Nursing Licensure Exam

I thought this was the perfect timing to make a blog out of my NLE experience...to keep you guys sane, for all of you guys who are about to take it tomorrow!

Probably, di ka na magkanda-ugaga sa pag decide kung mag rereview ka pa or hindi, kung anong reviewer ang kukunin mo sa kama at kung itutulog mo nalang ba at ipagdadasal nalang na sana everything goes well.

Reviewers!

Kakastress yan I know!! Its like di mo maintindihan yung feeling kung nasusuka ka ba sa sobrang excited or yung feeling na babaliktad na yung chanda romero mo sa sobrang kaba.

Siguro sa ngayon, super kumpleto ng requirements mo..

Calculator - Hiniram ko lang kay Ate Pearl yung extrang calculator nya. Bawal yung Scientific...

(3) No. 2 Mongol Pencil....

May nakakatakot na nangyari saakin sa mga pencil na yan!! Kung satingin mo di mo kelangan ng madami, pwes! Dapat laging handa! Dalin mo na yang isang kahon! Isa lang ang balak kong gamitin dyan noong ako. Yung binigay ng Review Center ko 'eto...

What happened was, I decided na hindi nalang ako bibili ng extra mongol, so kinuha ko nalang mga pencil ko sa bag, the night before the exam for extra. Nakitasa nalang ako ng kinabukasan kay Borg, kasi pudpod. So ang ginamit ko nun for NP1 is yung lumang mongol to shade yung box and yung Faber-Castell to line the four sides. Then, nung tapos na ako mag exam! Nag PANIC AKO!!!

Cute ni Professor X of X-MEN right??!

Nag panic ako kasi, nung naghihintay ako na ipasa yung exam, rino-roll ko yung mga pencils ko sa table para hindi ako mainip and nakita ko yung isang pencil na ginamit ko pang shade eh, NUMBER 1 PENCIL. I'm like... "OMG!!! BABAGSAK NA BA AKO? Baka hindi mag register yun sa machine!!!"

So I immediately asked our proctor kung okay lang ba yun? He said, pareha yung Lead nung pencil, the difference lang is mas darker yung Mongol no.2, so okay lang daw... I was like...

Buti nalang!! How can I be so careless?!! Whew!!

So after NP1, naawa saakin yung co-test taker na seatmate ko infront of me, at nag givenchy ng isang pencil dun sa isang 1 box of pencil nya. Thank you ate bongga ka!!

Pero sa last day ng exam, they pass this piece of paper and it asks kung gusto mo i-donate yung pencil mo for a good cause, Syempre good karma yun! i-debbsie gibson mo na! Pero yung binigay ng review center ko, ginawa kong remebrance.

Pero yung iba, ang type eh per exam ibang pencil daw. I don't recommend this, aksaya! What you can do! Tasahan mo na lang before you take your next test! Para matulis ulit, so hindi lumalagpas sa box yung pag shade mo, then better chances of passing, better chances na ma-register yung answers mo! :)

Sharpener - As I said, nakitasa lang ako. :)

 Black Ballpen - For filling up the ka-ekekan sa answer sheet!

Notice of Admission (NOA) + Receipt - Yan ang pinaka kelangan para makapag take ka ng board exam.

I wasn't able to take a picture of my NOA but, here's my NAF :))

Plastic & Brown Envelope -  Bigay ng review center namin yung plastic envelope.

Rosary - Let God help you with your exam. :)

So I know, binuksan mo 'tong page na 'to either you are about to take the NLE bukas (July 2-3), or you just wanted to know what it's like to take the overrated Nursing Licensure Exam. Oh sige, pagusapan natin 'to!

Dami kayang nakaputi nung test day ko dati! So meaning, almost all students ay future RN! Ewan ko nalang ngayon, mukhang nabawasan ata. Its okay, whether July or December ka magtatake, kaya mo yan!! Just Believe!

The test is composed of 5 parts.

NP1 - Fundamentals of Nursing/ Jurisprudence - 100 items - July 2

NP2 - Maternal and Child/Community - 100 items - July 2

NP3 - Medical Surgical I - 100 items - July 2 - (Pag super drained ka na, SUPER mahirap 'to!!!)

