TIPS/Info for passing NCLEX

[paula77720]

Hi,

To everyone who passed recent nclex-rn, can you please share what helped you best (cd's, printed materials, etc..) ? Where to focus? and how did you study/prepare?

thanks... this will help a lot of us who are scheduled to take the exams soon

[Diahni]

How can I sign up at NCSBN.org? Do I have to pay and sign up for question banks or is theres any way I become a member of NCSBN without paying?

Hi again - I wrote in my other post about this test - it's very worth it - I even got a few of the same questions on my nclex. See my other post about the online ncsbn. Best bet is to do the 45 dollar three week access, and only after you have gone through saunders. yes, you do have to pay, but I think it was worth it, not so much the info - i think it was too much info - but because the quizes will give you a really good sense of the actual test. Most important thing to remember is to not get upset when you start missing questions. After all, you're expected to get fifty percent of the higher level questions on the nclex.

Diahni

[fashionguru]

Hey Everyone!

i passed on my third try! Followed Suzanne's plan! i was quite nervous but i did no studying a day before and instead went for a facial and haircut and movie, and the day before after i had closed the books for good, i called in a massage! it is a relief to finally get this exam out of the way!

i did do a lot of deep breathing during the exam and a few times put my head down and took 5 - 10 min naps just to relax. it stopped at about 140 questions.

Good luck to everyone else out there!

[Diahni]

Congratulations, fashionguru! Persistence pays off, eh?

Diahni

[Anna NP]

Hi, i've been reading so much about the recommendations: Saunders' and Kaplan... I have looked through so many NCLEX review books and found Davis review book to be one of my favorites--easier to read, clear, to the point. I was wondering if ChinadollRN had any comments if she found it helpful when she did the nclex,anna

[igmirnor]

Hi

I got a great website for herbal medications which gives you all required information of common herbs used... hope it helps..http://medicalcorps.org/pharmacy/Herbals.htm

[Diahni]

Hi, i've been reading so much about the recommendations: Saunders' and Kaplan... I have looked through so many NCLEX review books and found Davis review book to be one of my favorites--easier to read, clear, to the point. I was wondering if ChinadollRN had any comments if she found it helpful when she did the nclex,anna

Everybody - I've looked at all of 'em, too. I also go for the easier to read books. Just remember that you need your basic information down pat, but the questions are virtually all about application. Definitely practice nclex questions. I found the ncsbn questions to be not only most like the real exam, in fact, there were some that were virtually the same questions. On the other hand, ncsbn's online review is far too detailed I think. I've said this a lot - the Mosby's book on prioritization will prepare you for any priority and delegation question, and there are lots of them. Good luck everybody. p.s. sign up for ncsbn at learningext.com.

Diahni

[sunnycalifornianurse]

Hi, I am from Sweden. There is a service that teaches the NCLEX-RN Curriculum in a live tutorial in California and in England. I was in a course in London and I passed straight away. Now I am in the US as a nurse ! yeaahh ! I have the best time of my life !!! I think everybody learns differently, I just do not trust these programs that tell you how to "trick" the test. I felt better going through the materials over and over again. And this is what the Tutorial did, just in a very intense way. If somebody wants to have a look, the website is www.nclex-tutorial.com Good Luck !

[igmirnor]

HI-

HYPOVOLEMIA

REMEMBER THIRST

T=Thready pulse,Tachycardia,

H=Hypotension,orthostatic Hypotension,Hypoactive bowel sounds,

I=Increased specific gravity

R=Respiration increased,Reflexes (DTR hyperactive),Restless

S=Skin dry,poor turgor,tented, +dry mouth, Skeletal musce weakness.

T=Treatment-IVF,Meds for cause, O2, maintain fluid electrolyte balance.

[igmirnor]

HI-

HYPOVOLEMIA

REMEMBER THIRST

T=Thready pulse,Tachycardia,

H=Hypotension,orthostatic Hypotension,Hypoactive bowel sounds,

I=Increased specific gravity(u/o decreased)

R=Respiration increased,Reflexes (DTR hyperactive),Restless

S=Skin dry,poor turgor,tented, Flat veins+dry mouth, Skeletal muscle weakness.

T=Treatment-IVF,Meds for cause, O2, maintain fluid electrolyte balance.

[Diahni]

Hi, I am from Sweden. There is a service that teaches the NCLEX-RN Curriculum in a live tutorial in California and in England. I was in a course in London and I passed straight away. Now I am in the US as a nurse ! yeaahh ! I have the best time of my life !!! I think everybody learns differently, I just do not trust these programs that tell you how to "trick" the test. I felt better going through the materials over and over again. And this is what the Tutorial did, just in a very intense way. If somebody wants to have a look, the website is www.nclex-tutorial.com Good Luck !

Sunnycalifornianurse: I like your new name! Anyway, I'd say I agree and disagree with this: True, no amount of tricks are going to help you if you don't already know the material you need to know. But some people do know the basic material and still have a hard time.

The nclex questions are worded in a way to trick you, I think. It has to be this way because if the right answer jumped right out at you, the idea of a "multiple choice" exam would be too easy. There's all kinds of info out there about how to "read" the question. They really do boil down to one strategy: What does the question ask you? Can you rephrase this question so you really understand what it is asking in a way you understand? The "tricky" part is stuff like this: The question asks about an invtervention, then one of the answers tells you a typical symptom of a person with the condition being discusses. It's true, but it doesn't answer the specific question. I think learning the "tricks" deals will stuff like this. Another "tricky" answer will have both true and false statements in it. Maybe learning the tricks is the wrong terminolgy. I know I had to learn how to take the test, not just learn the info.

Diahni

[igmirnor]

Hi

Potassium rich foods

P=Potatoes,Pork,beef veal

O=Oranges

T=Tomatoes

A=Avocado

S=spinach

S=Strawberries

I=Include bananas,carrots,cantaloupe

U=U also need fish, raisins

M=Mushrooms

[igmirnor]

I agree with both of you...The NCLEX can be difficult to figure out though our knowledge may be good sometimes questions which for eg ask you what do you do first etc can be tricky... so I agree with Diahni it requires both .. a good basic knowledge but the ability to figure out the rationale for a particular answer etc

Sunnycalifornianurse: I like your new name! Anyway, I'd say I agree and disagree with this: True, no amount of tricks are going to help you if you don't already know the material you need to know. But some people do know the basic material and still have a hard time.

The nclex questions are worded in a way to trick you, I think. It has to be this way because if the right answer jumped right out at you, the idea of a "multiple choice" exam would be too easy. There's all kinds of info out there about how to "read" the question. They really do boil down to one strategy: What does the question ask you? Can you rephrase this question so you really understand what it is asking in a way you understand? The "tricky" part is stuff like this: The question asks about an invtervention, then one of the answers tells you a typical symptom of a person with the condition being discusses. It's true, but it doesn't answer the specific question. I think learning the "tricks" deals will stuff like this. Another "tricky" answer will have both true and false statements in it. Maybe learning the tricks is the wrong terminolgy. I know I had to learn how to take the test, not just learn the info.

Diahni