Getting ready for NCLEX

sheila0313 · Jan 19, 2011

Okay, try this study plan. First off use the Saunders comp review book it is a good.

Second make a test date, give yourself 90 days. Third, pick a date to start your studying, Monday is a good day. Next, get the following books: Saunders comprehensive review, Saunders Q&A review, Saunders strategies for Alternate Items formats, Saunders review flash cards, Nclex Rn Q&A Incredibly made easy, Kaplan Strategies for RN. Get a nursing audio review like Feuer's. Okay so now start on a Monday, get a calendar and write out your plan day by day.

1/3/11 Monday: Review Saunders comp, start off with the systems. Integumentary Disorders and Nursing sciences. Go over the content Monday- Thursday and Practice questions on the Saunders cd-rom Friday, Saturday, Sunday over the Integumentary system. Do 100 practice questions on the cd- rom, do practice questions from Incredibly made easy, do practice questions from Saunders q&a, Saunders review cards. So, 4 days go over content, 3 days go over questions from all sources. Also if you want to kill two birds with one stone, When you go over an adult system go over the pediatric system also. So, M-F Integumentery Disorders adults, Integumentery Disorders peds.

1/10- 1/16: Oncological and Endocrine Disorders, review for the adults and peds 4 days, do questions 3 days

1/17- 1/23: Review GI disorders and Respiratory disorders, review content for the adults and peds 4 days, do Nclex questions for 3 days

So you get the point, and after you go through all the med-surg systems and peds go over Maternity, Fundamentals, Cultural, Meds math.

Okay I also want to include make sure you read the rationales for wrong and right answers, make sure if you don't understand a word or term look it up, I am a visual learner so I watch a lot of the disorders, diseases, diagnostic test, procedures on youtube. Look at picture images on google image. Study by the computer and internet. Also get the nursing audio, and whenever you're driving, cleaning, cooking, brushing your teeth listen to the nursing audio. It doesn't matter if you study in that order or not, or if you have a different study plan, just get a structured consistent study plan. The last 2 weeks before you take your test study in the Kaplan strategies book, and Just practices only questions last 2 weeks as many as you can. I always tell people to fast and pray. Be confident, keep faith, claim your success in the name of Jesus. I know this will help, God bless you and best blessings to you.

jaedlove · Jan 19, 2011

thanks sheila0313. :) this means a lot. i'm really getting nervous about this since i failed my local last year and i'm scared to fail for the second time. i have saunders' review questions. well, that's all i have so far. since i have a part time job, i really don't know how to plan dates on when i can review. i started doing the review questions earlier and off to read the rationalizations later tonight. you think the visuals on youtube can help me? oh, and are there a lot of anatomy in the nclex exam? i need pointers on what i should really focus on. esp when it comes to pharma. oh man, i suck at memorizing!

sheila0313 · Jan 19, 2011

I take my test next week, but everyone keep saying the same thing practice infection control, questions on prioritizing and practice many select all that apply questions. Everyone test is different so it's hard to say exactly what to focus on. I can let you know after next week which content I seen more of on my test. I have one friend who had many Ob questions and another friend who had I think one or two. I think everyone get tested on a little of everything. Try the study plan you will do fine, plan around your work. Try to understand this material, because nclex is not like nursing school where a lot of the questions were recall recognition, and memorization. Email me at [email protected], Blessings!

jaedlove · Jan 19, 2011

oh, wow. i'm really nervous now. i can't take another failure. ugh. but, thank you! i'll try a study plan, hopefully, soon! i hope to hear from you next week since i really have no idea on how nclex goes. lol. thanks again. God bless. :)

caliotter3 · Jan 19, 2011

If you can only get one resource, start with Saunders Comprehensive Review. Make your plan, then stick to it. You need to make this happen even if you have to work and do other things. Every day needs some study time in it. Good luck.