January 2008 NCLEX support thread

which do you think would be better..

should i take my nclex on december 2008 or january 2009?

can't decide it... im feeling sooo tense & nervous just to think of it..

but i also know that procrastination is bad... please help by giving me some encouragements & inspirations.. thanks to you all..

Hi sOOnRN,

I graduated Dec 19, 2007 and took NCLEX Jan 11, 2008. I passed the NCLEX-PN at 85 ?'s. I recommend to take it STAT! Statistics prove more pass NCLEX when taken w/in the 1st month after graduation. Do tons of NCLEX RN questions 3000-5000. I actually did a lot of marathon study sessions and was the first to go out of my class. I do better cramming and on a time constraint. Find out what is best for your study habits, think positive, visualize seeing PASS on the computer screen and you will be stressing out as a new nurse before you know it! GOOD LUCK!!!:typing:up:

Kara

thanks alot butterfly88 for your concern... it somehow took some part of my anxiety away... thanks!!!

I am an LPN but I think for the most part the NCLEX is anxiety provoking for all of us! :) There is so much power in positive affirmation and thinking. And, by the way, I left wondering if I failed even if the computer stopped at the minimum questions. It was gut wrenching. I wasn's sure what else I could have studied. I just knew I'd studied my heart out. The key was going in with a positive attitude and being prepared (or thinking I was LOL) It's a funky little test I will tell you!

There are so many hoops to jump thru to become a nurse. 1st nursing school! You obviously made that one. 2. Studying for and passing NCLEX (wondering how on earth these crazy questions can make us better nurses) 3. Jumping in with both feet and learning there is so much on the job training that occurs after school. Looking back now I can see how NCLEX helps us to become critical thinkers. It's all just part of the initiation process. People who sat for boards 15 years or so ago experienced a totally different testing process.

I give a high five for Saunders. Remember Maslow's heirarchy of needs, the ABC's, nursing process and remember there is usually more than one right answer. Ask yourself what's the best based on ABC's and Maslows or NP? I am still using all this in the real world.

Keep us posted!

Im going back for the thrid time am getting burned out I need all the pray I can get. The last 2 times that I have taken the test I was near the passing standard I dont want another near the passing standard I want to see a PASS!!! so pray hard cause this is very stressful

If u have any hints on passing the NCLEX please pass on information