Starting NCLEX/HESI studying the first semester?

nlitened · Nov 5, 2015

Not studying for the NCLEX per se, but getting use to those kind of questions. And yes, it is advisable to expose yourself to those NCLEX style questions from semester one, because all of your tests will likely be in that style.

Saunders is great. But there are many different NCLEX books out there. What I did is once we started a new subject I would cover that same subject in my Saunders book to better prepare for the exam.

I use ATI at my school, so I'm not sure if HESI works the same way, but our school gives us the ATI books...its part of our tuition. So you will need to see if your school gives them to you or if you need to buy them.

Good Luck in your program!

betabob · Nov 6, 2015

Not studying for the NCLEX per se, but getting use to those kind of questions. And yes, it is advisable to expose yourself to those NCLEX style questions from semester one, because all of your tests will likely be in that style.
Saunders is great. But there are many different NCLEX books out there. What I did is once we started a new subject I would cover that same subject in my Saunders book to better prepare for the exam.
I use ATI at my school, so I'm not sure if HESI works the same way, but our school gives us the ATI books...its part of our tuition. So you will need to see if your school gives them to you or if you need to buy them.
Good Luck in your program!

Thank you! Yes, I suppose I meant familiarizing myself with the questions and learning the strategies since I won't really know anything yet, haha. The Pharmacology class I am taking now has a NCLEX style question review at the end of each chapter, as well as quizzes and tests, so I'm sort of familiar with it already. I'll look into Saunders, thank you again! :)