NP4 - Medical Surgical II - 100 items - July 3

NP5 - Psychiattric - 100 items - July 3

Parang ganito ang look ng mga papers, but smaller lang.

Always remember, A 500-item exam does not prove the worth of an individual. Kung magaling ka sa skills kesa sa written, oh bongga ka! :)

How to pass the NLE. (Credits to drdelcarmen)

Don’t rely on your review center and their materials or handouts. — Hanapin mo ang book na madaling maintindihan and buy or humiram ng book na you're most comfortable with when it comes to reading, and syempre most importantly assess the credibility of the book, baka mamaya, mali-mali nakalagay dun, mamamali ka din sa exam. And take note! Pag sinabi nilang may leakage, hindi totoo  yun! The test is random, so if they give you hand outs and they say its leakage, never rely on that!

Me and my Funda!

Always analyze but don’t over do it. — Medyo sakit ko 'to! I always over-analyze, but when you now have a strong content and you've learned how to attack the questions, alam mo ng himay-himayin 'yung questions and how to answer them. 

Understand the questions fully before you conclude an answer. — Pag di mo naiintindihan yung questions, basahin mo ulit, kahit tatlong beses pa! All 4 choices are correct but you have to choose the best one. 

Always listen to what your lecturers tell you. — Some may be really boring while discussion but what they tell you is important for your stock knowledge!

Don’t feel bad if you get low scores with the review exams. — Those are just mere exercises of how to answer the NLE questions. Trust me. Those questions are way different than what you will encounter in the NLE.

Pre-board!

Your pencil is a very powerful thing. — Learn from my mistake!! :)

Sleep. — Don't deprive yourself from this precious thing. Don’t waste hours of studying when nothing is sinking in. Remember: Dead neurons are not replaced when you don’t get sleep.

Believe in yourself. — Always take pride in yourself and don’t ever lose hope. If you're confident in taking the exam, pasok sa banga!

Pray. — I went to one church before the exam, in St. Jude, pinabless ko lahat ng aking requirements, at nanghahabol ako ng holy water! LOL! NOT a requirement nor a guarantee though. The mere fact that you trust God that He will help you all throughout the NLE is enough. Hold on to your faith :)

Praaaay!! :)

The day before my exam, I didn't go to my testing location. Pero, they said to check it out before the exam, so you know where to go and may lessen the anxiety.

Manuel L. Quezon University

So for the review itself, I really recommend my review center. EAST WEST REVIEW CENTER, although, hindi naman kasi nakatuon lang sa Review Center ang pag pasa mo sa exam, nasasayo din kasi yun kung you want it bad enough, and if you're really determined to pass it.

I felt their review program was for me, they focused on the content areas and test taking strategies, and their practice tests were really difficult, they really prepare you for the real thing and they keep track of your scores also. Although, 3 of the reviewers were really super boring, pero may sense naman ang sinasabi nila, but the best talagang mag turo dun is si Sir Art Sarrosa! Grabe! Super!! :)

What I also like about during my review was I met new friends too! Although nung una, talagang, I was really shy to approach my seatmates, because they all seem to know each other, and they were sooo kikay, nahiya naman ako eh, baka ma-warla lang ako, but they end up to be really fun and easy to talk to.They don't fail to make me laugh everyday, nakakawala ng antok, especially KHENDY!!

"Pau! Ginawa mo na akong payaso!" --Candido Lazaga

Remember, even though preparing for the NLE is a serious thing, your super kwela friends will make your study fun and worthwhile.

Syempre hindi pwedeng hindi mafeature ang kikay girls...

Jhazzie and Gizelle

with Lyzee :)

Jhazzie, Lyzee, Gizelle, Jen-Jen, I forgot her name, Khendy!

Pampanga Group!

ME!! :))

with Far Eastern University Group

East West Final Meeting @ San Beda

After Party!! Last get together!! :))

Wacky!!!

 and you will be surprised what a cute guy in your class can do.....

IT KEEPS YOU GOING!!!! LOL!!

Search for Ms. East West! Akala mo yun nakasama ako!! :))))))

Mr. & Ms. East West!!!!! CHAR!!!

Whatever the result is..... 

always accept it with an open heart.

No matter how many books you've studied, no matter how many questions you knew the answers to, or no matter how much amount of effort you put in, IF ITS REALLY MEANT FOR YOU THEN IT WILL BE DONE. 

