Exit Exam/NCLEX Prep

I used the online resources from the HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN book to study for the HESI. I also have the book but haven't used it much. I started studying about 4 days before I took the test. I was originally scheduled for a clinical conference on the same day as our HESI and I was going to miss it. To my surprise at the last minute, they changed the day the HESI was scheduled and I was required to take it. I passed with a 972. If you do a search for HESI on this site - there are several posts.

I just graduated and am taking the NCLEX in a few weeks. I've been using Mosby's to review content, Davis's Q&A, and the Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment. I haven't used Saunder's before but I hear it is pretty equivalent to Mosby's.

Mosby's has been very helpful in terms of content and I assume that Saunders would be as well.

The Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment book is also a really great book. It really teaches you how to answer those types of questions and it has significantly increased my scores on practice tests.

If you don't mind spending the money on Davis's Q&A then I would definitely recommend it. The questions from Davis are hard though and pretty much all critical thinking questions. They are probably the best practice you can do but can be very discouraging at times (I had been scoring consistently about 85-90% in the Mosby book but pretty much always score between 65-75% in the Davis's book). However, I think the book is definitely worth the money and the questions are much better practice than what I have been doing in the Mosby's book.

Meds are difficult and I'll be honest and say that I have been neglecting this area in my own studying just because it is so overwhelming. Last night I was doing some research on it and found these threads on this website that are very helpful. The first one lists med categories and their common prefix/suffixes. The second one is an awesome website that someone made to help you remember med categories:

https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/pharm-for-nclex-465945.html

https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/i-made-pharm-215872.html

I have been trying to review content and do about 200 questions a day for the NCLEX. We took the HESI at my school but there was no minimum score required to graduate so no one really studied for it. With that said, most people did just fine. I would definitely study if you have to pass with a minimum score (and that will only help with the NCLEX anyways) but I wouldn't be too nervous about it. Good luck studying and at the NICU this summer, that's such an awesome internship!