Ive got a study plan...and it does NOT include failing!

bekindtokittens · Aug 3, 2009

I just had to respond because the title of your post made me laugh!

I wish I had some great secret to tell you that will help you pass, but I don't. I studied the way everyone on here advised -- tons of practice questions. I used the Saunders book and disc, and enrolled in the three week NCSBN online course. When I heard that lots of people were getting questions about infection control and priority, I concentrated on those topics the week before I took the NCLEX. And they were right, at least 1/3 of my questions were priority or infection control.

Good luck on your next time around. :)

ktbeth104 · Aug 3, 2009

i failed my first time and developed this study plan with just using the saunders book. Aside from this i am doing kaplan and lacharity with saunders questions (100 a day) from the CD. Its really helping me, cause i needed to brush up on some of my content. i have posted this on here and a few other people are using it and think its helping them. of course you would need to change the days, i just made a calender for us and at the end of the day after we have read our material we get online and discuss it and quiz each other. Good luck and let me know if you need anything.. -

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

mkkew · Aug 3, 2009

Wow! Thank you so much....it certainly will help me when I get to the Saunders book.

nrcolee6 · Aug 4, 2009

i dont know when you failed but i made myself take like 4 or 5 days off just to recover and to lift my spirits back up. then i started slowly getting back into content review like 2-3 hrs a day going through mosby, prentice hall, and saunders. now im getting focusing on questions, kaplan, saunders, and am thinking of doing ncsbn. i also got the delegation, prioritization book and i like it! goodluck! we can do it! have you set your second test date yet?? i get my new att july 14th and am hoping to retest the end of august with success!