NCLEX on 11/13!! Please help me!!

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I am literally scared to death. Every time I think about it now my hands start shaking. I studied really hard at the beginning of summer but then I had to have some stuff be approved from my state's BON- so I was more worried about that for a bit. I started out with Hurst but then my friend passed with Kaplan and gave me the rest of her Kaplan online stuff. I do ok on the qbanks-- like 50-60 and 1 random 88. But then I took the Kaplan readiness exam and got a 55! :/ but when I take the Hurst test reviews (which is actually what I purchased) I get 85-90s. My ATI predictor exam I got a 94% on my first try.

I just feel like I waited so long to take this exam. Nursing school was hell. My husband divorced me during fall semester my senior year and my dad also passed away from liver failure a couple months later (he was an alcoholic)-- needless to say- I wasn't focused and I failed a class. So I took spring semester off, didn't graduate with the class that I had spent the last 4 years with, and repeated my senior year and graduated with 3 people that I knew. I still graduated in the top 10% of my class, but I don't want to screw this up. I get so scared of picking the wrong answer that I start to overanalyze and read more into the question......

Can I just have some prayers for some inner peace? I'm literally hoping that I can prove to everyone that I'm not a huge disappointment. I know the content- I'm just scared. Please.

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Congrats on passing nursing school!! That alone is huge. Right now u have to make sure your mind is right when getting prepared and sitting for Nclex, I'm sorry for the loss of your dad but as far as your husband girl please u about to be a RN, put your freakum dress and on to the next one. Celebrate that u accomplised something huge already finishing nursing school, When ur ready purchase lacharity, illustrated nclex study guide and Saunders 5th ed and u will be good girlfriend!! I'm taking mine in two weeks for the second time and these books especially lacharity and illustrated is how the nclex is.

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I am literally scared to death. Every time I think about it now my hands start shaking. I studied really hard at the beginning of summer but then I had to have some stuff be approved from my state's BON- so I was more worried about that for a bit. I started out with Hurst but then my friend passed with Kaplan and gave me the rest of her Kaplan online stuff. I do ok on the qbanks-- like 50-60 and 1 random 88. But then I took the Kaplan readiness exam and got a 55! :/ but when I take the Hurst test reviews (which is actually what I purchased) I get 85-90s. My ATI predictor exam I got a 94% on my first try.

I just feel like I waited so long to take this exam. Nursing school was hell. My husband divorced me during fall semester my senior year and my dad also passed away from liver failure a couple months later (he was an alcoholic)-- needless to say- I wasn't focused and I failed a class. So I took spring semester off, didn't graduate with the class that I had spent the last 4 years with, and repeated my senior year and graduated with 3 people that I knew. I still graduated in the top 10% of my class, but I don't want to screw this up. I get so scared of picking the wrong answer that I start to overanalyze and read more into the question......

Can I just have some prayers for some inner peace? I'm literally hoping that I can prove to everyone that I'm not a huge disappointment. I know the content- I'm just scared. Please.

sorry i couldn't reply to your PM i can't send PM's at this time. it went well i quess 210 questions but still waiting to check the results after 48 business hrs

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sorry i couldn't reply to your PM i can't send PM's at this time. it went well i quess 210 questions but still waiting to check the results after 48 business hrs

Did you do the Pearson Vue Trick? I think I'll have to do mine as soon as I get out or I'll freak out.

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Congrats on passing nursing school!! That alone is huge. Right now u have to make sure your mind is right when getting prepared and sitting for Nclex I'm sorry for the loss of your dad but as far as your husband girl please u about to be a RN, put your freakum dress and on to the next one. Celebrate that u accomplised something huge already finishing nursing school, When ur ready purchase lacharity, illustrated nclex study guide and Saunders 5th ed and u will be good girlfriend!! I'm taking mine in two weeks for the second time and these books especially lacharity and illustrated is how the nclex is.[/quote']

Omg!!!!! See how scared I am?!? I put the date down as 11/13....... Wrong month!!! I take it on 8/13! This Tuesday. I must've put 11/13 bc today is the 11th and I take it on the 13th. Now I'm scared bc I can't even get the month right!!!

