Now for the waiting....

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Jun 14, 2006

Good luck, Mtto!

mjwhitley1313 · Jun 17, 2006

So how did you do?

MttoRN · Jun 17, 2006

So how did you do?

I PASSED!!! Thank goodness. It was kind of cool because my parents were in town for my daughter's high school graduation and they were able to celebrate with me. I called the BON three times so they could hear the computer voice say my name (LOL). I danced a little jig around my living room. Now I feel lost without any studying to do. It's kind of hard to relax now, but I will give it a shot!! Thanks for all the support on this board, it's great!!!

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Jun 17, 2006

Awesome!

kathykaye · Jun 18, 2006

wow! great! congratulations!

dmv0309 · Jun 18, 2006

I took mine yesterday, had some priority questions. It seemed I had a lot of questions that gave you the background on the patient and I had to determine what I would take care of immediately, are these also considered priority.

For example, THIS WAS NOT A TEST QUESTION:

You have a child with epiglottis what would require immediate attention?

Fever

Dyspnea

Nausea

Vomiting

It seems I had more of these than what patient would you assess first.

Thanks

Denise

rbs105, ADN, MSN, RN · Jun 18, 2006

I posted a little while ago about being afraid I didn't pass because of lack of math, 83 questions, my anxiety, feeling like I moved too fast, etc etc. I took the test on Thurs the 15th and just bawled when it was over because I was sure my 2 years of hard work was worth nothing and I was going to have to tell my new job I couldn't start because I didn't pass. I found out online on my BON website that I PASSED. I don't know how, because that was the hardest thing ever. It was priority, delegation, infection control (ridiculously hard), and 'select all that apply' (which I'm horrible at). I did take an optional break at question 50 because my panic was swallowing me whole.

I had gone to a review course by STAT nursing consultants and it was very good. For the priority questions, she said, always look at it like "Who is going to die if I don't go in and see them first". That seemed to help me. Also, I prayed the computer would not stop at 75-I wanted as much of a chance to prove myself as possible!! That also helped me not panic when it didn't shut off (however, I did panic when it shut off 8 questions later!!). I figure if the computer is still asking me questions, I still have a chance!!

rbs105