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Could you shed more light on this? Personally, I think how the test were generated is very important. In order to having test questions similar to NCLEX exam, ones must study thousands of NCLEX questions thoroughly and intensively. IMO, Questions in which options can be eliminated easily are generally not NCLEX questions.

Thank for the helpful reply, Siri.

A few rationales in Saunder's CD advice that option suggesting of using antibiotic prophylactically should be eliminated due to the fear of bacteria resistance. However, another rationale indicates that MD will give antibiotic prophylactically for patient who has a history of endocardititis before performing any procedures which involve instrument. Is it the only exception? Please advice.

Congratulation! especially on you first strike.:balloons:

Way to go. Get ready for the celebration! :wink2: How long did you take to complete 85 questions? What was your strategy for questions in which you had no clue?

Pasero, After answering a question in a study mode on the CD accompanied with Saunder comprehensive review for the nclex rn book, an icon with a lightbulb becomes visible. Clicking that icon will show the test taking strategy for the answer. 100 questions / day is part of Suzanne's study plan. You'll need to private email her to get the study plan. Look at her post in the sticky section for further detail.

Best luck to you

You mean reading the option slowly and reread it. Absolute words such as avoid and every are GENERALLY incorrect answer. GENERALLY means it is applicable for 95%. While answering question from Saunder CD, I have seen few correct answers which contain these absolute words

Suzanne, Do you know how Saunders generated practice questions? Did they thoroughly study real NCLEX-RN questions, identify keys components, and then simulate practice questions in a way that 's very close to real NCLEX-RN questions? How would you Saunders questions to questions in Kaplan, Mosby, etc? While preparing for the NCLEX, I realized that questions in my class room is much different from questions in NCLEX.

2005grad, Besides reading rationale, don't forget to read the test taking strategy which is an icon with a lightbulb. I found that test taking strategy is very helpful, especially for common sense question. Sometimes, thought I know nothing about the question, for example the medication name and its purpose, I was able to pick the correct answer by using proper test taking strategy.:)

ate 4 bananas (k+ found in bananas) with 5 glasses of milk (ca+ found in milk), read 2 magazines (magnesium) about 2 fossils (phosphorus). spent $140 on napkins (na+)and a $100 on clear heals. (cl) did 15 bun exercises and drank 1 creatine shake (creatinine) . met, 3 idiots (i for inr), 11 pets ( p is for pt) and 65 hunks. (h is for heparin’s ptt). it does help. thanks daisy.

Please, share what is your preferable way to memorize lab values. Since lab values are inconsistent between books, what lab values should I use? Is it neccessary to remember the unit of a lab value? For instance, for potasium, just remember 3.5 - 5.1 instead of 3.5 - 5.1 mEq/ L.