AMDG2008

Thanks aero2002! Brace yourself for the GOOD news! Sending prayers your way.

I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. You have my vote of confidence.:loveya:

thanks silverdragon!

Thanks mom and nurse! Like you, I now wear those 2 hats . And apart from passing, the high I got when my kids gave me the tightest hugs were simply priceless (sorry, Mastercard:lol2:). We will have a nice summer after all.

Thanks mcknis! It is difficult as well as doable, after all. It was just hard to see that while going through it all (charge it to growing pains:D). I forgot to say that I averaged about 2 minutes per question and longer for SATAs, because I really want to make sure I am convinced with my "educated" guess. And studying with prayers will go a long way, trust me on this one. Good luck, you will make it!

Thanks mat25:40. I can't really reap this success and not thank Him. He led me through Nursing school, and now NCLEX, and I think I want to spend my life serving His purpose. Thanks for the vote of confidence.

Thanks jadu1106. I am just overwhelmed by the kind words I read in this website. I wish you continued success as well.

Thanks kassiekalel. You are not chicken, you are just cautious and thorough, which says a lot about you when you become an RN. I think I would want to be taken care by someone like you in the future. Good luck and I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Thanks Jack5801! I am humbled by this blessing and vow to give back, for the greater glory of God.

Congrats to you too!!! *high five* Still can't get over it! I think this smile will stay with me for days!

Thanks emilysmom2! I think you are spending your last week of review wisely. This week is really rounding off your review with focus on your "iffy" areas, emptying/retaking Qbank/QTs. Good luck and sending good thoughts and prayers your way.

I've been a lurker for the past 4 days while dreadfully waiting for my results (took the test on 7/3). You just don't know how much the kind words of support, even though not for me personally, have helped me get through those "darkest" days of my life. After the shock of getting 75 qs wore off, I was virtually catatonic. Just thinking about how I would make it by guessing my way out of a test sucked the life out of me. If I manage to become lucid, it won't be for long, coz then I would be either be anxious/crying ad nauseam. In short, I was your perfect nut case. There was something about 75 qs that made me uncomfortable. While many think of it as a good thing, my second-guessing nature always veered toward the thought that if I fail at 75, then it's got to be real bad. I guess what pulled me through is reading people's experiences and this is why I am doing the same thing. I remember getting SATAs every 3-5 frames (I purposely didn't keep tabs because I have sheer hatred for those kinds of qs and knowing exactly how many of these I got will drive me nuts after the fact), I had tons of infection control, prioritization, delegation, teaching on meds (in fairness, I have a good number of recognizable drugs more than foreign-sounding ones) and one med calculation (mcg/kg/min for a certain weight, with a certain dose on hand). I also remember that neuromuscular and endocrine disorders and geri changes stood out in my set. With regard to prep, I went for Kaplan complete. My QTs weren't all that great (QT1 59, QT2 61, QT3 57, QT4 59, QT5 62, QT6 58, QT7 58) and Qbank 67%. I had to delay my exam for 2 more days just so I can get over the negative impact of these scores (one day spent just going through all my 2-inch thick notecards one more time - by the grace of God I found myself really poring over infection control and endocrine disorders). For content, I read Kaplan (cover to cover) with Saunders as supplement when Kaplan gets too general. With meds, it helped that I learned side effects as a group and recognizing the drugs through endings (I don't think it is even humanly possible to know each of them individually - just do the best you can with the major ones). And it all passed. Just wanted to say that this website became practically my lifeline, after I've exhausted other means (friends and family can only take so much:chuckle). At 2 AM today, my husband broke the good news to me (he said our dog woke him up even before his alarm clock went off for 3AM - the time he says when BON does its batch processing). I am in Cali, we could check our names out from the BON website and the recent holiday added 2 days to the agony. He has since went back to bed while I decided to watch the daybreak...my first day as an RN. To everyone, it is okay to come out of it feeling very unsure and beaten. While you may have thought you have guessed all the way through, believe that these are thoughtful, educated guesses backed by years of Nursing school. I am proud of all of you who make the big trip to the testing center to tackle NCLEX by the horns -- no matter what the results are. That is sheer courage and success in itself. We can all do it. AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM! (that is what my username means)