| Just Starting Nursing School: NCLEX Tips |
 Start looking at questions now
 Don't worry about right or wrong at this point
 Don't absorb a lot of time looking at questions
 Browse an NCLEX book every now and then
 You're goal is to simply familiarize yourself with NCLEX question format |
| Midway Through: NCLEX Tips |
 View questions more frequently
 Begin looking at rationales
 Use NCLEX questions as study material
 right and wrong begin to matter a little at this point |
| End of Nursing School: NCLEX Tips |
 Over half of your time should be absorbed with NCLEX material
 Right and wrong are pretty important at this point
 Questions should be looked at daily
 Rationales should be scrutinized
 Consider taking an NCLEX preparation course
 View over one hundred questions per sitting ( you could see as many as 275 during your NCLEX examination)
 Relax as much as possible and spend time away from the books for short periods ( couple days on occasion) |
| Oh my damn, it's time to take the test: NCLEX Tips |
 Toss the books aside. It's game time people.
 Staying loose and relaxed is the key at this point
 TAKE YOUR TIME getting to the test site and during the test
 If you get frustrated or flustered while taking the test, push away from the computer for a couple of minutes, relax, take some deep breathes, clear your head, and get back to test taking.
 You have plenty of time, slow down
 The only resource you'll have access to is your brain and your brain won't work if you're totally tweaked out
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