Tomorrow is the big day. The NCLEX exam to become a licensed RN. Its at 8am tomorrow morning 25 minutes away barring no traffic accidents. I’m so nervous, did I prepare enough, am I ready? Its a computerized exam so you could get anywhere from 75-265 questions depending on how well you are doing, if you are competent or not to become a nurse. I hope I get 75 questions, I don’t know if I have the stamina for 265 or if my nerves will hold out. So far everyone in my graduating class that has taken it has passed, so that is good in my favor, meaning we are well prepared. Also so far as I know I’m the only one who hasn’t found a job yet or started working on a temporary permit. I’m trying to just focus on tomorrow first. I’ll get unofficial results sometime on Wednesday. I’ll let you guys know how it went and my results either way. I may need a shoulder to cry on of relief or disbelief or shock.
I’ve had a lot of big days this year. The first day of my last semester of nursing school. My final exam and the night I got the results that I would graduate. The white tea ceremony and graduation. Now the nclex exam. Hopefully pretty soon I’ll have my first of many job interviews, my first day of orientation and then my first day by myself on the floor without supervision …eek!
I couldn’t have done it without taking my meds and the support I’ve gotten on here during the tough times I’ve had.
Wish me luck tomorrow!
I’m exhausted. it took 4 hours, I just laid on the couch when I got home in a heap for a while. Now its just a waiting game until Wednesday for the unofficial results. I’m not getting my hopes to high up because it could have gone either way.
I’m not too upset about it, more embarrassed than anything. I can retake it in 45 days. Now I really have no idea how to study for it. Obviously what I did didn’t work. Now I’m glad I didn’t have a job lined up because I’d have to tell them I failed and that I couldn’t work, I’d lose the job. I feel stupid for telling people I was taking the test, now when they ask how it went I have to tell them it went poorly. I should have kept it to myself and my bf that I was taking it, and you guys of course. My college instructors want us students to notify them to let them know how we do on the exam, I’m embarrassed to do so. But they may give me advice or help for next time around. I feel so drained and demoralized. What a waste, I feel like garbage the more I think about it.