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Maybe you were just really prepared! I do think that a little bit of luck and a lot of knowledge falls into the NCLEX. I mean if you work on a neuro floor and a lot of your questions fall into drugs that pertain to neuro disorders, etc. the test may seem easier. If the questions you got were easy, you must have answered them correctly right? You did fine.

Yes, I passed!

Mine were just about the same. By the week before the exam, I would score anywhere between 60-80%

I think it's great that you had such a positive experience! As beginning nurses we yearn for positive experiences. CHF flareups can happen at the drop of a hat. Personally, I don't think you should be 100% comfortable with everything thrown at you. That's just asking for something like a baby's head entrapped in a pelvis etc. It's wonderful that you picked up on those things! Unfortunately, the human body is so complex that eventually we all get duped by someones illness or injury.

Thank you. I am working pool right now at the home, and frankly what they pay me is much higher than anything I've found. Now, if I take a regular position the wage drops by like $7. I should take a part time position at a hospital and stay pool where I'm at. Now I just have to find the balls to do just that.

I've worked in long term care for years. I have been at this particular place 4 1/2 years. I like it. It's challenging, but I like it. I just graduated as an RN and don't know if I should take the job position there or not. Am I being a chicken by not applying at a hospital? Am I staying here because it's safe? Or is this where I belong? How did you decide that ltc was for you?

I guess I don't know what to do now. I mean, I know if you fail you get a print out to look at. Do they send me my license and then that's it? Or, what exactly? I can't find any info on what to do if you pass....

Thank you everyone for your support. I won't be leaving though. Now it's my turn to support everyone else. I'm so happy. I just started shrieking and crying when I saw pass. Truely one of the best days of my life. I get to go to work today!! My friends think I'm crazy and should have taken this weekend off. Are they insane? My life goal was to become a nurse. Today, I can work as a registered nurse. *sigh*

Yes, yes I did!!!!!!!!!!!!

I found conflicting info between some of the books. I thought Saunders was good and then Kaplan. I feel like recommending Saunders is beating a dead horse around here, but it truely is the closest. Same question length etc. I think for me the biggest part about studying was just keeping my mind on that track. Of course, I don't know if I passed yet or not so.... :imbar

:Crash: If I check this darn pearson vue site again I'm going to lose it.

Well, I wouldn't think potassium. Sodium is a better indicator. I guess between the three I would go with skin turgor. Oral membranes can dry out with a mouth breather. What was the fourth choice? As for the second question their orthostatics would be off if you're dehydrated. Their more prone to more significant drops with fluid loss.

Where in Wi did you take it? I took mine on the 25th in Brookfield. Still waiting for results. It does say that Pearson Vue delivered the results...just waiting on the Board. I keep getting excited, but then I knock myself back down just in case.

Wow! You found out fast! Congratulations!!! :balloons:

I thought the questions were very similar to Saunders. But I'll be honest....I felt like it was so entirely random...everything related to a drug.

75 questions. No math. Three pick all that apply. Some prioritization, who would you assess first. Lots of drugs. Lots. Not feeling well about this at all. *sigh*

Yeah, just got home. 75 questions. LOTS of pharm questions. Not feeling particularly good.

My fellow classmate just got done with hers and called me. She said it wasn't easy, but it wasn't terrible either. More common sense on a lot of it. She got a lot of priority questions and who would you see first types. Couple drugs, and one fill in the blank. Her computer went black at 75. I know she did well. I have a gut feeling that my test will shut off in the low hundreds. (possibly wishful thinking) It's 11:39 right now. I have to leave at 1:00 to drop off kids and then off to the testing rink. :uhoh21: I have my comfortable clothes on, my ATT, my License. Now...I seem to have misplaced my confidence somewhere............

6 hours and 15 minutes I will encounter my first question. I have been doing Saunders, Saunders, and more Saunders. I usually do the quizzes on the CD. I like having that fairly immediate rationale. I tend to score 6-8 on all the quizzes. Sometimes lower and sometimes higher. When I score low in an area I focus there. I think I'm posting just out of nervous energy. I'm a 34 y/o mother of two. I just want to pass so I can have my life back. I also don't want to give up my working privilages. (once you fail your temp. permit is revoked) Send good thoughts my way please. I don't feel very confident.

It probably depends on where you live, but I got mine in about 10 days. And that was smack in the middle of a holiday.

:balloons: :biggringi :yelclap: My daughter was born 1 pound 9 ounces and I am also planning on NICU nursing! Good Job!

Sleep? You mean a solid nights sleep? What the heck is that? I know the night I finally have RN behind my name I doubt I'll sleep..but after mmmmmmm. Yes. I'm hoping to finally be at peace after passing.

I would fathom you passed just based on how difficult you found the questions. If I were getting tested on a bunch easy peasy questions I would be more worried. Think positive!

My state received it on Dec. 28th. So it was a very quick turn around. I actually don't mind studying for this. I try to think of it as a game. I have to admit that I can only study in one hour chunks otherwise my brain fries. I got a 64% on my ERI. Is this really bad? I mean we took the test but didn't get any feedback minus the printout. I searched on this site and the only percentages that I could really find was someone mentioning that they needed a 65% to graduate. Sheesh. Does this mean I did that bad? It said that 52% was the national average. S T R E S S Potential risk for hair loss d/t excessive hair pulling r/t disruption of normal mental functioning. But now is related to my physiological need or a physocosocial need.

You first pick a site to take it, then a calendar pops up and you pick a day. Then it will tell you the available times for that day, if any. I had a choice between 0900 and 1515. I took the afternoon because I have kids to get to school and I don't want to be stressy. I am also a coffee addict and if I can't get my coffee in the morning I will end up with a migraine. But if I take it in the morning I will be obsessing over one more cup of coffee...or will that make me have to pee to much during the test. Finally I said to myself...afternoon is best. Floors my husband that coffee was the final decision maker. Truth be told I took nursing classes at night so late afternoon is when I used to take all my other exams. Why mess with fate? I decided to brush up on certain things like Celiac and Chest tubes...but the bulk will be answering questions and really paying attention to the rationalizations. I can't wait to look at Saunders since it's so well liked here. Yikes...you can tell I am anxious...I'm typing a book here