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i'm taking my test that day too. i've been going out of my mind till today. i've decided that i studied hard and have done my best. yes, i too was top 10 in my class but you know what? i've given in to the idea that if i pass that would be fantastic, and if i don't thats okay too. i'll just study harder for next time. i have a life beyond the nclex. my study buddy was involved in a car accident last month and recently developed a lump in her breast and we've both have been a mess over her health and this test but what ever happens we'll survive. i'm just happy i'm here, alive and everyday is a gift. breath deeply my dear...at the end of the day on tuesday we'll still land on our feet. good luck to you! you'll be fine. :)

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It sounds as if you have testing anxiety, which is normal for a lot of people. One thing I would like to suggest that I learned from Kaplan is to avoid overanalyzing, read the question ONCE and read it slowly so that you understand exactly what the question is asking. It is important to NOT READ THE QUESTION ANY MORE THAN ONCE. After this, look at your answers, one by one. When you understand exactly what a question is asking, it is very easy to pick out the answers that either don't make any sense or do not answer the question. The answers may represent correct information but do not pertain to the question. Ruling out these answers can usually narrow you down to two answer and maybe even one. Once you get your answer, stick to it! Go with your first mind! A lot of times, we know the correct answer as soon as we see it, but we start to thinking, "No, it couldn't possibly be that. That was too easy! I'm reading this wrong!" That is where we go wrong! We've been trained to critically think and our judgment has been sharpened over the course of our nursing education. We have to trust in ourselves that we know our stuff. It only seems easy because it should. This is what we've been working for! Trust yourself, trust your judgment, trust your instructors, trust your education, trust your mind! You can do this!!! Let us pray.

Father God in heaven I come to You on behalf of my nursing comrade. Father God I pray that You bless her with the peace that transcends her understanding. Father God I pray that help her to see that she already possesses everything she needs to pass this NCLEX exam; faith in You and faith in herself. God please be with her as she sits for her exam and bring all of her knowledge to the forefront. Father relieve her of this spirit of stress and anxiety so that it may not hinder her from what You have already set aside for her. Father God I trust and believe that You will always keep Your word. You said that no weapons formed against us shall prosper. In Jesus name I declare and decree that it is done. Amen.

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It sounds as if you have testing anxiety, which is normal for a lot of people. One thing I would like to suggest that I learned from Kaplan is to avoid overanalyzing, read the question ONCE and read it slowly so that you understand exactly what the question is asking. It is important to NOT READ THE QUESTION ANY MORE THAN ONCE. After this, look at your answers, one by one. When you understand exactly what a question is asking, it is very easy to pick out the answers that either don't make any sense or do not answer the question. The answers may represent correct information but do not pertain to the question. Ruling out these answers can usually narrow you down to two answer and maybe even one. Once you get your answer, stick to it! Go with your first mind! A lot of times, we know the correct answer as soon as we see it, but we start to thinking, "No, it couldn't possibly be that. That was too easy! I'm reading this wrong!" That is where we go wrong! We've been trained to critically think and our judgment has been sharpened over the course of our nursing education. We have to trust in ourselves that we know our stuff. It only seems easy because it should. This is what we've been working for! Trust yourself, trust your judgment, trust your instructors, trust your education, trust your mind! You can do this!!! Let us pray.

Father God in heaven I come to You on behalf of my nursing comrade. Father God I pray that You bless her with the peace that transcends her understanding. Father God I pray that help her to see that she already possesses everything she needs to pass this NCLEX exam; faith in You and faith in herself. God please be with her as she sits for her exam and bring all of her knowledge to the forefront. Father relieve her of this spirit of stress and anxiety so that it may not hinder her from what You have already set aside for her. Father God I trust and believe that You will always keep Your word. You said that no weapons formed against us shall prosper. In Jesus name I declare and decree that it is done. Amen.

Thank you! The prayers really do help so much!!! I've been blessed to have you guys and girls who have been through it all. Thank you!

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i'm taking my test that day too. i've been going out of my mind till today. i've decided that i studied hard and have done my best. yes i too was top 10 in my class but you know what? i've given in to the idea that if i pass that would be fantastic, and if i don't thats okay too. i'll just study harder for next time. i have a life beyond the nclex. my study buddy was involved in a car accident last month and recently developed a lump in her breast and we've both have been a mess over her health and this test but what ever happens we'll survive. i'm just happy i'm here, alive and everyday is a gift. breath deeply my dear...at the end of the day on tuesday we'll still land on our feet. good luck to you! you'll be fine. :)[/quote']

I hope your friend is ok!! I'll pray for her fast healing. That feeling that you experienced- it was the same feeling I felt when I went to see the BON for past wrongs in my life. I was completely calm and thought "if they decline me to sit for the exam- it was still a good experience, if they let me sit for the exam- even better". I'm longing for that inner peace again. The calmness that helps me make rational decisions. I'll pray for you that you pass on 75 questions and that your friend will have a speedy recovery!!

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Stay strong, don't think negatively during the test. Stay positive throughout and go with 1st choice ALWAYS. You are not in a rush so take your time. Good luck

p.s. your private message is full and it will not let me send a private message to you.

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i did the quick results today. i did not pass but I'm not going to waist any time will take it again soon

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Praying for you! You can definitely do it. i will pray for you to remain calm and pass in 75 questions. Good luck!

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