When your NCLEX gets cancelled the DAY of the exam!!!!

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So as you have seen in my previous posts, I was scheduled to take my exam today at 5:30 PM. However I got an email at 12:30 PM saying my exam had been cancelled & I needed to reschedule! Needless to say I was super upset because I was provided no explanation and ALSO you know how you get your nerves ready to take an exam and I finally felt at peace just to find out it's cancelled. Also I have been studying for a month and I'm just READY to get it over with. So I got on the phone and they told me it was cancelled because of water damage at the testing center. With that being said, make sure you check your emails before you go into take your exam (even on the test day!) to make sure there have been no changes to your scheduled appointment. I found a testing date TOMORROW at 2 PM CDT, 3 PM EST (in a city 3 hours from me) so I'm packing my bags now to go stay the night. I feel blessed I actually found a test date close to me for tomorrow; otherwise I was going to have to wait til July 1st. I can't believe this happened; however I know God has a plan and I guess it is meant for me to take it tomorrow!!!!

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ARGH, so sorry! I would be upset too if mine got cancelled. I always say things happen for a reason, now a little extra time to practice some more questions. Good luck tomorrow, mine is at 8:00am EST.

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sorry! Yep, these things do happen. Only thing I'd say is to most definitely, absolutely, NOT do any more practice questions at this point! Your exam is tomorrow. Give your brain a break. There is NOTHING you are going to learn at this point, you either know it or you don't.

Use tonight to rest, take a bath/shower/shampoo. Fave jammies. Watch a movie, order in room service or treat yourself to a dinner out. Something wonderful. You don't have a first-thing in the morning test time, which is actually good, so if you don't sleep well tonight (most don't!) you can afford to laze there in the morning a bit longer. Eat a good breakfast, don't chow down like a wolf in starvation mode. Relax.

You've got this :)

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Could be worse my classmate found out after she drove down to the test site city and was barred from entering the town due to mandatory evacuation of coastal area due to impending storm...sites shut down quickly. She got a call after arguing with the state police that she had to be let in to take her exam! (They didn't let her pass...she passed two days later)

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ARGH, so sorry! I would be upset too if mine got cancelled. I always say things happen for a reason, now a little extra time to practice some more questions. Good luck tomorrow, mine is at 8:00am EST.

Thank you so much girl! Thinking of you :) Good luck to you too!

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sorry! Yep, these things do happen. Only thing I'd say is to most definitely, absolutely, NOT do any more practice questions at this point! Your exam is tomorrow. Give your brain a break. There is NOTHING you are going to learn at this point, you either know it or you don't.

Use tonight to rest, take a bath/shower/shampoo. Fave jammies. Watch a movie, order in room service or treat yourself to a dinner out. Something wonderful. You don't have a first-thing in the morning test time, which is actually good, so if you don't sleep well tonight (most don't!) you can afford to laze there in the morning a bit longer. Eat a good breakfast, don't chow down like a wolf in starvation mode. Relax.

You've got this :)

Absolutely LOVED your post! You're so sweet. Such a great reminder! Currently in my pjs about to watch the Bachelorette :) Such a good idea to relax the night before. Thank you again for your support! :) This time tomorrow it'll be OVER!

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Could be worse my classmate found out after she drove down to the test site city and was barred from entering the town due to mandatory evacuation of coastal area due to impending storm...sites shut down quickly. She got a call after arguing with the state police that she had to be let in to take her exam! (They didn't let her pass...she passed two days later)

That is absolutely CRAZY! I'm glad she got to take it 2 days later but I can't imagine how stressful that must have been. You're right, my situation could have been MUCH worse!

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You've got this. Own it.

I hate to see people stuffing their heads full of practice questions up until the last moment, and it REALLY doesn't help. Just makes you anxious as hell, when you need to be calming yourself, doing some deep breathing, relaxing.

Now get off the #D!#@*! computer and relax, LOL....

Come back tomorrow to tell us about it AFTERWARD. And suppress the urge to do the PVT, 'k? :)

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Specializes in New grad in MICU.

Wow I am sorry to hear that. Good luck and I hope it all goes well :)

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Keeping you in my prayers. Good luck.

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