I’m currently experiencing severe brain death. I can feel my brain cells slowly dying off one by one due to the repetative and boring nature of preparing for this damn NCLEX. The past, 6?, days off I’ve had I’ve spent literally hours either studying something I feel might be important (peak insulin times, childhood vaccine schedules, DKA, normal ranges of common lab values, arterial blood gases) and taking practice tests.
The books tell me I should prepare for the NCLEX as though I’m taking the NCLEX. In other words, sit in a quiet room at the computer with no beverage or food and answer 265 questions in a row without looking up the answers.
I maintain that is no way to learn, I still feel like part of doing practice questions is looking up the answers and see why you missed it or why you got it right, and if I’ve gone on to answer 150 questions after, I can assure you I will have totally lost my train of thought about why I picked that answer incorrectly. So I’ve been taking short little 20-odd practice questions at a time instead.
But now my brain is dying.
And I know I can’t have anything to eat or drink during the NCLEX, but I’m fairly confident during the actual examine my adrenaline will be enough to keep me focused, where as right now, I require sips of diet coke or McDs iced coffee. mmmmmm, sugar free vanilla…
I came downstairs to bake some enchiladas I’ve had sitting in the fridge for three days before they totally spoil and I’m to the point where I’m taking off the foil while stareing intently at a kitchen tile without blinking.
*mind blank*
*stares*
