testing building get fingerprinted, my photo taken unload my purse and have all my stuff locked up in a little locker.

Then at 0800 I will sit in a little cubicle in front of a computer with a small white board and marker and have my brain picked with anywhere between 85 and 256 questions that I have to answer within 5 hours. I have one 30 minute break and a few 5-10 minute breaks. Once the computer decides I have passed or failed it just shuts off!! No "your done" or "you passed/failed" just shuts off, goes black, poof no more. :o

I just want to curl up and cry. :'( I feel sick to my stomach and I cant decide if my shaking is from my nerves or from be being cold. I tried to go to the gym today to get everything off my mind but all I can think of is what lab values I've forgotten, what drugs I haven't studied or which disease processes go to which symptoms.

Everyone I have talked to says I'll do fine that I know my stuff. But I'm just so terrified of this stupid test!!! I hope the person or persons that came up with this stupid test have their day where they feel exactly what we feel.

To add to it all I have to wait 48 hours until I get my unofficial results. I know its nowhere near the wait for some people who do not get "quick results" but its still agonizing.

I know I'll be a good nurse. I got wonderful grades in school, my patients love me. But I'm still scared to death!!!

Thank You for letting me vent. I am now going to do dishes and work on cleaning the house.

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Specializes in ICU, SDU, OR, RR, Ortho, Hospice RN.

LOL Bless your heart do you want me to come over and slap the hysteria out of you?

Good for you.. Go clean the dishes and the house.

RELAX.

Take a nice bubble bath and know you have prepared yourself as well as you can.

I think we all go through this fear factor but you can only do your best.

Breathe woman breathe.

When I get nervous like this before exams. Sit in front of the computer screen. Breathe in through your nose and out of your mouth 5 times. Not too fast as we don't want you fainting in front of the screen.

Focus on the question as best you can. Read it VERY carefully and go from there.

I have the faith that you will do as well as you can and get great results.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

good luck

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Specializes in M/S, SNU, Office, and Private Duty.

So here's the rest of the story.....I walked out of the testing center at like 0900! I stopped at 85 questions and was totally freaking out! Yesterday I worked. It was crazy at work,we were at capacity and then had discharges back to back and as soon as they were discharged we got an admit!! As I was walking a patient out MSBN called and was asking me questions about my application. any who I was flustered about that and then every body was asking me how I think I did! uggh frustration central!! I didn't sleep well last night because I new today was the day. Once I got to sleep I had dreams of me passing and dreams of me failing and the weird thing is that they alternated passed, failed, passed, failed and so on. But when my future hubby came home from work this morning it was 0800 and I got up and I PASSED!!! then I slept till about 1230 :D

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

congratulations!

:balloons: :yelclap: :cheers: :yeah: :smiley_aa

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AWESOME!!! Way to go!!!:cheers:

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:yeah:Congradulations!!!! I am so happy for you. Now you can get excited about your future wedding!!!!

;)

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Congratulations

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So here's the rest of the story.....I walked out of the testing center at like 0900! I stopped at 85 questions and was totally freaking out! Yesterday I worked. It was crazy at work,we were at capacity and then had discharges back to back and as soon as they were discharged we got an admit!! As I was walking a patient out MSBN called and was asking me questions about my application. any who I was flustered about that and then every body was asking me how I think I did! uggh frustration central!! I didn't sleep well last night because I new today was the day. Once I got to sleep I had dreams of me passing and dreams of me failing and the weird thing is that they alternated passed, failed, passed, failed and so on. But when my future hubby came home from work this morning it was 0800 and I got up and I PASSED!!! then I slept till about 1230 :D

Congratulations! Well done. :p

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