Im Taking My Boards For The 2nd Time Any Advice Would Be Great

bloodmonster · Jul 19, 2005

Hi Im Taking My Boards For The 2nd Time On August 10th And I'm Starting To Get A Little Nervous. Ive Been Doing 100 Questions A Day But I Recently Had Surgery To Remove A Benign Tumor And Ive Had A Few Days Off.....im Trying To Get Back In The Swing Of Things And I Recently Just Signed Up For Learning Ext. And Doing Saunders Questions I Also Have Been Reading Saunders Strategies For Success. I Had 265 My First Time Around And I Made Myself Physically Sick Before My Test And I Dont Want That To Happen Again And I Really Wanna Pass This Time Any Advice Or Words Of Encouragement Would Be Great!!!!

Dont eat the candy and dont eat anything with a lot of sugar before your test. Your blood sugar will drop so fast and boom...panic will set in and you're doomed. I know, this happened to me. The proctor sets the candy by the computer. Its tempting just shove that poisen behind the computer!

And, remember...when in doubt of a question with two answers....use your ABC's!

That'll be $3, please!

GigLs2u · Jul 19, 2005

I am sorry, you have to take it again. I feel blessed to have only had to take it once.

In contrast to the previous post, I say take hard candy with you just in case. Whether diabetic or not some people's blood sugar drops under stress. I put a lifesaver in my mouth right before time to start "just in case". lol

I used several books with questions and looked up some things in lippincott to refresh my memory. In addition, there was one booklet that had questions like the exam that was to be taken timed. You mailed it to them and they sent you results that gave you an indication of your weak areas.

I have always been a terrible test taker and get very nervous and anxious. Even when I know an answer I will try to convince myself I am wrong if there is one possible answer I can not rule out. As a result I took a review course that was 2 days a week for 4 weeks. Funny thing was, I didn't learn any thing new except to take candy to the test "just in case". The course did give me a since of comfort with what I already knew.

The last thing I did before reading the first question was to give up all my worries to God. Once I let go of those worries I was able to focus on the test. If I came across a question with an answer I felt best fit and there was one I could not rule out I went with what I knew and moved on to the next question.

One of the important things is knowing where the question fits in the nursing process. If you just skim the question then you may miss the question because you did not pay close enough attention to where it fit in the nursing process. For example, if the question ask what intervention should occur then it is presumed the assessment, nursing diagnosis, plan have all occurred.

Of course you need to know you drugs related to nursing specialities.

Remember, you have been studying for this for years and have the knowledge!

Get plenty of rest days before the exam. Take some time off from work. The night before the exam I spent in a hotel to get away from other stress.

Best of Luck!

joy

Hi Im Taking My Boards For The 2nd Time On August 10th And I'm Starting To Get A Little Nervous. Ive Been Doing 100 Questions A Day But I Recently Had Surgery To Remove A Benign Tumor And Ive Had A Few Days Off.....im Trying To Get Back In The Swing Of Things And I Recently Just Signed Up For Learning Ext. And Doing Saunders Questions I Also Have Been Reading Saunders Strategies For Success. I Had 265 My First Time Around And I Made Myself Physically Sick Before My Test And I Dont Want That To Happen Again And I Really Wanna Pass This Time Any Advice Or Words Of Encouragement Would Be Great!!!!