God knows the desires of our hearts, just keep on believing and have faith!

When the results come, and your name appear...

Congratulations!!! You're a registered NURSE!! Pero di pa dun nagtatapos ang lahat... May isa ka pang kalbaryo, ang paghahanap ng trabaho. Kung ano makuha mo na percentage sa NLE, yun ang magiging basehan ng iyong pagkatanggap sa trabaho. Kaya gora at bonggahan ang pag sagot!!!

But if your name doesn't appear....its either, you were made for something else OR YOU WERE MADE TO TAKE IT AGAIN JUST TO SEE IF YOU DESERVE IT. Remember, patient safety is important. Kaya dapat iprove mo sa BON na magiging safe ang practice mo as a nurse. :))

Nurse ka man o hindi pa, halos parehas lang naman ang pinagdadaanan natin. Pero sa mga sumusuko, bakit ngayon pa? eh, ang layo na ng narating mo, sasayangin mo pa ba? At sino ba may karapatan na magsabing hindi tayo karapatdapat? Tinahak mo 'tong landas na ito, and you stayed in it, kahit sobrang hirap na hirap ka na sa mga puyatan, kasungitan ng prof., exams at quizzes at sa mga retdems na walang katapusan! Kaya mo yan 'teh!!!

Sa school hinanda na tayo! Pumasa ka man sa una o hindi, kaya pa din yan!!!! Mag-ilang take ka man ng exam, matatag ka pa din!

kasi TAYO,

“We analyze, we care, we handle pressure, we strive, we survive stress, we survive stages of grief, with or without License, We are NURSES!”

Basta sinugal mo ang sarili mo sa curriculum ng Bachelor of Science in Nursing, MATATAG KA!

Do you have the heart to pursue this?

Goodluck sa'yo dear reader na kukuha ng NLE bukas!! Go make your parents proud!!! You can do it, and wag kabahan, baka saan lumabas yan!! :)) 

Oh well... So, I think that's it for now. I'll just keep you guys posted. Ta-tah!!

Smooches, 
P  

A Story to Tell

Just like other people, I like to write down my thoughts. I used to do it on a piece of paper, notebook, diary, etc. but I thought, I'd like to think aloud and share it to the ones interested. If you've read my other blogs, it shows that recently I had been inspired to write about my High School issues, and I think that I still can't get over them, and it has a lot to say in what I have become today.

I hope I can keep my blog up to my current issues. There is so much that I would like to write about like, reviews on make-up, what's in my bag, what restaurants to go to when you're in NYC or in LAX, places I would like to go to, beauty secrets, Recipes, FOOD, relationships, break-ups, ex-es, my list of crushes, my love story, what I would like to achieve, what I aspire to be, my rants, frustrations, must-haves, reviews about bags, shoes and clothes, bands to listen to, my NCLEX/NLE experience, letters for people who I may have hurt, people I love, and people I admire, College-life, Nursing Career, my favorite TV shows, book and movie reviews, politics and many more... and I don't wanna sound completely over-confident or self-absorbed as others may think, because I'm not, and if you think that talking about these stuff I told you about makes me cocky. GTFO of my page.

The fact is, I'm just letting you peek on a side of me that only my friends can see. Actually, even in blogging, its very easy to read me, if there isn't a slight sign of becky-ness, it means, I'm writing with a frown on my face. The way I write my blogs show how cheerful and jolly I am in real life and most likely resembles how I tell you a story in person.

Truth is, this blog is here to amuse, entertain, to make you laugh and bring back memories and maybe partly, make some of you readers learn from some of my mistakes or experiences, and if it annoys you too much....

Just kidding!! :)

I can write my blogs in complete english, but I choose not to, kasi kabagot eh pag puro english lang. :) Gusto ko fun read talaga sya na tipong babasahin mo ng buo. So this is just me saying a few things in my mind right now, if it's opinion time and I link it to my wall, it’s not going to be too bad. And if it is? Suck it. Every single one of us has their own story to tell and going back to my title, "in my shoes", that means I'll walk you through my life. If you're interested read on, if not, then carry on. You don't have to hate me 'cus you aint me. :)

Oh well... So, I think that's it for now. I'll just keep you guys posted. Ta-tah!!

Smooches, 

P