NCLEX- types of med questions

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To all those who took NCLEX in that last few years-

I have heard people are getting lots of Med questions so Im studyig my meds.

I wanted to know what type of med questions you had on your exams- any doses and therapeutic blood levels? or mostly side effects, nursing considerations and indications?

Thanks for reading!

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I took the NCLEX about 2 years ago. It seems to me the med questions I had were fairly generic, or r/t a disease or conditon. A couple med calculations that were very basic and you get a calculator to make sure math is correct. The best advice i can give you is do as many practice questions as you possibly can. Forget about looking at past notes, books, etc. I was advised to do a least 2000 questions to prepare. It was very good advice. People who take the test will all have different experiences of it. Some will say they had a lot of psych, or OB,, or med questions. It maybe that they were weaker in those areas as the test will keep giving you questions in an area until statistically you have "passed" that area. The same reason why some persons get more total questions that others.

Also there are a certain amount of experimental questions that must be test driven before becoming an official part of the test. Those will not count against your score. You will get questions that you have no idea about, take your best guess and dont let it shake you up. Remember that this test is geared to a novice nurse. You wont get a lot of high level technical questions. A certain amount of persons who never had a day of nursing school can pass this test. Sorry to get so long with my reply, I hope some of helps you. Good Luck and keep doing the questions, clear your mind and dont worry too much about the details!

To all those who took NCLEX in that last few years-

I have heard people are getting lots of Med questions so Im studyig my meds.

I wanted to know what type of med questions you had on your exams- any doses and therapeutic blood levels? or mostly side effects, nursing considerations and indications?

Thanks for reading!

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I took the NCLEX on July 30th, and had quite a few medication questions. They were mostly about side effects, nursing implications/considerations, therapeutic effects, and I had a couple of questions on the action of drugs. As far as doses or therapeutic blood levels, I would know that for Digoxin and Lithium. For me, it was most helpful to study the categories of medications. It is impossible to try and memorize individual drugs!! Hope this helps! Good luck!!!

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I took mine about a year and a half ago with maybe one med. I think it's luck of the draw.

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Thanks for your responses.

Just wanted to verify- does nclex give you both names for each med- i.e. generic and trade?

Thanks

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I believe it was generic in my case though I only had one. And it wasn't a straight up common adverse effect.

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Took Nclex 1 Week Ago And Got Med Math Mcg/kg/min, Implications/expectations, Ect. Gotta Be Honest I Was Surprised That The Q's Werent The More Commonly Used Meds, Got A Med , Not Sure If I Can Be More Specific With The Nclex Disclosure Rules, But I Remember The MED And It Is Fairly New. Maybe It Was One Of The 15 "ungraded" Ones, Though. Also Generic And Trade Always Given. But Meds Were A Good Chunk.

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Specializes in Adult Acute Care Medicine.

Yes both generic and trade are given...I had a lot of meds....I'd say 8-10...I only knew a couple...not sure how I would recommend to study...I mean some on the Nclex I could not even get into a category...didnt have enings I was familiar with -olol etc.

Still, I passed w/75...good luck...In addition to medication I would study prioritization (who would you see first) and delegation...Oh but that test was sooo wierd...really off the wall questions...also keep doing practice questions..you'll do great!

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