My nightmare after passing the NCLEX

[marci3335]

Hey there! I have been lurking on this board for months while studying for this evil-evil test. I took the NCLEX last Friday and found out on Tuesday that I passed with 104 questions! I was (and am still!) in such shock that I am still checking the BON to make sure there wasn't a mistake. I was so sure I failed when I walked out of there.

So the night I found out that I passed I had a nightmare that I had to take the NCLEX in a cave. The cave had just been cleared out of bushes, and the proctor told me this. He then told me, casually, that there was a brown recluse spider above my head! I was so scared I dropped the test and ran out of the cave. He followed me out and told me not to worry he turned in my test for me with all the right answers because he had the Key to the test. Flash to my college classroom, the instructors are telling us about some cheating they discovered, and there was my name listed among the cheaters! They took away my license. I woke up so upset, I went back online at 5:00am just to double check that I really did pass! I did. Anyway, I just wanted to share that awful nightmare! I am so glad that I really did pass!

Here's the list I used to help me study. I took test questions, and whenever I missed a question I added that subject to a list that I would later look up in my textbooks. Doing test questions and creating a list REALLY helped me. Good luck everyone!

Marci

List to study

1.Labs (basic electrolytes, WBC's, etc. BUN, SG, Creatinine)

2.Apgar

3.Tpal (pregnancy numbers "2-0-1-2") [Term-PreTerm-Abortion-Living ]

4.Shock- spinal, hypovolemic

5.Phases of labor

6.Normal CVP 0-8 mm Hg

7.Cardiac Output 4-6 L/min

8.Diuretic, potassium sparing vs. wasting

9.Blood gas normal levels, ABG's

10.Heparin drip

11.Other math review

12.EDB (estimated date of birth) -3/+7 (subtract 3 months, add 7

days)

13.Thyroid, hyper & hypo

14.Cushings and Addison's

15.GI such as Ulcerative Colitis, Peptic Ulcer, etc.

16.Basic Cardiac- CHF, MI, Angina, etc...

17.CPR

18.Know Isolation- contact, droplet, airborne (which diseases have what precaustions)

19.Basic fundamentals

20.Erikson's stages

21.Myasthenia Gravis

22.Diabetes & insulin, also diabetic ketoacidosis. Difference between DM1 & DM2

23.Psych

24.Pharm- Digoxin, Lasix (and potassium sparing diuretics) Congentin, Beta Blockers.

[KristinWW]

The night before my test, I woke up every hour, on the hour, in a panic because I thought I overslept and missed taking the test! Goodbye forever, Evil NCLEX!