Need some help and advice to pass NCLEX please

Silverdragon102, BSN · Feb 8, 2010

Moved to a thread on it's own to get more answers.

How did you study before? Can you think of a way that is in the study style that you use?

caliotter3 · Feb 8, 2010

Persistence is the key, if you are making an honest effort. You can't open the review book in front of the TV and expect to absorb and retain the material. As long as you are using the good study habits you learned in school, eventually you will pass. You just have to keep on investing time and effort.

Grace02 · Feb 9, 2010

first time i used Hurst review material and Saunders comp 4Th and failed. second time I used kaplan and Saunders again and still failed with 75 quest. Always tried to go over at least 100 quest per day. Am the kind of person that I cant focus around distraction. So I don't know real where am I making mistake and how far can I push my brain. Cause this is real upsetting me. How did you guys study?:crying2:

Silverdragon102, BSN · Feb 9, 2010

My study plan a few years ago was 2 hours when I worked and 4 hours when I wasn't working and just did questions and read the rationale. It was protected time and my husband looked after the house and any interruptions

Grace02 · Feb 9, 2010

so in that 2 hrs of your studying how many quest did you go over or didn't matter to you so long as was 2 hrs and 4 hr same times.In your studying time what did you have to understand? . Cause in my studying time I trying to understand how to answer question, to know what real they asking me, sign and symptoms, calculation,side effect, lab's and so forth. So am I missing same-thing in my studying pls help me.

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Grace02 · Feb 12, 2010

help me pls with nclex RN. :redpinkhe:redpinkhe

Silverdragon102, BSN · Feb 12, 2010

so in that 2 hrs of your studying how many quest did you go over or didn't matter to you so long as was 2 hrs and 4 hr same times.In your studying time what did you have to understand? . Cause in my studying time I trying to understand how to answer question, to know what real they asking me, sign and symptoms, calculation,side effect, lab's and so forth. So am I missing same-thing in my studying pls help me.
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My 2 or 4 hours depending on whether I was working or not was totally questions and reading the rationales, the rationales will explain if you got it wrong what to look for and if right then will confirm what you thought or point you to what the question is asking if you got it right but it was a guess.

Grace02 · Feb 12, 2010

I have one problem of critical thinking, I think its only thing that put me into stress. How do people over came this. Thanx.:crying2:

Grace02 · Feb 16, 2010

is any one would like to question each other what we learned after studying? :)

Michael'sprv8RN · Feb 16, 2010

Persistence is the key, if you are making an honest effort. You can't open the review book in front of the TV and expect to absorb and retain the material. As long as you are using the good study habits you learned in school, eventually you will pass. You just have to keep on investing time and effort.

Doing this exactly! as my kids leaves for school, will do some chores and after I'll be in our bedroom studying, breaks are only for snacks and lunch...some stretching. But why does it always feels like you haven't studied enough? hubby would say I'm studying too much but I'm still not confident.

NJ2010RN · Feb 17, 2010

I found this on another thread. I wish I knew the person's real name to give them credit because it helped me.

Additionally I found that when I reviewed the practice tests, I would write down what I got wrong, why and study all the possible answers. I would also do this for questions that I wasn't sure of, but got correct anyway.

Good luck!!!

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