oh my goodness!!!!

Get a good night's rest the night before. Eat healthily, drink lots of water before hand to maintain hydration, do NOT try to cram at this late date. If you don't know it by now, it's too late. You'll do fine. Impossible to study adequately at this point in time, do not confuse your neuronal circuits by the cramming suggested in previous posts. You know it, it's there. You'll be able to extricate it when it's time. Don't be nervous. It isn't brain surgery. You cannot hurt anyone. Relax. At least it's not a two day ordeal with a number two pencil and filling in the bubbles correlating to the answers! (old timer here! LOL)...and the most important part of advice I can add: TREAT YOURSELF AFTERWARDS! If you want/need to blow off some steam, PARTY down and celebrate with nursing school grad friends you've made. Or family or whoever has been supportive in this time to you.

Go to a nice restaurant and even have dessert. You can run off those extra calories later when you're practicing nursing in whatever capacity you've chosen to participate in as a work capacity. Good luck. You'll be fine. We've all been there and guess what, WE SURVIVED!!! Now do a in celebration that it's over with!!! 'Cause it is....nursing school is finished...it's your time to shine!:yelclap::cheers:

thanks for all the advice.

i am relaxing tonight. about to watch deal or no deal then try to sleep!

tomorrow after the test, i dont know what i'll do but probably go to the movies and then my brother invited me to dinner. wednesday i am going to plan on movies all day! thirsday I will find out the results. and i already had plans to do to a brewery with a nursing school freind who flunked out but was one of the nicest guys in the class.

GOOD LUCK OTHER TUESDAY TAKERS! BRING IT ON!

Good Luck Guys, I took my test about two weeks ago and i passed. YIPEEEEE!!!!! But do know those labs as everyone has stated also, know diabetes, Addisons and Cushings. Say a prayer as well the next two days waiting for results will be the LONGESTTTTTTTTTT days of your LIFE!!!

Nurses Rock

my tip... a lot of prayers before the exam , then i close my eyes, a relax breathing to calm my nerves... open my eyes and say..... BRING IT ON!!!!!!!

Good Luck!!!!

Good luck to you today!

Way to go!! That's how I passed my trauma nursing core course. Sometimes you just have to RELAX!!!!! Felt so sick, couldn't worry about the testing.

hey

the kid is back !!!!!!

did yall slay that mother-of-an-exam ??????

Good luck Jamonit!! I am sure you passed!

1. Make sure you know your lab values and you need to have a good understanding of nursing content.

2. Do nothing related to studying the day before the exam.

3. The day of the exam, pray and be confident that you have prepared and that God will take care of the rest.

4. During the exam, don't forget to breath! And one very important tip is to read each question carefully telling yourself that you CAN do it. If you do not know the answer, tell yourself that you CAN figure it out.

5. Be confident in your ability.

6. Lastly, before answering each question, ALWAYS think safety: Ask yourself "Which answer choice will cause the patient the LEAST/NO harm?"

7. Think ABC (When applicable)

8. Think Maslow (physical needs come before psychosocial)

9. Take a break if asked to

10. Breath, You'll be okay.

MY EXAM IN 3 WEEKS. SO NERVOUS.CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME MASLOW.I COULDN'T GET IT.

THANKS

Maslow refers to Maslow's hierachy of needs. It's one of the first topic in nursing school. Kaplan shows many strategies on how to tackle nclex questions and according to Kaplan (It took their review course), Maslow's hierarchy of needs is crutial to establishing priorities (on the nclex exam). Maslow identifies five levels of human needs: physiological, safety or security, love and belonging, esteem and self-actualization. Because physiological needs are necessary for survival, they have highest priority and must be met first. This strategy as well as other strategies are explained in great details in Kaplan's NCLEX-RN strategies for the Registered Nursing Licensing Exam 2007 Edition. This little book cost $35 and has all you need to know about nclex, including practice questions at the end. You can buy it from any bookstore or Kaplan's website. Well worth it. If you do nothing else, try reading this book before you take your exam. You can practically read it in one day...