Hi Plantation Mom, Yes, I went into a lot of preparations prior to taking up the NCLEX-RN. I enrolled myself to a review center, read the Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Nursing for NCLEX-RN and Saunders CD.Then I applied to take the exam at California Board of Nursing, took the exam in HongKong in August 2006 and passed! I'm now at the ICU and really like what I'm doing. I know you could also make it so go for it!