soo nervous about nclex, need some guidance

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Hello,

So I am taking my NCLEX-RN on Monday 6/12. I am freaking out about it. I've done about 4000 practice questions between Hurst, Kaplan and UWorld. So, I did about 1300 q's in the q bank for Kaplan and results were 59% average, I got at 58% on the readiness exam. Then, Hurst my average score was 78/125. And finally my UWorld score is 60% and it said that I scored in the 74th percentile for their practice test. I already have a job lined up, and I feel a lot of pressure to pass this exam. I did really well in nursing school, and had a 4.0 the entire time. I just feel like I don't know anything, and like I am going to fail. Do you think these scores are indicative of passing the NCLEX? Also, anyone who has experience with any of these q banks, is the NCLEX similar, easier or harder to these questions?

Thanks for all the help!

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Specializes in TBI and SCI.

It's Sunday your test is tomorrow, don't study up until you fall asleep! Relax. De stress.

The night before my nclex I reviewed- not crammed. Morning of I took a nice bath, had a delicious breakfast. Did my makeup, and hair, wore my super comfy clothes and Lucky color pink. I tried to remain calm all morning.

I got to test nervous of course.. as soon as I could I wrote in my white board things that were tough to remember under pressure some lab values and I can't remember what else.

I wasn't passing my tests the night before either but guess what.... I passed with minimum questions first time around.

You know more than you realize!!!

Good luck

Remember to relax don't stress! Trust me!

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Specializes in LTC and Pediatrics.

I second the idea of taking a deep breath and relaxing. The night before I took mine, I went out with a friend in the city I had traveled to. Then went to bed. I kept telling my self I can do it.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Moved to the NCLEX forum

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I thought we are not allowed to "dump" info on the white board like lab values

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I thought we are not allowed to "dump" info on the white board like lab values

You are absolutely correct. OP -- don't start writing stuff on the white board as soon as you get there.

The PP was lucky her test wasn't forfeit; this is considered cheating.

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It's normal to be nervous! During the test, there might be times where all you can focus on is how hard and how fast your heart is beating. Here's what helped me clear my head when this was happening:

--Pretend you'll only have 75 questions (and hey, maybe that is all you'll have!). Don't rush through thinking you're running out of time. Tell yourself that you have 6 whole hours to do 75 questions. This really relaxed me. I usually answer NCLEX style questions in 25-30 seconds, but on NCLEX, I allowed myself time to take deep breaths and to read each question at least 2x. Some questions I read more than 2 times, just because I felt like I couldn't focus due to anxiety. You have 6 whole hours. Pay no attention to the clock.

--If you come across a question that you have absolutely no idea how to answer, tell yourself that it's one of the questions that don't count. Within the first 75 questions, there truly are 15 questions that don't count--these are questions that the NCLEX writers are trying out (basically to see if they're going to legitimately add them to future tests). You'll have no idea when you're answering one of these questions. During my test, I just told myself that if I didn't know the answer, it was probably just one of the ones that didn't count.

--Remember that you only have to get about half of the passing level questions right to pass. This is a big one! You don't have to get even close to a perfect score to pass. NCLEX is expecting you to miss some, so don't beat yourself up when you don't know something.

--If you get more than 75 questions, remember that you're still in the game. When your test doesn't shut off, it means that NCLEX thinks that if it gives you more questions, there's a good chance you'll get enough right to pass the test.

--Finally, when all else fails, picture your name with an RN after it. You've passed all of the hurdles so far and you've earned your spot in front of that NCLEX test. You're so close! Sometimes during the test, I really did just take a second to picture that, and it made me feel like I could do it. You know a lot more than you think you do, and you can figure this test out.

Good luck!

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It's normal to be nervous! During the test, there might be times where all you can focus on is how hard and how fast your heart is beating. Here's what helped me clear my head when this was happening:

--Pretend you'll only have 75 questions (and hey, maybe that is all you'll have!). Don't rush through thinking you're running out of time. Tell yourself that you have 6 whole hours to do 75 questions. This really relaxed me. I usually answer NCLEX style questions in 25-30 seconds, but on NCLEX, I allowed myself time to take deep breaths and to read each question at least 2x. Some questions I read more than 2 times, just because I felt like I couldn't focus due to anxiety. You have 6 whole hours. Pay no attention to the clock.

--If you come across a question that you have absolutely no idea how to answer, tell yourself that it's one of the questions that don't count. Within the first 75 questions, there truly are 15 questions that don't count--these are questions that the NCLEX writers are trying out (basically to see if they're going to legitimately add them to future tests). You'll have no idea when you're answering one of these questions. During my test, I just told myself that if I didn't know the answer, it was probably just one of the ones that didn't count.

--Remember that you only have to get about half of the passing level questions right to pass. This is a big one! You don't have to get even close to a perfect score to pass. NCLEX is expecting you to miss some, so don't beat yourself up when you don't know something.

--If you get more than 75 questions, remember that you're still in the game. When your test doesn't shut off, it means that NCLEX thinks that if it gives you more questions, there's a good chance you'll get enough right to pass the test.

--Finally, when all else fails, picture your name with an RN after it. You've passed all of the hurdles so far and you've earned your spot in front of that NCLEX test. You're so close! Sometimes during the test, I really did just take a second to picture that, and it made me feel like I could do it. You know a lot more than you think you do, and you can figure this test out.

Good luck!

Great advice, thank you! I'm going to make sure I re-read this before I take my NCLEX on Wednesday.

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Great advice, thank you! I'm going to make sure I re-read this before I take my NCLEX on Wednesday.

Good luck!

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your U World scores and GPA are similar to mine, while I found NCLEX to be stressful, I didn't find it to be hard, it was easy compared to the tests I had in school. I passed in 76 questions.

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Today is the 12th! How did it go?!

:)

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