Decreasing Anxiety prior to taking NCLEX

[mcasborn]

Stress and anxiety impact my testing ability. When I have less to worry about in life, I notice that my scores on Kaplan qbank are in the 70's. However, when life throws you a curve ball, I tend to drop back in high 50's and low 60's. Any suggestions on how to keep calm or ways to get rid of anxiety in order to pass my upcoming test? What techniques relaxes you while taking practice test, that help you maintain and focus on the situation at hand?

[Labrynth]

If your Kaplan test scores are in the high 70's that is excellent. Kaplan will get you accustom to answering the question styles and when you get to NCLEx even if you dont know the answer your critical thinking skills and question training will serve you well. How long is it taking you to complete the question trainers as opposed to the amount of time they are allotted? Consider that when you sit for NCLEX you are given I think 6 hours with breaks. So if you can finish 150 questions on the trainer in say two hours than you can alot time to sit there and collect yourself/take breaks/reread questions.You can also try putting pressure on yourself. Question trainers allow a certain amount of time. If they alot 3 hours give yourself 2. This may make you feel anxious the same way class tests do and help you figure out what you need to collect yourself. The NCLEX was not a horrible event for me. I had 75 question, finished in under two hours and it seemed like most were choose all that apply. Kaplan and school prepared me well and even the people I knew that were bad test takers passed. You can do this!