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hargun
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Tips for passing the NCLEX
I am a nursing student who will graduate in May 2022 and I am scared about my ability to be able to pass and clear the NCLEX exam so I appreciate any tips that you have #nurse #college-advice #college #healthcare #nursing
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Raquel Davis
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The NCLEX is certainly a difficult and intimidating exam, but remember, its set up for your success! The grading algorithm for the exam is to provide you with the best opportunity of success. To break it down, the exam can range from 75-265 questions and anywhere in between. In order to pass you have to answer a certain amount of high level questions correctly. Having more than 75 questions or even getting all 265 questions doesn't mean you aren't smart or aren't going to pass, you just need one correct question to push you over the threshold of passing.
That being said, everyone has their own ways of studying. I personally found that watching nursing review videos and taking notes on them was vey helpful for me. I personally love the registerednursern YouTube channel, she does a great job of putting together important information in a quick manner that makes sense. I also heavily used the ATI textbooks I got at the start of my program. Though not every program uses ATI, most do. ATI is a program that is made to mirror the NCLEX. I went through the review books and answered the practice questions in those books. I found that the ATI questions are the most similar to the actual questions on the NCLEX, more than Kaplan or Hearst.
The thing to remember with the NCLEX is its testing your ability to safely practice as a nurse. There are a lot of questions on what you should do/assess first. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is huge with this. Every time each answer provided will be something you want to do, but you need to figure out the priority, and that always comes down to Maslows and the ABC's. If you keep those things in mind and find a good review/study system for you you'll do fine!
I also want to say, there's stuff all over the Internet about how to pass the NCLEX in 75 questions, don't focus on that. While those people may have useful tips, how many questions you pass in doesn't matter. A nurse who passes in 75 questions is the exact same as a nurse who passes in 150 or 265. All that matters is you pass and then how you are as an actual nurse! And remember, even if you don't pass the first time you can always take it again. It's just a test, it doesn't define you or how good of a nurse you will be.
Best of luck!
That being said, everyone has their own ways of studying. I personally found that watching nursing review videos and taking notes on them was vey helpful for me. I personally love the registerednursern YouTube channel, she does a great job of putting together important information in a quick manner that makes sense. I also heavily used the ATI textbooks I got at the start of my program. Though not every program uses ATI, most do. ATI is a program that is made to mirror the NCLEX. I went through the review books and answered the practice questions in those books. I found that the ATI questions are the most similar to the actual questions on the NCLEX, more than Kaplan or Hearst.
The thing to remember with the NCLEX is its testing your ability to safely practice as a nurse. There are a lot of questions on what you should do/assess first. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is huge with this. Every time each answer provided will be something you want to do, but you need to figure out the priority, and that always comes down to Maslows and the ABC's. If you keep those things in mind and find a good review/study system for you you'll do fine!
I also want to say, there's stuff all over the Internet about how to pass the NCLEX in 75 questions, don't focus on that. While those people may have useful tips, how many questions you pass in doesn't matter. A nurse who passes in 75 questions is the exact same as a nurse who passes in 150 or 265. All that matters is you pass and then how you are as an actual nurse! And remember, even if you don't pass the first time you can always take it again. It's just a test, it doesn't define you or how good of a nurse you will be.
Best of luck!
This was super helpful, thank you!
hargun
Ashley Anders
Labor and Delivery/Postpartum/Stable Newborn/Gynecology Registered Nurse
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Hey Hargun!! Wishing you luck on your upcoming test!! Or maybe by now you may have already passed!! If so, CONGRATTTTTSSS!!
For those that will look at this forum to also gain advice I will go ahead and answer your question. The biggest thing about NCLEX is knowing how to dissect what the question is truly asking. Learn how to break down the questions using resources from Youtube, Pinterest, etc. Take advantage of any free NCLEX test banks. Download NCLEX question apps on your phone and every time you would normally be caught scrolling on your phone make yourself answer 5 NCLEX questions first before scrolling through Facebook. Use Kaplan test prep if your school offers it but the best test prep I paid for was hands down UWorld. Make yourself take 20 question quizzes at a time. Much more can become overwhelming and make your dread them. The more questions you do in prep the better off you are. Don't stress!! You got this!
For those that will look at this forum to also gain advice I will go ahead and answer your question. The biggest thing about NCLEX is knowing how to dissect what the question is truly asking. Learn how to break down the questions using resources from Youtube, Pinterest, etc. Take advantage of any free NCLEX test banks. Download NCLEX question apps on your phone and every time you would normally be caught scrolling on your phone make yourself answer 5 NCLEX questions first before scrolling through Facebook. Use Kaplan test prep if your school offers it but the best test prep I paid for was hands down UWorld. Make yourself take 20 question quizzes at a time. Much more can become overwhelming and make your dread them. The more questions you do in prep the better off you are. Don't stress!! You got this!
Adeodu Adeoye Lato Daniel
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Banish fears and get down to work time is not your friend extra four hours per day after using SWOT approach to remove your limitation and looking for a group which has the same objectives as your's -(collaboration can be the tonic required) shall made to fly over the hurdles.
Sandra Hurst
nurse
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Sandra’s Answer
Hello Hargun,
There are so many useful tools out there to successfully pass the HESI and NCLEX; your school should have supplied a HESI practice test book; some schools, however, also supply NCLEX practice questions as my nursing school did. It also depends upon how well your school prepared you to take the HESI and NCLEX; my school had a course called PrepU, which was a course that had 10,000 practice questions that required you to complete at least 750 of them by end of each of the 4 semesters; you can also use videos such as this one to review questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2LLhPi3hHo ; in addition, from what I understand, is that more case-study questions are included in the newer NCLEX; good luck your test
There are so many useful tools out there to successfully pass the HESI and NCLEX; your school should have supplied a HESI practice test book; some schools, however, also supply NCLEX practice questions as my nursing school did. It also depends upon how well your school prepared you to take the HESI and NCLEX; my school had a course called PrepU, which was a course that had 10,000 practice questions that required you to complete at least 750 of them by end of each of the 4 semesters; you can also use videos such as this one to review questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2LLhPi3hHo ; in addition, from what I understand, is that more case-study questions are included in the newer NCLEX; good luck your test
Maria Thulin RN BS IBCLC
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Get test question books or online and answer as many as you can. You already learned everything now you just need to get better at answering test questions. The questions are worded so that more than one answer can be correct, so you want to be prepared. I seriously remember answering 2,000 questions to prepare. You got this!