June 2008 NCLEX support group

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This thread is for any upcoming graduates taking NCLEX in June of 2008.

To start off with I would love to hear if anyone is taking Kaplan, or Drexel or other prep courses and why did you choose the one you did? I am looking into them and I am just not sure which one is best and why.

Thanks!

I regret to inform you guys that i am the first this month to fail the nclex

265 gruelling questions

I received a letter in the mail, it said i did not pass though i was near the standard!

oh well

i am super ******.

i really studied for this and applied myself through school but i typically have not done well on standardized tests

peace

I am sorry to hear this. I just wanted to share with you something that one of my friends/peers shared with me after I failed my first time at 265 questions. She told me that 265 means you were in it to the very end and the test could have gone either way. Sadly, this time it went the wrong way but you were really close. You can do this!!!! Take a small break and then hit the books again. I try to tell myself that in the long run it will make be a better and more educated nurse. I got near passing standard in every area and hope to pass this time around when I test later this month. Good luck and try to keep your spirits up. :heartbeat

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I take it in the morning. It is so anxiety-producing that I will be glad to get it over with. I have used the Hurst & Kaplan books and took the ERI review that my school offered. We are their first graduating class (a new nursing program) and there will be 19 of us taking it over the next 2 months. The first three of us take it tomorrow together, 2 the next day, and 1 the next. Everyone else hasn't said. I don't know what to think about all the comments. I guess you never feel confident about it. I hate the SATA so I really hate to hear all the ones you got on the exam. I am excited and scared at the same time.

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Specializes in Cardiac, Critical Care, LTC.

congrats to everyone who has passed this test so far.

I should know my results tomorrow.

For those about to take the NCLEX. Stay calm, sometimes nerves can get the best of us. I know I was not very anxious or nervous when I took the test. I had to keep breathing throughout the entire test b/c sometimes my nerves were trying to get the best of me, but I was not about to let that happen. So I remained calm throughout the test. Afterwards is a different story.

Today I am doing better than yesterday.

My husband has been trying to keep me busy. He says he does not like when I am not my bubbly making him laugh and acting crazy. He says it makes him feel helpless when he sees me crying. So for those of us who have spouses and significant others adn children I think these 2 days has an effect on them also, so let's remeber to think about them also.

To everyone is about to take the test you are in my prayers.:saint:

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littlemiss1,

I'm so sorry you didn't hear the good news that you had so hoped for. My advice for you is this: take a while to cry it out. Just at home somewhere find a spot where you're comfortable and let yourself just lose it. Hitting pillows, yelling, sobbing. Make it really cathartic.

But after a while make yourself regain control. And say to yourself all those good things you know about you. You know that you made it this far- through nursing school and you probably have a lot of other accomplishments in your life and wonderful things about your personality. And this beast of an exam cannot take those things away. It can't take away the love or respect that your friends and family have for you. It can't change who you are. It can't change who you're going to be because you WILL pass, you will get over this hurdle and then it'll just be a bad memory!

Take a deep breath and think about all those things, think about the things about you that are still wonderful because of this test. Yes, it is a big exam and it can mess up employment plans and make people doubt themselves. But it is just an exam. Most of the power it has is the power we give it. By stressing out about it so endlessly and by letting it control our lives and emotions. So try your best to not think about it for a while. Enough so you can eat and sleep again because if you don't do that you can't make any progress. And then one day look over your weak areas, make a study plan, set a date and take this test again with success on your mind! You are so close!

Please don't give up though. Because you will be a great nurse, you probably already ARE a great nurse. Don't give up, take it again. Because "you only hit what you aim at and you miss all the shots you don't take."

Sorry for such a long post, hope it helps though. I'm currently waiting on my results...took NCLEX-RN yesterday and this has been the LONGEST 24 hours imaginable....argh.

hey thanks allot i am crying as I write this to you because your words are beautiful i really appreicate your support. i will go again with your positive thoughts in mind i registered for my att and re-examination with the state board I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE UP!!!!!!!! I will read this over and over because it warms my heart, a million thank yousss ( it can never be to long):heartbeat:cry::heartbeat

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Specializes in Operating Room.

ICU2008, I know my husband mentioned something about getting Texas Rangers baseball tickets for that evening.

I can't cry at the baseball park....Tom Hanks said so....."THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!!!" :chuckle (From A League of There Own)

My husband has been trying to keep me busy. He says he does not like when I am not my bubbly making him laugh and acting crazy. He says it makes him feel helpless when he sees me crying. So for those of us who have spouses and significant others adn children I think these 2 days has an effect on them also, so let's remeber to think about them also.
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I took my exam Monday morning. I did a final review on Sunday morning- lab values, some meds, some basic stuff, no questions though. Then I went out for lunch and had a beer and relaxed the rest of the day. I slept terribly that night but had been getting good sleep the rest of the week so I was ok. Took NCLEX-RN Monday at 8am and had 75 questions in about an hour and 15 minutes.

I freaked out for 24 hours and found out this morning that I passed!!!! I think the best thing I did was just tons of positive self-talk the evening before and day of. Just tons of it!! It paid off and I'm an RN now!!!! Good Luck to you all!

