Where was all the stuff I studied?

[studentnurserachel]

Okay, so I'm not going to get on here and claim that I studied my butt off, for various reasons, mostly my own procrastinating personality and a little bit of cockiness because I've always made good grades in nursing school and done really really well on the standardized tests, BUT...I did attend Hurst Review, which in my opinion was wonderful and I felt like I pretty much had that info down and yet there I was taking the test and seeing drugs I'd never heard of, that didn't even look like other drugs that I may have heard of, let alone known anything about. Where were my drug calculations (I had zero)? Where were my delegation questions (again zero)? Where were my questions about lab values (zero)? Where were my questions about anything that I had a freaking clue about? Why did I have no less than 6 questions about MRSA? I know a little something about MRSA, but not enough to answer 6 really questions about it. And I must have walked in with a sign on my head that said I knew pretty much nothing about Myasthenia Gravis beyond the basics, because I got grilled on it. I can count on one hand (actually, exactly4) the number of questions that I knew I got right and everything else was a crapshoot. So sorry to obsess, but anybody else want to vent? I know that the time I spent at Hurst Review was not a waste, I learned a lot and I loved the way the information was presented, and maybe it helped me with my overall testing strategy, but it was really frustrating to have no questions about anything that I knew well.

[bicyclenurse]

HI there

I felt the exact same way. I attended Drexel and felt I got alot out of it. The way to answer questions and look for clues in the answers. And like you I was grilled on something we may have spent ohh five minutes on in class. I too got grilled on that. NO calculations only two alternative questions and so on. I felt the entire test was way out in left feild.

Best of luck to you.

[co_gai_viet]

I took my test yesterday. I spent about 6 hours each day, 4 days a week studying and answering in total about 3000 freaking questions for about 2 weeks but now I feel that it's useless because I walked about of Pearson vue center feeling like an idiot. I had a ton of question on infection control, few meds (like 5) - and I kicked myself in the rear for not knowing everything about it. One or two drugs that I know was there but the answer choice that I want wasn't there so I ended up guess and eliminating anyway! Now my head is spining and I can't stop thinking about all the answers that I know I got wrong. I freaking out right now.

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

A LOT of people feel the same way after the exam. Remember that both passers and failers tend to score around 50%, so it's not really a test that's supposed to make you feel super confident. Hang in there and let us know how it shapes out.

[Missuz560]

I felt exactly the same way. I had NO idea what any of the meds were, they were completely random, and they were all check all that apply. Please don't beat yourselves up too much though. As Eric said, the test is designed to make you feel that way. After the amount of stress nursing school caused in our lives, I thought I was prepared for the stress of the NCLEX...ah well. When I left the test I wondered why I had bothered going to nursing school at all, but I did pass.

Stop beating yourself up, and let us know how you did!!

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

All the studying will pay off in the end and in your practice when you pass the boards. Good luck!

[TXNurseBSN]

I felt the same way. I feel like I could have not studied at all and still answered the questions exactly the same way! I felt like an idiot when I left. I don't know how.....but I did pass, so don not give up hope!

[bicyclenurse]

hi again,

i'm happy for all of you that passed. congratulations!!!

i studied my tail off so i thought but i am one of the unlucky ones. i had all 265 questions and did not pass. like all of you say you leave the facility feeling like what was the point. it is very disheartening to have put so much of your life into something and then made to feel like a complete idiot. i reiterate the test came from way out in left field.