Getting NCLEX Questions Identical to Studied Questions ????

LPNboo2008 · Dec 3, 2008

I did many books too and I thought about how I'd prepare, if I failed, and having had the experience of taking the nclex one time to gage it for the second time. I don't know how I'd prepare. My test bank questions were so much harder and deeper than any nclex books. There was an occasional bone they'd throw me that was reasonable but then there were some that - despite knowing the content in these books - it wasn't clear what the answer was. I even came home and looked up one in particular and it is NOT discussed in Saunders review or Pearson's. Pearson's hinted at the topic in a box but it wasn't clear. Pearson's is worthwhile - I think I'd buy the bigger Pearson's book next time instead of the small exam cram. The Pearson's infection control hit on a topic that was completely missed (never taught) in my nursing school about whether you leave the door open or not. I was glad I bought that book! (Droplet - can keep the door open - just remember it's a 3 foot thing...)
The LaCharity book probably helps but there's no way you can duplicate that sort of question.
Overall, I thought it was more "know the physiology" and know what happens with the electrolyes in disease processes to get to the answer. I never had a single OB question, only a couple psych (communication theory and it was easy) and most were endocrine.
I truly won't know how to prepare more other than trying to be perfect on every condition in terms of knowledge. The level of perfection that test required on those select all that applied was not entry level nursing. I felt like the stretch to get most questions right was extremely difficult.
Also, everyone has a completely different set of questions and even topics so you have to know it all. My friend had tons of OB and I had a lot of broad topics but many endocrine and electrolyte nuances that came back to knowing the physiology of the diseases.
No way of gaging that test. It felt like an IQ test. Like they were testing your ability to logic-out a scenario and are you cable of critical thinking. So, if you can find test bank questions that really make you stretch in that way, those are the ones to focus on.

I am with you on the IQ test! I checked out their formula for testing and I swear it was some sort of theory mathematics equation. I believe it is a way for them to see what you would really do in that situation....I felt like a lot of my questions were in theory....like I actually had to put myself in that situation and imagine it was all family members and who really truly needed the most help at that moment....very tough.

There may be more than one answer that is right and they want you to pick the best one, but sometimes it is too tough to pick the best, when you are taught and it is stomped in your head that it is something else. I saw a lot of that! The stuff we were taught was there but the correct answers from previous test were not an option! I thought for sure I had failed it afterwards. If I was a mathematical genius I could possibly one day figure it out hahahaha....I passed my pn, but will eventually be taking my RN. I know kind of what to expect the next time.

joni55 · Dec 5, 2008

I can't remember one question that was similar- I kept waiting for them-thought I had failed but I passed with 85 q's.

rachel33138 · Jun 29, 2009

I had very few similar questions, but I had one exact question! No kidding. I took 75 questions before I went to the testing center, just to get myself into that mode, and no joke question 72 on the NCLEX was the exact same as one I had that morning!

please tell me which book you used. I'm about to take it in two months.