NCLEX monday...stressed

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I take the NCLEX-RN Monday, and for some reason I still don't feel prepared. People say not to study the day before, but I still need to tighten up some areas. My wife is sort of "treating" me to a relaxing atmosphere. I am taking it in Columbus, and we are spending today and tomorrow down there.

I've been through Kaplan. I have earned 56% on the RN Readiness, and I took QT5 over again (it had been 2 months) with a 74% and I took QT7 with a 60%. Friends of mine who took Kaplan and passed told me that they thought Kaplan was harder.

I did 3 pretests on NCLEX RN mastery app and got a 75%, 70%, and 64% (last one was really rough).

I am just freaking out because I still have to look over a lot of drugs and my weakest link seems to be Physiological adaptation and Health Promotion. I am usually pretty good on Management of Care issues and Psych (which is funny because I do not like Psych nursing :p)

Check in is at 3 pm, and I think we are leaving around 1 pm.

Even when I try to do something to relax I get this nagging feeling in my head that I need to at least look over my drug cards and just skim through material.

Maybe someone can help me out with an issue that will help with health maintenance. Most of the questions I miss are OB questions. I know what to do with unreassuring FHRs. What I have problems with specifically is "put in priority which patient you will see first" when it relates to OB. How do you determine that when all 4 are in labor and there are no evident complications (like there are no symptoms of placental abruption, no prolapsed cord, etc)? Please don't laugh - my wife and I don't have kids and in my OB rotation I mostly was in the nursery. I mean do you go by the effacement/dilation? Contractions? Presentation?

Yes I am freaking out about this! I need to find a way to relax about it.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Moved to the NCLEX forum

Try and relax. Trying to cram stuff in now when test is tomorrow isn't going to work. Best thing to do is try to distract yourself

Good luck

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Good luck!! It's easier said than done, but try to relax. I live in Columbus and will be taking it in a few weeks. I don't think you'll ever feel totally prepared.

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I just have a really uneasy feeling about this. The computer shut off on me at 240, and I know I got the last question right but it was so basic it was pathetic. Just really pathetic. I can't disclose what it was, but to me it was a knowledge question.

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I had like 10 SATA questions though out of 30 before my last question....so I have mixed (yet uneasy) feeling about this. I poured a lot of time preparing for this through Kaplan and NCSBN reviews. I hate waiting.

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Did you try the PVT?

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Try the PVT it works! I did it 2h after my exam today and got my license an hour after I tried the trick (depends on state).

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I tried the PVT. I tried it on (embarassing) an depleted credit card (nursing school - ya know? LOL)

I got this message (does it REALLY still work I am really stressed LOL):

"Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Another registration cannot be made at this time."

I finished the exam at 1:45 pm...it is now 7:32 pm

I am in OH....my license info just states "In Review"

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That's the "good pop-up", which most likely means you passed. The best thing you can do now is just wait for the official result.

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I tried the PVT. I tried it on (embarassing) an depleted credit card (nursing school - ya know? LOL)

I got this message (does it REALLY still work I am really stressed LOL):

"Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Another registration cannot be made at this time."

I finished the exam at 1:45 pm...it is now 7:32 pm

I am in OH....my license info just states "In Review"

Lol don't feel bad I did the same exact thing! That is the good pop up and you passed congrats! It doesn't matter the number you passed. I passed with 95 and thought I failed.

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Thanks.

It puts me a little more at ease.

After I posted this I was debating...do I pull out my drug cards and start all over or do I shop for my new nursing scrubs :D

So I decided....

I'm going to the Winking Lizard to relax :)

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Seems like you passed. Maybe that basic question seemed basic to you because you studied really hard and just know your stuff! Hope you get your license number soon!

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