NLN ACE II exam RUNDOWN

[NursingChk]

I have received so many pointers and tips for all nurses I feel like its time I give back. So today I took my med-surg adult nursing and mental health nursing NLN challenge exams for admission into the LPN to BSN program at OU. These exams grant you 30 or so credit hours toward your BSN . There are 4 exams in total and you can retake each test two times. A 70% is needed to pass.

Medsurg has 200 questions with a 4 hour period

Mental health 100 questions - 2 hours

Peds 100 questions - 2 hours

Maternity 97 questions - 2 hours

You are allowed breaks in-between and its not like the NCLEX no calculators allowed. I signed up for two tests at a time. I passed my Med-surg with an 81 and Mental Health with an 78. The test questions are similar to nclex style questions. Know your basic medications as well as well as dosage calculations. Look over calculating drip rate because i know they dont teach it in LPN school but it was def asked. I looked at the list of diseases they listed on the NLN website and studied from it and -___- is all I can say. They forgot to mention neurologic and renal/kidney diseases were about 15% of the test. ICP . Eye medications. Gluacoma and Catarats. I did a lot of questions. Well not that many. Probably around 500. I started studying 2 weeks before the exam about 1-2 hours a day when I could sometimes more. I watched youtube videos on specific diseases because I am big on auditory learning. That was for Med surg. For Mental Health I literally studied 2 days before mental health doesn't change its the same thing. If you got it in Lpn school you get it on this exam do questions nonetheless. On both of these exams some common questions I remember from lpn school were on the test. The books I used when studying included :

Saunders NCLEX review

Lippincott's Fast Facts for NCLEX-RN - i have this on pdf is you want

NCLEX RN question and answers flashcards - i have this on pdf if you want

Brunners MEDSURG text book - I have this on pdf

And YOUTUBE for lectures.

Ill be taking PED and Maternity in January but Ill keep everyone post. I was also told that as long as you pass the NLN tests and complete your prerequisites you are in the program because its not competitive. I really wish someone would of helped me but I hope I can help someone out there.

Email me if you have any questions Haircandie1 @gmail.com or would like the pdfs . 2 down 2 to go.

[crkirk2702]

Hi, I also am taking the test in January. Have a couple of questions if you would email me. My email is [email protected]

[NursingChk]

This is an update. I passed maternity but I am retaking Pediatrics in February. I literally studied for maternity for 2 days and I didn't study for Pediatrics at all. I think I may have inputed my fill in the blank answers so that may be the cause.

[NursingChk]

UPDATE: I retook the pediatric test and I passed.This retake with very similar to the first test but the first test was definitely harder. A lot of the same questions were on the second test. I advise anyone taking the test be aware of what subjects you are being asked incase you dont pass you can prepare yourself the second go round because 9/10 the questions you see will reappear. . So I just have to put in my application. I am so excited. I will be writing updates about the program and all my experiences with it. email me with any questions .

[emtlogic]

Thank you so much for the info and updates! It's virtually impossible to find info on how to prepare for these tests, other than winging it with everything RN related. I'll be taking mine- not sure of order- hopefully beginning of the year.

Any other advice to share as you've moved along in this process?