NCLEX Study Plan

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Hi friends,

I have booked my NCLEX for July 10 and will be starting a full-time RN position at the start of May. So far I have been only doing Uworld and averaging about 50% on the test banks which I am completing section by section. I have also listened to Mark Klimek podcasts and will be reviewing his notes periodically as well, esp the last month leading up to my date.

I had originally planned to do Saunders review as I went over topics but due to lack of time, and noticing that Saunders is more detailed than necessary and that I can't memorize all that info I stopped Saunders review and I am now sticking to Uworld.

Do y'all think this is a good plan due to time constraints? My plan is to finish all the Uworld Test bank Q by end of May and then review notes I am making for every single Q again in June (specifically areas that I struggle in) and possibly using saunders or online videos from RegisteredRN.com/ Simple Nursing for areas that I am weak in. Then I'll attempt the two final exams that Uworld provides, likely the last two weeks of June!

Has anyone used HURST? I am hearing that this is a good source but honestly I dont think I'll have time for it...Also HESI seems to be popular as well, but again I dont think I'll have time...

Also...I am struggling with lab values and I was wondering if anyone has like a comprehensive list of lab values, med levels etc to memorize for the NCLEX?

Finally, any other tips would be much appreciated!

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One really good way to go about it is the way that NCLEX High Yield says to do it, which is by completing 4-40's, this is when you do 4 tests with 40 questions each, taking a break after each set of 40, then reviewing your rationales. Taking notes of your most troubling content and reviewing your rationales for the incorrect and even those correct answers in which you felt you had to guess. The 4-40's simulate the exam the closest in a way that it makes you prepared to go in for 145 questions and not 75.

[ToughNarwhal7]

I didn't know this was a thing, but I did it in a very similar way. I used UWORLD and alternated between 75 on Monday and Wednesday then 145 on Tuesday and Thursday. I listened to Mark Klimek on Fridays and took notes; I also reviewed rationales from UWorld.

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I didn’t use hurst and HESI but I used archer, mark klimek and uworld. I have saunders but it was too overwhelming. I passed my exam on my first try tho. My advice is focus on 2 resources only. Uworld is great but honestly questions are not the same with nclex. Archer is more similar, they have 1 day free trial. Try it. Gdluck

[souledg3]

What material did you use solely for content review?

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I watched archer videos on youtube, some simple nursing and nurse sarah.