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Help. I just recently took the NCLEX and have always had a hard time taking timed tests. This time I fooled myself in thinking I was calm, but the first question turned out to be a fill in the blank calculation question and freaked me out. All the time I spent preparing and studying went right out the window. I felt like I was falling behind and stuck on the first question with the time just clicking away. When I finally told myself to relax and stop setting up the problem again and again to convience myself I was right and get on to the next question, I think I just lost all confidence in myself. Which is really foolish since I did well in school and have lots of support telling me I'm going to make a great nurse. Does anyone have any ideas on how to control the nerves? I'm going to take it again asap, but I really need to be more confident! How does one get through fear of timed tests when it is so important to pass! Help!:uhoh21: