first let me thank you all guys and suzzane for this wonderful blog! This blog helped me alot to attain this success! from random fact and kaye's QnA thread and everyone else's experiences from the exam.
1. I read the saunders book 4x
2. answer each system after reading the book on study mode
3. took note of my mistakes and saved it on a note pad
4. I enroled in kaplan
5. Read Exam cram and linda charity prio dele which is a must!
6. Lastly, Prior to my exam I read all the note from saunders system I did from the beginning and repeated it from scratch
With all of that hardwork and consistency I stopped at 75 for 45 minutes. I had infection control, prio dele, abg reading, 5 satas and 1 calcu.
thank you all guys! cheers! we nurses rock! and goodluck to those who are going to take the exam. you can do it! but do it with hardwork and consistency. :wink2:
first let me thank you all guys and suzzane for this wonderful blog! This blog helped me alot to attain this success! from random fact and kaye's QnA thread and everyone else's experiences from the exam.
1. I read the saunders book 4x
2. answer each system after reading the book on study mode
3. took note of my mistakes and saved it on a note pad
4. I enroled in kaplan
5. Read Exam cram and linda charity prio dele which is a must!
6. Lastly, Prior to my exam I read all the note from saunders system I did from the beginning and repeated it from scratch
With all of that hardwork and consistency I stopped at 75 for 45 minutes. I had infection control, prio dele, abg reading, 5 satas and 1 calcu.
thank you all guys! cheers! we nurses rock! and goodluck to those who are going to take the exam. you can do it! but do it with hardwork and consistency. :wink2:
thank you for that!! this is the plan i've made for my studying out of saunders:
Katie's Saunders Study Plan
July 22 Wednesday (TODAY)
Unit 8 pg 65, Leadership, Delegating and Prioritizing Client Care
Unit 11 pg 112, Laboratory Values
Unit 12 pg 127, Nutrition
Unit 13 pg 139, TPN
July 23 Thursday
Unit 14 pg 149, IV therapy
Unit 15 pg 163, Administration of Blood Products
Unit 16, pg 177, Provision of a Safe Environment
Unit 17, pg 186, Administration of Medication and IV Solutions
July 24 Friday
Unit 19 pg 208, Perioperative Nursing Care
Unit 20 pg 225, Positioning Clients
Unit 21 pg 233, Care of the Client with a Tube
Unit 22 pg 251, Female Reproductive System
July 27 Monday
Unit 23 pg 258, Obstetrical Assessment
Unit 24 pg 264 Prenatal Period
Unit 25 pg 278, Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy
Unit 26 pg 296, Labor and Delivery
July 28 Tuesday
Unit 27 pg 310, Problems with Labor and Delivery
Unit 28 pg 320, The Postpartum period
Unit 29 pg 327, Postpartum Complications
Unit 30 pg 336, Care of the Newborn
Unit 31 pg 354, Maternity and Newborn Medications
July 29 Wednesday
Unit 32 pg 365, Theories of Growth and Development
Unit 33 pg 374, Development Stages
Unit 34 pg 389, Care of the Older Client
July 30 Thursday (Pediatric Nursing)
Unit 35 pg 401, Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders
Unit 36 pg 415, Eye Ear and Throat Disorders
Unit 37 pg 422, Respiratory Disorders
Unit 38 pg 434, Cardiovascular Disorders
July 31 Friday (Pediatric Nursing.)
