First Nu test tuesday...any advice?

[jenline89]

So i have my first nursing test tuesday..and i'm kinda nervous! First of all, everyone..includng the instructors has warned us about nursing exams..saying they will be different than any other type of testing most of us have probably endured. I consider myself a good test-taker and studier, i'm an A student and already have a bachelors in another discipline but i'm thinking none of that will have prepared me for tuesday. i can think critically..i went to a test taking strategy lecture kinda thing they offered at our school and they had example questions and i got most of them right i'm just still..idk..just wanted to get this out i guess. any advice? i've been studying as much as can but i dont feel like you can really study the material they gave us..its nursing 101 stuff..

[Bobylon]

My best advice, after being in LPN school for almost 6 months, is to READ EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY !!!!!! And read the answers carefully as well ..... I've found a few of our instructers do that purposely, to train you to "critically read/answer" as well as critically think. I've missed more than a few questions just because I didn't actually read what the question actually asked, but what I percieved it to read....... don't rush, read everything carefully, and double check your answers if you have time. Being too careful isn't a bad trait

[JettaDP]

Tip #1 - Get an NCELX study guide. Practice questions in the sections you are being tested over. It will help you get used to the format of the questions. And you may even come across similar questions on your test. Thats happened to me a couple of times. That's always nice.

Tip #2 - Read every question VERY carefully. But don't over-analyze it. If you don't know what the answer is for sure, go with what you know.

Tip #3 - Pace yourself. Be aware of your time limit but don't rush. It doesn't matter if you finish the test last. If you take your time, you'll probably do better.