Forgetting simple things... Worried about NCLEX

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Long story short, I walked in graduation in May, but I won't be able to take the NCLEX until late August/early September.

I finished all my nursing courses in May but had a few hanging credits I had to get, so I decided to take those over the summer. I took an EMT course... So I'll be taking both the NREMT and the NCLEX-RN here soon. My school also forgot to seal my photo when sending it to the BON... but that's another story.

Here's my problem: while I'm studying for the NCLEX, I noticed that I seem to be forgetting a lot of fairly easy things, like "where does the fluid come from with ascites?" Once the answer was said (the vascular space), it made me remember, "Oh yeah! Hypoalbuminemia contributes to fluid leakage, and where else would it come from?". but the fact that I couldn't immediately answer it really bothers me. To be fair, i was listening to an audio file so I didn't really have time to sit down and think about it before the answer was said, but still...

I feel like I'm forgetting easy things and that maybe the EMT course got me out of a "nursey" way of thinking; for example, on a question about PPE, I thought immediately, "gloves on every single patient." but forgot all about the "human touch" stuff, and that it isn't necessary to wear gloves when doing vitals.

Are these concerns legitimate, and would it serve me well to take an NCLEX review course? Which course should I take that will focus most heavily on reteaching the basic foundations and "ways of thinking", rather than just pure content?

Thanks in advance for any answers.

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I just took the NCLEX PN test a couple weeks ago and passed with the minimum number of questions. I studied for about a week with the Saunders book and the Pearson NCLEX Cram book, just try to do as many questions as you possibly can. From my experience there was a lot of maternity child and mental health so def read up on those subjects. Best of luck to you :)

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