kuri

And this is why i am not a fan of posting comments or opinions on the internet. Everyone has an opinion i guess. Just because some folks are worse than others at taking tests or retain information slower does not make them horrible nurses. Some of us may not have had access to amazing clinicals where we were able to have great hands on experience. Some of us may have not gone to the best schools out there, for options were limited. Yes, a few out there may have been slackers the first time they took it, but others have studied as if it were the job of a lifetime. Some of the most amazing nurses that i have worked with struggled with the nclex and ended up better and stronger for that. If your heart isn't in it, than please give up for the safety of others. If you work extremely hard and want this more than anything, keep moving forward and get up that next step.

I have failed that "test that shall not be named" as i used to call it more than three times. I just wanted to say to those out there who have not had the best luck on the NCLEX first time around. Stick with it and stay positive. Like everyone says, do lots of questions, know the basics of everything, know the categories of drugs and major side effects (when i had no clue i just picked the system it works with) and more than anything DO NOT overthink the question. When i finally passed it was when i went through and just answered with the first answer that came to mind, barely used the board and finished with 75 questions in 1.5 hrs. Last time had 256 and 5.5 hrs and failed, if that shows much overthinking i was doing. You made it through nursing school and that is not an easy task, destroy that test for it really is nothing compared to what you have conquered in all of your life i am sure. We hype this test up to level where we have given ourselves anxiety that controls our life when it is all a mind game. Eat well, exercise, don't overstudy, and breathe. The "test that shall not be named" is the NCLEX and you can say its name since you are not afraid of it. Good luck and breathe. Yes, i know i am a dork, but seeing other people post the set backs they had with the NCLEX helped me get through and not give up.