..I posted this in my may support group, but im just SOOOO happy to that i wanted to put it here as well so my other freinds on here could see it and not get lost in the many pages of the may group.
IN SUM -my story
test #1 215 questions-failed
test #2 121 questions failed
test #3--I knew i had test anxiety, i always was looking at the time remaining and the questions i was on always "calcualting" how much time i had left. a friend of mine suggested that i "cover" with tape the time and the question number so it wouldnt distract me. so i did
and it helped my anxiety.
but, hours later i was curious where i was at so i unpeeled it and lo and behold i was on question 180 and had like 48 minutes left !!
i panicked. i KNEW and felt i was doing good..i had at least 14 SATA questions thus far , tons of priority and delegation as well
i had (2) options ahead of me-knowing how the NCLEX works !
--i knew that i was (according to NCLEX) on the "border" of pass/fail
#1 i could rush through and probably finish the questions (mabye) but if i missed alot it would shut off and i would fail (falling below the line)---
#2 take my time, knowing that i would run out of time and that the NCLEX would only grade the last 60--which i felt bad for because i had a really good start to the test and this option (grading the last 60 ) would negate my good start..
so i decided on option 2
i got many more SATA and priority questions and finally timed out at 250
i left there knowing i failed ..well i honostely felt like 30% pass. 70% fail---
i vomited twice. and just sat in the car as my wife droveme home.
---i knew i had enough nursing content to pass ( is tudied my butt off) it was just this dumb test and/or test anxiety.
sooo a buddy of mine decided to take the KAPLAN course begiining in 2 weeks..I knew i just needed "strategy" and felt that for my FOURTH time this would help me.
Today..i woke up turned on the computer..and saw my name...i thought i had put in "temp lisc" and just saw my IP , so i logged out then back in and read "registered nurse" :)
the cops are probably coming cause the neighbors just saw a 6'5 270 pound grown man dancing in the middle of the street in his boxers.
..i feel a great weight is now off me..i really had no hope left, i was putting up a front for my family and freinds so they wouldnt worry.
the journey is now over for me. I am now going to give help/advice to anyone i can to help them pass this test. I am giving ALL my study materials Books, cd. etc..to some people i know that can not afford them.
I can definitely relate to your anxiety. I have one more semester of nursing school to go and I'm a nervous wreck about taking the NCLEX. I've already started studying for it. I'm especially nervous about knowing my drugs because I have a terrible time memorizing drug names and the gazilion SE that go along with each one. My chest feels tight just thinking about it!!
I would appreciate you passing along any tips you may have.
Yeah..the meds thing..--i bought that KAPLAN meds in a box, its supposed to ahve 300 of most "comonly" used meds on the NCLEX-i "reviewed" them best as i could, i would look for "trends" with meds, like the system it affects-to kinda narrow down options for answer choices and look for the "weird" side effects-NOT n/v, headache-stuff like photosensitivity, urine truninfg color, etc...-
try to eliminate as many answers as you can-like i said, i got about 80 meds !! and i knew about 1/3--to say, that i saw the med and knew it was a nswer B or whatever, the rest-i hade to narrow it down to 2 or 3 answers---a few i had absolutely no idea and it was a "dart" toss.
hi everyone. i'm sooo thrilled for those of you who have finally made it. as for me, i'm still in the running on achieving my dreams....to pass the board for RN. i failed twice and will be taking it next month. i'm just sooo lost because i took kaplan the first time, and was not successfull. took kaplan again the second time and was still unsuccessful.
first try and 2nd try i had 75 questions and both failed. i need some advice on how to study. as of now, i'm going back to content. i'll tackle content til the end of this month then do questions before my test date. please give me advice on how to study.....i am lost.
personally, i beleive that everyone has enough "content" knowledge already--but yes, "brush" up on content--i think doing questions and reading rationales are the most important thing--do the kaplan questions, they are harder and as you know , are closer to nclex style questions.
i would do questions first thing in the morining when my mind was fresh...THEN i would do content review--the first few times i would hit that hard--but the thirs time--i woudl just "brsuh up" -
good luck on your test next month !!!--so far we have had great success , for us Third timers..
thank you JON for the encouragement....i appreciate it. the second time i did KAPLAN i knew the questions and rationale from the back of my head but i still don't know what went wrong. i was confident going into the test center and came out with a positive attitude but low and behold i didn't make it.yes, i've been doing questions and and content. i try to mix it up. i notice ur from visalia. i'm live 30 minutes away from you. well good luck with your career and keep us, test takers in your prayers....thanks a lot u guys.
Im preparing to take the test in July for the third time and I too have test anxiety. I feel like Im not ready for this exam at all. Im so scared that its killing me. I cant even focus on studying. Im taking the Kaplan in June. Im trying to stay positive but this test has taking a burden upon me. Now Im leaving it in the hands of the Lord. any advice will be helpful
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