I need a refresher content course for the NCLEX

[sweetart4988]

I am currently enrolled in KAPLAN...but as we go over question I have forgotten some of the topics covered in my two years...I was in an accelerated program and everything moved so fast. I got A's and B's in school...but I want a content review course for the NCLEX...I dont want to read through a book by myself....Does anybody know of one?? I want one that goes over it with you in a classroom...or maybe even a tutor! PLEASE help me i plan on taking the NCLEX in June and I want to pass the first time : )

[MikeyJ, RN]

I graduate in a few months, but I recommend buying something like Saunders where they have a review for each section. Figure out what areas you are struggling with and review only those sections.

I don't know if this is reassuring or not, but most of my friends that have taken and passed the NCLEX didn't focus on "learning" more material. Most of them figured that they already spent the past 15 months (I am in an accelerated program as well) learning as much as they could and it is kind of too late to learn new material. Thus, they focused on taking as many practice NCLEX questions as possible and reviewing the rationales. There is sooooo much content to learn that I don't think any nursing program can cover all of it.

I think the NCLEX is designed more toward understanding how to do an NCLEX question and how to "think critically" rather than knowing the content of the question. I've known people who have passed the NCLEX after having nearly every question about cancer drugs (not covered heavily in nursing school) because they knew how to think critically through each question.