What is the key for NCLEX success???

Nursing Students NCLEX

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So I failed for the second time! I WILL NOT GIVE UP! I WILL CONQUER THIS EXAM!

I need advice from someone who may have experienced this challenge.

My plan was study the review, answer questions "1500", understand the rationales, and come home a nurse. Instead I sat down began with confidence then slowly started realizing that the conference questions were unfamiliar as the terms they used. Like the nurse needs further explanation or the nurse reconfirms. Then the questions all seemed correct nut it was that best choice. I had 85% of the exam was like that. Then meds that I thought I had seen before but did not.

How I understand the NCLEX is that you need to be well rounded in all four categories and subcategories But how am I to understand their terminology It looks like you could go either way for or against the most important priority or the opposite. What did I do wrong? I do know that I was not hitting pass 70% on the review questions, would that be the answer to my problem? PLEASE HELP...

For me, I just remembered my ABCs, Maslows Hierarchy of needs and I studied Chapter Five of the NCLEX review book (I graduated in 2010 so IDK if the book is the same). It taught me how to take a test. What key words to look for. How to disect the question and remove trival info. I didn't study for mine, not because I got I got it like that, but because I didn't want to stress myself and go completely crazy, I passed on the first try with the least amount of question. Over studying is just as bad as under studying. Just stay calm. If you have to study alittle bit a day.

I agree, I really need to geta grip of myself. I found 101 ways to score higher on the nclex and it gave me better insight as to why I may have failed. Mostly I have difficulty reading the question. I have a wonderful memorization but lack in critical thinking if the question is not to the point. I read 101 increase nclex score and it has the break down of categories. Very nice book to read

I am in the same boat! I actually found the second time easier though so I have no idea what I am doing wrong. I took all 265 questions each time ?

I am now taking the Kaplan review course and going to retake my boards again in March!!! We can do it!!!!

I actually bought the whole set $300 bran new. Most update for RN & PN. I found her to be great source for best choice nquestions but her work books are a little difficult to get through. I think I found what I needed through her and this 101 ways to score higher. I believe if we use the whole learning process we can grasp the material better. In some instance I need to hear it read it and see it to make sense. But my biggest deal was how to read the question.

The NCLEX is not a hard test if you take away their idea of terminology. It would be to the point. There ways of doing this. I can't give an exact question but if the question reads: In conference with ______ subject discussed _____________. What reconfirmation in need or phrased reconfirms the nurse when. A/B/C/D or sata. This was the difficulty for me and then the cherry was best choice. Not only did I have to decipher the question but the answer as well. NCLEX is hard by words not content. There is to many subjective ways to truly provide care, they know this. They are cool about providing the 150 base care activities which allow us to know what material will be on the exam, but its any ones guess how the next exam will be phrased.

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