Do anyone have tips on finding time to study for he NCLEX

ann945n, RN · Apr 8, 2008

Im not a mother so I wont pretend to know what that is like but what about waking up 20 minutes earlier each morning and getting a few practice quizes in? Over the course of a week that will add up to nearly 2 1/2 hours of studying. Hope that helps

Columnist · Apr 9, 2008

I'm not a mother, and I don't feel I need a really comprehensive review for the NCLEX (since I scored very well on the HESI), but I did download 5,000 NCLEX practice questions to my PDA. It allows me to practice whenever I have an extra 3-30 minutes, such as when I'm standing in a long checkout line, sitting in the waiting room at doctor/dentist, etc. Honestly, 20 minutes of doing practice questions is about all I can take at one time, anyway. Hope this helps!

nursecher · Apr 12, 2008

I am a mother of two and can relate to the time restrictions. Like someone else said just commit yourself to 15-20 minutes a day and you will probably find that once you get started you will go a little longer.

I graduate in one month and am also planning on using Suzanne's method. Good luck!

WDWpixieRN, RN · Apr 14, 2008

I think just putting in whatever time you can will be helpful. It's unfortunate the book is so danged huge otherwise I would suggest lugging it to work and doing some in your "spare" time or at lunch or on breaks.

One suggestion if you think that's a possibility is to take the Saunders book to a Kinko's or Office Max/Depot and have them rebind it in to smaller segments. That's what I ended up doing with one of my texts that gave me tennis elbow due to its weight!!

I don't even have the liddle kiddle problem anymore and I'm finding it hard to do the review!! I am trying to make myself buckle down so I can do Suzanne's program too!!

Good luck!!

GoosbyLPN · Apr 14, 2008

do anyone know if i can download some questions onto my Ipod?

darlak07 · Feb 15, 2009

i am also a mother of three, i think if you could find someone to help watch your kids so that you could study such as the father or grandparents or a babysitter. you might also think about take out or sandwiches for meals, this would cut down on meal prep time and clean up time. let the laundry go, let housecleaning go also. do the bare minimum, so that you can study. if your children are old enough assign them chores and get your husband to help with meals and chores also, this might free up time for you. also take your study materials and study on your breaks at work and on your lunch break, go to a park or some other quiet place and just study. hope this might help

caliotter3 · Feb 15, 2009

I would get up one or one and one half hour earlier than the rest of the family each day and study when it is quiet and peaceful. I learned the trick of studying at four am when I was in junior high and my two brothers made study in the afternoon and evening impossible.

waitingforthedream · Feb 15, 2009

I am a mother of 3 and passed with her plan with 75 questions last week. I forced myself to go to bed as early as possible every night, sometimes right along with the kids. I forced myself out of bed every morning 2 hours before they got up and that is when I did my questions. Everyday, 7 days a week until I was done. Yes I was tired, but it was worth it, I am now an RN.

Good Luck!

chicookie, BSN, RN · Feb 17, 2009

If you have something smaller like NCLEX made insanely easy that is easier to lug around and study. It helped me alot. I would read it when I would wait for my sis to get out of school or on the shuttle that took me to my car. Make cassettes or cds and listen to them. Some one gave me a cd of their notes of the Kaplan lectures and that helped me alot too.

luvznik · Feb 19, 2009

Im a mother of 1 and a stay at home mom but i still dont know how to manage my time to study. I know what you feel. My son is 15 months old very active. your post here is very helpful to me.. thanks

Maliffy · Feb 20, 2009

Hi All,

I graduated in December 2008 and took the NCLEX January 9th; passed in 75 questions. I did not have kids to contend with and have TONS of respect for anyone who survived nursing school AND kids at the same time!

I tend to "learn by osmosis." Just being exposed to information, even as background noise works really well for me. My school had us purchase ATI testing's video review series as part of our regular study materials. I played them almost 24/7, just as background. I listened to them while I was cooking dinner, folding laundry etc...I was also able to rip them into iTunes and listen the them in my car, it beats the heck out of talk radio, and apparently it worked. The production value in the dvd's is not the best (laughable spelling errors etc...), but the information is for the most part solid.

You may be able to find used copies on ebay or similar sites.

Best of luck all!