am i doing it right? i am a patient,i need nurses to talk to

[reinAya]

good day everyone :]

it's 4 in the morning and i can't sleep.

this is one of those days that i worry too much about nclex

i sat for nclex the first time last march 08.

took a rest for nearly a month after finding out i failed. i was shaky for 3 days, until PVT. i lost hope and i just waited for the letter.

before, i studied using kaplan intl course. i found the questions really great. i finished reading the book that they gave.

tho i just read it and didn't have the chance to re-scan it before my BIG DATE.

i answered questions as much as i can (i ddnt finish q banks), read every rationales right or wrong.

that time, i planned to RE-READ or go back to the questions or topics i wasn't really good at. but i ddn't get the chance. i felt tired of studying for almost 4 months. instead, after how many times of rescheduling, i sat for the exam.

i finished the dreadful 265 questions. and i almost ran out of time. tho i admit i rushed a lil bit when i saw the time. and i know i know, i shudnt have done that. (i rushed because, i had alot of solvings and it took me awhile PLUS my brain was divided in focusing and passing the exam)

i forgot to mention, i am an international graduate. a fair student. not too smart, but i ddnt do bad.

after that, i felt like i have read everything, i knew what nclex was talking about but seems like, too much topic, i ddnt remember EXACTLY or SPECIFICALLY each of the topic. words were familiar, but not really. i knew the normal values but seems like i forgot. everything was scrambled. simple ENTERIC PRECAUTIONS, i was stunned.

during the middle of my exam, i knew for sure.i had a gut feeling, i was doing really really bad. but still i answered and tried my very best. i am not really sure, but i think, i dont know.. it was like i had a mental blockout.

maybe i wasnt just ready. or i studied but i needed more polishing.

so here i am. i already registered for the exam but i havent scheduled it. i have a target date but unlike the first one, i dont want to reschedule and reschedule again and again.

i finished reading SAUNDERS COMPRE (yup, uve heard it right. finished. word by word) i really think i needed content review even before. i plan to do LACHARITY. and KAPLAN questions. i planned all of it bit by bit.

what to memorize, what values and formulas, what topic to reread, wrote down important things, how many questions to answer.

my question is, do u guys think this is enough? am i missing something? am i doing it too much? after my first, i really havent been confident in anything.

some of my RN friends say not to read content anymore, just questions. but thats what i did the first, and it ddnt do me good.

it seems like being a nurse seems so near yet so far. next month, who knows, i might have a license, but who knows.. i might study again? tho i promised myself.. this time, i will do it right. this time, i will be sure.. this time, i will feed my brain and see to it i wont forget.

sometimes i feel excited about it. sometimes, everything just pulls me down.

my review is doing good so far.. but how do i know if i'm doing it right? :confused:

[sorry for the long post. i needed to vent. it feels good to talk to Co-nurses who understand and knows and can relate.]

thank you so much for your time.:redbeathe

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

It is hard to decide but I would say concentrate now on answering questions and read the rationale, even if you get the answer right. Get used to the questions and what they are really looking for, remember they are looking at you as a new grad so try not to read too much into the question

Best of luck

[caliotter3]

Maybe you should consider taking a review course like Kaplan or Hurst to help you along at this point.