NCLEX

When I graduated nursing school I knew the journey was not complete yet, I knew I had to pass the state boards before I was a "real nurse". Unlike many of my friends, I didn't take the boards right away, I really wasn't in that big of a hurry to find a job, but wanted to spend the summer with the kids and Josh. We did a lot this summer, beach twice... King's Island ... and numerous trips to the movies... but one thing I consistently did all summer was study.

I felt if I had a spare minute, I should be studying. If the kids were by the pool, I should be studying. If the computer was on and I'm on facebook, I was also on a website, taking practice quizes... all ...summer... long....

The day finally arrived, I had a 2pm appointment. The minimum number of questions are 75 and the max is 265, you have up to 6 hours to take the test. And because it is computurized, the questions will get progressively get more difficult the better you do.

SO I go in, take the test and come out in 45 minutes! I got the minimum amount of questions and a lot of EKG strips and select all that apply questions. I felt there was a slim chance I actually passed... but here's the thing - this whole summer, I never would study a particular part in my books, I just couldn't get it.. I couldn't grasp the content, therefore, I skipped it... the day before the test, as I sat with a friend, I specifically said let's go over this, I feel like I really need to know it. She and I went over it but said it probably won't be on there when I couldn't get it after several times of going over it...I still felt prompted to study it, so I did that night and the day of the test...
THE TEST WAS FULL OF THAT MATERIAL! Thank heaven I listened to the still small voice prompting me to study the particular information! I would have not done as well, but I did do well and now I am a NURSE!!