Nervous about NCLEX EXAM

mandrews · Sep 6, 2005

HI
I am scheduled to take baords Sept 12,2005 , I am scared I hope I pass, as we all do when our time come. I am just asking everyone to pray for me. God Bless!! Also if anyone have any tips for mermorizing lab values it will be greatly appreciated!!

You will do fine. Take a deep breath. Get lots of rest and do not do to much the day before the test. Do not memorize the labs learn them. Focus on the main ones. K, glucose, dig levels, ptt, wbc, bun, creatine, etc.

I didn't have a lot of lab or meds on my test but you never know.

nurseMargo · Sep 6, 2005

HI
I am scheduled to take baords Sept 12,2005 , I am scared I hope I pass, as we all do when our time come. I am just asking everyone to pray for me. God Bless!! Also if anyone have any tips for mermorizing lab values it will be greatly appreciated!!

Don't be scared, have faith in yourself !!!!! I'll pray for you. :)

If you simply read your labs once every night before going to sleep, i'm sure by 12th you'll know them by heart.

BowlerRN · Sep 6, 2005

Hi, I will definitely keep you in my prayers, I am having the same problems remembering different lab values. I take my test at 9am tomorrow Sept. 7, so keep me in your prayers as well!!!

packnrn · Sep 6, 2005

I take it on the 13th. My sister (ICU RN) has advised me not to study the day before. I'll definitely pray for you and hopefully you can return the favor!! Good luck and let me know how you feel after the test

tryinrealhard · Sep 7, 2005

Taking exam on sept 10, i'll let you guy know how it goes and will pray for all of us.

RaggedyRN · Sep 7, 2005

I was where you are not too long ago. I took the NCLEX back in July....I did not have ANY lab value questions...and if I did they were soo easy it was obvious. My prayers are with all of you who are about to take the boards...they are a bugger!! I'm sure you all have way over prepared but are looking for some comfort....here it is. I thought I failed after 75 questions beause it seemed too easy. I won't lie to you...the boards are a bugger, but Kaplan and Saunders were much harder. I had many Prioritizing questions and a few about Coumadin. I thought for sure I failed... I also had a weird question about Maalox. I was soooo bumming because I thought I failed the NCLEX because of a Maalox question...

I took the boards with my good friend...she was clicking away on the calculator...she had 7 calculations. Again..I knew I failed when I heard her clicking away. I did not have ANY calculations and she had 7. We both passed with 75 questions. :rolleyes:

My advice is practice questions on th ecomputer, review the correct AND the wrong selections and you'll do fine :)

Prayers to my future collegues....

God Bless,

CHICKEY

seselant02 · Sep 7, 2005

I take it on the 13th. My sister (ICU RN) has advised me not to study the day before. I'll definitely pray for you and hopefully you can return the favor!! Good luck and let me know how you feel after the test

I have heard that to, not to study the day before the test, but I am the type that will study the day before and I might take my book and study in the parking lot. :uhoh3:

suzanne4, RN · Sep 7, 2005

Definitely do not do that, if you do, you are going to over saturate your brain.

You should close the books at 5 pm, on the day before the last day.........You should have two full nights to just let your brain rest.

If you take the exam on Wednesday, then Monday at 5 pm, the books should be closed, take Tuesday for yourself. You will get yourself overstressed for nothing...............and cause more problems for you. If you do not know that material by Monday, trying to cram is not going to help. The exam is based on using common sense, and putting that together with what you have learned in school in the past.

Your choice...................

BowlerRN · Sep 8, 2005

well, took my test today had all 265 questions!!! I know it doesn't mean anything but it still has me scared. I didn't have any lab questions and only 1 calc which was extremely easy. I had a lot of questions on TB meds, prioritizing and assigning pt. care. I also had at least 3 different questions related to autonomic dysreflexia.

Good Luck to everyone!!!!!!

BowlerRN · Sep 11, 2005

My license came in the mail on Friday!!! No more stressing about the NCLEX! I'm so glad it's over and I can finally enjoy my life without feeling guilty about needing to study! Good Luck to everyone, I'll keep praying for you.

mandrews · Sep 11, 2005

My license came in the mail on Friday!!! No more stressing about the NCLEX! I'm so glad it's over and I can finally enjoy my life without feeling guilty about needing to study! Good Luck to everyone, I'll keep praying for you.

Congratulations!