So many resources to study??!! Which one?

[NurseAlzar, ASN, BSN, RN]

My home office is filled with so many NCLEX resource study that I don't where to start again! I quit my job yesterday just to focus on this exam to take before May. My resources are as follows: Lacharity, Kaplan books/trainers, Learning extension, Mark Klimek audio, Helen Feuer, Uworld and many other study guides.. My problem I believe is learning the strategies. This will be my 4th attempt in trying to pass the Nclex.

Please help me decide on what I should focus on!!

[Newbiee RN,BSN]

This is what I suggest. Do not use too many sources. I have found that when I did that. It only confused me because sometimes sources can contradict each other. For example, as far as putting PPE on and taking them off the correct way. I had to look them up on the CDC website because different sources said different things. I would pick one source for major content, LaCharity, and UWORLD UWORLD UWORLD. I feel that this helped me more than anything. You will pass. Stay positive. Good vibes sent your way !!

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

What are your weak areas??

The issue may not necessarily the source of the review, but how one approaches the NCLEX itself: understanding the four concepts of becoming a competent, entry-level nurse:

1. Safe, effective care;

2.Health promotion;

3.Physiological Integrity;

4.Psychosocial integrity

Will determine WHAT the question is asking you; the question may be Respiratory related-but is it a Health Promotion or a Safety, or a Physiological or a Psychosocial one? Would you know the difference and choose the BEST answer?

Once one understands the concepts of NCLEX, they can do so successfully.

Don't look at content; you know most of the material because you passed nursing school; begin to do questions related to each concept; review all questions and rationales; ANY rationale you struggle with, THEN review content. Lather, rinse, repeat.

When practicing the questions, prepare the questions like a mock NCLEX exam, review the minimum and then work up to the maximum for endurance purposes.

[Flnolegirl]

Mark K. gives great tricks and lil things to remember along with Uworld you should do fine....I have Kaplan as well but the rationales are not as good as Uworld.

[Korosensei]

1st have your content locked down. Use any source to review Patho.

2nd practice questions and read rationales - uworld 75-150 ?'s a day

3rd pda by la charity do priority questions and learn to delegate

4th kill it on the nclex, good luck!