Passed Nclex on the 2nd try! study tips!

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Hi! So I decided to make a post because I finally passed NCLEX- RN (THANK YOU GOD!). Hopefully you will find this helpful. It's a little long though, but hey whatever helps!

A Little about me : I failed NCLEX RN the first time I took it, then I took a break (about a day or two) and got back to studying .The 2nd time I took the exam I got the "Good" Popup and 48 hours later my name and license number was on the BON! I'm going to share with you how I did it and hopefully it will help you pass too.

Study Materials:

1. NCSBN Learning Extension 5 week course: (I believe they have a 3, 8, and 15 week course as well) - This helped a lot. There was a lot of good info . It breaks down Management of Care, Safety, Basic care and comfort, etc. It also breaks down each body system. Maternity, Peds, Pharm (although I did not complete all of the pharm sections) are also included. There are plenty of practice questions included as well.

2. Saunders Comprehensive NCLEX RN Review (5th Edition): I believe there is a 6th edition out, but it's basically the same as this one. THIS BOOK COVERS EVERYTHING!....AND I MEAN EVERYTHING! This book comes with a CD that includes 1000's of practice questions. There is an assessment that you can take that will tell you where your weak areas are and will even make a study schedule for you. There's study mode, quiz mode, and exam mode. They have tons of alternative format questions. I have to be honest though, this book is extensive. I would suggest paying close attention to the pyramid points in each chapter. I did not read the whole book.

3. ReMar Review: I did not buy the quick facts book so I cannot comment on that. However, I did watch her videos which were extremely helpful. I would suggest taking notes from each of her videos. Also there is a ReMar Review Blog that also contains helpful information as well as practice test. The website is http://www.remarreviewblog.com/ .

4. Study Guide: https://allnurses.com/hesi-exit-exam/nclex-hesi-study-507271.html . This study guide was helpful as well. I looked up most of the topics (Hint, Hint) so that I would get a good understanding of everything.

5.Kaplan NCLEX RN Review Book 2013-2014- I used this book mostly for test taking strategies. They have a lot of strategies on how to answer NCLEX questions. This book also breaks down the things you need to know for each category on the NCLEX (Management of Care, Basic Care and Comfort, etc. ) This book was big on content, but the information was helpful.

6.PRAY, PRAY, PRAY- PRAYER WORKS! THANK GOD IN ADVANCE!

Tips

1.Practice priority questions (who would you see first, what would you do first, etc).

2.Pharm- study medications in groups. Don't try to study individual drugs because there are too many of them. Pay attention to indications (why the drug is being given), adverse effects , and teaching.

3.Safety- know infection control.

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Congrats on passing your NCLEX RN. I know it must be extremely hard. I am starting nursing school on Jan. 7 please any advise you want to pass along would be appreciated:) Again Congrats!!!

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Congratulations ! Very happy for you! I'm curious, how many questions did you get?

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i'm just gonna copy/paste this in my motivation folder! congrats

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Hi! Get a NCLEX-RN Review book now. I recommend Saunders because it covers everything. It also helps with nursing school. nursing school is tough but just remember the goal is to become a nurse! If you can do practice questions when you have time. I'm telling you this will be beneficial to you even in school. You can do a web search for practice questions too. What are some of your concerns with school and/or nclex? I'm here to help!

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opps forgot to say Thank you! forgive me!

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Congratulations ! Very happy for you! I'm curious, how many questions did you get?

Hi! Thank you! I got 76 questions.

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i'm just gonna copy/paste this in my motivation folder! congrats

That's great! if you need any additional help let me know. I want everyone to pass! and thank you!

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I think my main concerns are I am not young anymore and I am a mom of three children and the hubby is military but it's what I want so I am going to do my best:) I am also concerned about the questions since almost all the answers are correct it's just finding which one is the best answer for the questions. I went and bought the sauders NCLEX book. Anything else please let me know I really want to do well. Also if you don't mind me asking how did you study?

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I think my main concerns are I am not young anymore and I am a mom of three children and the hubby is military but it's what I want so I am going to do my best:) I am also concerned about the questions since almost all the answers are correct it's just finding which one is the best answer for the questions. I went and bought the sauders NCLEX book. Anything else please let me know I really want to do well. Also if you don't mind me asking how did you study?

I have friends who were in very similar situations and they passed so just know that it can be done! First, there are strategies that will help you to choose the right answer. The strategies I learned were from the kaplan nclex rn review book. Saunders has test taking strategies as well in their book so either one is fine! Multiple choice: You should be able to eliminate two of the answer choices because they will have nothing to do with what the question is asking. For the select all that apply you treat each answer choice as a true or false question. The Saunders CD has those types of questions. I studied by systems (Cardio, Respiratory, ear & eye, etc.) it is easier to study that way. I watched the ReMar Review youtube videos that I mentioned when I needed a break from reading the book. For Pharm I grouped the drugs ( like beta blockers, proton pump inhibitors, antifungals, etc). know what they are used for, patient teaching, how they are adminstered, adverse effects, etc. Also pay attention drug interactions. The main thing is study a little each day and make sure you take breaks (Have a study free day every week, you do not want to overload your brain). If you have any more questions feel free to ask me! :-)

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For the one who posted about starting nursing... The link from all nurses it's 39 pages print it make flash cards of and as you go along you'll start to userstand it even ore also I highly highly recommened buying two books while in school Saunders and la chatty delegation and assessment for Saunders whatever your topic in school your learning that week read that chapter review questions inte ed of the chapter also try I know it will be hard but do atleast 100 question a week get into the habit of questions now this way by the one school is done you will have notes from Saunders and la clarity book all you have to do review and spend about a month doing more questions and you'll be good to go!!!

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The ncsbn is it videos or just reading materials??

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