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Thank you for this advice! I'll keep on working on those skills and critical thinking until the time is right to make a move.

Hello, I am a nurse with about 1 year experience on a busy Med-Surg/Tele floor. We are also a peds (adolescent) overflow unit if need be. I have really learned a lot and still have plenty to learn, but I honestly do not see myself working adult med/surg for long and hope to move preferably to PICU after 1.5-2 years experience. Besides acquiring a solid med/surg foundation, what other things can I do to make self a stronger candidate when I am ready to apply for a PICU position? Volunteer work with children/families? Peds classes? PALS? Do you think these would help an experienced nurse transfer to PICU? Thanks.

Thanks for the advice! Using it for the exit HESI was a really smart idea. I think I'm going to use it for my weakest areas, and randomize it for everything else.

Yeah I've been doing that so far. I started with tests on systems, that I am weaker at. I've been mixing it up a bit too. Hope it works me! Thanks!

]If there were a system I needed a review on, I would make the quiz filled with that system. Otherwise I mixed everything.

Yeah I've been doing that so far. I started with tests on systems, that I am weaker at. I've been mixing it up a bit too. Hope it works me! Thanks!

Okay. That is what I was finding out too as I tried random questions. It was too disorganized in my had and not helpful with retaining information or learning from the rationales. Thanks for your advice!

Hello All, Long time lurker since before even my pre-requisite days and now I'm getting ready for the NCLEX. WOW! I've always appreciated the advice found here. I purchased UWorld, and am loving it so far. However, my question is whether it is better use UWorld by system/subject or to just answer 100-200 random questions a day. I feel that I benefit from content review, and UWorld + Saunders Comp Review had done well for me in the subjects I've covered so far. However I understand the actual NCLEX has a random order on a variety of topics, so it may benefit me to complete the ~1900 questions in the same manner. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!