Is it Possible to pass Exams Just by doing Lots of Practice Questions?

kocheli · Dec 29, 2009

Hai,

I personally feels that first you have to be perfect with your theory ,because i have written my exam after 3 years of my graduation.I forgot all theory parts.Then do thousands of questions,use kaplan,lippincott and some CD available online.Try to concentrate on that criterias and practice questions based on that.I prepared too much for my exam.Concentrate on your studies and do well,all the best

mystic33 · Dec 29, 2009

A few people in my class have done that and got A(s) through out the entire nursing program. Those were the 1% truly nerdy students. As for me, I read the text, studied the notes, did minimal NCLEX questions and barely passed. Other semesters I use only my class notes, do only the mandatory NCLEX questions and got A(s) and B(s). For those semesters that I did very well, its because the teachers gave us a guide so I wasn't scattered all over the place. Other teachers are not as generous. They do not give study guides, and their exams are the hardest tests ever! I have no idea where their exams come from, lol. Sometimes it is SOOOO frustrating because even after doing ALL the NCLEX questions relevant to the topics and reading the rationals, nothing on the exam comes close to those NCLEX questions.The worst is when you are down to 2 choices that are so close and only one word separates the meaning:angryfire.

shrimpchips, LPN · Dec 30, 2009

Doing practice questions I think helps you study and helps you learn the material, but in the end you need to actually understand the material and learn how to apply it to nursing situations.

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Dec 30, 2009

NO. You need to understand the concepts. You could do 1 million answer and questions. Questions and answers are good to practice to see if you have a grasp of the concepts. If you do not understand the concepts, it is no good.

GooeyRN, ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN · Dec 30, 2009

If you are a really good test taker, taking lots of multiple choice tests can help a lot!!! If you aren't a good test taker though, I would stick to studying...

casi, ASN, RN · Dec 30, 2009

I did most of my studying from NCLEX books. I would go through the questions on the material we were studying. I figured that the purpose of lecture was to be able to understand and apply information to real-life. Since I didn't have a lot of real-life to apply it to I applied it to NCLEX questions. Also reading through the reasoning on write and wrong answers helps you get into the critical thinking nurse brain.

I had a clinical instructor tell me first semester that if you think you know the material don't read the book. It's a waste of time to read hundreds of pages a week unless you need to.

missy--kay · Dec 30, 2009

I do basically anything I can get my hands on. I read the chapters once through, then again with my highlighter and notes from class. I then do all the review questions and case studies. I also do ati questions and NCLEX study questions from a book I have.

I really think that you could pass an nclex style test, even if you don't know the material that well. Studies have been done and have shown that people that are not in nursing have passed NCLEX just by being able to break down the questions.

Because of that, all the instructors also use essay, short answer, fill in the blank and MC to make sure that we KNOW the material, not just able to break down the question.

I'm heading into the last semester and cannot wait to be done!!!

EDRN-2010 · Dec 30, 2009

We ONLY get multiple choice questions on our exams with the exception of the 5 math problems on each exam. The exams have 100 questions (we get 4 each term) and each counts as 22.5% of our grade. Some of the multiple choice are kind of like the SATA questions that are on the NCLEX but not really because we just pick A B C D which select various combos of the choices. I said previously, some of my friends only do NCLEX questions and rewrite their notes from class and get A's but for me I do better`

I do basically anything I can get my hands on. I read the chapters once through, then again with my highlighter and notes from class. I then do all the review questions and case studies. I also do ati questions and NCLEX study questions from a book I have.
I really think that you could pass an nclex style test, even if you don't know the material that well. Studies have been done and have shown that people that are not in nursing have passed NCLEX just by being able to break down the questions.
Because of that, all the instructors also use essay, short answer, fill in the blank and MC to make sure that we KNOW the material, not just able to break down the question.
I'm heading into the last semester and cannot wait to be done!!!

2bnurseforce1 · Dec 30, 2009

I have to do more than that. I have to read the text as well

NSALVADORE · Dec 31, 2009

Do I find do MANY practice questions helpful? Absolutely! Do I think it's wise to stick with that as a sole way to study? Absolutely Not!!!

For me and many people I know it's a multi material means of study. Reading the book, notes, note cards, practice questions, etc.

You need to find what works for you but if you only do the questions chances are you'll miss important stuff!!

morte, LPN, LVN · Dec 31, 2009

I do basically anything I can get my hands on. I read the chapters once through, then again with my highlighter and notes from class. I then do all the review questions and case studies. I also do ati questions and NCLEX study questions from a book I have.
I really think that you could pass an nclex style test, even if you don't know the material that well. Studies have been done and have shown that people that are not in nursing have passed NCLEX just by being able to break down the questions.
Because of that, all the instructors also use essay, short answer, fill in the blank and MC to make sure that we KNOW the material, not just able to break down the question.
I'm heading into the last semester and cannot wait to be done!!!

lol, i thought that was going to be the point of this posting........