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I know many people who passed at that many questions. My girlfriend passed last week w/108 questions. Don't worry most of us feel horrible after taking NCLEX. Go out and do something wonderful for yourself.

Did you do the in class review or online? Did you study the book from front to back, reviewing each system, taking each test, studying each question why you got correct or not. The online review has tons of lectures to listen to. You must keep studying + taking practice tests for hours daily. Sleep, eat, and breath studying for NCLEX for a few weeks, take the test, and i bet you will do just fine.

I bet you will be a dam good nurse. Congratulations on being so close to the finish line. Keep your nose in the books!

So inspirational! Can not wait to hear how nursing school goes. Keep us posted!

Just begin a organized system to study. Start w/your weak points, make flashcards for typical drugs & all labs. Complete 100's and 100's of NCLEX practice questions. I liked Kaplan online, expensive, but gave me tons of lectures, 1000's of questions. Keep us posted on how you are doing. We are all behind you.

You do not help the most critical first, but others less critical so they can then can help you care for others. Diaster drill questions on the NCLEx are tricky. I had disaster drill questions on my test also.

:balloons: :balloons: Well done on passing the NCLEX. I think it is a dam hard test. What are you going to do now? Know where you will work or already working? :balloons:

I know how hard it is to quit. The cig. companies make the dam things to be as addictive as humanly possible. Please do not feel guilty. You are not alone with your addicition. There are many who are struggling just as you are. Please, please know you CAN conquer this beast. I did it many years ago & so can you! Suggestions: 1. Keep trying to quit, do not give up, most smokers take many, many attempts to quit before finally doing it. When you feel motivated, just keep trying. 2. Limited the amt you smoke might be a good method for you. If you smoke 20 now, drop down to 15, have some kinds of cut back method, with a final quit day. Keep yourself busy, go to places that do not allow smoking, movies, bookstores, take a bath, hike, anything that is not your usually pattern that will start the cravings. 3. Get support! Talk to you NP, go to tobacco cessation support groups. 4. Quitting or cutting down will bring oxygen into your system & baby. 5. You can do it, i promise, just keep trying, find the strength within, the first fews days are hard, then a little easier.

I hope with all my heart you passed. There is no way of really knowing until you see the actually pass/fail. If the worst happens you will survive. This test is not the end all. You will just have to buckle down & study. And yes many people have passed answering all questions. Please let us know which way it goes. Crossing my fingers!

One is in the dark ages if they think a male can not be a good L&D nurse. Why in the world does it matter if male or female? We do not even question the sex of an OB but the sexist view STILL persists for nursing. To the male L&d nurse, more power to you. You are helping society break down sterotypes with your choices. We need more like you!

I enjoyed reading your detailed answer regarding the holistic approach to diseases such as hep c. I am a beliver in alternative medicine and have used these options for years. For example accupunture has been a way for me to deal with stress or not feeling good. I also use chinese herbs called Yin Chiao which works wonders when my immune system feels down. I have not heard of any holistic approach that has worked for chronic diseases such as hep c. Literature research done on this subject has not shown research proving that there is a cure by a holistic means that works. Please prove me wrong! This is one area that i would embrace being wrong because so many suffer from this disease. You say you would not choose a liver transplant, would be choosing to die if you had advanced hep c. In this day and age, with advances in liver transplant, simply does not make sense at all. Anyway lets just choose to disagree on this vast subject. If you come accross a valid study published, please pass the info on for others.

That is a good question. A liver transplant would be consider if all other options have failed & the pt.'s liver has cirrhosis to the point of threatening pt.'s life. Hepatitis is an inflammatory disorder of the liver parenchyma occuring in hepatitis. Complications of failure of liver function may be portal hypertension, hepatic encephalopathy, or bleeding esophageal varices. At this point a liver transplant can change and save a person's life.

Do you have any idea how Hep C affects the body? Milk thistle is NOT going to make it go away! That is dangerous information to give someone that is seeking help. If interferon treatments do not work, one should consider alternative medicine being researched from a reputable hospital, or begin a 2nd treatment of interferon, or consider a liver transplant. This is a serious, deadly disease, not treatable by herbs. You should be ashamed of yourself!

R. Martin thanks for your recent post. You are correct in your comparision of the NP to other professions in terms of recognition and salary compensation. The nursing field orginally developed as a female dominant profession. As we know it is a sexist society and men are paid tremoundously higher for comparable work and education. Research has shown this to be true over and over. I believe our female roots is what still to this day keeps us at lower salary rate compared to other professions. It is still a sexist world, unfair, and should be stopped. The nursing profession as a whole deserves much higher pay and recognition for the education and work required to become an RN, NP, and beyond.