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Happy to help Norma, let us know how you're doing from time to time.
Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com
Andrew, Thankyou so very much for the links. These are very helpful. ~ Norma
Happy to help Norma, let us know how you're doing from time to time.
Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com
Test taking hints. As you read the questions, underline/circle specific words,(all, except, most, least, etc). Then read your answers only after you are sure what the question is asking. Next, remember that most of nursing school testing is about safe practice - you want to keep your pt. safe. So, first its ABC's - airway, breathing, circulation if is is a specific medical intervention question. If it is a "what would you do first", it is always ASSESS, ASSESS, ASSESS. You can do nothing for a pt. until you assess. Next, its Maslows laws, ABC's. Also, you will usually find one answer that is just absolutely wrong - ---hoping this helps. Relax, study, and no matter what, go to bed and sleep the night before the exam a minimum of 6 hours - oh yea, I also found it extremely helpful to arrive just minutes before the exam and never discussed the test topics with fellow students beforehand, because invariably there will be those that understand something differently than you do. Even if they are right, it will usually only cost you 2 pts on a test. But if you listen to everyone's pre test panic, you will get more nervous and your anxiety will cause you to read the questions wrong. Try the above tactic. I'll bet your scores will improve.
arrive just minutes before the exam and never discussed the test topics with fellow students beforehand, because invariably there will be those that understand something differently than you do. Even if they are right, it will usually only cost you 2 pts on a test. But if you listen to everyone's pre test panic, you will get more nervous and your anxiety will cause you to read the questions wrong. Try the above tactic.
you are right on that point. I didn't have a problem with it myself but since I've been teaching clinicals I've heard it many times. We eat lunch together at clinicals and the students will start talking test material and someone who doesn't understand it will be the loudest in their opinion of the topic but not really know what they are talking about. Usually someone will say that's not right but somebody else will hear that and snatch up that wrong info. If you do study better in a group (not me) make sure your study partner is a good student.
Originally Posted by sparkysbird
I think you studied too much. Don't study. Learn and understand. I learnt this little trick in my Poly Sci 101. Take notes in class, rewrite them that very day. Re-read them after writing them. Study a little each night. Build on the material from the previous day. And use most of the other advice given here. I never get in a study group. Too distracting and usually there is some one goofing off. A waste of valuable time. Those people aren't gonna be giving you the answers at test time. Try not to rely on them.
Take a deep breathe. BTW do you HAVE to study NCLEX questions now. I wouldn't if I were you. Unless they are required for study. I believe the NCLEX questions are more of a critial thinking type than an individual subject such as the GI system.
BTW you can do this.
The original date of this thread is 3-29-2005
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Cary James Barrett, RN, BSN
Re: Hi, I'm new .......and maybe kinda dumb:(
on our last major exam in med-surg here in The Philippines,i only scored 59/100 which was passing because the office made some adjustment on the passing score due to our claims that it's really a tough one to get high scores.
i probably would do more reading with pondering...
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