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after 3 1/2 wks of waiting, i got my test results & i passed!!! now i am an LVN!! i just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all their advice, kind words, study tips & for all the support!! =P

hello everyone! i just wanted to share the good news that i passed my nclex exam!! i just wanted to say thanks to everyone on this site for all their advice & for all the love & support. congratulations again to everyone!!

HP44... OMG i thought i was the only one! lol. i took my test at the end of april also, & since i've passed my 3 wks i've been stalking the mailman like crazy! i'm scared to check my mail, but at the same i'm so ansy to get my results. AUGH!

helping1 & eileeners... congratulations to the 2 of you!! also, thanks for your words of encouragement! it's only been 2 days since i took the test, i don't know how i'm gunna wait so many wks for my result! i thought the preparation process was stressful, but i think the waiting process is the most stressful part of the nclex! lol. i guess all i can do is hope for the best & pray... ps: trimedulpn.... congratulations!!!!!!!

hey everyone! i jus wanted to thank all of u for all your comforting words. i jus took the nclex pn test on 4/26.... and i can't stop obsessing about my results. i'm trying to relax & keep it out of my mind, but i jus can't!!! somehow it always manages to come back into my mind. after i took the test i was in such a daze. the comp stopped at 85, but it's not really like that means anything these days. the questions didn't seem so hard - really straight fwd, but choosing the answers were hard!!! so i really had to put my thinking cap on! lol. i practiced more than 1,000 questions & i tried to answer the questions in the NCLEX to the best of my ability, but i'm also anxious cuz I SUCK AT MATH & i got a few. (also got a few SATA, but mostly questions like " wat would the nurse do?") AUGH!! i guess all i can do is wait, & hope for the best. for all those who haven't taken it yet, i highly suggest being familiar w/ labs, prioritizing, math, standard precs/ fundamentals, & delegating. and most importantly.... prac questions! lol. i knoe this is emphasized from everyone's advice, but after taking the test yesterday, i def need to emphasize this as well. good luck to everyone!!!

hello everyone! congratulations to all those who have passed! and for those who haven't taken it, i share your anxiety!! lol. i was wondering, do any of you know what exactly changed for the nclex this month? i read the BON website, so all i know is that they raised the passing rate (or lowered the amt u can get wrong??) but is there anything else? i'd appreciate it if someone could let me know! i'm taking my test this sat & this "change" is just about the MAIN thing that's killing me! AUGH!!!!!!!

hey everyone!! i've been meaning to ask this... for all those who have already taken their nclex... would u say that it was pretty much guessing? everyone who've shared their experience w/ me have mentioned that it was so random & that whatever they studied wasn't even on the test. u knoe.. leaving the test & saying " *****" lol. anyway, any one else felt that way?

thanks raffy!! how long did u do practice questions for? CONGRATS AGEN!!!

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!!!!!!! all that hard work & it paid off! u all motivate me to keep going when i get those lazy days or when i feel unmotivated. any tips for me that'll help me pass? i'm wondering if kaplan is not the best route & if i should just focus on doing q&a from saunders & pn made easy. i knoe kaplan is good for strategy, but i feel like it's too hard. thanks everyone & congratulations agen!!!

raffy.... i'm more referring towards reading everything in saunders. i knoe what u mean about information overload. bcuz even though i gave myself enuff time to finish reading saunders i still feel like i can't remember EVERYTHING. i've been doing Q&A saunders as well as kaplan. kaplan is hard & gets me frustrated, but u're right tho. it helps me to think even more in depth when it comes to critical thinking.... stuff that will help when i take the nclex. what did u do to help u pass?

hi!! this is the same for the nclex pn, but i'm hearing all this hearsay that it's gunna be even harder. the change is april 1, 2008. although i looked it up, & i believe it's only about getting more questions right in order to pass. (raising the passing bar i guess!) so i guess the change is the same for us. if there's anyone else out there who know, please let me know...... i say the heck w/ the change! i've been stressing off that, but i'm just gunna keep studying. good luck to all of us. rn or pn!!

hi april test takers!!! sorry i've been MIA... been focusing on studying & also been going through the motions of whether or not to test in march or april. is there anyone else testing 4 the nclex - pn besides me? i'll be testing april 26th!! i've been reviewing since beginning of feb, so i hope this gives me enuff time!! so..where are we at on the review of systems? i'm REALLY bad w/ fluid & electrolytes, acid base balance & all that stuff... everything else i'm ok with! (ok... a little shaky on cardio & endocrine too, but not as bad as prev mentioned! lol) neway, i've been reading saunders (& doing the cd ?'s in it) & kinda doing suzanne's 1st tip... though i still go back to the chapters i did well on. i bought the kaplan q bank & strategy book, but like what someone else said here, it also confuses me & gets me so frustrated!! i feel more confident w/ saunders, but i knoe kaplan wouldn't hurt. neways, good luck to all of us!! *CROSSING FINGERS* :redbeathe

