Need advice from those studying or passed the NCLEX!

[electronsi00]

Hello All:

Since the Kaplan course is too expensive for me, I designed my own studying plan. To those who have recently passed or studying, I need feedback!

I plan on buying this book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1419552570/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1591391342&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0ZRJNJR6WH8SPHTX9DA9

Learning the strategies from it.

And then reviewing content using Saunders Comprehensive Review for NCLEX (4th Edition) Big blue book.

Any suggestions on that? Anyone try that? Think it will work? THANKS! =)

[Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

I read a little--very little---99% of my reading was the kaplan book. I think the key to passing is 1000 and 1000's of doing questions and reading the rationales

[Moosey32]

i agree with flames9. i think the questions prepare you the most. and you learn a lot from the questions alone by reading all the rationales also.

i also had saunders, but i only used it to read areas that i was cloudy on. like if i kept missing questions about trachestomies or something, i'd go and read that.

[KAYBDT6, BSN, RN]

NCLEX ABCDZ STRATEGY

A. Spend 1/3 of your time reviewing content you don't understand

B. Spend 2/3 of your time answering test question

C. Used most comfortable NCLEX review book for content.

D. Begin with the area that is most difficult for you or area that are least familiar

E. Use a good nursing reference manual or internet to find information

F. Define the disease in terms of pathophysiological process and understand the disease process.

G. Identify the early and late symptoms of disease

H. Identify most important or life-threatening complication associated with the disease.

I. Define the medical treatment.

J. Identify nursing intervention associate with early and late symptom of disease process

K. Identify what to teach patient and family to prevent in other to adapt to disease process.

L. list the area you need to review.

M. Answering question in a test mode will improve your test taking skills

N. Each time you answer question, check the number of question you answered correctly that will motivate you to read and study more next time.

O. Keep track of your score to see how you're improving in all area of your content.

P. If you answer less than 65% correctly, these is a WARNING SIGNAL!! Spend lots of time reviewing content and stop doing question on the weakest area

Q. If you answer 65-75% correctly your performance is improving and success is certain. Continue working with the content until your score is above 75%

R. Every wrong answer, identify why you answered it wrongly.

S. Practice 75- 85 question to known how you'll be prepared for NCLEX Exam and see how many you answered correctly

T. Do understand the question first, formulate your answer of hand and compare with the option given to see how close your answer!!

U. Anticipate Test question will increase in difficulty when you get the first question right!!

V. Do not panic if someone finishes before you!!

W. Do not CRAM CRAM!!

X. Remember that you have learned a great amount of nursing knowledge and the exam is only designed to determine whether you're able to practice safely @ entry level

Y. Keep a positive attitude and Pray!!

Z. Wish you best of LUCK!!