NCLEX Tips

Hi!! I have taken my NCLEX 3 times...... Each time I was there for 6 hours and had all 265 questions. I walked out of the testing center like a zombie and felt as if I knew nothing. I was taking practice exams and doing really well but something changes when I walk into the actually exam room. I am taking it again for the 4th time at the end of january. Ive done everything possible. Ive used kaplan, ncsbn, pda, nclex 10,000 and I had a private tutor for 3 months. I have developed severe anxiety and anytime I think about testing I go into panic mode. I graduated from my accelerated BSN program in April and Im still working on passing this darn test. I have a huge support system and I continue to work hard studying and I will pass this exam!! I was just wondering if anyone has anymore tips that may help me out for my upcoming exam.

Thanks in Advance!

-Beth

Since you are doing well on practice exams, you may want to focus more on reducing the test anxiety. A few resources for overcoming test anxiety:

Overcoming test anxiety

Test Anxiety - Study Techniques and Skills for Coping

And there are many others out there.

Personally, I took the night before I took NCLEX (back in the dark ages but not so far back that it was paper and pencil) and didn't study. Instead, I settled myself in the city where I was taking the exam (no worries about things like a long commute and traffic), skipped studying so it didn't feel like I was cramming for the test, and scheduled myself for a massage (a much needed luxury!). I was a lot less nervous, was able to feel relaxed enough to get a good night's sleep, and just in general felt more relaxed and less nervous.

Ok! Thank you very much for the information!! Im going to try some of those techniques to reduce my anxiety and a massage sounds like something I could use also!

Thank You, again!

-Beth