Advice for those who want to make a good study schedule for the Nclex

[neww]

hello everyone i am planning on taking my nclex in a couple of months and wanted to

know if there were any advice on making a practical study schedule. i'm already studying

but just wanted to see how others went about making their schedule in order to pass. all

replies are welcomed and appreciated....... :yeah:thanks again

[JSlice., ASN, RN]

Shortly after graduating nursing school i took a Live Hurst Review course. They provide you with a handbook that has all the most crucial information you learned in nursing school. The book has been created so student's can remember different facts using examples and mnemonics. The class was about four days, it really helped me grasp information because it was explained in the most simple terms. They tell you that if you review that handbook and are able to explain what each topic is about, without using notes, then you will do great on NCLEX. The only thing I didn't like was how the class was about eight hours long and it became boring and drawn out after the second day. I contribute my passing the NCLEX to this class.

The other thing I strongly suggest doing is 200-300 questions/day. Reading rationales and strategies to each question I didn't get right helped me to remember the topic. If I didn't get a question right, I kept an "NCLEX Study Notebook" and wrote down the topic I didn't understand and wrote the definition. This better helped me retain the information. During the last week of my studying, I continued to review what I had written in my NCLEX Study Notebook to refresh my memory.

Lab Values: Since I didn't know all the most important lab values upon graduating nursing school, I figured I had better know them before taking the NCLEX. Instead of memorizing all the important values in one day, I assigned a lab value for each day. Throughout the day I would jog my memory about the lab value and it stuck with me. Example: Monday-Sodium (135-145) Tuesday-Potassium (3.5-5.1) I found this method helpful because it prevented me from having dozens of different lab values jumbled up in my brain.

I hope these ideas help you. Happy studying and Good LUCK!!!

[ProudMomof2,now RN!]

School seemed so hurried to me that I was pretty sure there were concepts and content I didn't fully understand. So, I set up a plan and gave myself 3? (not completely sure) weeks to go through Saunders Comp Review. I had to do 3-4 chapters per day to meet my goal. While I read through the chapters, I also did questions in Kaplan Strategies, NCLEX 3500, and Exam Cram. I saved my Kaplan qtrainers until about a week or so prior to the actual exam. Good luck to you!

[neww]

@ jslice this information was very helpful... especially with the lab values.. will definitely incorporate this into my studying.

@ proudmom thanks

[O'SheaRN]

Do questions daily (50-150). Review all of your weak areas. Above all, stick to your study plan. Know infection control, lab values, and meds .

[caliotter3]

There are many posts in this forum that say how people set up their schedules. Easiest thing to do is to take all the chapters in your primary review book and plot them out on your calendar according to your requested test date and take it from there.