Okay, after 1 very intense year of study through an ABSN program I graduated on 5/3/12 and am taking my boards in several days. I have taken two of the "Hurst Q-Review" tests and scored 76% (95 out of 125 questions) on them both. I am trying to study at least 4 hours a day and then taking the next day to do a Hurst Q-Review test (I have 4 left of the orginal 6). Taking the entire day off before the exam and resting my brain. I have stopped doing the NCLEX-4000 due to having done so many of them that I recognize the majority of the questions I get. I plan on getting a good nights sleep and a good protein breakfast the morning of the exam. I don't know if there is much more I can do but to review the HURST materials, take those other practice Q tests and pray. The really good news is that I already have a position offered and accepted (Cardiac Floor), so that stress is gone at least. I will post here as soon as I know (well, after I tell my wife!) how I did etc.
Just posting to vent a bit and give back to the community since I have been mostly lurking for awhile now.
I know most of the classmates that have already taken it (and all of them passed so far) have said they thought they failed when they walked out. However, the PVT trick worked for all of them. One girl (who always finished taking tests very, very fast) finished hers in 30 minutes (75 questions)...she passed. I have no idea how she does it. My wife told me "don't try to do that" I just gave her my "Are you F#####g joking or just crazy?" look.
We can do this! Think ABCs, Safety, Worst case scenario, "The NCLEX testers did not send you into that patient's room to report that everything is okay and do nothing."
Sending prayers, thoughts, love and hugs to everyone out there...
