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My test is July 3rd, don't question what you've been called to do.
Becoming a nurse is unlike most professions, it's a calling. Let's remove
the doubts and cast negativity away from our minds, and go in there
with a clear conscious! Remember YOU are the NURSE. If you don't believe it
make it your affirmation when you look in the mirror.
I am in the minority here because I don't believe in the power or prayer. This in no way means I do not wish any of you the best of luck in their venture this week. I did want to add something to each of your last minute preparations.\
The NCLEX isn't a fairytale story about a quest to slay an insurmountable force such as a dragon. The NCLEX is a test of the skills that you have learned over the past few years. It isn't some abstract concept that only the person that prepared with the golden key will succeed. You all had to pass nursing school to get to this point so be confident in yourself and use your nursing judgment to clear this final hurdle. If you get stuck then think back to your learning and skills and be the nurse.
Walk in this week like you own the joint and do this. From my experience, the other side is bright and happy. If you get nervous then stop, take a deep breath, and tell yourself "I can do this. I will be a nurse."
dbrenda1510
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This is for anyone and everyone who has the NCLEX coming up one day this week, including me.
If you believe in the power of prayer, lets stand together in spirit and pray for each one facing the test this week. Just close your eyes right where you are and pray for the other people (not yourself in this one). Pray their anxiety decreases, their memory increases, their confidence and determination increases from this moment until the moment the test shuts off in front of them. Pray that the Lord has prepared each test according to the knowledge of the testee so that success will be the only option.
If you are not a prayer, then please just send good thoughts to those who are preparing to sit for the NCLEX this week. We all need a little more positive and a little less negative in this world, right? Only we (each one of us) can make it happen...together.
God's blessings to you all and good luck on your test! Mine is Wed 25th. Yes, I am scared and anxious but I have prepared the best I can and that is all I can do, except pray.