Leonardo Del Toro

Leonardo Del Toro RN

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  1. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you are one of those that take a little more time to carefully read the questions before answering...these advices might work well for you. These are not things I read in a book but hard earned...

  2. How to study MEDS for NCLEX

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to kalop's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Here's a list of tips: 1. Know all the drug families 2. Know denominations such as "zine", "pine", "pril" 3. Keep your eyes peeled for current used drugs (i.e. watch TV commercials) 4. Know that side...

  3. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The best way to know what the "hot topics" are is by practicing thousands of questions. You will begin to notice that certain subjects come up over and over again even though they have different...

  4. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't delay...go and take it. Nervous is OK, too confident is trouble. You are never ready. Don't know much about the PN exam. Again you must know the "hot topics" and be able to dish them out...

  5. HURST or KAPLAN??? Trying to decide

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to mariyahsmommy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think a combination of several books is best. The important point is that you are going through questions containing the "hot topics" and that majority of questions are implementation, assessment,...

  6. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, I think first students have to find a new way of thinking about this test and that's not easy. First and foremost is the understanding you are not accumulating "right" answers like in traditional...

  7. NCLEX Tomorrow, April 22

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to wannabRN86's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    GOOD LUCK...don't think too much, answer each question in less than a minute (average), move on and keep a pace (it's your life line), don't be afraid of making mistakes but pay total attention, you...

  8. Easy vs. hard NCLEX questions

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to JaimeeG's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX questions are based on the Bloom's Taxonomy scale. Category Example and Key Words Knowledge: Recall data or information. Examples: Recite a policy. Quote prices from memory to a customer....

  9. Bummed...

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Byaggha's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes. That is a interesting thing to notice, how as you try to pass your level and ability to pay attention becomes greater so there are good things about not passing. I now know all lab values, tons...

  10. Bummed...

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Byaggha's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck the next time. You will get there, some people suffer for some

  11. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Lippincott is a book with lots of questions and a CD. It's good because it covers each area in

  12. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    NCLEX 3500 is good. Anything that you feel comfortable with. Lippincott is good too. The only questions I don't like are the ones on Exam Cram CD (they even have gross errors). Go to this site for...

  13. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good Luck next time Milly...don't go crazy. Here's my prescription: 60 Q a day on 60 min. Read rationales carefully. One day a week do 265 on 6 hours. Remain above 65%...you will

  14. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You are right about reading the exam psychometrics, I think every source of information on this test is a good idea. What I meant about answering questions is that you are not going to answer any more...

  15. I PASSED!!!!!! Finally...whew!

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Nia1976's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :clpty::ancong!::dancgrp:

  16. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck...remember, there is no punishment for getting questions wrong, as long as you are getting some right, (everyone gets 50% right, 50% wrong) so if you are in the level of knowledge they like...

  17. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Be nervous is a good sign. You can do it, just keep answering those questions to the end, that's all. What makes you think I'm

  18. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    With the pop up your chances of passing are about

  19. Struggling with the NCLEX? These tips may help you.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What I meant is that, the moment you perceive this test is hard, the mind quickly wants to beat the test and that means acquiring more and more knowledge. Nurses to be go insane and plow into the...

  20. According to 'TRICK' I passed my LVN nclex exam.

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to sweetmya's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My advice is this: The NCLEX is all about timing. You must answer the questions within less than one minute. If you boiled the test down you would find that mostly what they want to know is how good...

  21. God is good i passed

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to wahala's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :ancong!::clpty::dancgrp:

  22. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    if you got this message it means that your passing probability is about

  23. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Go back and read the very first post of this tread. I think this will turn into the "good pop

  24. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I PASSED!!! This is just to add one more testimony (for all of you that are going up the walls with anxiety) got the "good pop up" two days later, name in the BRN site. The trick worked for

  25. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Leonardo Del Toro replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Read the first post in this thread. That statement (in red) is backed by thousands of nurses if that will tranquilize