Unit 39 pg 446, Gastrointestinal Disorders
Unit 40 pg 464, Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
Unit 41 pg 472, Renal and Urinary Disorders
Unit 42 pg 480, Integumentary Disorders
August 3 Monday (Pediatric Nursing)
Unit 43 pg 487, Musculoskeletal Disorders
Unit 44 pg 494, Hematological Disorders
Unit 45 pg 500, Oncological Disorders
Unit 46 pg 510, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
August 4 Tuesday (Pediatric Nursing)
Unit 47 pg 515, Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Unit 48 pg 528, Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations
(Adult Disorders)
Unit 49 and 50 pg 537, 565 Integumentary Systems and Medications
Unit 51 and 52 pg 579, 615 Oncological Disorders, Antineoplastic Medications
August 5 Wednesday (Adult Disorders)
Unit 53 and 54 pg 629, 659 Endocrine System and Medications
Unit 55 and 56 pg 677, 711 Gastrointestinal System and Medications
Unit 57 and 58 pg 725, 758 Respiratory System and Medications
Unit 59 and 60 pg 779, 829 Cardiovascular System and Medications
August 6 Thursday (Adult Disorders)
Unit 61 and 62 pg 851, 888 Renal System and Medications
Unit 63 and 64 pg 901, 924 The Eye and the Ear and Ophthalmic and Otic Meds
Unit 65 and 66 pg 937, 979 Neurological System and Medications
Unit 67 and 68 pg 997, 1028 Musculoskeletal System and Medications
August 7 Friday (Adult Disorders)
Unit 69 and 70 pg 1039, 1051 Immune Disorders and Medications
Unit 72 pg 1071 Models of Care (Milieu Therapy, Cognitive Therapy..)
Unit 73 pg 1077 Mental Health Disorders
Unit 74 pg 1099 Addictions
Unit 76 pg 1128 Psychiatric Medications
i'll do that during the day and kaplan in the evenings and i'm thinking about getting the lacharity book! i've heard it was really good! this is my second time to take boards so i've got to be serious about it!! thank you for you comment and congratulations!!
even if you don't work, at all...hate to say it; but it looks to me as though you are doing way too much in one day using your saunder's text. while the chapters are short, there is much content that may need to be reviewed. let's not to mention the fact that you intend to do kaplan at night. with kaplan, there is an "expectation" that you will "read" the kaplan text prior to classroom content and/or review their chapter videos. kaplan closely matches nclex. but, the kaplan technique (decision tree) may not necessarily apply if you use it while studying saunders questions since saunders is more content based.
lacharity is an excellent source for delegation/prioritization, etc. there are well over 30 chapters of questions/case studies in this book. going through the book to just "answer questions" is not the best approach. you need to answer the questions and truly understand the rationales associated in order to even begin to do well on your nclex. this holds true with saunders and kaplan.
you didn't indicate what your complete time frame consists of (3 weeks for saunders/kaplan then 2 weeks lacharity, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, etc.) but you're putting a lot of reading into a 3 week time frame; along with attending an evening kaplan class. while you have good intentions, you may find yourself overwhelmed. i would suggest you slow down the pace....but, only you know what your mind and body can handle. your final weeks before you take your boards appear hectic.
i never thought there are still those from this blog who read my post here. hehe.. thank you cebuana,ps and sgiles! as to how long was my preparation, i invested 2months for saunders, 3 months for kaplan and 1 month refresher course ( just did it by myself) prior to my exam date. you guys can do it! goodluck and godbless. just message me and give me your emails if you need my resources.
and goodluck to those who are going to take the exam. you can do it! but do it with hardwork and consistency. :wink2:
And thanks for the tips!!
ktbeth104
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thank you for that!! this is the plan i've made for my studying out of saunders:
Katie's Saunders Study Plan
July 22 Wednesday (TODAY)
July 23 Thursday
July 24 Friday
July 27 Monday
July 28 Tuesday
July 29 Wednesday
July 30 Thursday (Pediatric Nursing)
July 31 Friday (Pediatric Nursing.)
August 3 Monday (Pediatric Nursing)
August 4 Tuesday (Pediatric Nursing)
(Adult Disorders)
August 5 Wednesday (Adult Disorders)
August 6 Thursday (Adult Disorders)
August 7 Friday (Adult Disorders)
i'll do that during the day and kaplan in the evenings and i'm thinking about getting the lacharity book! i've heard it was really good! this is my second time to take boards so i've got to be serious about it!! thank you for you comment and congratulations!!