NCLEX in one week!

Hey! I am in the same position as you. I take NCLEX Monday, and I've also been studying from the Saunder's book. I will keep an eye on this thread to see any tips from other people.

As for me, my only tip is the night before STOP studying by 6pm and do something for yourself. Go to a fun movie, out to dinner, etc. My review class teacher (who has a 100% pass rate for her students, she's been doing this for 4 years) swears by this. She said have someone hide your book if you have to! Have a good breakfast the a.m. of and make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get there in case of traffic.

Good luck!

first take a deep breath. sometimes husbands are less compassionate about our situation than others like us. don't burn yourself out with your studying. take breaks and study in 30 minute blocks. there have been studys done that say your brain stops focusing after about 20-30 minutes when you are trying to retain information.

it sounds like you are on the right track and are doing great! this past spring when we took the hesi at my nursing school we were told the passing range was 800-850. you are going to be fine.

the hardest part is the waiting for the results which is what i am doing now.

Hi, I just wanted to say that my thoughts are with you.

You scored excellent on your HESI, It sounds like you have done very well in preparing.

Yeah, sometimes husbands are a bit less than supportive. Mine keeps assuring me not to worry and that I will do fine and pass the NCLEX first time. I think that its hard for those who arent in the situation to understand just how nerve racking this exam is!

Best of luck on Wednesday! Let us know how it went.

-Jessica

I am taking the nclex for the first time in the morning...Nervous as heck.

Now it's FIVE DAYS. I finished the 1200 page comprehensive review book. Meds are so hard for me--hopefully I'll get questions for meds I've heard of.(and can recall).

if anyone checks back...

Mom2bears did you get your results? I'm sure you did a great job.

TinaH, did your test go well?

RNinJune, good advice. My daughter has her first swimming lesson the night before so we're going to do that and then she's going to spend the night at her Auntie's house. And I am going to SLEEP. Keep me posted about your test.

LauraMT,

I'm scheduled for my exam June 19th so I'm feeling the pressure now, too. Up until now I've been pretty confident and have studied but not obsessively so. Now that it's getting close, I'm starting to doubt myself and hope that I've prepared enough! My thoughts are, if we made it this far and graduated nursing school, we know what we're doing. It's all about reviewing what should already be somewhere in our heads, trying to relax and choose the best answers.

Good luck! Just think how great it will be after it's all over!

Everyone I know that has taken the NCLEX in the last few weeks got tons of prioritizing questions. Plan some study focus on "who would you see first"

good luck to all, I take mine July 2nd.

mom2bears,

we do have the same situation...ahhh im still waiting for the result...(CA BRN)...

good luck ,on ur nclex i'm waiting for my ATTbefore i can schedule. i understand about husbands mine doesn't understand why i need to practice so much. but i still do.