Prioritize questions on NCLEX are not on it anymore?

[Hopeless2010]

the first time I took NCLEX the tutor exam showed me that the prioritize questions were suppose to be the tougher questions. The computer stopped at 85 and i didn't get any prioritize questions and 3 days later i found out i failed.The second time NCLEX tutor exam showed me that the prioritize questions were suppose to be the tougher questions. The computer stopped at 205 and i didn't get any prioritize questions and 4 days later i found out i failed. The third time the NCLEX tutor didn't show me any prioritize questions and it showed that the select all apply questions with the boxes was the tougher questions. The computer stopped somewhere around 99-109 and found out 6 days later that I passed. So did they remove the prioritize questions off of the NCLEX???

[Robyn_wants 2 B A RN]

to ahb2006, i havent taken nclex yet but when i'm doing those type of questions i usually picked the pt that is most acute, airway issues followed by MI.. again i havent taken nclex yet but its worked for practice question..

[Hopeless2010]

yea well the first 2 time i test the tutor pretest the one you take before you start the NCLEX it counts towards your time, anyways the first 2 times its showed me prioritize question but the 3rd time it didn't include it in the tutor pretest

[wannabHishands]

I had a ton of priority questions, took all 265 questions and failed! Who here has mastered the priority questions and would like to shed some light on how to tackle them. Most of my questions were "who to see first?" I feel like I know the content but don't know how to depict which pt is more critical. HELP!!

Kaplan had a great way to tackle these, and I used it MANY times on NCLEX:

Look at the first pt. Is it a stable pt? If there is a problem, is it an expected one? Now, look at the second pt., and ask the same questions. Compare the first two to each other. Out of those two, which one is more unstable, or critical? After you have a "winner", compare that one to number three, and ask the same questions again. Finally, take that "winner"- most critical patient- and compare it to number four, asking the same questions.

NOW, if there is more than one patient that is not stable, compare them to each other. Now is finally the time to use the abc's. Remember NOT to choose patients with expected results, even if they don't seem stable---except in extreme cases. And if all else fails, which one will die first if you don't see him/her?

I liked this method, as I only had to compare two patients at a time. Even I can handle that!

Good luck!

[pegasi]

I had a ton of priority questions, took all 265 questions and failed! Who here has mastered the priority questions and would like to shed some light on how to tackle them. Most of my questions were "who to see first?" I feel like I know the content but don't know how to depict which pt is more critical. HELP!!

sorry to hear that. You went all the way to 265. That means you KNOW your content. However, that is not enough. You will do yourself a favor by getting your hands on a kaplan trainer cd or something similar. It will teach you the skills necessary to answer these type of priority questions. Trust me, I know. The poster above is correct. Go through each person and incorporate the ABC with each of them.

[gking2010]

I know a few tricks if ur still looking. Think acute vs chronic, Time now vs time later, If they are getting treatment or not. A pt can appear to be ur priority but if they are already getting tx then look for th next acute pt who needs ur time now. Let me know if u need more help I was happy to see these questions cause i learned thru kaplan how to answer them..