90 days before NCLEX-RN exam

[itk3838]

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!!!

[amygarside]

Thanks for this information. This can be a valuable tool for those who are reviewing for the NCLEX. Thank you for sharing this.

[itk3838]

Day 2, Tuesday -10/16/12

1. Finished Saunders Chapter 8. Questions 26-35 after this chapter.

2. Nursing skills review: Chapter 5 - Ethics - "Basic Nursing" by P. Potter and A. Perry

3. Medical terminology by A. Prendergast - Chapter 2. I'm foreign nurse and need to review medical terminology with abbreviations.

4. La Charity - Chapter 2- "Cancer" (27 questions).

5. Pharmacology - Anti-Infective Meds for this week - 1 day -Antibiotics - Cephalosporins ( 22 )

6. Anatomy and Physiology - Lecture 3. Links are included in my first post. You can listen them on iTunes.

7. Pathophysiology - Lecture 2. Can't do nursing without it!!!

8. Lab values - Albumin, Alcohol, Aldolase(ALD), Aldosterone, Alkaline phosphatase (ALP).

9. Saunders Questions & Answers review - Chapter 7, questions 26-50.

[echoRNC711, BSN]

Old school here certainly for NCEX I put books away committed to doing 3000 prep questions and ended up doing 5000. At the end of doing this I finally "Thought like a nurse " Hands down I learned not only more from the questions but several questions I had done in the prep books came up almost word for word. I waded through nursing school but found the NCLEX much easier and more directed than the nursing school's twisted questions.

[itk3838]

Problem with that is if you don't know the content you end up memorizing bunch of trivia without knowing the roots. After a while you will answer more and more questions correctly but did you really prepare yourself for everyday challenges? Practice is the key here - I do agree with that! As a foreign nurse I have to admit lot's of things must be reviewed before I sit for exam. :)

[itk3838]

Wish you all to be as wise as an owl!

[itk3838]

Day 3, Wednesday -10/17/12

1. Finished Saunders Chapter 9 - "Fluids and Electrolytes". Questions 36-52.

2. Nursing skills review: Chapter 7 - "Nursing Process"- "Basic Nursing" by P. Potter and A. Perry

3. Medical terminology by A. Prendergast - Chapter 3 - "Medical conditions and diseases".

4. La Charity - Chapter 3 - Fluids and Electrolytes ( 21 questions).

5. Pharmacology - Anti-Infective Meds for this week - 3 day -Antibiotics - Fluoroquinolones ( 9 )

6. Anatomy and Physiology - Lecture 4. Links are included in my first post. You can listen them on iTunes.

7. Pathophysiology - Lecture 3. Can't do nursing without it!!!

8. Lab values - from Saunders Chapter 9 - Fluids & Electrolytes.

9. Saunders Questions & Answers review - Chapter 7, questions 51-75

[itk3838]

Dear nurses!

Tomorrow, Oct 18th, Kaplan is holding free online seminar about critical thinking. If any of you are interested you can enroll today.

Event Schedule

[moving400]

are these info is from one book or more..?its really gud.i'm very weak in pharma,but after reading ur post feeling bettr abt pharma.thanx for posting.

[moving400]

Dear nurses!

Tomorrow, Oct 18th, Kaplan is holding free online seminar about critical thinking. If any of you are interested you can enroll today.

Event Schedule

i'm attending this.

[itk3838]

Good day everyone!

So happy to hear that this post helps you with your studies. It is not that complicated... persistence is the key! Yesterday was my birthday and I will post my progress today. Let's continue!

[itk3838]

Day 4, Thursday -10/19/12

1. Finished Saunders Chapter 10 - "Acid-Base Balance". Questions 53-62.

2. Nursing skills review: Chapter 15 - "Fluid, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance"- "Basic Nursing" by P. Potter and A. Perry

3. Medical terminology by A. Prendergast - Chapter 4 - "Medical instruments and machines".

4. La Charity - Chapter 4 "Immunologic Problems" (1-24 questions).

5. Pharmacology - Anti-Infective Meds for this week - 4 day -Antibiotics - Macrolides and lincosamides (7)

6. Anatomy and Physiology - Lecture 5. Links are included in my first post. You can listen them on iTunes.

7. Pathophysiology - Lecture 4. Can't do nursing without it!!!

8. Lab values - from Saunders Chapter 10 - Acid-Base Balances.

9. Saunders Questions & Answers review - Chapter 7, questions 76-100.

[itk3838]

This is free Kindle edition of Kaplan RN course book. May be it will save you some money on review books.

The RN Course Book: Kaplan: Amazon.com: Kindle Store