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hi everybody ,this is sheraz.All of those who cleared this exam or those who appeared in the exams could plz tell me what type of questions asked in this exam.Is it about anatomy n physiology , or tricky situations with patient ,nursing managment ,knownledge of medicine ,what is it about .plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me on this .thank u:banghead:

Questons are situation based. They usually give you a situation and then ask you something specific about it. You need to know your lab values, diabetes, ph levels, math questions, know ethics, and also diet and vitamins.......With this exam you have to think of the major health concerns for Canadians. I personally did not study..my thought was , after 4 years of school and numerous hours in clinical , if I didn't know it I never would.

I wish you luck......But keep in mind it has been over 5 years since I wrote the CRNE.

Specializes in med/surg.

As an IEN you will need to study more psyche-social issues. A&P won't matter one jot. It's not a very technical based exam. Lab values don't feature much either. There are a couple of maths questions but as you are not allowed calculators they're easy - almost a relief!!

You should check out relevant threads on here & also look at the info regarding the exam on the CNA website. Use their book, it's about the closest, plus take their on-line test nearer the time, although bear in mind that the exam is way, way trickier.

On the plus side all but 1 IEN from our unit in Oct passed the recent one. To be honest this exam doesn't really test your nursing anymore it's like a psychometric test that just happens to be based around nursing IMO!

My advise is try to understand instead of merely memorizing.

In my opinion it's a well designed exam and it will test many major themes in nursing which you ought to know. The integrity of the exam is also quite good - questions are fresh. Don't expect a rehash of questions from a practice book. Don't expect to merely memorize a thousand kaplan questions and pass the test.

I have taken many exams, and this by far is the most challenging and rewarding. Compared to the other exam I took, the CRNE is more difficult.

I am strong in Medical-surgical nursing and in my experience that helped me pass this exam.

Here are a few tips that may help you:

1. Study techniques on taking multiple choice questions until you are very comfortable with the best way to take multiple choice tests. I used techniques outlined in an NCLEX Kaplan text. If you know how to successfully take multiple choice tests you will be halfway on your way to passing this exam.

2. Go through the competencies specfied in the CRNE prep guide. These give you an idea of what the exam is based on.

3. Take as many CRNE practice questions as possible. When first taking the questions don't worry about your score but concentrate on understanding the rationales. So for instance when you first study the CRNE prep guide you could take the first exam by using this format -> answer a question, then look up the answer and read the rationale. Read the rationale whether or not you got the answer right. Do this for all the questions on that exam booklet. Use this chance to practice your multiple-choice test taking strategies as well. When you finish the first exam booklet, take the second exam booklet using the normal exam format where you answer all questions before looking at the answers. However make sure to check the rationales as well when you are marking your test.

4. Fortunately or unfortunately, there isn't that much CRNE prep material available out there. This means you will probably run out of material to practice on. If you have finished going through all your CRNE stuff, move on to practising with NCLEX questions. When using NCLEX quides, ignore questions that are not covered by the CRNE such as calculations of nutrition values, US lab values, etc... and concentrate on general questions that are applicable to both CRNE and NCLEX exams. There are dozens of free NCLEX test sites on the internet. You should have no problems finding stuff to practice with. I studied many NCLEX questions when I was preparing for the October exam and I was happy I did because I managed to answer some of the questions on the CRNE using knowledge I picked up from the NCLEX tests. One of the free NCLEX sites that I frequented is http://198.146.4.5/nclexrn3500. I like this site because you can take the questions in various formats e.g. if you choose the 'review' option you can get hints when answering questions and get to see the rationale straight away.

5. Finally use positive thinking and don't stress too much about the exam.

Happy studying!!!

Why is it that they make the actual exam much trickier than the practice questions they offer both online and in the prep guide?

If I was not already scared . . . ! I am an IEN from Australia with 5 years experience.

Cheers

Specializes in med/surg.

Despite that fact you will still be okay if you work through their questions, just be prepared for the feeling that you've been through the mill on the day!

In Oct we all felt (well all those who took it with me anyhow) like we'd failed, that the exam prep book was not as good as it should or could have been but most of us did pass - that's the main thing!

Here are a few tips that may help you:

1. Study techniques on taking multiple choice questions until you are very comfortable with the best way to take multiple choice tests. I used techniques outlined in an NCLEX Kaplan text. If you know how to successfully take multiple choice tests you will be halfway on your way to passing this exam.

2. Go through the competencies specfied in the CRNE prep guide. These give you an idea of what the exam is based on.

3. Take as many CRNE practice questions as possible. When first taking the questions don't worry about your score but concentrate on understanding the rationales. So for instance when you first study the CRNE prep guide you could take the first exam by using this format -> answer a question, then look up the answer and read the rationale. Read the rationale whether or not you got the answer right. Do this for all the questions on that exam booklet. Use this chance to practice your multiple-choice test taking strategies as well. When you finish the first exam booklet, take the second exam booklet using the normal exam format where you answer all questions before looking at the answers. However make sure to check the rationales as well when you are marking your test.

4. Fortunately or unfortunately, there isn't that much CRNE prep material available out there. This means you will probably run out of material to practice on. If you have finished going through all your CRNE stuff, move on to practising with NCLEX questions. When using NCLEX quides, ignore questions that are not covered by the CRNE such as calculations of nutrition values, US lab values, etc... and concentrate on general questions that are applicable to both CRNE and NCLEX exams. There are dozens of free NCLEX test sites on the internet. You should have no problems finding stuff to practice with. I studied many NCLEX questions when I was preparing for the October exam and I was happy I did because I managed to answer some of the questions on the CRNE using knowledge I picked up from the NCLEX tests. One of the free NCLEX sites that I frequented is http://198.146.4.5/nclexrn3500. I like this site because you can take the questions in various formats e.g. if you choose the 'review' option you can get hints when answering questions and get to see the rationale straight away.

5. Finally use positive thinking and don't stress too much about the exam.

Happy studying!!!

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