how i studied for NCLEXRN
so i don’t know if you’ve read my past posts, but i would keep a folder/notebook full of things i didn’t know as i would take practice tests/quizzes and put them in alphabetical order. so i just used an old folder, made “ABC” tabs on them, and put only things i would get wrong in them. for example: thorocentesis: position the client sitting upright with his arms and shoulders raised and supported on pillows and/or on an overbed table and with his feet and legs well supported. (got that out of my ATI book if you wanted to know). anyway so throughout studying i would keep filling this notebook.
2 weeks before: i would make myself a study schedule (YOU SHOULD MAKE ONE FOR YOURSELF TOO!!!!) and i divided up what i was going to study for the entire day, so day 1: pharm, day 2: mental health, day 3: OB/mom&baby, day 4: peds, etc. and i would aim to answer 500 questions on that topic during that day. I know that sounds like a lot, and it is, but i just pushed myself and became this scary, irritated, anxious monster...so answering all those questions made me feel a little better about taking the test. Also i mentioned before, but the “all nurses nclex study guide” is something worth looking at! i also would read a page or 2 a day and memorized that too!
day before: in the morning i took a practice test, went over all the things i didn’t know and take test questions on things that i felt weakest on. the biggest tip i guess i could give you, other than studying and making a notebook, would be keep taking practice questions, the more you familiarize yourself with the question styles, the more you’ll feel comfortable taking the actual test. I had ATI, i never used kaplan or anything else, and i thought ATI was really good. some questions were almost the exact same (wording wise). every night before i ended my study session, i would read through my notebook and test myself. MEMORIZE FOR SURE-LAB VALUES!
*there is no easy way out of studying, you just need to sit yourself down and memorize and understand a lot of things
day of: my test was in the afternoon, which made the entire day VERY long. I was honestly miserable because i just wanted to take the test already. I ate a warm breakfast in the morning and for lunch so i wouldn’t have to get up to eat something during my test. In the morning i would keep reading through my notebook. I didn’t want to answer any questions, but i would just look at my notebook and things i found on pinterest related to NCLEX.
*make sure you bring the materials-drivers licenses, paper work, etc. and you’ll be nervous, but take it 1 question at a time, use your gut feeling, and if you’re getting a lot of SATA questions..ITS NORMAL! i read some where that the more SATA questions you have, the better you’re doing. they give you a paper/laminated sheet thing and i started writing things about dz that needed droplet precautions or airborne or contact and things like that.
anyway, this became longer than intended but yeah thats generally how i studied
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