I took my NCLEX in London on Friday morning at 11. The test was actually great - same as most of you, I got TONS of priority, lots of infection control, 6 or 8 select all that apply, NO calculations, and very little psychosocial / therapeutic communication. Minimal peds, minimal maternity, and a few (obscure) meds questions. The questions seemed very in keeping with the practice questions I'd been using - Kaplan, Mosby, NSCBN etc. It shut off at 75 to my vast relief!
I flew back to South Africa Saturday night feeling pretty confident, but not 100 % sure. Logged onto Pearson this morning - and I PASSED!!!!!!
Thank God it's over!!! And thanks to all the wonderful and supportive people on this forum!
Specializes in Med/Surg, International Health, Psych.
Greetings,
Congratulations on passing your test! I was reading through earlier posted messages and came across yours. I will be testing in London next month. I will be literally flying in and out from West Africa. I was just wondering if you could give me any information about your time in London, like locating the testing center, the setup there, and coping stragies for simultaneous travel stress and testing pressure.
Wow, it seems like such a long time ago now - I took my test last year in June! :-)
I allowed myself a week in the UK but I had family I wanted to see (which also meant I had a place to stay!). I flew in on a Sunday morning, took the train up to Manchester and spent until Wednesday with them. Then took the train back down to London on Thursday and overnighted with friends. I had first planned to do it the other way round, ie exam first and fun afterwards, but in retrospect, I think it was far, far better to get rid of the jetlag and get used to the 'strangeness' of the country first, before taking the test. If you are English-speaking, it will be no problem for you - the only strange things are the currency and the accents, LOL!
My exam was on a Friday at 11am. I think I left Earl's Court at about 8am, took the underground to High Holborn and followed the directions they gave, which are very clear and easy BUT do make sure you have a good London street map with you - this makes it sooo much easier as you can see where you are meant to be going. The test centre is very easy to find and once you are there, they tell you exactly where, what, how etc. No problems.
If I can help you with anything else, please just ask, either here or via PM.
Specializes in Med/Surg, International Health, Psych.
Hi Elleann,
Thanks so much for responding. I bet it does seem like ions ago that you took the test. It sounded as though you had a good strategy by going there to hang out with friends and family before testing. It must have reduced your stress levels incredibly. Unfortunately, I am time pressed. I have to return back to my family and work as soon as possible. I do have one day in London (sort of) before my actual appointment and one day after the test to catch my breath. I also have a positive, upbeat attitude although a lot is riding on me passing.
Just curious, are you still in South Africa? What are you doing now? Thanks.
Rachelle, I am still in SA... my I-140 application went in to the INS in January this year and we are still waiting for that to be processed, but it IS underway. Apart from that, though, apparently there is a huge backlog in terms of the priority dates which are given out for the Green Card interviews and this is causing long delays in completing the process. I know of one girl here in South Africa who got her I-140 eighteen months ago and has still not been given a date for the final Green Card interview. I tell you, the frustration is HUGE!
So when my agent told me earlier this month that we should expect to be in SA at least another year to eighteen months, in order to cope with that and use the time productively, I decided to register for a post-graduate diploma course next year at my local university. I'm planning to study for the Diploma in Primary Health Care which enables one to function in the same kind of capacity as the US Nurse Practitioner - you learn to assess, investigate, diagnose, prescribe and manage cases independently, which I think will be a value qualification to have once I get to the US - hopefully it will be accepted as an NP qualification and that will broaden the scope for employment opportunities. :-) Other than that, I'm working part time in a primary health care clinic but at a lower level.
ICU_JOSIE, MSN, RN
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Well done!Congratulations!