Starting to panic for NCLEX!

Hey, Im in the same boat. Ive been out of school for a year also and taking the NCLEX this month. I have been studying off course but it cant compare to taking it right out of school. Now this NCLEX is more difficult because it isnt just multiple choice anymore. You know what though, all we can do is our best. With that being said, we need to keep it positive. I did buy more books and have found that some info has changed. For example, it was bedrest for thrombophlebitis but now theyre saying ambulate as soon as possible because bedrest promotes the clot. Also triage has changed. So getting at least one new book would be worth it. Try not to panic, talk to yourself..try not to panic. This is what I will tell myself too.

Thank you. I am down to like 8 days. Scary! I keep going back & forth to moving the date. I think maybe I'll talk to my husband and see what he thinks. It would be better to have more time to review. I don't think it would give me adequate time to really go thru a book thouroughly. Having to take my boards this close came from a necessity of money. I wanted to wait until my kids went back to school. That's on the 25th. I know 10 days isn't alot, but when you have bills to pay, those 10 days can help. My husband is the only one bringing in money at this point. I'm working part time (5 -12 hrs/ week), but took a HUGE hours cut when we moved here. (July 3). I will definately have to consider that book. What one was it?

The name of the book is, "NCLEX EXAM PREP" the one with 975 pages (they have different types). It is blue and yellow, copyright 2007. Even a glance through might reveal something updated. I have their smaller book as well. Ive found it to be my most updated book (I have quite a few). Of course, I wont be able to go thru it thoroughly. I focus on certain chapters that I feel I need additional help on.

You know, we both have our reasons for not going right to the exam. To each their own, we all will get there at our own individual pace.

Everyone says, at least take it so youll know what it's like. Who knows, maybe theyre right. Fear, anxiety and just not feeling like I know enough is what makes me feel i want to postpone. I wont postpone though. I want to get on with my life and live my life. I know you do too.

Stay strong, try to keep up the momentum. Let me know how it goes. I will be praying for you.

I am taking my boards for NC on the 15th. I have been out of school for over a year. (Grad 6/20/07.) I have also been out of the healthcare field. I'm very nervous about my boards. I've been reading all along in my text, notes and review. Any helpful ideas? I feel like I'm either going to know it or not, but I feel like I am not learning anything new. I just know there's ALWAYS something to learn! I am a total hands on learner. So reading over & over doesn't help me. I have been to a website that has test review questions, but we never even touched on biochemistry and three was a whole section on biochemistry! AAAACK! I know when I was looking into the RN, that class was a whgole semester! Is it possible that we did it but it was called something else for LPN? I haven't done that practice exam yet. Trying to go inline, and that's farther down. I am using Lippicott's Nursing made Incredibly Easy NCLEX-PN Questions & Answers. I don't want to go buy a bunch of new books. Any ideas for good online review sites that won't break the bank? TIA for any help from my peers!

I can (almost) guarentee that biochemistry will not be on the exam. Mine was mostly case scenerios, and pick all that apply questions. Best of luck to you!

I made a mistake in regards to thrombophlebitis that Im sure you saw. Dont know what I was thinking .. there is so much in my brain w/all this studying..

Anyway, i learned previously that the thing to do when a person was on bedrest is to check for a positive homan's sign, the new book put this as the incorrect answer their rationale being that in having them dorsiflex could cause the clot to move and cause a pulomonary embolism. Instead the book gave the answer as having them ambulate immediately with the rationale being to prevent a clot.

Just wanted to clear this up because there is updated material.