90 days before NCLEX-RN exam

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

Let's take this challenge!!!

Study plan for foreign nurses: 90 days before exam.

1. Anatomy on iTunes by Dr. Cizadlo - 71 lectures - 2 per day.

http://faculty.css.edu/gcizadlo/AnatPhys/

2. Pathophysiology on iTunes by Dr. Cizadlo - 35 lectures- 1 per day.

http://faculty.css.edu/gcizadlo/Patho2004/index.htm

3. Saunders Comprehensive Review - 77 chapters- 2 per day with questions after each chapter. You can use any other books as an outline for your studies. Every week evaluate and adjust your progress.

4. Medical terminology by Alice V. Prendergast (you can read any other book)- 26 chapters - 1 per day.

5. Pharmacology - study one category per week - 5 to 10 drugs per day.

6. Lab values Fluids & Electrolites, Acid-Base Balances - 5 per day.

7. You can use Kaplan's Q-Bank,

"Prioritization, Delegation and Assignment" by Linda A. LaCharity, Lippincott or Davis Q & A - 50 questions per day for 1st 30 days then 75, 100, 150. Add gradually and make sure to do at least 3 practice tests that contains all 265 questions. Goal is to cover at least 4,000 - 5,000 questions before your exam. Some nurses have done 10,000. Just try to develop a strategy for your answers don't memorize them!!!

8. Nursing skills, clinical procedures overview - 1 per day.

9. Keep study log everyday and make some corrections on your way. If you can do it even 1 chapter per day - record that!!! It will show your accomplishments and not failures.

10. Take one day to rest and have fun activities for yourself. Praise yourself for hard work! It will be paid off on your exam!!!

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

I will encourage you to listen to all 20 Dr. Najeep's lectures about ECG. They are very short but full of content. His explanations are very informative and clear. Take advantage of these great lectures!

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thank you for this, i don't know where to start studying, it has been 4 years since i graduated, this can me to have a start.:)

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

1. Finished Saunders Chapters 5,6 and 7. Questions 1-25 after each chapter.

2. Nursing skills review: Chapter 4 - Legal Principles in Nursing - "Basic Nursing" by P. Potter and A. Perry

3. Medical terminology by A. Prendergast - Chapter 1. I'm foreign nurse and need to review medical terminology with abbreviations.

4. La Charity - Chapter 1 -"Pain" (23 questions).

5. Pharmacology - Anti-Infective Meds for this week - 1 day -Antibiotics - Aminoglycosides ( 8 )

6. Anatomy and Physiology - Lecture 1 and 2. Links are included in my first post. You can listen them on iTunes.

7. Pathophysiology - Lecture 1. Can't do nursing without it!!!

8. Lab values - Acemaminophen (Serum), Acid Phosphate (ACP), Adenovirus Antibody, Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT).

9. Saunders Questions & Answers review - Chapter 7, questions 1-25.

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

I found this course inexpensive but very valuable.

NCSBN's Comprehensive Online NCLEX-RN Review Class . NCSBN Learning Extension

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I'm approximately 58 days away from sitting for NCLEX RN. Currently on Endocrine based on study plan using MaryAnn Hogan's Pearson Reviews & Rationales: Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN, (013262107X), Mary Ann Hogan, Textbooks - Barnes & Noble (primary review book). At the same time, also utilizing PDA La Charity, NCLEX RN Q & A Flash cards, NCLEX 4000 & NCLEX 10,000.

We can do this!!!!

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

Dear "begosh"!

I do have that book too, I like to have her as a backup resource, if I stumble in some areas, but I found her questions very easy... not like on actual exam. Chapter 42 - you are a head of me, looking forward for our challenge! If you have questions or just can't find something, let me know.

It is really doesn't matter what book to use as long as we have simple outline to cover for our exam. :yes:

Best wishes on your studies!!!

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Thank you guys for sharing this is really helpful

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

I will be glad to ease someone's struggles with exam preparations. We are in the same boat! Keep study!!! :yes:

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Dear "begosh"!

I do have that book too, I like to have her as a backup resource, if I stumble in some areas, but I found her questions very easy... not like on actual exam. Chapter 42 - you are a head of me, looking forward for our challenge! If you have questions or just can't find something, let me know.

It is really doesn't matter what book to use as long as we have simple outline to cover for our exam. :yes:

Best wishes on your studies!!!

I don't think I'm ahead of you. I took the online pre-diagnostic test and based on my results, a study plan generated. It started with cardio, cardio meds, and so on. I then created an Excel spreadsheet so I can visually plan my studies based on the number of days left prior to exam date.

Endocrine is definitely kicking my behind :(

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

Saunders has assessment test - I scored 60%. Did you use pre-diagnostic test with Hogan's CD?

What are your weak points in Endocrine system?

I'm trying to understand and not to memorize content, if I have some problems I go back to Pathophysiology...

My house is covered with sticky notes. I spread all materials that I planned for a day for 15-20 minutes increments. I don't study for hours straight because it is not effective! Later on you will be able to recall these tons of information from long term memory.

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Saunders has assessment test - I scored 60%. Did you use pre-diagnostic test with Hogan's CD?

What are your weak points in Endocrine system?

Hogan 2nd Edtion did not come with a CD. It did provide an access code for http://www.mynursingreview.com which is good for 1 year from activation. This is where I took diagnostics (prior to reading the book) and scored 61%.

My weak point is definitely patho. I graduated BSN eons of years ago. :shy: Worked with stocks, bonds, mutual funds for the last 15 years. So definitely have to retrain my brain.

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