oh boy... 85 questions and feel like an idiot.

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Hi. The name is AlabasterShadow. The game is... well waiting.

I (being a night person) woke at the super early hour of 8am on Saturday, August 16th. I then travelled two hours by car to get to the Little Rock, Arkansas pearson center.

After I got to the building, I walked to the door. The same door I'd watch my sister go in only a week and a half before to take her test. It was LOCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!

I promptly felt faint, and wanted to go home. I mean they were closed, I just didn't check the date correctly and apparently I wasn't meant to take the test.

did I mention I was already freaking out a bit?

I calmed down enough to light a cigarette (yes i know filthy horrible *YOUR A NURSE..almost.. HOW COULD YOU!* habit) and walk around to the 'other' side of the building. Where a note was taped to the door.

"IF you are here to take a test today, please press the button at the right."

I pressed the button and a sweet serene voice asked "Are you here to take a test?"

I replied to the affirmative, and they buzzed me in. I bid my sister adieu and walked to the elevator.

After pulling a "monk" and checking the room number three or four times (fully getting on and off the elevator each time) I climbed inside and felt as if I would die. The walls were caving in. i was going to... oh I'd made it to the second floor.

I walked to the room where my entire future would be decided and nearly ralphed on my shoes. I bit it back, and opened the door.

By this time I was shaking so badly i was afraid I'd vibrate out of the room and back to the car by the time the woman had handed me the information sheet to read.

I sat down, and honestly I can't tell you now if I read anything on the laminated sheet, but I handed it back, gave the silver/blonde haired older woman my license and my ATT, signed my name on some little blank input device, and had my photo taken.

I was then escorted to the 'proctor's room'.

The proctor was also silver or blonde haired older lady, who had me put my finger on a probe again and take my indext fingerprint. I tried to do it backwards, and they laughed. I think that helped minutely.

After being asked if I was taking the proper test, if the picture they'd taken 2.4 minutes before was still me. I was given my own personal ear plugs, a dry erase board AND marker.

I was taken to a computer #3 I think. All I could think at that moment, was at least the chair looked comfortable. I was afraid if i thought of anything else, i'd ralph.

the first question, the very first question I'm almost sure I got wrong. In fact when I read it, I wanted to raise my hand and inform that they'd given me the RN test. But I continued.

The test took me around 45 minutes, and the majority of my questions was based on prioritizing, delegation, medications. I had around 10-30 select all that apply, they seemed to come in endless swarms. Sometime 5 at a time.

I felt like a bumbling, blithering idiot as I answered question after question, and then when I got to 84 I thought to myself. "After the 85th question, I'll take a break. I have to have a break. I need a cigarette. I feel like I've been violated." Yes this thought honestly went through my head.

I answered the 85th question and my computer seemed to stall, it's shimmered twice, and went blue! I though "Oh crap I broke it!" I raised my hand, and the exit survey came up.

I have no idea if I answered them or not, other than it said I had completed the test.

After being led out by the proctor, asking again if I were the woman in the photo, I was allowed to leave. I walked to the car and sat numb.

Little was I to know that this was the least of my worries. It is now Monday the 18th and I've still no word if I passed or failed. I'm sitting on pins and needles, the edge of my seat, the pinnacle of a huge freaking MOUNTAIN, and I have no idea if I will climb back down into a new life, or crash HARD into the one I was in before.

But as the song line goes "Waiting... is the hardest part."

I'll keep you updated. Hopefully I passed.

alabastershadow i'm so glad that you passed your nclex, i was sending good wishes and prayers your way. i bet you are so relief ! good luck in your new job, if you don't mind me asking, what materials did you use to study? and how many hrs. once again.:yeah::nurse::ancong!: now you can relax, you deserve it!!! :tbsk:

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Congratulations

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alabastershadow i'm so glad that you passed your nclex, i was sending good wishes and prayers your way. i bet you are so relief ! good luck in your new job, if you don't mind me asking, what materials did you use to study? and how many hrs. once again.:yeah::nurse::ancong!: now you can relax, you deserve it!!! :tbsk:

i used fa davis, saunders, and some old kaplans. i did about 100 questions a week (all through school, they were required) then once i was through with class, i slacked off considerably. i would do around 20-85 a day. ( i say i slacked off because i wasnt constantly doing school work).

i mostly just did enough to make sure i wasn't stupid. i figured at this point i was either gonna make it or not, and that doing lots of studying/cramming probably wouldnt help much.

i also (the last week or so of class) was involved in a nclex review course and that probably helped more than anything. more than anything i think the fact that i stopped reviewing two days before the test helped most of all. i wasn't trying to cram the last bit of information into my head, and so my test anxiety (while high) was probably not all incompassing.

just my ideas on the test. you may do something completely different. :D

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i used fa davis, saunders, and some old kaplans. i did about 100 questions a week (all through school, they were required) then once i was through with class, i slacked off considerably. i would do around 20-85 a day. ( i say i slacked off because i wasnt constantly doing school work).

i mostly just did enough to make sure i wasn't stupid. i figured at this point i was either gonna make it or not, and that doing lots of studying/cramming probably wouldnt help much.

i also (the last week or so of class) was involved in a nclex review course and that probably helped more than anything. more than anything i think the fact that i stopped reviewing two days before the test helped most of all. i wasn't trying to cram the last bit of information into my head, and so my test anxiety (while high) was probably not all incompassing.

just my ideas on the test. you may do something completely different. :D

thank you so much and once again best of luck, you sound like a great nurse to work with!:nurse:
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Way to go!! :)

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Specializes in medical.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!

It reminds me how good it feels to pass NCLEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:up:

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CONGRATS!!!!!!:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:

Job well done,so happy for you!!!!

Good luck with your career!:up:

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congratulations! i'm feeling the same now, taking my boards today. Wish me luck.

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I just found out that I passed too!!!! Yea, 85 questions and I'm done!!

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I'm so happy for you!!!!!!

Congrads:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

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good luck pn2b2008 have faith !!:tinkbll:sending good wishes!!

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wtg everyone :D

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