Taking multiple NC tests in a month...

BetterMeRN · Feb 20, 2008

Ok, so I am trying not to get too ahead of myself since I take NC 1 on Saturday.. but......how do people take more than one nc test in a month? Are you studying for more than one at a time? Studying for a week for one?
And if you are doing more than one in a month, how many hours a week are you working?
Thanks,
Erin

Well, for me I start out by registering for the exam, purchase the practice exam, take the first form and see where I stand.

For Health Safety, I got a 72 without any studying on form A. I went ahead and scheduled my exam and studied for that date (deadline). I took Form B I got aound the same score. I figured I couldn't be any more ready so I went ahead and took the exam and passed.

What people say on here is right, if you score in the 70's your ready. For my upcoming exams I'm putting more focus on the areas worth more. According to EC, there will be twice as many questions in those areas than the ones with lower percentage rate.

Editorial Team / Moderator · Feb 21, 2008

There were some exams that I studied at the same time .... not from beginning to end, but they overlapped. I did NC1, NC2, and NC3 by themselves. When I was nearly done studying for NC4, I started to study for NC7 (I took them out of order that way because NC7 is very dry/factual and was a good one to study at the same time as another). When I was halfway through NC7, I started to study for NC5. I did those three exams in the same month (September) -- one at the beginning, one at the middle, and one at the end. Then I did NC6 the next month.

I spent every bit of my free time studying (and any time I could at work, too -- which wasn't much, but every hour counted!). I also used Chancellor's study guides with audio, so I listened to the study guides while driving to work (two hours round-trip). I work three 12s a week in an ER. Monday nights I'm a volunteer medic at a fire station. I also work about 25 hours a month doing graphic design/layout for my old employer. But that's it! No kids, and a very supportive husband -- that really helps, too. But he's glad that I'm done with all the NCs and the general ed stuff -- he's going to get tired of me assessing him while I practice for the CPNE, but he'll deal with it. LOL!

I don't think there was a single test for which I didn't spend at least 3 weeks studying. I think the one I spent the least amount of time on was NC4, but as a medic, the cardiac and respiratory was very much review for me. :)