This is just a start. But I'm so happy. I'm now a Registered Nurse since yesterday- August 23,2012. :))
Yesterday, mom called and congratulated me coz my uncle told her that I passed the NLE. I was supposed to inform her [when I saw my name on the list] but I don't know how. so yeah. Thanks to my uncle. :))
And now, she's asking me if I want to proceed [to medicine--my father's idea]. waa. Thanks mom&dad. But I think my brain won't take it. Seriously I don't want to coz somehow my conscience would bug and haunt me if ever my patient dies in my care. Yeah I know working as a nurse maybe something like this might happen. That's why I don't want to work. :D but if ever, I hope it would never happen to me,*crossed fingers*
I'm thankful to my parents because they believe in me. :) I'm proud to be your daughter. Alhamdulillah.
PS. my SISTERS and BROTHERS. RELATIVES. FRIENDS. SG. ADZU CIs. ADZU NURSING REVIEW CENTER. UST LECTURERS. and most especially to ALLAH.
I waited for the results to be posted first before blogging about my NLE experience just because I don't want to brag about something when I am not even sure if I passed or not! Hahaha how awkward! Anyways, here is what I have on my drafts for more than a month now!
We've been reviewing or let's say, preparing for the board exam for so long that I couldn't even remember let's just say it has been 4 months of in-house review at school and at the review center. It was not a good thing since we didn't get much of a rest with reviews almost 7 times a week from 8:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon, take home exams, pre-board, rationalization, pressure, anxiety and all the emotions as the day of the exam are knocking off the corner!
1 week before the Board Exam is my hell week and here's why:
Stressed and pressured with the upcoming board exam.
Got sick and I don't think I will get well just in time for the boards.
We only have 2 days off before the exam and we have to squeeze in the time to look for a place to stay and that I have to go to the airport because my father is going home!! Yaaay! Plus the cramming on reviewing heeee.
I don't know what went wrong but there's nothing I can do but self medicate, I took a lot of meds, drink a lot of water, rest as much as I could but no to avail. I just pray for strength to get through the exams even though I am not feeling well the entire time.
June 29, 2012
One day before the board exam and we still have to look for a place to stay. Yes, we will be taking the exam at Pampanga but I still have to look for a place to stay just because I don't think with my condition I can take to travel all the way from Bulacan without enough rest and sleep and I think it's better that way.
We ended up staying in a legit hotel (let me just say that I am having separation anxiety with the hotel just because of the heater and that the aircon can be open for 24 hours!) we had free breakfast and a free transportation here and there! We just got lucky just like that! :) We also decided to throw away our reviewers and slept early the night before the exam. I say no to insomnia by drinking my melatonin which never fails me since the day I started using it!!!
June 30, 2012: BOARD EXAM DAY 1
Call time will be at 6:30 am, travel time from the hotel to the school would be 10 minutes or less since we will not be commuting. I had enough sleep so I am not feeling sleepy, I had enough energy although I am still feeling sick and I don't take much time to prepare! By 6:00 am we were already outside the school and we started going inside by past 7:00 pffft I know such a bummer.
Exams started by 8:00 and will end by 10:00 I already know the process since we had a simulation at the review center using almost the exact scantron sheet so less mistake unlike the people I am with inside the room even with the instructions they are still making mistakes pffffft. I will not be commenting on how the exam went because it is better that way heh I will just update you guys when the results are already posted! But for the meantime all I can say is that... it's tricky! Fact: NP1 is just like a giveaway for everyone! I am not bragging because that is really the truth. Example question: 'What do you call the condition when heartbeat is more than 100 bpm?' I told you giveaway! It is such a good mood booster since you feel like you're not taking the exam, will definitely lessen the anxiety!!
I am drinking a lot of water to liquefy my secretions, I do not care if I am coughing inside the room not even shy that I have a roll of tissue beside me and I will cough it out like a boss hahaha but the only problem I had is that I feel like urinating every freakin hour even though I made sure to urinate just before the exams started but I would still feel my bladder to be distended in between answering the test and that just sucks!!!! First, because I can't cough that much feeling like I would just urinate right on that moment! Heh!! Hahahah and that I hurriedly answer the exam but I am sure of my answers already so yup! :) Did you know that I brought an energy drink on the First Day since I know NP2 will make me feel sleepy? But upon opening it, it spilled on my white uniform and it is color red!!!! Daym! But I didn't let that ruin my mood, I just went to the comfort room and tried my best to let the color fade, and it did! :)
Fact: NP2 will make you question yourself, and you would definitely stare at the questions for good 2 minutes or more since you do not know where the hell does the BON got those freakin' out-of-this-world-you-wouldn't-even-think-it-is-relevant questions!!!! I personally have to read the questions a lot of time before I could understand what they really wanted to ask. The choices are very tricky as well so read read read and most importantly understand what you are reading!!!!
NP3 is MS, and you know MS, it is never easy. But if you'll compare NP2 with NP3 I say NP3 is way too easy and not as complicated as NP2!
July 1, 2012: BOARD EXAM DAY 2
My condition got worse the 2nd day, my head hurts a lot because of the secretions even though I tried my best to cough it up when I can and even though I drank liters of water! But I just pray hard to have the enough strength to finish the exam. The torturing part of the exam is waiting an hour or two in between exams for the breaks at least for me because I am not feeling well! After NP4, my head started to hurt big time and I forgot to bring my meds :( On our school, we are not allowed to go outside so i texted my boyfriend to bought me some meds because I don't think I can make it to NP5 note: I have a history of migraine but he doesn't seem to received my messages at all! So I went back to the room and sleep, good thing one of my friend had a medicine and she gave it to me! Yaayy! And thanks to the 1 hour break I squeeze in a power nap and got better just in time for NP5!
