Not everyone has the luxury of picking & choosing from multiple job offers- while this usually isn't the case for travelers, people who are taking a permanent position may not have different hospitals to choose from if there is only one in their area, or there may not be positions open in more than one facility, so some people, not necessisarily travelers, really don't have many choices when it comes to job opportunities.
After taking this test, it is my opinion that if you can't look at a video of a patient, assess their symptoms (which in most of the videos are extremely obvious), and then state what interventions are needed for the patient, then that is a problem. Nerves should not be a factor- working under pressure & thinking quickly in life-or-death situations is part of our job. If that requires putting your anxiety aside to get the job done, then that's what it takes. If a patient is crashing, "I got nervous" isn't an acceptable excuse for a nurse not responding appropriately. There have been plenty of situations working in the ER where I have found myself with a patient whose grave condition has made me nervous, but you have to suck it up, push the nerves aside, & do what you need to do to help the patient.
Anyways, that's just my two cents (well, ok, maybe my 10 cents...). I think we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.
I do still have a study guide for the exam, if anyone needs it, my e-mail is listed above.
And, as Forrest Gump said- "That's all I got to say about that."