Carrillo

: really for the 4th time i got this books in addition to saunders; prioritization, delegation and assignment by linda a. lacharity, kaplan 2010-2011, and hesi book. purchase a 5 week course -the national council of state boards of nursing (ncsbn) n did all the tests. i read the whole book for kaplan, 80% of linda and some of hesi. can be overwhelming but focus on one at a time. besides i read own notes. i used to do questions n used index cards. i used to list 2 diseases only n described them. for instance addison's desease- and cushings disease. then i would get my own ideas on how to remember things, n will use a red n black pen. an example of an index card.. addisons disease (adrenal insufficiency or ↓cortisone ). my idea to remember (add...=subtract). addison is the subtraction of cortisone, therefore i will know cushings disease is the apposite. causes:-result of long tx of steroids, abrupt cessation of steroids, sepsis surgical stress sx: hyperkalemia, hyponatremia (↓na) bc decrease aldosterone ↓bp, polyuria, dehydration, anorexia, skinny looking person true addison's disease: bronzed or hyperpigmentation of the skin tx: cortisone lifelong tx, decadron, im prednisolone here i will list things that i got wrong when doing questions, base on these disease only, n whenever i get a q. on this disease from practice questions of any book i can always look at this index card. in the opposite side will be cushings. then i will draw on a note book or index card how to picture things as well. for instance pneumothorax is a collection of air in the pleural cavity. i will drw the lung n pleural cavity space........ then i will remember hemothorax, hydrothorax...... :o:o:o:o:othe last book i bought was lippincott's 10th edition, n did like 400q only is good bc is updated with the new x-clex style questions. i din't like the fact that i couldn't chose a particular subject on the cd, but only in the book. i liked doing q on the cd b/c it gives u a % of what u got wrong. besides the content, finding strategies of how to answer nclex style q is main. :yeah::yeah:besides everything else, when i failed the 2rd time, i felt like god had forsaken me. i was angry, devastated, cried, i was embarrassed, confused. it was so difficult b/c i never failed something twice, i considered my self an smart person, not a genius but always b/w a n b. always did good an school got a c in one class only, then i found out other classmates who were struggling in school, passing classes had passed the nclex, i didn't want them to go through what i was going through but i couldn't understand why r they passing but me. so i tried to find ways to decrease my anxiety n be able to sit down n study again. i pray, pray, pray, and read this scriptures: psalm 23, 91, 31,46, 37:3-8. then i put post its in the bible too. when i felt down i would read them n it brought me up in my spirits. when i took the test i asked jesus to sit with me during the test and guide me, and i asked him to bless me with the ability to answer just enough q. correctly so that i could pass. be specific in your prayers n believe in him wholeheartedly n he will do it for u. you will pass. see i'm 9mo pregnant n have a 2yr old just took the test, n passed. you just need to believe in yourself that you can do it. take care. i wish i could send u this prayer i found online to read just b4 the test too, but need to look for it, i will do it later if ur interested. good luck!

Ok, I just found I passed the 5th time. I thought I failed because I answered 82 questions. Even though I studied a lot I didn't feel so confident. I did u can do it too.

U might not even see this anymore being busy as a nurse, but Im struggling n I like reading this comments help me focus on what I need to do..