Fact: NP5 is Psychiatric Nursing and the BON wanted to end the exam by us becoming psychiatric patients as well! NP5 will make you question your entire existence!! I cannot give example questions because I forgot about it all consciously hahaha defense mechanism but all I can say is it is freaking hard!!!!! The disorders, therapeutic communication. You are torn between: there is no correct answer or all of them are correct. It is so confusing and frustrating!! And you have to end up with the best possible answer according to your judgment!!!
Tips:
Make sure that you drink vitamins a month before or even a year before hahahaha the exam! I didn't do it so I catch a flu a week before the exam!
Depending on the school and proctors, bags and cellphones are usually allowed (at least on the school where I took the exam) I didn't brought my phone and a bag on the first day and it is such a hassle!!!! My candies, chocolates, drinks, pencil, NOA are all over my small plastic envelope!!! Grrrr!!!
Bring an energy drink, just make sure that it won't spill on your uniform! Hahahahha also, bring some snacks so you don't have to leave the exam area during breaks most especially if it will take time for you to buy your food. Bring candies!!
It is okay to be early than be late! Be on time!
Bring extra ballpen, pencil just in case it decided not to work on the exam day!
It is okay to bring a calculator during the exam, just make sure it isn't a scientific one!
Do not make any mistakes on the scantron sheet. Before writing/shading make sure that it is the correct data! DO NOT AT ANY MEANS USE LIQUID PAPER IN CORRECTING YOUR MISTAKES.
Read and listen to the instructions of the proctors. Do not make any move unless the proctor say so!
For the love of God, DO NOT DISCUSS QUESTIONS TO ANYONE! It will just aggregate your anxiety especially if you did not got the right answer. STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO DISCUSS QUESTIONS!
DO NOT OPEN YOUR NOTES AND LOOK FOR THE ANSWERS AFTER THE DAY 1 OF THE BOARD EXAM.
Breathe and pray hard!
BELIEVE IN YOUR SELF.
WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE RESULTS!
I am very much proud to say that I am 1 out of 27,000+ from 67,000 who passed the NLE 2012 exam. To the future batch of soon-to-be nurses, good luck and I am just here if you have any questions! I am very much willing to answer any. I hope this blog helps and you got something from it! Have a good day and, MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR.
I feel so proud this year, seeing a lot of familiar names on the list of the Nurse Licensure Examination. Kudos to my friends, batchmates and my cousin who passed the exam :)
Isang buwan na nakalipas ng magtake ako ng NLE. Isang buwan na pala! Isang buwan pa nang paghihintay. Tama nga sila, nakakatamad, mas malaking sakripisyo ang maghintay ng results kesa ang maghintay ng pagdating ng actual board exam day.
Eto, hindi mo alam kung kelan lalabas. Di rin sure na within 2 months kaya sobrang nakakakaba, nakakatakot at may konting pag-asa na baka pumasa na nga o mas magandang mag-top pa. Andyan yun lagi eh. Madaming "sana" ang naiisip ko ngayon. Gusto ko lang isulat. Para lang macomfort ko yung sarili ko dahil sa kaba. Marami ring "gusto" ang tumatakbo sa isip ko. Haay isang buwan ang nakalipas. Pasado nga kaya ko? Diyos lang at Board of Nursing pa lang ang nakakaalam. :) Sana bumilis na yung araw. Para makapagsimula na ko sa mga gusto kong abutin at marating. :)
I've been waiting for this moment to come all my life, well.. okay since I started studying... to stay at home and not do anything at all! No worries about homeworks, quizzes, duties, requirements, deal with everyone, patients, NCP, and etc etc. But now that I am already here at that phase of my life, I am starting to get bored with it. Imagine, it is only 3 days since our so-called 'Independence Day' and I am already feeling this way! Yikes!
Actually, what's worst with doing the same thing over and over again everyday til the results came out is the feeling of anxiety if you're going to top the boards or not hahahaha kidding aside, if you're going to pass the boards or not. You're not sure if you want the days to go faster so that you will already know the results or you want the days to go slower and be tortured each and everyday with your negative thoughts. Ugh that ambivalent feeling! I hate!
And to distract myself with, I decided to look for a job! Yes yes yes! I am actually happy that my parents supports with me with this venture, just as long it's not call center I don't know why but that's the easiest way to be employed! My father helped me to come up with my Curriculum Vitae today and we searched for airlines that I can apply. Yes! And if ever that I got employed, then that's one thing I could tick off my bucket list! Yiheee! This little distraction doesn't mean I will not pursue my Nursing career, actually idk we can never say.
Actually, that's it wish me luck with this venture of mine hah.. would really like to do something productive til the results! *u*
I suddenly stumbled upon this post while browsing posts under the #nle tag and just shit. Nuff said haha. On a totally urelated note, my NLE rant is still on my drafts and I am still thinking if I will be posting it or not. More of the not actually, I think I have to wait for the results just because.
Hi people, I don’t have anything to blog right now, missing the review diaries and duty posts and it’s making me sad. I am not missing the student life just because it was just 2 days, although I am missing the procrastination, the late night cramming, and all the hassle a nursing student usually have. Okay fine, I am missing it!!!! Damn it life, why do you have to be bipolar!!!! See also, I am still sick and that’s actually the reason why I am not enjoying my life right now :l
