Can
you smell your victory?
Just
one more day before the July 2012 Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination and
by now takers should be relaxing and enjoying.
I
know perhaps most of you guys are anxious and prolly studying right now -
trying to cram as much information as possible into your already full brains. I
tell you it won’t work. You have spent too much time reading and lurking in the
pages of your books or notes it’s time to give yourself a break especially your
brain. It’s tortured for your months of review and your 4 years of learning and
it deserves a rest before it goes on one of its greatest battles.
I
am sure you won’t want to be feeling sick or tired during the examination day.
I have a few tips for you on the day before and on the examination date.
1. Stop reviewing, browsing your review
materials or your notes. It is not healthy to be adding too much information to
your brain at this point. The tendency is, once you get to find out you didn’t
read about a topic, you’ll try to read more and you’ll start to panic coz you
think you don’t know a lot of things. I myself wasn’t able to finish one of the
books I tried to read during the review time. It’s just too much for me to
handle. Information overload is not good. You already have had enough time to
place all necessary information to your brain.
If
you did your job when you were still in University and you helped yourself
during review sessions then there’s no need for you to worry. The answers are
already in your head and it will all be up to your common sense and your test
taking skills (they are really important).
2. Relax. Just chill out. You don’t have to
stress yourselves too much. By this time you should have let go of everything
else and readied yourselves.
If
you wanna sleep then sleep and not think of anything else aside from sleeping.
Your body needs rest too. Just don’t oversleep on the day of examination though
maybe some of you won’t be able to sleep early the night before due to excitement
or anxiousness just like me when I took the Exam.
If
you wanna eat, then eat all you want now. Just don’t eat too much or have foods
that will upset your stomach the night before and for your breakfast before the
examination. You don’t want to take the risk of having an upset stomach while
you’re having your test. Please don’t skip your breakfast. You need enough fuel
to keep your brain functioning until you have your snack or lunch break.
Perhaps you don’t have the appetite to eat, make sure you bring with you sweet
candies to avoid hypoglycemia.
PLEASE
NOTE: It is not advisable to sleep during the examination so keep yourselves
awake (And don’t eat too much coz your blood supply focuses on your stomach for
digestion thus making you sleepy or not in the mood to do anything else).
3. Take the exam with a happy thought and good
vibes. Don’t let that 500 item test scare you, instead show positivity and
boost your confidence. Tell yourself, you can knock the examination down
because you are not alone. God is with you. Believe in yourself but don’t be
overconfident. Whenever you feel like you don’t know the answer to one item,
don’t fret just use whatever strategy you have faith in and your common sense.
4. Don’t forget to pray. It is the best thing to
do when you feel like you’re freaking out and to enlighten yourself. Ask for
God’s guidance and blessing. Claim your victory and He will grant it to you.
Just do the best you can and once you’ve done your part, there’s nothing left
to do but to cast everything to God. Have faith in Him. He knows who deserves what and He has great
plans for you guys.
I
am pretty sure by the end of the 2-day examination you will still feel pumped
with all the fuss you went through. That 500 item exam wasn’t enough for you.
You will be craving for more because your energy is still high and you feel
like you still have more to give. Coz that’s how I felt before. Visit a church,
thank God for the experience and for your victory. Enjoy the rest of your day
with the people who love you and spend it somewhere where you can scream all
your hearts out.
So
Goodluck to the future new Registered Nurses. Godbless!
<3
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