Failed again!!! :[

st4wb3rr33sh0rtc4k3 · Mar 25, 2008

You really have to find the study method that works for you.

I failed my first time, and the second I used Saunders. I am really a bad test taker. Kaplan just confused me so much. Maybe if you haven't tried that it might work for you. There are so many different things you can try.

Don't give up and keep on going.

Morphine · Mar 26, 2008

You really want to know the trick? There are several key points that I used and passed the NCLEX with the minimum questions asked the first time I took it. Focus on this (these) points:

#1) READ the QUESTION. :uhoh3: Don't get fooled by the misleading additional data the question adds as a distraction. Look at what the question is REALLY asking and then look at your options. You should be able to eliminate 2 answers almost immediatly. :nuke: #2) Of the remaining two, use critical thinking. Apply your ABC's. If all else fails, go with the answer that is the least obtrusive. Example; Give an enema or Milk of Magnesia ?

Go with the Milk as it is much less obtrusive to the patient.

If you follow these steps, you will guess right more often than wrong and will do fine.

Also,.....if you get a bunch of questions in a row that you feel are difficult, relax. NCLEX questions are weighted on their level of difficulty. Nearly everyone I know admitted that they knew for sure only about 1/10th of the questions. The rest are based on your best quess. I thought I likely failed the NCLEX only to find I actually did great. So my advice is, follow the above rules and do not panic during the test. Think of it as a no fail test, only a test of your best guesses.

I hope this helps. :yeah: