Help!!!- Tips On How To Pass/prepare Nursing Licensure Exam

dominica · Dec 28, 2005

hi! I just took the board and i found Saunders book very helpful also try URC in makati review center.Most of the nurses in phil. recommend it.For me I read Saunders and 3 weeks online in Ncbn and I did it.Just have faith and study hard you can do it.

mushymash, ASN, RN · Dec 28, 2005

ei! dominica......... thanks a lot!!!

by the way, what's URC stands for?

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Dec 28, 2005

Mash, good luck to you

dominica · Dec 28, 2005

URC Stand for Universal review center located in makati.Goodluck!

gracediwa · Dec 29, 2005

well somebody recommended gapuz, kaplan, pentagon to me. i'll be graduating march 2006 too.

ok din daw the "DOH book" sold at national bookstore for P200 or at merriam webster.

and do you happen to know what color of the umbrella should be used at the community? it was asked for the dec 2005 NLE. weird. i think it's black? watcha think?

sldrn2b · Dec 29, 2005

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the forum and I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm in the last semester of nursing for the second time and very frustrated. I feel that I know the information but I have poor test taking abilities. I don't know what to do with myself because I missed passing by less than 5 points. How do you pick yourself up from this predictiment? How do you put this behind you and move through the next semester? Do you all have suggestions for me. I use all of the tools from med surg incredibly easy, Hogans: reviews and rationales but my biggest issue is test taking but only on certain subjects.

Any ideas or words of encouragement to the down and out nursing student.

mtreyes · Dec 30, 2005

well somebody recommended gapuz, kaplan, pentagon to me. i'll be graduating march 2006 too.
ok din daw the "DOH book" sold at national bookstore for P200 or at merriam webster.
and do you happen to know what color of the umbrella should be used at the community? it was asked for the dec 2005 NLE. weird. i think it's black? watcha think?

Hello!!! i was also a second courser when i took up Nursing and with the help of the Lord, i was able to pass the December 2005 Philippine Board Exam. REview Centers make no difference.... i mean they are just there to help or to guide us on how we shall treat every question in the board exam... of course they will teach us how to memorize concepts and apply those concepts in exams... but at the end of the day, it is us, examinees, and our resolved to pass will make us NURSES.

I have been to 3 review centers before taking the Board exam last december and i noticed that they are all the same. All it gave me was confidence, which i dont have when i graduated from my school. Gapuz pentagon or RUN.... they are all OK, but do not rely on them, rely more on developing your own study habits... this counts a lot....

DOH, yes it matters....

Try also Carl Balita's Nursing Review.... this is a good aterial in the last two weeks before the exam.....

LASTLY, PRAY AND ASK THE LORD TO GUIDE YOU....

hope this will help you guys and goodluck!!!!!!!!!

mtreyes · Dec 30, 2005

Good day!!!
Really.......really glad I found this site....... !!!
I'm a 4th yr nursing student... graduating this March 2006.....
I been really looking for somebody who can share their knowledge and points of view in preparing for nursing licensure.....
can somebody please....
share their tips.......
and I'm not advertising but... would it be possible to ask in your own opinion.......what nursing review center you took and are you satisfied with their service....
if that's not possible........
could you at least share.... your review tips/techniques....?
what did you do when you feel so bored and sleepy..?
do you scream?!!!!
do you dance?!!!!
do you just sleep and give in?
did you do study groups?
do you study alone?
oh.......please tell me.......anything!!!
thank you guyzzzz........:wink2:

Study groups ---- yes, this will help you in recalling all the concepts that you have studied... and it will also help your friends to know some/all of those concepts also.... (the essence ois sharing) your friends in return will be able to share some of the concepts which they are well versed.

SIngle/personal -- yes, this will help you concentrate on concepts which you think is your weakness... after this, you can again re-group your friends and do a group study.

TESTMANSHIP- answering past exams and reading review books like saunders, lippinncott, mosby and many more... there are only 500 questions in the board exam.. try spending at least 2 hourse a day answering questions and knowing rationales.... the more questions the better....

COFFEE SHOPS---- this really helps, at least in my case... you may do it alone or with your classmates... it is very encouraging to see other students who also study.... and besides you will be able to meet other students who are also studying nursig and preparing for the board exam also... a good time to exchange notes from different review centers...

Candies- make sure you have butterballs in your pocket.... remember, your brain needs glucose to work...

BREAKTIME- give yourself at least 15 minute of rest every two hours...

PRAY... IT REALLY WORKS

GOODLUCK TO ALL OF YOU I HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU

shygirlako · Jan 1, 2006

hi, im also a graduating nursing student this year. i hope i could pass d board exam. ..i believe nothings is impossible... let's do our best, and God will take care of the rest. happy new year. :)

Angels' · Jan 1, 2006

:) :) To all pre-student and student nurses: Welcome to the allnurses forums :) :)

May each of you pass our exams :) :) and reach your goals. :balloons:

:Melody: Have A Very Happy New Year :Melody:

A returning pre-student nurse,

Angels’

sldrn2b · Jan 2, 2006

Thanks for all of the good advice. :wink2: