NCLEX: Like a Deer in the Headlights. Ch 10

I am staring at the screen. I have my finger on the mouse and scroll through the answers. I feel myself dying just a little inside as the drums start pounding in my head, and my heart marches loudly to the beat.
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Your career is your lifeblood and while career changes can be frustrating and complicated, they don't have to be. Ask a real nurse with real experience answering career-related questions. Ask Nurse Beth!
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Can't wait to be a nurse

I am a CNA on a med surg floor at a hospital and love it. Doing this job made my passion for nursing even more than it was before but I'm so nervous that it's gonna be too hard, that I won't be "smart" enough.
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Passing Statistics for NCLEX RN and PN-2014

I just had to look up the stats for myself, after seeing several (differing) posts from various people stating what the pass rate is for first-time test takers!

Passed NCLEX in 75- Review, Recommendations and Relief

I wanted to share with you my recommendations for NCLEX resources (Kaplan, Hurst, Passpoint, NCLEX Mastery) and some other points.
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PSSSST!!! murmur, murmur, murmur

Understanding heart murmurs is fairly simple. There are diastolic and systolic murmurs, quiet and loud murmurs, innocent and problematic murmurs. Learning what are the causes and what is problematic is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Here is a guide to the basics.
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What is the best thing to do the day before I take my NCLEX, should I study?

I am taking my NCLEX on thursday July 16th. I have planned some relaxing/distracting activities for tomorrow but I am wondering if its wise to not study at all the day before the test. When it came to nursing school I would study up until the hour of the test.
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