nclex

Silverdragon102, BSN · Oct 23, 2009

Hi and welcome

I worked full time when I studied for the NCLEX and just did 2 hours a day answering questions and reading the rationales. When I wasn't working I was able to increase it to 4 hours a day.

Ace587RN, RN · Oct 23, 2009

i did mostly 2-3 hours a day. do a max of 150 questions/day

+one · Oct 23, 2009

I did 4 hours minimum/day. answered 100 questions + ratio.

then before going to bed checked on my normal lab values and meds.

forsty · Oct 25, 2009

thanks ,how many months did u prepared for the exam Wat u felt after writing exam,any guidelines for me,is REVIEW classes will help,currently am not able to go while working,so am getting tensed.

forsty · Oct 25, 2009

thanx ,how many months did U PREPARED for the exam,did u took any special coaching,is their any special advice for me as a beginner.like how to start preparing for the exam.

+one · Oct 25, 2009

self review

prepared for three months, did it 5 hours/ day.

know you content first, then before going to bed check your normal values, meds, tests. here are the books that i used. also try to answer at least 100 questions a day and read the ratio. i had 2 notebooks full of notes.

illustrated study guide for nclex rn exam 6th ed (zerwekh)

davis nclex rn success 2nd ed (lagerquist) finished

saunders comprehensive review for nclex rn 3rd ed (silvestri) finished

mosby's pharmacology memory note cards (zerwekh) finished

prioritization, delegation & assignment (la charity) finished

L8RRN · Oct 25, 2009

When did you graduate? If it has already been a while since you got out of school, then I would recommend taking a little extra time to review more stuff. I took mine 1 month after graduation and didn't have to review the last semester stuff as much because it was so fresh in my mind. I reviewed mainly 2nd and 3rd semester stuff. But if I would have waited until now, I would need more time to review so I could go over 4th semester stuff again.

Go over things you didn't understand as well (endocrine? cardiac? peds? etc) and do at least 50-100 questions a day (sometimes more if you are "in the mood") and review rationale. Also, study for pharm by reviewing the ending of generic name (ie: -olol is beta blocker and what you need to know in general about beta blockers, -pril is ace inhibitor and what you need to know about those). Some of the drugs I got I only recognized what they were because I knew the ENDING. I agree with the others on taking time to go over normal lab values, etc, too.

Good luck! You can't take it until you feel somewhat "ready", but the longer you put it off, the bigger it will seem to become in your mind. Just try to relax some and remember that you made it through school and you can make it through this, too.

blessednurse87 · Oct 25, 2009

I agree with LisserRN, if you have been out of school for a while you should review content. I would also practice 50-150 questions a day and read the rationales of both right and wrong answers. I worked full time when I was preparing for the exam, and I studied 2 hours on most days that I worked, and about 2-3 hours on days that I did not work. Since I took the exam a little over a month after I graduated, I didn't go over content. Good luck! )

KAYBDT6, BSN, RN · Oct 26, 2009

Review content and understand your rationale. All the best!

forsty · Oct 26, 2009

hi

thanx everyone for the valuable advice.

forsty · Oct 26, 2009

hi

can any one guide me on pharmacology,like which book will be the best for nclex,as +one said about Mosby,am checking ,any thing else