luvfornursing

Hello, same name as me LOL. I'm sure you will be fine. I'm sure you have already read my posts about the nclex but if you can use your common sense and your nursing knowledge you will be fine. That's exactly how I am. also normally I don't freak out on test but the whole process of nclex (fingerprinting,cameras, etc.) intimadated me. I could see my heart pounding underneath my shirt! The girl in front of me for the nclex also was hopping back and forth from one foot to the othe and sort of bouncing in place lol. Its just ALL emotional. NO matter how much you study or what you know nothing prepares you for it. However feeling confident in yourself and believing that you can do it is HUGE and YOU can do it! Honestly I graduated June 23rd and forgot to sign my money order which slowed the prcoess then my ATT was late getting to me and then when I scheduled it was 3 weeks before I could test. All but five including myself had took the nclex and passed. Only one person in my class failed and there are two left to take it. This is out of a class of 29 I think. Anyway I just didn't feel like I was ever going to get to take my boards was so stressed out and didn't even study until I got my test date. So I had basically three weeks to study and studied FOUR times! It was stupid but once I took the NCLEX I realize that studying had nothing to do with it. What you learn in school and common sense is what get you throught SERIOUSLY. Those questions on NCLEX are nothing like any of those books no matter what they say. I had 82 or 86 questions and quite a few new format ones which were fill in the blank (math) and then check all that apply which seemed hard as heck. However, before I ever took the nclex I felt I would make a good nurse and knew what I was talking about as far as my level of education on nursing would allow me. Then I have common sense. YOU will be fine. Try not to panic although it's almost inevitable. DONT drink coffe before you go (I did) even if you do it every morning. Good luck to you and oh I just took the nclex on the 8th and found out I passed on the 9th so this is all new information. GOOD LUCK to you, you'll be perfectly fine, the test is made to test "you" in a way to pass you knowing everyone has different strengths in specific areas. Happy Nursing from luvfornursing :)

Okay if you just took the nclex and are freaking out, about to puke your guts up, can't eat, sleep, think, going to the bathroom a lot more often, maybe telling yourself you are an idiot and you can't believe you just blew it?! Well that was me 48 hours ago all the way up until 1:30 yesterday. We have quick result here in Ohio and I finished my test at 11:30 on the 8th and my "licensed" results were posted to the board around 1:30 on the 9th. I SERIOUSLY thought I blew it and I am normally an optimist. I wanted to quit the test or start guessing or yell at somebody b/c I thought it was ridiculous. I had like three med questions of drugs I had NEVER heard of. Then total I think I had like 10 new format questions. Three fill in the blank and 7 check all that apply which were harder than heck. Then my math problems were confusing and I figured they would be easy! Every question seemed to have 2 right answer and it was like a 50/50 evertyime! It was pure torcher. I was pretty sure I got maybe 10 right for sure. When the computer shut off at 82 questions I thought yup that's it, it thinks I'm really stupid and there goes my dreams I couldn't even look at the administrators when I was leaving, I was shaking so bad I couldn't put the key in the locker, dropped my purse, and held my breath while trying not to cry all the way out to the parking lot. I could see my heart pounding through my shirt. MAJOR anxiety. When I got onto the main highway I put my sunglasses on and allowed the tears to flow and flow and flow! Then I felt relieved but sick at my stomach just b/c I KNEW I flunked. I seriously don't know how I passed. They say the minimum number of ?'s you get the better off you are. Well yea as long as you got the harder ones right or at least quite a few of them. Then I figured I just got them wrong so it shut off so soon. Turns out I must have done pretty okay b/c it took me about 2 hours and I had 82 questions. So I guess the # of ?'s does determine in a sense pass or fail b/c the computer can make its mind up on your few answered b/c you are doing well or you are "iffy" so it keeps going. Either way it works with you which is a good thing. So if you get a lot of ?'s don't freak out it's probably just waiting for you to get to a passing poing b/c it wants you to be a nurse :wink2: So if you are getting ready or just took the nclex, calm down, breathe, do something nice for yourself. If you made it through nursing school and have the desire to be a nurse then you will be fine. If by chance you are too, too nervous (I was) or maybe just not a good test taker, give it another shot if you truly want to be a nurse DONT give up and you will be there. So good luck to all of you and be sure to be the best nurse that you can be and don't take your license for granted :wink2: Bye