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One of the last obstacles in your way to becoming a nurse is to pass the Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination 9th,ISBN-13:9780323795302. With the right preparation, you can overcome it.
The intention that the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has in requiring you to pass the NCLEX is to ensure that you are able to give the best care possible to patients. All nurses in the United States are required to pass the test. The standards set are intended to protect the public. It is agauge to help make sure that nurses know how best to perform all the duties of a nurse. When you pass the NCLEX you will have shown that you are able to make critical decisions in the best interest of the patients under your care. It will test your ability to handle a wide range of situations and scenarios. Preparing to pass the NCLEX can be appear to be overwhelming but it does not need to be. Remember to pay close attention in nursing school to what is being taught. This is not trivial knowledge you are accumulating. It is vital to the job that you will be asked to take on. When you try to pass the NCLEX, expect much of what was taught in school to be part of the test. Do not wait until the end to try and cram for it. Make it a part of your general knowledge. If you are still in school, make an effort to take a practice test like the Mosby Assess Test. There is a lot of similarities between in and the NCLEX. It will help you know what areas you need help in the most. Being in school will help you get the tutoring and teaching you need to shore up that area. In those areas that you just cannot quite seem to grasp, spend most of your energy trying to grasp it. Attack it and beat it over your head until you completely understand it. The less areas there are like these, the better your chances are that you will pass the NCLEX. Challenge yourself with new opportunities. Do not get comfortable staying in one area in clinicals. Ask to be put in different situations so you can learn more duties and have a broader base of knowledge to draw from. This will not only help you pass the NCLEX, it will make you much more valuable to future employers. Set up the test as soon as you graduate. You may be tempted to take a break and as much needed as it might be, there will never be a point where the knowledge you gleaned while in school will be fresher on your brain. After the test is set up, study like crazy. At some point start treating it like a marathon. Every day work on a certain area of knowledge and then test yourself on that at night. Give yourself a 25-50 question practice test on what you studied that day. Once per week, take the time to do a 300-300 question test. You have to get your brain ready for the enormity of the NCLEX. This will help get your brain ready for the stress that is trying to pass the NCLEX. Take time to rest and clear your brain every day. This is almost as important as studying. As important as it is to pass the NCLEX, it is also important to not neglect your mental, physical, and emotional health getting ready for it. You will find that if your mind is fresh when you try to pass the NCLEX, you will have a much higher chance of success. |