What category of questions on NCLEX or people getting most?

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Just curious about the category and style of questions people got most on the recent NCLEX tests. Thanks!

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical, Hemodialysis.

Couldn't tell ya. I took mine focused on each question as I answered it and then moved on.

The NCSBN for test plans to get an idea of what is considered "fair game". Good luck on your exam!

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Yeah, i read that. Pretty much just states that anything about everything goes.:-(

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Thank You!

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical, Hemodialysis.

Yes, pretty much everything is fair game. The questions will vary from one exam taker to the next. You might hear someone exaggerating about how awful the exam was, how they had all SATA's, drugs they've never heard of, etc. take it all with a grain of salt. Focus on preparing yourself for your big day.

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I took the test in March and I failed. After every April the test gets harder. I was below the passing standard on 3 categories. So I guess i will have to use every book i have and study, study, study, and of course UNDERSTAND the material. I think my anxiety totally killed my chances of passing last time.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical, Hemodialysis.

You can do this! Make your study plan and execute it. I hope you find some peace and your anxiety isn't playing havoc with you.

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Im doing a lot better. I understand the material way better and keeping focused. Of course, I will never feel ready enough, but thats a good thing at this point. Keeps me focused on the task at hand!

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Each test is individualized to the responses given by the person being tested so this is not information that, if known, would be useful.

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Specializes in MS, Tele, CM, Informatics.

TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF PASSING KNOW YOUR CORE CONTENT such as med surg, renal, endo, resp, GI, GU, cardio, dieases, labs, delegation, priority, study select all that apply ...LOOK AT THE NEW FORMAT FOR THE 2011 NCSBN. MED SURG IS THE BACK BONE SINCE THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON IN ALL THE QUESTIONS. Touch over ob/and peds(complications). DON'T STUDY STUFF YOU KNOW WELL...THAT IS WASTING YOUR STUDY TIME. Its up to you as the nurse to attack the questions direct. USE THE SAUNDERS BOOK WITH THE CD if you don't have something already. Go over the sections and do 60 questions a day from each body system. Read the sections in the saunders helps to fill in the grey areas along with the cd. Talk out your concepts aloud to get them in your head so you can pull them back up when you take your exam. Know basic pharm tie that in with disease can help you remember it better...same goes for labs. Remember just because you have a nurse floating to the floor with 10 yrs exp....she or he stills needs the most stable patient. RN can only do teaching so remember that when you look at discharge and admissions....in the nclex hospital. NO GOOD QUESTIONS on NCLEX(SOMETHING HAPPENING IN ALL OF THEM)....PROBLEMS YOU NEED TO FIX. READ CAREFUL, LOOK FOR KEYWORDS. THINK WHAT IS THE BEST, SAFE, AND WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHEN YOU ATTACK THE QUESTION. Remember we want to correct a problem in the early signs of distress or whatever before they get to the point of the might not make it phase. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR NURSES THAT WILL HELP THE PATIENTS, PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THE PUBLIC.....ALONG WITH LOOK FOR ABUSE. Becareful with labs just because its wnl of the high or low...red flag for new nurses. Goal is to get as many questions right on that exam as you can. Look for keywords read the questions slow. THE SAME WAY YOU MISSED TEST QUESTIONS IN SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU READ THE QUESTIONS TO FAST...CAN HAPPEN HERE SO READ SLOW. DON'T GIVE YOUR ANSWERS AWAYS BECAUSE YOU ARE READING TO FAST....SLOW IT DOWN ON THIS. Ask yourself does my choice make sense....and if so WHY...KNOW THE WHY TO YOUR RIGHT ANSWERS AND THE WRONGS...OR WHAT MADE THEM WRONG . SO REVEIW RATIONALS WHILE YOU PRACTICE FOR YOU EXAM. It often helps you get other key pieces in your head. KEEP POSITIVE, KEEP FOCUSED. You can do it.

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

Let me actually answer your question:

I had the most type of questions on select all that apply. The group i took it with had a large amount of those. I had only one illustration question.

As far as content, I had a lot of medication and isolation questions. I say alot and I meant 6 or 7. That is a lot when I only took 75 questions.

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