For NCLEX-RN passers wannabe
Category: About the NCLEX-RN, Posted on August 31st, 2009 by adminNo Comments
Filipino nurses who aim to work in the US often regard the NCLEX-RN as the ultimate test. Expensive and hard, they exert every possible effort to pass the exam. But how do you really pass the exam? This seemingly hard question bombards the heads of NCLEX-RN passers wannabe. It did bombard my mind when I myself was a wannabe even until I was taking the exam. Anyhow, I managed to come up with a few strategies that I believed helped me during the exam.
Relax!
Number one rule for me is to relax, take a deep breath and tell yourself “I’m ok”. Sometimes examinees are consumed with anxiety and because of this they tend to forget about what they’ve studied.
Just take the exam and finish it.
Most examinees are preoccupied during the exam proper. Preoccupied by “I need to pass this exam because it’s too expensive”, “my family is expecting too much from me”, “what will my friends say if I fail in the exam”, etc. These would then lead to problem number one—anxiety. For the moment, forget about everything but the exam.
Trust in what you have studied.
You know you have studied so much so brush the doubting aside.
Law of Parsimony: When multiple explanations exist, the simplest is usually correct.
In an attempt to rationalize and validate his/her answer, most examinees tend to “over analyze” a question. What supposed to be a simple question suddenly becomes complex. Remember, you only have at least a minute for a single question. You don’t have to rush, just don’t get stuck in a question.
Leave and forget.
After finishing the exam forget about it. Unwind; reward yourself with something that would make you feel good, a spa, makeover or a nice pair of shoes perhaps. You’ve been through a lot, you deserve it. Don’t wallow in your thoughts of the exam, “what if’s” are useless and it’ll only depress you.
Hope and pray for the best.
Hope, don’t expect, too much expectation is unhealthy. Pray; believe me, it’s very therapeutic. Voice out your concerns to God, He is readily available to hear it anywhere.
Though I am not saying that these things would effect to everyone, but they indeed helped me to survive in my NCLEX-RN journey. I had them as weapons when I invaded the NCLEX-RN’s lair and I came back with my torch victoriously lighted. I hope these humble tips would somehow help future NCLEX-RN takers. Good luck!