Taking NCLEX 6/24

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I am taking NCLEX on Wednesday. My stress level is out of control! For those of you who have experienced this horrible test, I need your advice. With only a few days of studying left, should I concentrate more on memorizing meds or just practicing questions. I know all my major meds in each category, but I've heard about alot of people getting off the wall meds...Any advice would be much appreciated!! :uhoh21:

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At this point I would not worry about off the wall meds. Keep doing what you are doing and relax on Tuesday. Good luck.

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Specializes in Med-Tele, Internal Med PCU.

Ditto.

If you are familiar with the basics you should be fine. Remember, you are not being tested as an experienced RN, but as a new RN that has never been employed at a hospital.

The way I looked at it was, "If I don't know it now, I'm not gonna suddenly get it." That being said, I worked Wednesday (tested Thursday) to avoid studying and then I couldn't sleep so I did study by re-enforcing things I knew, to ease my mind ... it didn't work I still couldn't sleep.

I'd concentrate on doing questions if you think you need to do something, with concentration on Analysis and Application (on Saunders).

The best thing I did IMO was to get to the testing site an hour early, find some shade and RELAX. Breathe in, breathe out, fill your lungs to their maximum capacity, contract each muscle over and over then concentrate on relaxing them, group by group. Then I sat down for the test at just before 1400, put my head down and did it again. I also did not watch the counter, I was there to answer questions not count themand was at my favorite watering hole before 1600 happy hour.

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