What NCLEX really stands for...

Gold2010 · Jun 5, 2010

wht material you used. plz share your experience. congrates.

caliotter3 · Jun 5, 2010

:ancong!:

onarom · Jun 5, 2010

Thank you!

I spent the $350 on a Hurst review course. I recommend it. That is all I would study and pay special attention to the test taking tips.

What i feel is the MOST IMPORTANT THING to realize: you are going to miss about 1/2 of the questions that you answer- this is how the NCLEX works, you will get continually harder level questions and you will miss a lot of them- that is why most people leave the testing center feeling like they failed.

Other tips:

- doing nothing is not going to be the answer- they want to make sure that you are going to save the life of the patient.

- Know your PPE

-Don't focus too much on pharmacology. The people that got a lot of those questions were getting drugs that they never heard of before (just assume the worst when you read the questions and pick the deadliest answer)

-Know the limitations of a LPN and a CNA

-review you basic/general S/S of more common diseases and disorders (i.e. hypokalemia, schizophrenia, etc)

- watch for flag words like always, never, whenever, etc. These are likely NOT the answer.

I read each question and answer twice and I tried to actually picture myself in an actual hospital and experiencing that particular situation. I spent an average of a bit more than a minute per question.

The questions are straight forward and usually only 2 or 3 sentences long. It was the possible answers that got a little tricky.

I counted the number of SATA questions (I maked them on the dry-erase board they give you). The more you get, the better you are doing. Knowing thet, I felt very confident when I hit 10 SATA before I was even on question 70. The same is true for delegation- they are also considered a higher cognition level type of question, so if you are getting those types of questions, you are doing well.

Good luck!!!