Taking test in 6 days

happygolucky2014 · Apr 10, 2014

Just said a prayer for you! Try to remain calm when testing because you do know this information!!! Never leave the pt alone. Never pass the buck. Always attend to the person who is the sickest. Know the roles of the LPN, CNA, and nurse so you know how to delegate. Ask yourself: what is going to help my patient the quickest and if I could do one thing before leaving the room, what would it be? Know your EKG strips and what to do for each of them. Know the Maslow's hierarchy. Treat SATA question like true and false for each answer. Rephrase questions, but not to make them shorter, but so that you'll understand what the question is asking. Good luck! You can do this!

LVHI_RN · Apr 10, 2014

It happens to a lot of us. We weren't scoring that high with our practice tests. So don't freak out because it doesn't mean you don't know your stuff or that you're going to fail. Remember don't get anxiety when you see all that SATA on the NCLEX because it means you're doing good. The only other thing I recommend is going over test-taking strategies and keep practicing your questions. Good luck!

jennifer_app · Apr 11, 2014

Thank you guys.. I am going over my notes and doing more questions.... I have four more days !

jennifer_app · Apr 11, 2014

Am super duper anxious, I just want to get this over with .

charnsuka, ADN · Apr 11, 2014

I've been doing the same thing, using Hurst and Kaplan Qbank. I will keep you in my prayers and I'm sure you will pass. Continue to have the confidence and KNOW that you can defeat this exam. Good luck studying and God bless! :)

Rita1015 · Apr 11, 2014

Good luck! It will be hard to resist, but try not to do any studying the day before the test and just relax and take time for yourself! You can do it!

jennifer_app · Apr 12, 2014

Does anybody know if drug calc questions were considerd below or above the passing mark?

pidgz · Apr 12, 2014

hi,,. saw your post and yap i can definitely feel you at the moment,., graduated last march 2013 in the philippines, took my phil board on dec and flew back here in hawaii last feb for my nclex-rn exam which happened last march 15,2014, yap we all share common agonizing feeling while waiting for the boards, which i believe the worst feeling ever,. lol, but don't stress out too much, mild anxiety would help but don't go beyond. once in awhile you relax, stretch out, get fresh air, or whatever activities you like doing away from reviewing, most especially get enough sleep cause our brain will most likely work better that way. TIP: as much as possible one day before your exam, stop reviewing already, i mean stop reading concepts cause believe me, because of anxiousness, your brain will not likely to absorb whatever readings you do,. rather, go outside, relax and prepare yourself for the big day!! BEST OF LUCK and GOD BLESS!

ps. about your last post. i believe drug calculations is under below level or easy questions, those multiple format type are the hard questions.. cause during my exam, i didn't encounter any drug calcu type of questions, i stopped at 75 actually and 40 percent are SATA, 3 ordered response, 2 Item/chart analysis, 1ECG, 2 drug analysis.. and by god's grace i PASSED the first try ;D so which means, if i DID, then YOU WILL CERTAINLY PASS too,. just believe in him, have faith, and give your best shot! congrats in advance RN!

jennifer_app · Apr 12, 2014

hi,,. saw your post and yap i can definitely feel you at the moment,., graduated last march 2013 in the philippines, took my phil board on dec and flew back here in hawaii last feb for my nclex-rn exam which happened last march 15,2014, yap we all share common agonizing feeling while waiting for the boards, which i believe the worst feeling ever,. lol, but don't stress out too much, mild anxiety would help but don't go beyond. once in awhile you relax, stretch out, get fresh air, or whatever activities you like doing away from reviewing, most especially get enough sleep cause our brain will most likely work better that way. TIP: as much as possible one day before your exam, stop reviewing already, i mean stop reading concepts cause believe me, because of anxiousness, your brain will not likely to absorb whatever readings you do,. rather, go outside, relax and prepare yourself for the big day!! BEST OF LUCK and GOD BLESS!
ps. about your last post. i believe drug calculations is under below level or easy questions, those multiple format type are the hard questions.. cause during my exam, i didn't encounter any drug calcu type of questions, i stopped at 75 actually and 40 percent are SATA, 3 ordered response, 2 Item/chart analysis, 1ECG, 2 drug analysis.. and by god's grace i PASSED the first try ;D so which means, if i DID, then YOU WILL CERTAINLY PASS too,. just believe in him, have faith, and give your best shot! congrats in advance RN!

Amazing!!!!!! Were there lots of priority questions ? How did you prepare/tackle SATAs??

pidgz · Apr 12, 2014

with SATA questions? you have to really know the concept, i used saunder's 5th in practicing those,,. the one in the disc.. i also tried doing true or false in every choices especially if i really don't know what's being ask.. here's the thing, it's not really recommendable to answer questions "based" on our experiences that we get in the hospitals because they differ, but at times if you're unlikely to recall what's in the book that you've read, then use it as your last resort, then that of guessing.. yup i got bunch of priority questions and delegations too,. :)

Dberrysnead · Apr 12, 2014

Just did nclex, had about 30 select alls , I answered them with the true or false of the question, just like the kaplan test taking stategies taught me, and passed at 90 questions. They were not as dreadful as in school. So try to relax focus on one question at a time, read all answer choices, and good luck.