Compassi0n

Thank you so much CatrachaRn and congrats on passing!!! I don't understand why people say you shouldn't study content and just practice questions because don't you need a solid background on content to answer them?! Thank you all for the feedback! I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one who felt this way.

lmandrade, what did you use to study?

I will tell you why I did that during my recent exam. I was actually writing down the options, 1, 2, 3, 4 so that way I can cross out what I felt I knew wasn't the answer and circled the write option(s) (like for SATA) so that I wouldn't miss anything. So that's how I know how many SATA I had. The other things I just recall from memory, like an estimate of how many I came across (like meds). But I agree that it can be a waste of time I suppose.

So I took my NCLEX-RN exam yesterday. I thought I was doing well because I was getting so many SATA. I counted about 26 SATA in the first 75 questions. But it didn't cut off at 75, it kept going and going. I had alot of teaching questions, infection control, priority, 1 delegation question, a few pictures, 2 math, 9 meds, no EKG, no drag and drop. I kept going until I ran out of time. I was able to narrow the choices down to 2 most of the time. There were also some questions on the professional nursing responsibilities and roles. Also I am a repeat test taker. I did Kaplan the first time but I knew it wasn't going to work out because I was just giving my best guess on the questions, I knew I needed a content review. So the next attempt I used Hurst and a bit of Saunders as backup. I was doing well on practice questions from LaCharity, NCLEX 3500, and Saunders. But I guess that wasn't enough either. I am asking for help. People say they take the exam feeling like they are guessing, and they still pass. I just don't know what to do anymore. I also have seen the SAME questions pulled from my last exam too. I was very calm during this exam and took my time answering the questions. While taking the exam, I felt that I needed to know Saunders, word for word. I could not apply the decision tree to any questions either. What am I supposed to do now...? I feel like I just can't pass no matter how hard I try!!

"Since my family has high expectations for me," you are definitely not alone on that. I experience pressure from my family on a daily basis. I am also preparing with Hurst and Saunders. I hope we will pass this test! Good luck

Thanks! Are you using any additional resources or just sticking with Hurst?

I haven't taken the test yet but I've been using Hurst to study as well. However, I have the older videos/workbook. I was wondering if the newer ones had content on diseases like Alzheimers?

Congrats! Did you use any test taking strategies to help you?

Congrats! I see that you have used Hurst. I was wondering how you reviewed medications? Did you only go over the ones that were in the book?

CONGRATS!!! :)

Congrats on your success RN! I am using Hurst as well. I was wondering if you used any additional material to study medications?

Congrats RN!! Did you use the 5th day materials as well??

I was just at the library looking at the 6th edition and comparing it to the 4th edition that I have. 6th edition has a few more pictures and some of the questions are different. Content is mostly the same.

Congrats!! I am using Hurst to prepare and you just gave me more confidence about it. Did you just go over the content or do the questions as well?

Just looked up this topic in Saunders. For interventions it lists maintaining adequate hydration first and administering oxygen second. Not sure if that means hydration is priority??