Is going straight to the rationale a good review strategy?

caliotter3 · Dec 22, 2010

Sounds like it might be good as part of your focus on content.

sheila0313 · Dec 22, 2010

I don't get it, Are you saying don't read the questions, just read only the rationale? I read the questions, answers and rationales in the Saunders comp review book, but then I make index cards of the rationale, not all just certain one's I need to focus on.

2126 · Dec 22, 2010

I'm making my own random facts pages of the questions I got wrong on each system.

rncoco · Dec 24, 2010

what i mean is, i read the question then read the correct answer right away. i can sometimes be confused with the wrong option that i answered

dumb · Dec 24, 2010

Test taking is a skill. It will definitely confuse, distract, and trick you in choosing the wrong answers. With constant practice you build confidence in your abilities and knowledge. When you pick the wrong answers then you read the rationale you will have a better understanding of the subject.

For me content is important. You have to know as much as you can... In the actual exams how would you choose the right answers if you don't know how to eliminate the wrong ones? Chances are they will all sound right to you... Which answer would you pick then given this scenario?

It really starts that way... You get confused and you don't get many answers right... But the more questions you answer the better you become:) wish you all the best! :)

jmnurse08 · Dec 24, 2010

You will not get the technique when you do that.... its still better to test yourself especially with la charity and davis... i took it i take and self study w/ 75 items answering question helped me..

jjjoy, LPN · Dec 24, 2010

I think reviewing rationales can be a good way to review content and to prompt one to look up areas that they don't remember much about. Still I could read and understand all of the rationales and still not get why one answer option was considered better or worse than another given the way the question was asked. So you definitely need to be familiar with NCLEX style questions, not just the content covered in the rationales. Since I had done well in school and did well enough on practice tests, I honestly gave up trying to make sense of every question/answer combo and would just move on. No one is supposed to get 100% on the NCLEX.

A common multiple-choice test taking strategy is to figure out the answer BEFORE looking at the options; but that strategy didn't work for me with NCLEX style questions. Too often NONE of the options were anything I'd expect. I recently came across a piece of NCLEX-strategic advice to read the answers before the question. Then go back and read the question and see which answer 'fits' the question best.

Gold2010 · Dec 25, 2010

I think reviewing rationales can be a good way to review content and to prompt one to look up areas that they don't remember much about. Still I could read and understand all of the rationales and still not get why one answer option was considered better or worse than another given the way the question was asked. So you definitely need to be familiar with NCLEX style questions, not just the content covered in the rationales. Since I had done well in school and did well enough on practice tests, I honestly gave up trying to make sense of every question/answer combo and would just move on. No one is supposed to get 100% on the NCLEX.
A common multiple-choice test taking strategy is to figure out the answer BEFORE looking at the options; but that strategy didn't work for me with NCLEX style questions. Too often NONE of the options were anything I'd expect. I recently came across a piece of NCLEX-strategic advice to read the answers before the question. Then go back and read the question and see which answer 'fits' the question best.

Hi can u pls more tell about the strategy u are talking about