Taking NCLEX PN 2nd time few days! HELP!!!!!

begosh · Dec 6, 2012

Review the questions you answered incorrectly. Determine the reason why you chose the wrong answer. Is it because of strategies...meaning choosing safety over airway, breathing, circulation? Assess vs implement or vice versa? Or is it lack of content? Performing these steps helped me with not only applying test taking strategies, but also identified my weaknesses, resulting in studying smarter. Hope this helps.

heart2serve · Dec 6, 2012

Take a deep breath! Sounds like you are starting to psych yourself out. For starters, focus on your weakest areas and try to become a little stronger in the content you feel the most insecure about (for me it was OB and Peds. Thank God I didn't get much of either!). The NCLEX pulls from a bank of about 9000+ questions, so there is no way you can really study or cram for this test. You have to feel strong enough in your foundations to critically think your way through. I'm sure you know way more than you think so trust your instincts! Don't focus on getting a high-score, just take it one question at a time. Remember, you only need to pass. No one is ever gonna ask you what you scored on your NCLEX. I would say good luck, but I bet you won't need it this time! Go kick that NCLEX in the face!

P.S. Do you have any specific questions or areas of trouble? I feel pretty strong in most of this stuff. Would be happy to help you if I can! :specs:

allabtu · Dec 6, 2012

Thank you! This is very encouraging. I do have a question, this pertains to my frustrations on some review questions and the strategy understanding them.

Q: Client has chest tubes rt side, to promote optimal resp. function, what implementation plan should be followed:

A: maintain bed rest

B: Position supine & lat. rt side

c: q hr deep breathe & cough

d: milk the tube each shift

But in the rationales there are times that a physician may order something different. In some questions this is not mentioned the doctor has an order. What strategy words can I seek out to know if its a nurse process (LPN) or an order by the (Dr.)?

begosh · Dec 6, 2012

Thank you! This is very encouraging. I do have a question, this pertains to my frustrations on some review questions and the strategy understanding them.
Q: Client has chest tubes rt side, to promote optimal resp. function, what implementation plan should be followed:
A: maintain bed rest
B: Position supine & lat. rt side
c: q hr deep breathe & cough
d: milk the tube each shift
Answer: © I know this because post op and chest surgeries effect breathing and the key is promote, implantation.
But in the rationales there are times that a physician may order something different. In some questions this is not mentioned the doctor has an order. What strategy words can I seek out to know if its a nurse process (LPN) or an order by the (Dr.)?

The best way is to look at the questions and rationales side by side and from there you'll be able to point out the difference. I, myself, find questions that seem similar but with a different answer. Once I view the 2 questions together, it makes sense why the correct answer differs.