i have been reading posts on this forum sort of like a visit to the shrink. all nurses.com helped me get into nursing school by giving me feedback from all different angles.
nclex is about critical thinking and that is what i do with this forum pull out the necessary information and advise and apply it to me the patient.
nursing school was not easy to get into: the advise i took was keep trying until you get in. do not give up, keep getting back on the horse. i did and graduated this past june.
today is the nclex for me in new york 2pm
using the same advise: keep trying until you pass the nclex. do not give up, keep getting back on the horse.
my doggie brandi passed away during preparations for the nclex and this made it extreamly hard to study :crying2::redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe. i am doing this for brandi who also stayed by my side during the countless hours of studying, crying and stress that this entire experience has made me go through. i was her nurse for many years and then some. here is her on-line memorial :paw::paw::paw::paw:
here is my plan of attack the morning before the test....
i did all the kaplan trainers and saved a screen of each question i had gotten wrong or had no clue about. i am going over those screens before the exam.
quick review of infectious control in the kaplan book and on the cdc website.
quick review of notes taken from kaplan videos
quick review of notes pulled from allnurses.com posts that i gather up.
then......
breakfast
take a 2 hour nap
take shower
take tylenol and immodium, just in case
call a taxi
drink super octane coffee while in route and smile and look at the sky
go into testing center to just take a test with the attitude that if i pass great, if i do not "i'll be back":smokin:
call joanna my best friend who i met in nursing school who without her support and friendship i would still be somewhere on the moon.
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go on vacation right after as a r.n. or just as a go getter who keeps on trying.
i do not consider myself graduated until i pass the nclex. this means if i pass the nclex today i graduated today . if i did not pass the nclex it means time to repeat a class :typing. not the end of the world, just more work . life is mainly all about work anyway.
go with the flow and before you know it you will be looking back at that train wreck :heartbeat that is now behind you in life. an accomplishment
best of luck to all taking the exam.
oh !! one question?????? how long after taking the exam do you wait to do the pearson trick? can it be done the same day as testing or do you have to alot some time? :barf01:
