NCLEX on Tuesday......freaking out!

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I am taking my NCLEX on Tuesday and I am scared to death! Most of all the students from my nursing class have passed, but I am so worried that I will be one of the ones who won't! All of my close friends have passed already, but it seems like everything they say to try to calm my nerves just makes them so much worse. I am to the point of chest pain every time I study and I can't sleep good anymore! My house is always crazy with noise----3 small children, so I can't just have a moment of peace. Of course, I am used to that, but it seems like everything is just increasing my anxiety! I have been studying the Hurst review, but others are saying that none of that was even on the exam! Any advice?

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hope this help calm you down im a single mom with four kids and will be taking the nclex for the fourth time because i didnt believe in my self i studied hard but i was scared !BOOM ......wrong move now i know that this time because i have four mouths to feed i need to study hareder and believe in myself i dont know if you believe in god but pray ask god to remove fear and axniety where god is there is no fear he will build you up for next week if you believe in yourself dont doubt yourself please learn this the first time go in saying and believing god will see you threw this i will pass me and my kids will have a better life .......cut everbody off until you are done taking this test just you god and your kids take it pass it you got this god bless:)

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Good luck I'm testing in Monday!! I'm super nervous also!!

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I am taking it on Tuesday too and I'm so nervous! I feel like I can't study any more, but at the same time there's so much left to study! I'm so iffy on meds, but I just can't learn them any more.

I did the Kaplan course and all the qbank questions, all their sample tests, etc. I scored well enough, so I should statistically pass, but I'm still a ball of nerves. I'm the first of my friends to take the NCLEX.

My strategy is to relax the day of the exam (mine is at 2pm and I told myself that I will do no more studying that morning). Then I'll just go in, take a few deep breaths and take my time with the questions. I'm generally a fast test taker, so I have to pace myself. I am really hoping to be done in 75 questions, but who knows....

Good luck to us both and post back with your results! Are you doing the PVT?

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I'm taking it Tuesday at 8:00. I am TERRIFIED!!

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I just too the NCLEX-RN on Wed and found out yesterday that I had passed! :) I was actually RELIEVED when it did not stop at 75 questions because I thought I was failing the whole thing (I thought all the SATA questions I was getting were below competency line..when in fact they were above)...so I was sure if would shut off at 75 because I had failed. However, when it got to 76 I was like "thank God I am still in the game! I am not doing as poorly as I thought...I need to just relax and step it up'!" Luckily it shut off at 96.

I guess my tip is to just have CONFIDENCE is yourself. Things I had focused on that were a lot on Kaplan Qbanks...were not on the test. What will make you pass is your logical thinking and taking it slow...do not rush...and try your best not to freak yourself out because that will be your worst enemy.

Good luck. And yes I did the PVT the next day...got the good pop up...and was able to sleep that night.

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I'm also taking mine on Tuesday at 12:30. I'm slightly nervous but at this point I'm like I either know it or I don't. I'm actually ready to get it over with because I'm so exhausted from hours of studying. I pray that I pass so that I can wear that RN badge. I'm praying that all upcoming test takers pass! We can do this!!!!

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I guess my tip is to just have CONFIDENCE is yourself. Things I had focused on that were a lot on Kaplan Qbanks...were not on the test. What will make you pass is your logical thinking and taking it slow...do not rush...and try your best not to freak yourself out because that will be your worst enemy.

Good luck. And yes I did the PVT the next day...got the good pop up...and was able to sleep that night.

I agree. I tested on Thursday. I got my ATT on May 25th. If I had known what I know now, I would have scheduled my exam immediately instead of waiting till 6/21/ to do it. I'm not saying it was a walk in the park. I finished in 75 questions and throughout the test, I had no idea if I was doing good or not. I did the PVT and got the good pop up and that eased my nerves although I was still a bit skeptical until I saw my name on the BON.

I think if most people were able to keep their anxiety under control, we all could probably walk in right after graduation and take it cold. Seriously. I didn't use any particular strategy, just tried to apply what I learned in school as far as using nursing logic.

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I am so ready to pass this test and move on to the "better life"! I have constantly been praying and I believe that is the only thing keeping my sanity intact at the moment. Thank you for your kind words and good luck to you!

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to sgray8071:

good luck to you as well!

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jlan79:

I am taking mine at 2pm also. I usually go through tests fast too and sometimes tend to miss key words, so I will really have to watch and slow down. I feel like my brain is about to explode with all of the studying! I am also seeing and hearing so many who have already taken the test say that there is really no way to study for this test because it is so random. I guess it is more on judgement. Good luck to you too and I will definitely be doing the PVT. I am very impatient! :uhoh21:

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bullielover:

Thanks for the advice and CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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