I just wanted to post that I took the NCLEX-RN today for the second time (February 26) at 8:00am this morning and finished around 2:00pm-ish with 7 minutes left to finish up the test. I was super-anxious the night before, even though I had stopped reviewing/doing questions on the 24th. I took a whole day off to "unwind," but I will admit that I did a little brushing up on lab values the evening before my test. I'm so happy I did that, because I had quite a few questions regarding patient labs. In comparison with my last test, I didn't leave the testing center feeling depressed or anxious at all, in fact, I felt very positive! I was just happy that the computer gave me the opportunity to prove myself in giving me the entire 265 questions, compared with my last test in which the computer shut off at 191 questions. I felt good about knowing that I got the last question correct... at least I am 100% sure that I got it right.
Anyway, the exam is out of my hands now, and it's up to the board to either license me or not. I'm just going to keep thinking positive until I get my results. I just wanted to post for everyone to read!
P.S. By the way, I took the Kaplan Online NCLEX course, and the NCSBN over the 5 months that I've been reviewing for my second shot at the NCLEX. I found both very helpful, especially the NCSBN Learning Extension since the questions are quite similar to the real NCLEX.