hello everyone!! just a thought..... to all those who passed the nclex & who ONLY did kaplan q bank & did NOT read any content, what was your average? (i'm currently doing the kaplan q bank & i'm also curious what a "successful" percentage is.) as i go through this site, i'm amazed as to how ppl pass the nclex w/ out reading & just doing practice questions. honestly, how in the world is it possible to not know the content & pass? i knoe many ppl believe that since the nclex is so out there, it's pointless to study content & the focus is just on knowing how to take the exam. i've been given the advice of not studying & just doing practice questions & reading the rationales so many times that at this point, they make me feel like i'm wasting my time reading the content! i seriously thought that passing the nclex would be knowing content + knowing how to take the exam. and as my test date comes near, i think i'm just feeling a bit frustrated ' cuz i don't even know if i'm studying "correctly." i started off wanting to cover content (reading, taking end of chapter test, etc... ) & then working on online practice tests. but right now, i just don't know if i'm on the right path.... *sigh*

hey everyone!! ok.. here's a random thought from me on a sat nite.... each time i think about taking the nclex, i'm perplexed as to how some ppl pass w/out studying the content & just doing practice questions. are those ppl just "born smart" or just good test takers? i've always believed that passing the nclex consisted of knowing content + knowing how to take the test (ie: doing practice questions). maybe i'm just getting frustrated because i know it's not possible for me to remember EVERYTHING i've read. on top of that, i'm using kaplan q bank (plus the kaplan book on test strategy) & it just makes me feel so frustrated. GRRRRR!!! originally i was planning on taking the test at the end of march, cuz of that change in april. but i just feel like i'm cramming............ *sigh*

More info on maternity… I’ll send more notes when I get a chance. btw, does anyone know where we left off? also, does anyone know if jan/feb test takers shared notes on their threads like what we're doing? i know i can never have too much info!! Antepartum Fetal Development: First 8 wks: embryonic stage 4th wk: heart develops & beats 5th wk: legs & arms develops 6th wk: lungs develop 7th wk: GI/GU form 8th wk: circulatory to umbilical cord established; all organs 12th wk: face develops & tooth buds, kidneys develop & produce urine; genitals appear; by the end of 12th wk, sex of fetus can be determined 20th wk: scalp hair; lanugo covers body 24th wk: alveoli forms + surfactant 28th wk: adipose tissue; nails develop; eyes open & close 30-32nd wk: respond to sounds 35th wk: grasp firmly; if reaches this long, fetus has good chance of survival 38th wk: full term (min vernix & lanugo) Intrapartum Signs of IMPENDING labor: 1. Lightening 2 wks before labor fetus “drops” to pelvis Urinary freq returns 2. Seepage (sudden outflow of fluid) Aka “rupture of membranes” Test w/ Nitrazine paper to check for amniotic fluid Delivery should be 18-24 hrs after rupture of membranes Amniotic sac ruptures after labor begins 3. Bloody show Discharge from mucous plug during pregnancy lady partsl exam of cervix: thins (effaces), softens, dilates (opens) Postpartum Interventions: Monitor vital signs Fundus: check fundal height, consistency, & location. At delivery, fundal height should be above the level of umbilicus; after delivery, fundal height should be at the level of the umbilicus. If fundal height is still above umbilicus after delivery, this indicates a blood clot in the uterus that must be relieved by fundal massage. If fundal height is to the right of the abdomen, this indicates a full bladder. Lochia: monitor color, amt, & odor. If odor is offensive, may indicate uterine infection. * Lochia color: 1. Rubra - bright red (delivery to 3rd day postpartum) ; 2. Serosa - brownish pink (4-10 day postpartum); 3. Alba - white (10-14 days postpartum) * Guidelines for assessment: 1. Scant - less thank 1 inch stain; 2. Light - 1 to 4 inch stains ; 3. Moderate- 4 to 6 inch stain; 4. Large - saturated in one hour (pad is (HEAVILY soaked) Perineum: check for swelling or discoloration Bowel status: did pt have a BM or void? Encourage freq voiding **** CORRECTIONS FROM PREVIOUS POST*** “Process of Labor” (dilating, expulsion, etc.) should be “Mechanisms of Labor”. The process of labor are those “4 or 5 P’s” (passenger, passageway, etc). Mechanisms of Labor notes needed to be corrected. Here’s the correct info. from Saunders. SORRY!!! Mechanisms of Labor: Engagement: “lightening or dropping”; fetus nestles to pelvis Descent: process of fetal head as it journeys to pelvis; continues from engagement until birth Flexion: fetal head nodding fwd to fetal chest Internal rotation: internal rotation of the fetus; commonly from occiput transverse position Extension: enables head to emerge when the fetus is in a cephalic position; begins after head crowns; complete when head passes under symphysis pubis & other parts pass over the sacrum & coccyx & over the perineum. Restitution: realignment of fetal head w/ body after the head emerges External rotation: shoulders externally rotate after the head emerges & restitution occurs; this occurs so that shoulders are in anteroposterior diameter of the pelvis Expulsion: birth of entire body