Excelsior Nursing Concepts Exam Order???

[ladycrafter14]

I have seen people taking the exams out of sequence... it this the way to go and what does anyone reccommend for the easiest sequence??? I'm taking NC1 this week.

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

NC 3 (or sometimes NC 5 for the psychiatrically challenged) is widely considered to be tougher than the others, so sometimes you'll see people put those at the end.

[txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN]

i took nc 1 first just to get a feel of the test. after that i shuffled them around to keep it interesting. plus some i knew i could pass with minimal study time (depending on the subject matter). i have a full time schedule at my university and plan the test (based on complexity) around all these dumb papers and research i have to do for my other school.

i have seen people taking the exams out of sequence... it this the way to go and what does anyone reccommend for the easiest sequence??? i'm taking nc1 this week.

[txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN]

yeah , nc 5 is my last one because of this very reason( taking 1/10). i took nc 3 about 2 weeks ago and passed.

nc 3 (or sometimes nc 5 for the psychiatrically challenged) is widely considered to be tougher than the others, so sometimes you'll see people put those at the end.

[akanini, MSN, RN]

ladycrafter14, what materials are you using to study for NC1?

[BetterMeRN]

ladycrafter14, what materials are you using to study for NC1?

I have been using Arends study guide and Mystudygroup101. It's all just guides, it's not all you have to use but it helps. You can also try www.istudysmart.com I'll be using them as well. How are you doing in school?

[akanini, MSN, RN]

Everything is going great so far. I started Med-Surg at NUMC this week.

Would the funadamental book from PN school work for NC1. The required book is 1631 pages. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

[ladycrafter14]

Studygroup101 notes from Ebay... it all looked like a lot of review for me so I didn't buy much.