Nervous/excited

[Char-cole]

So I want to start off by saying that reading all of your posts on this forum helps me a great deal. I know you all are kindred spirits! My test day is looming and day by day I get more nervous, I am trying to go over some things that I feel are important lab values etc. I want to make sure that anything that I can do I have done to prepare. Do you all feel like doing questions helped you more or just reading for information? At my school we used ATI and I feel like that has helped to prepare me a great deal, any input would be appreciated!

[chelle711i]

My school used ATI, and I personally did not feel that it helped me (but to each his own?). I bought the Saunders Q&A and did as many questions as I could for about 2 weeks, and I just LIGHTLY reviewed some material from Hurst the day before. Kaplan has some really good test-taking strategies if you feel like you have trouble with how questions are worded. Hurst was really good with content, at least it was for me. Saunders was a way for me to apply both of these methods (content and test-taking strategies). I had a ton of SATA, priority, delegation, a few drag-and-drop, exhibits, medication calculations, and EKG strips. I can't even recall if I needed to know lab values! If I did, I'm pretty sure it came with the exhibit questions. No one gets the same test though, so it's always good to be safe knowing the major ones. Don't freak out if you get to question 76, you're still in it! Take your time, read THOROUGHLY, and definitely don't over-think the questions. Take what they give you and nothing more. If you have to ask "what-if", stop yourself...