Studying help needed for nclex-lpn

[scorpio82]

Any recommendations on how I can study and what I can study to pass the nclex-lpn the second time?

[nurseofalltrades]

Everyone's tests are different. There is no way to know what to study..My best advice is to brush up on each system and some common meds associated with each....know some maternity such as lochia, PIH....alot of questions are situational such as what would u do or who would u see first...best of luck!

[marryweather]

If you are willing for pay for it Educational Resources inc has a great NCLEX review. I was fortunate enough that my instructor made it mandatory for us. They have all kinds of review programs and even have new reviews that mimic the new NCLEX 2005 was the first year with fill in the blanks and multiple choice. It even has a complete systems review. the address is eriworld.com

[gjudy]

My advice...

~look at your grades from PN school - what did you do well in, what did you not do well in. Focus on the units of study that gave you a hard time then do the easy areas last.

~don't forget to look at your anatomy grades too - NCLEX questions can evaluate your knowledge of anatomy through different types of questions

~know nursing interventions for the different disorders/diseases you learned about. All nurses must be good at figuring out what to do to help the patient through their situation - and interventions are the key. Years ago the answer "call the doctor" or "notify the supervisor" would be THE answers...now, the LPN must know what to do to help the patient before (or at the same time) you are calling for help

~ pharm is a toss up - look at common endings of the generic names of drugs - these are clues to you regarding their classifictaion Ex: -- pril endings are ACE inhibitors, -sone endings tend to be steroids...If you can do this, then even if they throw a drug at you that you never heard of, you may be able to figure the answer out

~ EAT before taking the test - your brain energy source is glucose...you need food in order to keep your brain snappy

~ before you answer a question - put yourself in the question - and review the disorder/disease/pharm classification in your head BEFORE you choose an answer.

These ideas might help...and get a good review guide. I hear Saunders is hard - so that's the book you want. If you can do the hard questions, you can get through the exam. Goodluck to you!