NCLEX Studying Blues

i can tell u how i studied for my NCLEX, which was successful in helping me remember all the general diseases and etc....i bought the NCLEX-RN Made Incredibly Easy, and went through the entire book with a self-paced goal (3 chapters a day), i took notes on all the questions that i didn't know into sub headings...for example, i made a subheading for "hyperthyroidism" and copied all the information and answers pertaining to that topic...then i would review all my notes on a daily basis to remember all that i could.....it was really, really helpful...

as for pharm, i sucked!! hahah....i tried to memorize the classifications of most commonly used meds, but had lots of difficulty remember all the side effects......luckily i had only 1 pharm question on my NCLEX...

you should check out this website, i referred to it ALL the time, it has many practice NCLEX questions and it provides some general nursing review too:

http://www.caring4you.net/tests.html

good luck to you, hope this helps!

Jessica Student RN ,

here's some tips from my classmates at kaplan who already passed the NCLEX:

- mostly centered on "nursing prioritization"

-there's also innovative questions

- drug computation (ml/hr)

- herbal medicine (st.John's wort)-adverse effect

- which should the nurse follow-up?

and some OB,ped,

he encouraged me to review the "client needs model" and according to him NCLEX's more resemblance to springhouse 3000 and Sandra Smith's cd reviewer. as well as Saunder's.

hope these helps. :)

Jessica Student RN ,

here's some tips from my classmates at kaplan who already passed the NCLEX:

- mostly centered on "nursing prioritization"

-there's also innovative questions

- drug computation (ml/hr)

- herbal medicine (st.John's wort)-adverse effect

- which should the nurse follow-up?

and some OB,ped,

he encouraged me to review the "client needs model" and according to him NCLEX's more resemblance to springhouse 3000 and Sandra Smith's cd reviewer. as well as Saunder's.

hope these helps. :)

I felt that same way in my last semester but you will be amazed at how much you will be able to recall. As far as studying goes, our Dean told us that we should mainly stick to doing nclex style questions. She said we should do like 3000-5000 before the test. Do review your lab values but while you are doing your questions, the areas that you seem to be struggling in, you should review those areas. Thats all the advice I can give at this point. I don't know if it worked as yet because i took my test yesterday and won't know until tomorrow if I passed.

As far as Pharm goes, you should review like your MAIN drugs like dig, dilantin etc... the ones that you get the most when you are doing your questions. and 70-80% in questions are excellent. When i first started my range was 61-68%. GOOD LUCK!!!

NCLEX tips appreciated!!!!!

I have been studying for the NCLEX and am so surprised with what I have forgotten already. And I'm still in my last semester. It seems to me that to have a good hold on labs and vitals is essential, and that at least attempting to grasp the general concept of as many diseases as possible is good. But I feel like my brain is a saturated sponge.

I am not sure how much emphasis to put on pharmacology. What kind of med quesions are there? Ahhh!!! :rotfl:

On the Lippincott questions I tend to get 70-80% right. Is that good. I can't figure out what percentage is nessasary to feel more confidant.

I felt that same way in my last semester but you will be amazed at how much you will be able to recall. As far as studying goes, our Dean told us that we should mainly stick to doing nclex style questions. She said we should do like 3000-5000 before the test. Do review your lab values but while you are doing your questions, the areas that you seem to be struggling in, you should review those areas. Thats all the advice I can give at this point. I don't know if it worked as yet because i took my test yesterday and won't know until tomorrow if I passed.

As far as Pharm goes, you should review like your MAIN drugs like dig, dilantin etc... the ones that you get the most when you are doing your questions. and 70-80% in questions are excellent. When i first started my range was 61-68%. GOOD LUCK!!!

NCLEX tips appreciated!!!!!

I have been studying for the NCLEX and am so surprised with what I have forgotten already. And I'm still in my last semester. It seems to me that to have a good hold on labs and vitals is essential, and that at least attempting to grasp the general concept of as many diseases as possible is good. But I feel like my brain is a saturated sponge.

I am not sure how much emphasis to put on pharmacology. What kind of med quesions are there? Ahhh!!! :rotfl:

On the Lippincott questions I tend to get 70-80% right. Is that good. I can't figure out what percentage is nessasary to feel more confidant.

keep us posted on the result of your exam..:)

keep us posted on the result of your exam..:)