shaynoble

I took my first NCLEX Tuesday. Shut off at 90 questions. I was scared to death because I had what I felt were easy questions. But I just found out yesterday that I passed my test. One trick I learned that helped me was going to the state website and searching my name for my license. I was a CNA prior, so that info showed up, and then also my LPN info showed up but it kept saying that the status was pending. A girl I work with who failed her NCLEX-RN the first time, passed 2nd time said when she failed her RN one didn't show up on there at all, but when she passed it stayed as status pending until they changed it to active. Don't know how your state is, but that helped me! Good luck!

That's horrible! The only thing I can think of right now then for you is to kinda disregard her lectures. Listen to important stuff, but focus more on outlining the chapters. Go through every disease if you have to. It will take a lot of time, but while making the outline and rereading it you should know the material. Are there any teachers there that you can go to about this teacher? If nothing else a group of you need to go to the head of the program and let them know how she's acting. That's not the way a teacher should be.

You have to find one activity that helps de-stress you so when you feel overwhelmed you can take a time out and chill. I like playing simulation video games (SIMS, Animal crossing). During my first semester of nursing school my dad's dad had a heartattack on election day then my mom's dad had a heartattack the day after election day. They were in the same hospital at times, one had triple bypass and one had quadruple bypass. Just find a way to relax, even if it's once a week taking a bath for 30 minutes. And, don't be afraid to just cry. It makes you feel better.

Everyday after I get out of class I go home and start making a study guide of what my instructor emphasized on. Then I got a buddy who reads my study guide and puts information she felt was important on there or stuff that I missed, so we have one study guide to look at before the test to study. That helps out a lot. I'm the type of person though I need it said bluntly and I'll get it.

I'm currently a CNA going through the LPN program simply because I didn't get accepted in the RN. The best advice I've gotten is to try for the RN program as soon as you can. There are plenty of students that are in my school's RN program that have never worked a day of their life in health care. They have a little harder time with clinicals and lab, but they get through it. YOu just have to have determination. If you try for the RN program and don't get it, apply for the LPN program. I applied for both at the same time so I was sure to get into one. If you go this route, just remember. If you get through the LPN courses and work as an LPN for a while, maybe just a year, you will have so much more knowledge about what to do to go back for the RN. If I were you I would try for the LPN just because you will have experience to go for the RN. As for clinicals, the instructor is not going to let you do something on your own they don't feel you're comfortable with. They will be with you the whole time. After all, their license is on the line too. They won't let you do anything they don't think you can do. You just have to trust in yourself. I was scared to death before nursing school. I didn't know how to put a catheter in, give shots, do anything except basic CNA work and was scared to death. But, you learn everything in lab, with instructors with you watching you and testing you. You'll be fine. Just get some confidence!

When I went to CNA training we got ours issued to us by the school. I still have mine and it has helped a lot