Congratulations on your success!!!!!! :yelclap::balloons::clpty:

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I also took mine yesterday. How did you get your results so fast?????????

Folks.

I took my test yesterday at 2PM and I just found right now after 24 hrs that I have passed. U can go to the website of your Board of Nursing and after 24 hours they should list u as an RN if u have passed.

Thanks everybody for the support, it can be hard waiting. As for me I had 119 questions and just like everybody else, lots of priority, infection control, crazy maths, and a hefty portion of SATA, and for the records I am a C student, got bunch of level 1 on my ATIs. I study a lot for the boards but I felt like I was not ready because I wasn't getting good grades on my practice test. low 60s and some times 70s on a good day, but hey I passed the boards, the point I am making is that u know more than u thought u do, and I know some questions at the boards we easy, but some were super hard. Just have a faith in you and am sure u will do well (easier said than done).

I start my new job on thursday-Home/Hospice Nursing here in Minneapolis. Good luck to everybody.

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I took my NCLEX this morning as well. I felt like I was missing stupid infection control questions. None of my books had covered that topic in the way they were asked on the test. I had 75 questions, but I feel almost certain that I did not pass. I was an A-B+ student. I have never been one to feel like I failed a test. I just can't shake the feeling. There was a med math problem that I did not even know how to set up, and I thought that was one of my strengths. The whole thing really floored me. I am hoping for the best, but feeling very pessimistic. :cry:

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I take it in the morning. It is so anxiety-producing that I will be glad to get it over with. I have used the Hurst & Kaplan books and took the ERI review that my school offered. We are their first graduating class (a new nursing program) and there will be 19 of us taking it over the next 2 months. The first three of us take it tomorrow together, 2 the next day, and 1 the next. Everyone else hasn't said. I don't know what to think about all the comments. I guess you never feel confident about it. I hate the SATA so I really hate to hear all the ones you got on the exam. I am excited and scared at the same time.

Good luck to you... Good luck to us... I take mine FRIDAY, for the third time... :-)

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Hey everyone-June support group.

I just want to thank everyone here for being so supportive!

I came from the May support group, and here I am waiting to test on the 25th of this month. I notice there are some re-takers, and just to let you all know, you are not alone.

I am re-taking this exam, and In congratulate all of you who are yet to test or re-test, because it takes some strength to saty motivated in preparing for these boards. When I took this exam almost a year ago, I allowed the exam get the best of me when I found out I failed. I am in California, so results come pretty quick, and when I realized that I didn't pass, I felt like maybe this career was not for me. I have been in healthcare for now 14 years, so I have a passion for nursing, and how could I allow a 6.5 hour test determine my future as a professional. This test only determines if we have everything downpacked and ready in our head for the real world, but it does not determine our profession. We just have to get through the hurdle, and throw the anxiety out the window.

So good luck to all of you testing this month, and congrats to everyone who passed this month and last month, so far!!!!!!!

jazzysmika...

THANK YOU FOR THIS... I too graduated, well, OVER a year ago for me, in FL, and here it is, my third time to test this Friday... Whoo hoo... We will do it. We will be RN's!!! Go US!!!

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Specializes in SICU.
someone please help me, i do not know what to do and where to begin again does anyone have any suggestions, i was going to do the hurst review online has anyone heard of it? i have no courses in my area so i have to do it on line it is the fastest thing for me to do, i wanted to do the kaplan review but it runs for 3 months!!!!! and i do not have that much time someone, anyone please any suggestions, i do not know how much i can handle i cannot eat or sleep my life is on hold once again and i feel like ,,,,,i just dont know anymore please someone advise??????????????????????????????????????????????

littlemiss1 -

i was sorry to hear that you were unsuccessful on your recent attempt for nclex and i am praying for you during this difficult time. i wanted to comment regarding your questions about the hurst review. i had attended a live review in mid-may and i did the online videos of the lectures as well. i thought that both were great and i probably would have just done the online portion had i known they mirrored the live review. the review takes 4 days - 7 to 8 hours a day - just to cover the material that you should really know (she calls it "core content"). the lecture is taught in simplistic, easy-to-understand means, puts the concepts that you learned in nursing school together, and the content is said in a way that helps you remember what you need to know. what i liked about doing the online videos, is that i could go over areas that i felt i was weak in and just listen to her as much as i wanted until i felt i had a better handle on topic. she also goes over what to look for when answering questions...

it worked for me, but it may not be for everyone. i studied for my exam using the hurst review and answering questions from a variety of sources once i felt like i was comfortable with the core content. i passed my exam with 75 questions and i felt o.k. about the exam when i left (which scared me even more since that usually means i bombed the test).

if you have any questions for me, feel free to pm me. good luck and keep with it! you will pass!

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Specializes in SICU.
i also took mine yesterday. how did you get your results so fast?????????

supersn2008 -

[color=#2f4f4f]if you go to your state board of nursing website, many states will post your rn license there before pearson does - just depends on your state and when you took the test. i had taken my exam saturday morning so my 48 hours were up monday morning. i checked my state bon site and it still came up with no license number so i paid my 8 bucks at pearson... my rn license was available maybe 15-20 minutes later on my state bon site. still worth the 8 bucks for me! :D

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