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Studying for my NCLEX and I a so drained. Emotionally and mentally. I wish I felt better about everything. Seems like I should be happy I am most likely about to start my career, but I'm just tired.

:zzzzz

Specializes in LTC.

I didn't even want to mention mine, but the first one i believe i got a 63% then high 50's from there.:( I am thoroughly going over the questions i got wrong, matter of fact i wrote them down, and I'll try taking the tests again in a little while and opt for a 90%.

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AH, just read a post about some guy being in the top of his class and failing. That's like being on top of a skyscrapper and looking down. I don't think I can take it if I failed. :cry:

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Specializes in LTC.

I think I would be upset but not TOO upset. If I fail, I'm trying Suzanne's plan...BUT I HAVE TO KEEP TELLING MYSELF THAT....I WONT FAIL!;) I WILL PASS NCLEX FIRST TRY!!!

See I was an average student in nursing school, one B and the rest C's and from being off a year should tell you something.

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Specializes in ER.

I am SOOOOO DRAINED! I feel like my brain can't take anymore studying! All I want to do is sleep these next 2 days away wake up on Tuesday and PRAY TO GOD that I pass BOARDS! I had motivation in the beginning of the month but it gradually started dwindling down. Someone keep me MOTIVATED or else I am going to fall asleep!!!!

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Specializes in LTC.
I am SOOOOO DRAINED! I feel like my brain can't take anymore studying! All I want to do is sleep these next 2 days away wake up on Tuesday and PRAY TO GOD that I pass BOARDS! I had motivation in the beginning of the month but it gradually started dwindling down. Someone keep me MOTIVATED or else I am going to fall asleep!!!!

I have an idea, take a comprehensive test to test your weaknesses and come join us in the "random fact throwing thread." :D

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

I am also drained. I'm drained from 2 years non-stop (including clinical in summers) of school, I'm drained of working full-time while in school full-time. All I want to do is pass NCLEX the FIRST time work 3 days a week, and relax a bit before starting on my BSN.

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Specializes in Transplant/Surgical ICU.

Italia13 and Simpleplan, I feel your pain. I feel the same way, and interestingly enough we all test on the same day. I planned to stop studying today, but I think I'll stay home and review my labs and some meds. But tomorrow, Im hiding everything NCLEX...

I test at 12pm in Los Angeles, how about you guys?

Good luck!

Buttercup7507, did you mean to study for a whole year? I doubt it. Good luck to you too, and remember we never feel ready. So, I will advice to start thinking of a date so you have a timeline to give yourself. It usually helps in increasing motivation...Good luck guys we are almost there!

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Specializes in ER.

love-d-or ,

LA IS BEAUTIFUL! I just went there this summer for a week, I left the day after graduation and I didn't want to leave!! lol anyways, I am testing 2pm Eastern time. Someone told me that the number 8 is a chinese lucky number, lol, I don't know whether they were pulling my leg to make me calm down and I am far from asian! So hopefully what she said is true and Me You Simpleplan and everyone else testing on the 8th have that luck with us!! God I am so scared!:barf01:

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Specializes in LTC.

Buttercup7507, did you mean to study for a whole year? I doubt it. Good luck to you too, and remember we never feel ready. So, I will advice to start thinking of a date so you have a timeline to give yourself. It usually helps in increasing motivation...Good luck guys we are almost there!

THANKS, good luck to you!!!! Yep a whole year at the latest...but I'm not very consistent...and I was off for a year prior to the 5 week externship...and before that, you know how much theory was involved, there is NO theory just for those 5 weeks. So after graduating in Dec of 07, I took off a month, studied for two months pretty hard took another month off, studied again, took a week off here and there....so you see, I'm not consistent, BUT, I'm hoping to be from here on out.:) It will take me a year at the LONGEST, September the earliest.

I want to be able to feel very confident going in....right before i test, i want to test myself and score 80% or above on ALL content. When I do that, then I think I'll be ready. I haven't even tested everything yet. I still have to touch up on some content I'm weak on.(forget from nursing school, like two years ago). Then again maybe I'm slow(well not slow but slower at studying than most)....although I have OCD tendencies when I study(like reading a whole chapter on something after i got it wrong, which is time consuming)....although I am improving on that.

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THANKS, good luck to you!!!! Yep a whole year at the latest...but I'm not very consistent...and I was off for a year prior to the 5 week externship...and before that, you know how much theory was involved, there is NO theory just for those 5 weeks. So after graduating in Dec of 07, I took off a month, studied for two months pretty hard took another month off, studied again, took a week off here and there....so you see, I'm not consistent, BUT, I'm hoping to be from here on out.:) It will take me a year at the LONGEST, September the earliest.

The sooner out of nursing school you test the more likely you are to pass. That's the word on the street.

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To all of you testing this week, I wish you the best of luck. I still have two months of school left. I want to test as soon as I am able because I too have been told the chances of passing drop the longer you wait after finishing school until you test. I was the most drained last quarter while taking Community Health: bunch of useless projects and papers:no:. I won't be using Kaplan because I just can't afford it. Our program has ATI and it comes with Virtual ATI: a personal instructor and additional questions and guided study schedule. I'm going to use that and questions out of the multitude of study guides that I have. I'm going to trust in my knowledge, ability to think through the problem, and my faith in God to guide me.

Simpleplan, and anyone else testing on Tuesday, it is almost midnight on my side of town. It's time for you to close up all study books, shut down the computer, and relax. Sending you all good vibes.

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Specializes in LTC.
The sooner out of nursing school you test the more likely you are to pass. That's the word on the street.

Yes I know that is soooo true, but what happened was I was supposed to graduate Dec of 06(passed all the courses) but had to take the 5 week externship(separate graded course, which I'm sure you know is working in a hospital under direct supervision of a preceptor/RN) and was required to take on 6 patients when in clinical I was only used to having two. I had terrible anxiety because I thought "how in the heck am I going to take on 6 pt's when I'm only used to two), my hands were shaking when preparing all these meds etc,(it was hell for me) and my preceptor told the instructor how nervous I was so my instructor let me go, in other words FAILED ME. I was so depressed, anyway...So I ONLY had that 5 week externship to complete and had to wait till the end of the next semester...I decided to take a whole year off instead of going back the following semester. So over the summer I took a position as a nurse extern and learned SOOOO much there. I waited till november(which is right after 204) and took 205(the 5 week externship) and winged it. I'm glad I did take that externship because my hands on skills improved. However I did fine with the schooling part/clinicals(B's C's).

So that's my story.....so during that year of taking the externship I didn't study and YES I should have.:banghead:

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