Online Test Anxiety (Hesi)

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Hello guys!

I attend Drexel University and as part of our curriculum, we must take a Hesi exam per every nursing course. That Hesi exam counts towards our grade for the class. I have slowly overcome test anxiety when it comes to a physical paper and pencil type of test, but I cannot get over my anxiety for online testing! I have been performing much, much better in my nursing classes (90s on all of my exams so far in Mental Health and Women's Health nursing). However, I always score in the low 70s on the Hesi exam that corresponds to that nursing course :(

It seems that it is impossible for me to concentrate when I'm staring at a computer screen. I can't go back and change my answer, I can't underline key words, I can't draw things or re-write the question in my own words. It is so much harder for me to take these exams without having the ability to flip through the exam and skip questions that I don't know the answer to right away. It's terrifying. I would love to keep my A in these classes but I always end up with a lower grade because I do poorly on these Hesi exams.

Any advice for me on how to overcome this? I can't even do practice questions on my computer because I simply cannot concentrate on a computer! Help :(

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Try and do at least 200 ATI questions a day, and any type of Hesi prep on the computer, so it might help you with your anxiety.

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