I Need Help With Nursing Test Questions

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I just took a test, thought I missed about 9 but turned out to be 18. I need some resources to study how to take a nursing test effectively. A buddy told me HESI questions are useful. Im having trouble with the more than one right answer questions and picking the best one. Thanks.

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Specializes in ER, ED.

I would suggest trying HESI or NCLEX type questions regularly. Not only will it help when you are getting ready to take the boards, but in my program, our exams are "NCLEX style" questions, so I have found that practicing NCLEX questions helps me on my lecture exams.

Also, a tip that someone gave me when I first started is when answering a question that I'm totally lost on, don't forget that many things boil down to the ABC's. Remember that pt safety is always #1 and don't forget about Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.

Hope that helps some...

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Thanks, ive done some NCLEX questions and it seems the ones on these tests are harder, hehe.

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Specializes in Home Care.

I studied from Saunders and Prentice Hall NCLEX review books for all my exams. These books both offer tips on selecting the correct answer as well as offer study skills.

We were advised to practice at least 200 NCLEX style questions a week if we planned on passing the NCLEX the first time. Everyone in my class passed the first time :)

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Academics.

I had questions like that in all my exams: all answers were correct, but it was a matter of priority. I know the material cold...I keep in mind ABCs and safety...but I'm still sometimes stuck. (Y'all know the types of questions I mean!)

This is how I approach them now: If keeping in mind the material and the ABCs/safety doesn't allow me to pick just one, I envision myself in the remaining patient scenarios and go with my intuition. "If I'm doing A, would B be nagging at me?" "If I'm doing B, would A be nagging at me?" I choose the one that my gut says I should be attending to first.

I think it's worked, for me at least. Two out of three finals completed, and I received A's on the finals and in the classes. Tomorrow is my last final...I just have to keep the A that I currently have (which is easier said than done).

Let me just add something...I won't be "going with my gut" in med surg clinicals that start in two weeks! I know enough to know that my intuition might work for testing purposes, but it's a whole 'nuther ballgame with patients. Developing that keen an intuition will take years of practice.

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