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It works for me. I checked it 36 hrs after my test.:nuke:

It's been 36 hours since my test. I'm in CA, so no quick result available. Thanks for replying. Although I just wanted to express my feelings somewhere, but it's very warm to see a reply. Keeping my faith...

I took 75 questions yesterday. I felt really suck. I truly believe that I failed. I was so scared to open the book or search in the web to see if I got some of the answers wrong. I don't want to know. For god's sake, one of my test questions popped into my mind today when I was driving. I put in the wrong answer. I didn't know what I was thinking during the test. That was a simple simple question, and I knew I got it wrong coz I knew the answer. Didn't even need to check a text or sth.....I was swearing, mumbling, and yelling at myself in my car, kept punching myself. My life is miserable.... I have started writing down questions that I had in the afternoon. I was crazily flipping through the index of the Saunders and the Kaplan text, trying to retrieve my memory. I was so scared about this test that I DID NOT tell anyone in the world that I took the test. I burst into tears when I just got that "good luck" from my dearest brother (who probably thought that I haven't taken the test yet)... I want to start studying again..but I just can't concentrate. I want to have some fun, but I simply really can't. I don't know what to do....I sat here with tears, and read all the 87 posts to this thread. So many of my classmates passed and "yay!" already....I do felt like a bunch of crap stuffing in my chest. I did not try the pearson trick coz I'm too scared. I heard that the computer will remember what questions u had and will give u all different question next time. Can anyone tell me if that's true? Mayb I shouldn't even bother retrieving that horrible memory....I do believe that failing at 265 is much better than 75...coz the 75 tells me that I have no nursing knowledge whatsoever....just like pulling someone off the street to take the test. I truly admire you, those who got the strength to retake the test. You could be the most compassionate RNs in the hospital. Thanks people. I can see many sweet and caring people/RNs around here.

For those who have taken NCLEX and did Kaplan/Saunders study questions, could someone please tell me if the NCLEX questions are more similar to the ones from Kaplan or Saunders? I'm focusing on Kaplan, but kinda peek in Saunders. Are the Kaplan Qs a good predictor for NCLEX? The Kaplan staff said when u get 65% or above, you're ready. I'm not doing very well.... quite far away from 65%....I will repeat the tests and quizzes, but just feeling depressed. My scores doesn't improve at all, and I'm almost done with all the Q bank and Q trainers Any strategies for studying/test-taking/getting ready for the test would be very helpful as well. THANKS A LOT EVERYONE

Anyone have any tips in looking for jobs? Writing resumes, interviewing, looking for positions.... I'll be graduating in June 2009. I've been told that I better start looking right now. Some people from the group graduated last year (June 2008) haven't gotten a job yet. Scared me.... Not sure about what they did to not get a job.... I really don't have any nursing background/job experience. Only had some part-time jobs unrelated to health care. So I'm really worried. Is the nursing market filling up pretty fast? I'm in bayarea California. There are rumors out there. Thank you in advance!:bowingpur

Thanks for everyone's input.

Wow~ Looks like everybody is talking about grad sch here, but I'm in a BSN program. I guess I'm just learning about the basics. It's not a horrible experience for me coz my instructor doesn't put too much pressure on us. Although I'm not quite interested in nursing research, I think it is definitely relevant to our practice. I'm still in the process of forcing myself to read research articles. My instructor said she had bad experience when she was as sch, so she is much more flexible when compared with other teachers. She would let us do papers on any topics that we are interested (she wasn't allowed to do so when she was at school). She has some beliefs that we, as students, really appreciate. I feel so grateful to have her.

:yeah:APPLAUSE!!!!! Thanks so much everyone!! You couldn't believe how much I've learned from asking this one question. TOTALLY GOT IT!:) (excuse me if I got too excited... new user here~~)

It seems to me that the heart-shaped uterus was what really stands out. Is there a nursing Dx that somehow relate to the heart-shaped uterus of my pt.? My instructor hates general Dx that applies to almost all pt. Thanks for your input.

Where can you locate established research critique criteria??

I had a 36 year-old pt. with scheduled repeat C-section. Nothing in particular for her medical history. No allergies. G2 T1 P2 A0 L1. Gestation by date was 38 weeks and 6 days. Has a heart-shaped uterus. Spinal was given for analgesia. pitocin and cefoxitin was given in the OR. Baby was thought to be breeched, but turned out to be normal (head down) when uterus was opened. VSS post-op, very very minor bleeding. I need a L & D nursing diagnosis for this pt. but couldn't think of any. Pain (more of a postpartum Dx), anxiety (she didn't really have any coz it wasn't her first time doing it), risk for miscarriage r/t the heart-shaped uterus and breech (doesn't really apply coz she had a C-section + it was scheduled). Suppose the careplan was developed before I saw the delivery + I didn't know that the baby wasn't breeched, what would be a good Dx??!?!?! Someone please help me. It's due very soon.....