how much time to study per day n how many question

Melinurse · Dec 19, 2008

Everyone will be different. I did not do alot of questions because I scored so badly on the practice ones. But that is just me. Find what you are comfortable with. Find what helps you stay focused. If you are losing focus, take a short break and come back to studying. Good luck.

No, you are not bad if you are understanding the rationals and doing 50-70 per day. I did alot less than that. Do what is right for you.

SinCityRN · Dec 21, 2008

Yeah everyone studies at their own pace, just depends on what your comfortable with. I tried religiously doing at least 100 questions a day but by the month of my exam I just focused on understanding the rationales and would probably get 50-70 questions tackled in one day just like you. I think your on the right track, the number of questions you practice won't matter if you're not understanding what your practicing. Keep up the good work and continue to stay focused. Goodluck :)

J-Swift808 · Dec 22, 2008

I agree with the consensus: Pace yourself and understand the rationales to the questions. When you start getting comfortable doing 50-70 questions a day, begin to gradually increase it. Aside from knowing your subject matter, pacing yourself and remaining calm throughout the test does make a difference. No one knows exactly the amount of questions that they'll recieve during the exam, so it's best to prepare as if you'll take the whole 265 (although the likelihood of someone doing the whole 265 is not common).

Mrs. J. · Dec 22, 2008

Hello,

The best advice I could give you is to try to answer at least 200 questions a day and study for at least 2 hours a day. Because, one of my instructors suggest that. That is one her jobs to go and check out what they are looking for and learn how to beat the n-clex. And like I said, that is what she recommend. Good Luck:yeah:

amberlina420 · Mar 8, 2009

Yeah I have read alot of peopls posts and I think 50-70 questions is okay... I have heard of many that said not to go over 100 if you are reading rationals because your brain can only handle so much ya know...

mzjennx, BSN, RN · Mar 9, 2009

when i was doing content review and questions from hogan or saunders i could only do 50-100 questions a day. i tried to do more but its hard. but they say you should being studying 8 hours a day and doing about 200 a day. by the time you take the NCLEX you should of taken total of 2000+ questions. i dunno if thats true. but i think im almost there... awww

all i can say is no matter how many questions you do, be patient, take the time to understand it and find out what fits for the question. Use Maslow, ABCD(disease)E(Expected)... use your test taking strategies and keep building your confidence in test taking. content is still important too so if you did not know it be sure to look it up.

Silverdragon102, BSN · Mar 9, 2009

I personally would only spend a max of 3-4 hours on studying, doing too much may overload your brain but also not give you change to understand what you have already done that day

USRN2Be · Mar 9, 2009

I suggest 50-100 a day as long as you understand and can recall everything you did at the end of each day. It's no use doing a lot and just forgetting it. No need to rush things. Understanding everything is the key to studying. I tried memorizing and it doesnt work because if I cant recall one word then everything fails. Hope this helps! Goodluck to all of us!

spongebob6286, BSN, RN · Mar 10, 2009

i have been studying for 5 hours a day with 200-300 questions. i still read the rationales though i got the right anwers. it was really very tiring to the eyes.

Journey_On, BSN, RN · Jun 3, 2009

I am doing at least 100 questions a day (and completed all of Qbank and the Question Trainers through Kaplan). Reading over previous posts, I guess that is an adequate number.

The Saunders book says that the test-taker should adjust their study time so that it ends 2 days before the test. I think I'm going to be studying up till the day of the test. Not cramming but doing last-minute review.

The book also says that the mind is like a muscle and that if it gets overworked, it loses strength. I just hope I don't overwork myself and still have enough endurance in me on the day of the test!