My Study Tips

Hey all, I am taking NCLEX the 3rd time. Last time I took it it was in 2005 so its been a while. Needless to say I had to start over. I am taking it on December 16th. I would like to share some tips that I have been using. For the ones who have passed the exam please tell me anything I should be doing differently or more, and for the ones who are in the same boat with me, let me know if you like these. I once review everything on my own and also took Kaplan in class. I am also going to take an ATI online review starting tomorrow. My scores in readiness test of Kaplan were 63% and ATI diagnostic scores were 66%. Here is what I am doint to answer the partice Kaplan and ATI quesitions:

• Read the question and try to figure out what is it asking
  
• Reword the question in my own words
  
• See if there are any asessments or implimentions in the answers
  
• Chosse asessments if needed and choose implimentation if enough asessment is given
  
• For Implimentation, priority is given according to ABC's and Maslow
  
• Pain is not a priority 90% of the time in NCLEX eccept in some cancers, cardiac, and kidney stones
  
• Momorised common lab values such as K, Na, Ca, Mg, ABGs, Dig, Lithium, BUN, ALTs, ASTs, Hgb, Creatinin, PT, PTT, and noral Vital signs
  
• For theraputic answers throw out all answers with yes/no responses, responses with why, what, who
  
• Throw out all responses with an definate time given such as ONLY one week
  
• Pharm Pharm Pharm (eventhough I am week in this part and need to do more)
  
• Calm down and relax
  
• Lots of prayers (May God be with us)
  
• Good luck to all
  

Hope this help you and me.