Developing a Study Plan
According to the PPT, NCLEX studying should begin with these content areas.
What are weaker content areas (depending on the individual)?
These are the three main "ingredients" of a multiple-choice question on the NCLEX.
What are the event, the event query, and the options?
This keyword signals that the test-taker must determine urgency rather than simply correctness.
What is “first”, “priority”, "essential", "most important", "immediate",?
This type of response is most often correct because it encourages the person to share more information.
What is an open-ended response? What is restating, paraphrasing, or reflection?
This is something students are advised not to do the day before the NCLEX.
What is studying?
This is the approximate total number of NCLEX questions students are encouraged to complete before taking the test.
What is about 4,000 questions?
When two answer choices look correct, this action should be taken.
What is re-reading the question and use test-taking strategies to eliminate one response?
This framework helps the test-taker decide between physiological, safety, and psychosocial needs.
➡️ What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
This word should be avoided in therapeutic communication because it can sound accusatory.
What is “why”?
When a test-taker does not understand a question or has never seen content prior to the NCLEX, this is the recommended action.
What is using test-taking strategies and moving on?
Avoiding immediate rationale review allows students to do this.
What is emulate the NCLEX and assess true knowledge gaps?
These words are defined by a term: always, never, all, none; often signals an incorrect option.
What are absolutes?
According to NCLEX prioritization rules, these problems always take precedence over potential problems.
What are actual problems?
If an answer choice is not direct or honest, you should do this to the answer choice.
What is eliminate it?
This behavior during the exam increases anxiety and distracts from performance.
What is comparing yourself to others, talking to anxious people, focusing on the worst that can happen, not being prepared to go to the testing site?
This is the recommended timeframe to begin a structured NCLEX study plan.
What is 2–3 months before testing?
This process is used to answer NCLEX questions; and the process we take when we see a red sign on the road.
What is the STOP process. S: Story: Identify the issue, concept, and the client in the stem/event; T: Think: Think key words; identify time, numbers, or locations in the stem; O: Options: Consider potential answers; what do you believe is the answer; P: Pick: Make your selection and don’t change it (unless you are 1000% sure); then reread question
When assessment data are already provided in the question stem, this step of the nursing process should guide the answer.
What is intervention?
True/False. It is beneficial to select a response that provides the client absolute reassurance. For example, telling them everything is okay.
What is false?
Adequate sleep, hydration, and nutrition are examples of this type of anxiety-reduction strategy.
What are physical or self-care/wellness strategies?
This framework emphasizes a process to help students effectively study for the NCLEX for five hours for five days a week for five weeks.
What is the 5-5-5 framework?
This word commonly signals a negative query question.
What is “except”, “needs further teaching”, “needs additional follow up”, “avoid”, “contraindicated”, “not”?
If the nurse is providing de-escalation and has used nonaggressive posture with therapeutic communication instead of calling the provider or using restraints, the following test taking strategy is indicated.
What is least restrictive/invasive vs. most restrictive/invasive and using independent nursing actions before calling for assistance?
This type of response should be eliminated immediately because it takes control away from the person.
What is advice-giving? Or Providing false assurance? Or Denying autonomy?
When a test-taker reaches question 86 on the exam, this is the recommended action.
What is do not panic, take a mini break, and keep a positive mindset?