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Specializes in geriatric, ltc, telemetry, med-surg.

I keep hearing that nclex questions are not like any questions you have ever had, so to all who have taken nclex, could you please explain or give an example. I am so worried about what types of things to study for this test after I graduate in May and I have spent so much on these study guides that I have to ask why they are sold if the questions aren't anything like them. I hope you all can understand what I am asking, I think panic is starting to set in finally.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

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well, i took my first nclex in january and failed. it wasnt like any test i have ever taken and i know alot of people say that. we had a review at school and a practice nclex which i scored above average on. so i went into the test not worrying about it because i thought i would do fine. and i failed. once i found out that i failed, i knew i would have to try a different study technique because the one i used the first time obviously didnt work. so the second time around, i used a saunders nclex review book and it comes with a cd that i did everyday. i tried to do 100 questions everyday. on top of using that, i bought a kaplan review book for nclex. i didnt really do the questions in it but it has alot of strategies on how to correctly answer the answer and understand what the question is asking. the second time i went into the test, the questions again were just off the wall stuff that you dont look at. my very first question was a nutrition question which is somethign i didnt even look at. but this time around, I PASSED! i cut off at 85 questions. when you leave there, everyone feels like they failed. but most of them pass. the way i see it, if you can get through nursing school, then you can pass the test. i hope this helps and let me know if i can help with anything else.

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Specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis.

If your school is not giving you NCLEX styled questions on your exams already... then I would be a little frieghtenend.

Go buy a Kaplan review book, or something similar, and that should give you an idea of how NCLEX questions are written.

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Specializes in geriatric, ltc, telemetry, med-surg.

Thanks for your reply's I have the Saunders book but of course the CD didn't work as I bought the book used and I did purchase a Kaplan book to check out just for the testing strategy as I saw someone post that suggestion earlier. So you think I should buy another saunders book so that I will have the Cd or is it that important. I have invested so much already but hey if it will help me pass I'll do it. And Congrats on passing your NCLEX, you are finally there.:nurse:

Thanks Again,

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the cd is divided into sections like the nclex. each portion is worth a certain percent. for example...pyschosocial is worth ____% and when you use the cd, there is like 1000 questions just for that section. the entire cd is that way. it really helped me.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Moved to the NCLEX forum

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If you have the Kaplan book, thats close to the style of NCLEX. Saunders is good for content. Even though the Saunders questions are a tad easier than NCLEX they do reinforce the content material which is a good thing. Easier may not be the right term, more straightforward may be more like it.

Just keep in mind you can't study from too many sources. I know the goal is to feel like you've covered every angle but there's no possible way to know it all. Taking NCLEX within a few months of graduation will do you more good than reading through every study guide you can find.

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