Comments on: Taking the NCLEX-RN

By: Deanna

Deanna — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:08:11 +0000

Hi Kate and thank you for your well-thought out comment. This is an entry from my journal, exploring the emotions/feelings surrounding the NCLEX and not meant to be a guide as to what to expect; I was illustrating my surprise at the questions I didn’t get. And you are correct, the amount of questions does not tell you if you passed or not, as I stated in my entry. I am glad that you follow the rules, I am the same was as you! But sometimes where I used to work, there would be no snacks etc and jello was the old standby when the snacks were gone at 11pm and the kitchen closed. I, as would you, would never allow a patient on clears to eat solids–but I have gone to the vending machine and bought something for a patient when there were no restrictions on diet. Of course we need to follow the rules!
Thanks so much for your input; there are so many of us with so many different experiences, its important that we all have a way to share them and explore our different experiences in this wonderful profession! Have a great day!

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:28:39 +0000

Hi, there are a few comments. Nice article, but a few issues that this article presents. First the NCLEX Exam length and number of questions doesn’t determine the expertise or intelligence of the test taker. The pretest given during senior year discloses strengths and weaknesses of students which helps the National review Board to give “extra” questions to the examinees to help develop future test questions. The last part of your article was disconcerting in several ways. We should review all the meds we are giving and what they are for unless the patient says they know what they are for and doesn’t want us to explain- and then we need to say what each med is; our license requires this. Nurses aren’t supposed to make anyone do something they don’t want to. We can encourage, but the patient is responsible to make the decision. I am one of the nurses that don’t sneak anything to the patient (clears are ordered for a reason and special diets are ususally ordered for true lab results) and the nurses that do bend the rules make the ones who try to keep standards “the bad guys”. I love that you are in love with the people you care for. Please just think these things over. By the way, new nurses are lucky they can check the results in a few hours. I had to wait about 2 weeks to get my NCLEX results in the mail and did a jig when I say the RN after my name! There are many issues in the nursing field and we all need someone who writes as well as you to convey our experiences to others. Thanks! Kate

By: Deanna

Deanna — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:18:21 +0000

thank you Laura and congratulations to you too!

By: Laura~

Laura~ — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:37:32 +0000

OMG!! You are….just….well, wonderful! I’ve been an LVN for 4 years, and just started my RN program. You just said everything I’ve ever felt. I felt that way with my LVN boards…to the letter!! Just from that note I read, I KNOW you are a wonderful nurse!! Congratulations!!