Well, here's what my morning was like.. I hope I'm not revealing enough to get me in hot water with boards... If I am then MODS please let me know so I can make necessary edits.
Blue screen after 75 q's and I finished in 45 minutes.
Lots of Infection control as previously mentioned...
Lots of triage/priority patients
3 math
12 SATA
8 or 9 Meds - Reactions/Need further teaching
I studied Saunders 4th Ed. CD questions, NCSBN Learning Extension (questions only), HURST Live Review (only the questions helped - the review was kinda basic), and the NCLEX-RN 3500 website thingy - there's a link in one of the threads around here somewhere...
I took one practice test a day (about 75 q's) for a week... did NOTHING last night... and walked in this morning - LUCKILY I don't get test anxiety... I felt weird finishing so early... lol. I'm sure everyone else there was like "Damn.. that dude musta failed it."
I started with an easy question and never saw another one.. I was getting hammered with SATA's and Meds towards the end.... so that's why I'm 99% sure I passed. Nothing that totally threw me.. I could pretty much ADPIE and ASSESS through them.
Tips -
*ASSUME THE WORST
*If it's a cardiac problem and it asks you pick the priority intervention - then pick something CARDIAC related... even though the others sound good...
* If you haven't heard of it - then it's probably safe to say another entry level nurse hasn't either - so don't pick it.
* ABC's
Hope this helps!!! Know your airborne precautions and that you room patients with the same/similar dx's together.
I'll post the official results when I get them!!! HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE 4TH!!!
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dabmtcuRN
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Congratulations Clay!!! Feels so good, doesn't it?? Have a great 4th!!!
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