NurseMimiii

Jell'o Everyone, Why o why do we pay sooo much attention to what others say? We hang on to the words of others just to be disappointed. ADVICE numero uno: for all of you looking to take the NCLEX. Forget every single thing you've ever heard anyone say about the NCLEX. My exam is going to be completely different from your exam so why even worry? It makes no sense to worry about what someone's exam had when your exam will not be the same. ADVICE numero dos: take school seriously. There is no way that you're going to cram years of information into a few study sessions. It all builds up. Alright to lets talk about my NCLEX day. I decided that I was not going to study or look at any study material the day of the exam. My stomach was in knots already and I figured I knew what I knew and that was that. I woke up early (maybe about 6 am) and gave myself enough time to get ready. Clothes were already picked out, ironed and laid out for me. The hotel (remember I drove to ...

Jell'o Everyone, Ok so let's get right to it. There are sooooooooooooo many things that people don't talk about when it comes to the NCLEX and quite frankly it's so friggin annoying. I'm one of those people that likes to know exactly what I'm getting myself into. OF COURSE I know that life doesn't exactly work that way BUT it doesn't change the way my brain likes to work. First things first: For those of you that have no clue what the NCLEX is let me fill you in. Once you are done with nursing school and completed your degree (in my case bachelors) you aren't a nurse. NOPE not to the state you're not. You've only just completed a grueling process to become a nurse and that's it. You must take your licensing exam (also referred to "sitting for boards") and pass to become a registered nurse. After passing this exam you become a registered nurse (RN) and can now practice in the state you are licensed in. So now that the init...