Encouragement...

Hi, I just found out that I passed the nclex-pn and wanted to share my experience with you. I have been out of nursing school since August 25, 2005. I started working as soon as I graduated and because of some unforeseen circumstances I could not afford to test. Finally my facility said they would pay for me and I started to panic. I had been out of school so long and I just couldn't force myself to study. I didn't even know where to begin! I talked to so many nurses, some said it was hard and others said they didn't even study. Everyday I read posts here and began to realize that this was a test you either were prepared for or weren't. I didn't want to post and share my thoughts, I wanted to keep them to myself. I didn't even tell my family how nervous I was. The day of the test I arrived early, but for some reason I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be. The test began and I tell you that the time flew by. I didn't think the questions were hard, I had seen these types of questions before. I did get a lot of priority, but still didn't seem that different than what I had already done. I finished in 45 minutes and felt great...till iI got to my car! Then I had a melt down. I kept saying "you failed" because the test just didn't seem that hard. The wait was excruciating. Every hour I was checking the SBON and still only my gpn was up. I read more posts here and thought If some of these obviously intelligent people could fail with 85 questions, I must have too. Plus it didn't help that most people say if the test gets really difficult you must have passed. I never felt like I had prepared enough! When I got home today I decided to check again and there it was my pn license #. I cried so hard and screamed so loud I woke everyone in the house lol. I called my husband bawling and he cried too! So theres my story. I hope that someone can find peace of mind in something I have said and been through. God is good, if you let him he will lead you through. Good Luck to all!