Need motivation

keldel · Aug 10, 2011

i feel the same:( i just posted something about that....i guess we just have to keep studying...im doing saunders now...i really like it....

lisahb13 · Aug 10, 2011

keldel..... I'm doing LaCharity and ExamCram right now.... have the newest Saunders coming too.... just feeling really tired and beat down. We can do this keldel, we just need to keep taking baby steps I guess, and have faith in what we have started knowing that we can get there no matter how many times we take NCLEX...

LuckyRN07 · Aug 10, 2011

Help!!! I am an NCLEX retaker and am losing steam and motivation to study and retake..... I'm scheduled at the end of this month, but am losing my positive attitude and now am just feeling like I will never pass this one last step. I'm studying 2-3 hours a day, but am on a rollercoaster when it comes to wanting this to not knowing if I can do it.... the rest of my class has passed and been working for a year, and I'm feeling alone and by myself. I've done Hurst, have been doing Kaplan, and am currently doing Exam-Cram and LaCharity.... I know this isn't about being smart, cuz I did well in school, but I sure do feel like I'm missing something when it comes to taking boards. Anxiety, I have it big time. Bad test taker, I am in that category too.... I'm at a point that I just don't know what to do to get me over the passing hump.... I need support, motivation, and a way to get my drive and desire back...... does anyone have anything for me? I'm not willing to settle for anything other than my RN license, I didn't go to school to be anything but that. Frustration has definitely set in...

Lisa,

I can't imagine how you feel. It must be frustrating but you need to start by refocusing. Start of by getting a good night sleep. Make a list of your weak points and also why are you NOT answering correctly? Why did you answer correctly? Are u reading the question wrong? Do you understand what the question is asking? Concentrate on 2 books, not more than 2, and review rationals. Remember, an important step to passing the NCLEX is to READ the question CORRECTLY, if you don't understand what it is asking re-read.

I hope this helps... Keep your head up.

keldel · Aug 10, 2011

thats exactly how i feel....so tired of studying i really honestly am...but we have to keep going!! saunders is good i just started reading it and its helping a lot. and yes we can and will get there!!! wow i feel better already!!!

cardiacnurse1 · Aug 10, 2011

Help!!! I am an NCLEX retaker and am losing steam and motivation to study and retake..... I'm scheduled at the end of this month, but am losing my positive attitude and now am just feeling like I will never pass this one last step. I'm studying 2-3 hours a day, but am on a rollercoaster when it comes to wanting this to not knowing if I can do it.... the rest of my class has passed and been working for a year, and I'm feeling alone and by myself. I've done Hurst, have been doing Kaplan, and am currently doing Exam-Cram and LaCharity.... I know this isn't about being smart, cuz I did well in school, but I sure do feel like I'm missing something when it comes to taking boards. Anxiety, I have it big time. Bad test taker, I am in that category too.... I'm at a point that I just don't know what to do to get me over the passing hump.... I need support, motivation, and a way to get my drive and desire back...... does anyone have anything for me? I'm not willing to settle for anything other than my RN license, I didn't go to school to be anything but that. Frustration has definitely set in...

Hello lisahb,

I just wanted to let you know that I took my nclex in July and did not pass for the first try. I was very depressed over it, knowing that I was confident and felt like I was ready. I've been slacking my studies and I just can not seem to get back in that mode. I was using Saunder's 4th ed, exam cram . Now I am planning on using the Hurst online review and I now have Lacharity as well. I hope the Hurst will help me out a little bit better. I also try to do 100-150 questions a night before I go to bed. Stay focused and have faith. I know it's hard. I'm going through the same thing you are. We can do this. Let me know if there is any way we can maybe help eachother. Good Luck:nurse:

Liyah24_RN · Aug 10, 2011

I feel all of yall on this I am so tired of studying I too didn't pass Nclex the first time. It is hard to keep motivated but we can do this. The way I keep motivated is saying to myself when the test day comes I can say that I have done all that I could to prepare and keep my head up going in and out of that test center that day without any shame!

caliotter3 · Aug 10, 2011

Make up your mind you are going to work hard at it, and don't let the bad thoughts take up your time. You know that you don't have the rest of your life to do this, but you still have to keep those thoughts from taking over. When you get anxious or your mind starts to wander, then stand up, walk around, get a drink of water. Take no more than one or two minutes, then make yourself get back to the task at hand. Good luck.

LuckyRN07 · Aug 10, 2011

Hello lisahb,
I just wanted to let you know that I took my nclex in July and did not pass for the first try. I was very depressed over it, knowing that I was confident and felt like I was ready. I've been slacking my studies and I just can not seem to get back in that mode. I was using Saunder's 4th ed, exam cram . Now I am planning on using the Hurst online review and I now have Lacharity as well. I hope the Hurst will help me out a little bit better. I also try to do 100-150 questions a night before I go to bed. Stay focused and have faith. I know it's hard. I'm going through the same thing you are. We can do this. Let me know if there is any way we can maybe help eachother. Good Luck:nurse:

Cardiacnurse,

I think 100-150 before going to bed is a lot, especially if you read ALL the rationals which I highly recommend. Why don't you try another technique.

I don't know what your schedule is like but if you work in the morning, on your days off try to start with 75 ques in the morning and review, take notes and go back to look up anything that you don't understand. Most people are usually tired at the end of the day and to me that makes it hard to retain.

Hope this helps...

Rach10388 · Aug 10, 2011

Take a day off. One whole day off, throw the books to the side and just do what you want for ONE WHOLE DAY. And then sleep.

I take my NCLEX for the first time tomorrow and I struggled with this terribly while studying. When I felt I was at my worst with it and found myself more negative than any other day I just stopped what I did and walked away for a day. I let it beat me, BUT JUST FOR A DAY. I was able to focus on me and not some stupid book. It helped, the next day I was ****** for the defeat so I opened up my Kaplan and cracked open those books and hit a 68 the first try. I was so happy, then it was like an avalanche I just kept going and going and going. Every test every question I built more and more confidence because I wasn't gong to let it stop me. I still have my days where I can't do more than 150 questions so I crack open a book and read, but I don't study it I don't memorize it I just read it like I would for any book. It helped, I wasn't overwhelming myself. If you can't keep focus, try doing a minimum amount of questions. My one friend only did 40 questions a day for 2 months, passed at 75 questions, and this was her second time taking the exam. The first time she just flew through it, her anxiety got the best of her and she started answering impulsively, she was always a terrible test taker too. My suggestion is, doing practice questions around the time your NCLEX is scheduled. If your NCLEX is at 2 pm then crack open your questions at 2 pm, this will help your brain get into the routine of knowing when youre going to test which will help! You are definitely not alone with this issue though, I promise. Don't beat yourself up, just walk away. And come back with boxing gloves :)

Best of luck!!! You can do it!