Questions vs. Content Review

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jun 25, 2010

I personally would just do questions and read the rationale (even right ones) and only review/study a subject if you are having problems answering questions

caliotter3 · Jun 25, 2010

If you honestly are not "weak" in any area and feel you have a grasp of the content, then, of course, move on to questions and rationales only. You can look up anything you stumble across that throws you. Good luck as your big day approaches.

Leonardo Del Toro, RN · Jun 25, 2010

Practice 60 questions per day of whatever source you like. Answer 60 questions in 60 minutes do a few 265 runs. The trick is to always time them at one per minute.

Gerry1888RN · Jun 25, 2010

I found only an hour ago that I passed my NCLEX-RN. I pretty much only did practice questions. I did about 4000 in one month after graduating. I didn't really look at any review books. I just looked at my class notes for the last two days leading up to the test. I passed with 75 questions in 60 minutes. I think it is best to answer the questions as soo as you can.

EDRN-2010 · Jun 25, 2010

I took the nclex this week and I do not know if the new test format has changed things, but I think that any time I spent reviewing questions was a waste of time. The questions were all straight-forward and the best way to answer them was to know the facts/content. The only strategies I used were ABC and Maslow, and those weren't going to help me if I didn't know the specific antibiotic that you should use for a specific condition, or when I didn't know which to select in a select all that apply pertaining to side effects or symptoms of a medication or condition. From talking to my classmates that have also passed the nclex this month, we all agree that the nclex seems to place great emphasis on if you have a solid grasp on the content.

ETA, I finished with 75 questions in an hour.

wannabHishands · Jun 25, 2010

I took the nclex this week and I do not know if the new test format has changed things, but I think that any time I spent reviewing questions was a waste of time. The questions were all straight-forward and the best way to answer them was to know the facts/content. The only strategies I used were ABC and Maslow, and those weren't going to help me if I didn't know the specific antibiotic that you should use for a specific condition, or when I didn't know which to select in a select all that apply pertaining to side effects or symptoms of a medication or condition. From talking to my classmates that have also passed the nclex this month, we all agree that the nclex seems to place great emphasis on if you have a solid grasp on the content.
ETA, I finished with 75 questions in an hour.

Awwww, crap! :) They always said the opposite before! So much for having a chance when you've never seen that topic before...

I still don't think I'd use Saunders solely... grab a book with some harder questions, like Lacharity or Kaplan, and see how you do.

Good luck!

erinp88 · Jun 25, 2010

I have 4 other books!!! I am going to keep plowing ahead with my content review with Saunders. I seem to know about 50% of what's expected on the NCLEX and I'd like to know at least 80%! Yikes, awfully time consuming though!