Published Jul 4, 2014
thehopefulone
13 Posts
I know there are a million threads with similar topics and I read a lot of them while preparing for boards. This is a summary of some of what I did and some of the information I found helpful.
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Overall I think I over studied because everything you study will not be on the exam. Don't waste time trying to memorize things especially right before the test. If you can think critically and work with the things that you know in the question or the answer choices you'll be fine.
On my exam I had 3 meds, about 15-20 SATA, 5-10 reorder questions, 1 math.
General Tips
Ok I know this is really long but it worked for me and I hope it can help someone else...... Overall I think the key for me was doing practice questions, between nursing school and NCLEX prep I probably did close to 10,000 questions. I did not find any that were the exact same on NCLEX but a had a lot that were similar to questions I saw before.
Just remember you know yourself best so develop a plan that plays to your strengths and weakness.
If anyone else has suggestions or questions feel free to add them. Let me know if this works for you.... Best of luck to everyone
MLW84
37 Posts
Congrats!!! I passed with 75 questions also!!! GO US!!! I feel I overstudied big time I honestly do not think the NCLEX was that bad.
HappyWife77, BSN, RN
739 Posts
Congratulations!!
Congrats to you too!!! It's such a relief. I didn't think it was bad either, much better then I imagined it would be.
Kathrene,RN
102 Posts
Congrats! :) I'm taking my Nclex this september I am a full time mom I just resigned from work and It's way difficult for me to study but I will follow your guidelines. Hoping for good result. :)
Annachu512, BSN, RN
239 Posts
I also passed in 75 questions. All I did was about 500 questions and a quick flip through a NCLEX review book. I heard from someone that if you start to get a lot of SATA, you are doing well. Several from my class passed in 75 questions and so far, everyone has passed period. Our school has a 98% pass rate. Thankful for that, even if there were administration issues that ticked me off.
Good luck to everyone and remember, the most important tip is to relax!!
Good luck to you. You'll do great and remember I overstudied so try not to stress. I agree with Annachu512 the most important tip is to relax!