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Thanks guys, I did not have alot of time to study because I had a lot going on, so I did not do that thousands of questions all the review people said to do, I just went over material that I thought i was weak in, and even then you cant go over everything. But our school made us had in 100 NCLEX question each week so that prolly prepared me more than I know( as much as i complained and did not want to do then on top of careplans, papers, projects etc) The SALA questions usually get me, I can pick the right answers but there is always one i pick and know I shouldnt but reason with myself of why I should, No way did I do that on NCLEX lol. Good luck guys let us know when U pass!

I passed, woo hoo, WOW I cant believe Im an RN!

I couldnt believe that almost all the disease type questions they gave me where on Cushings ( with some diabetes thrown in there) They had to be lower level questions. I had a questions where i added up fluid intake waaay lower level Then the rest where Priority, Infection control, delegation, SATA( which seemed like qo question) It wasnt that bad of an expereence i just hope i dont have to repeat the process lol

I took my NCLEX today and it says in the little NCLEX brochure they gave me at Pearson " As part of the quality control process, every NCLEX examination is scored twice: Once by the computer at the test center and then the results are verified after the exam record has been transmitted to Pearson Vue" So they must know something there, I did not pick up any clues in my case though :-( just gotta wait

I took the NCLEX RN today and Im not sure if i did well or not. How can u tell if you got High level questions. It seems as if every question was priority, some meds,Infection control, Diabetes and Cushings( most if not all of the disease questions I got were on Cushings and DM lol), and Delegation, But mostly Select all that apply and Priority were the majority of the questions I have. The computer shut off at 75. What do u guys think ( I know its all different)

Thanks Catlvr, and to everyone else who may have a situation like i have had, dont lose faith if you really changed your life and can show it then dont worry go for it, just be HONEST. And if u have any questions let me know

I just heard from the State Board Counsel that they approved my application WOO HOO!!!

Ok so I had my evaluation Last week, no treatment recomended at this time. I called my caseworker at the PHMP to see if she recieved my results yet and she said yes and we "closed your case no diagnosis no treatment". Im wondering if this means I wont have to be monitored

I guess what I really want to know is what happens at a drug and alcohol evaluation? What should I expect, blood testing, breathalizer stuff like that. What will they ask me. I have never been through anything like this before so it is kind of scary

Thanks for the info, unfortunately I have to go get this Drug/ETOH evaluation, It says if they do not find me impaired then I may sit for the exam, IF they DO FIND ME Impaired then I may obtain a license by setting up an agreement with the PHMP, and it can be no public if i qualify( which if the website id right I would). I have not drank since 2003 at my cousins wedding because I remember it was the first time I ever drank in front of my mom( i was 23) and the next day I woke up embarrassed about being drunk in front of her. I started to drink at 16 years old, sipping 40 oz I could only drink a few drinks then I would be done, not drunk just not able to drink. Then i turned 18 and started going to over 18 dance clubs, started to drink more somehow got used to the taste of beer, I did not drink everyday, but for someone who should not have been drinking in the first place, 1 drink was to much. After I turned 21 I thought oh yeah I can go to bars now, but i really did not drink that much at all, I did but not a lot, then like i said at 23 at my cousin wedding i just did not drink anymore after that. Now 5 years later I understand the board wanting to check out everything because I did get underages and disorderly conduct r/t etoh, but at this point what good is full blown therapy going to do. I don't understand how I can be impaired if i have not drank in 5 years, tobacco in 4 years and never any drugs in my life. I do have alcoholism in my family so a littel extra precation might make sense, but does that make me impaired? But if they find that I am because I drank when I was younger I just have to accept it, do what they say, Like i said I know I was made to be a nurse so gotta do what I gotta do.

Thanks so much for the info Ms. PAPA, and i read your story and I have to say cognrats, How strong you must be to go through all that and be where you are now.

Ok I just graduated from Nursing school last month ( May) and I knew once i applied I would have to disclose all my troubles that I had ( underage drinking, disorderly conduct, falsify info) I told the board about everything and sent in the necessary papers and a personal letter of explanation, and also had my professor write me some references. So the wait was on to see what the board was going to do. Today I get a letter saying that I have to contact the Professional Health Monitoring Program and get a drug and alcohol evaluation, and if they find I am not impaired I may be permitted to sit for boards, If they find I am impaired then I still may be licensed but I must sign up for a monitoring agreement. Now I was wondering if anyone had any experience about this Professional Health Monitoring Programs(PHMP). What should I expect. I have not touched alcohol in years and you better believe after being given this chance to prove this to the board that i will continue to abstain from ETOH. I am very happy that I am getting this chance, I could have just been denied with all my childish immature troubles, but it is true if you are honest and show that you changed BON's are going to listen and give you a chance. But again my question was has anyone had any experience with PHMP?

Thanks so much

Got some news, Its not a flat out no, but I got some work to do to get my license and better believe that I am going to do it.

If i remember correctly. NCSBN collects data from brand new students to get material for questions that new nurses will need/encounter in their practice. Then they hire Item writers ( usually nurses) to write items for the exam. When you take NCLEX there are so many questions that are test items that are not scored, these items are then evaluated and used as scored items in the future( or not). Something like that, im sure someone can explain it better