“Stressful” Types of Questions (NCLEX-RN)
Category: About the NCLEX-RN, Posted on October 5th, 2009 by adminNo Comments
I passed the NCLEX-RN but had to take it twice (I failed on my first attempt). When I failed, It felt so depressing thinking of the amount of money, pressure and hassle that I went through; but the damage has been done and all I SHOULD do is to move forward and carry on.
What specifically debilitated my brain during the exam proper (both NCLEX-RN that I took) were the “select all that applies,” “delegation,” and “which patient should you see first” types of questions. Such questions would really strangle your brain cells and consume a lot of time to answer. If you think you’re safe and confident enough with your “ABC principles,” might as well think again; I’ve thought so, but I was wrong. My advice is: give ample time to practice answering these types of questions.
You’re lucky if you will only have one of these types of questions in the entire exam; in my case I had two “which patient should you see first’s” and two “delegations’” on my first take, on my second I had three “select all that applies’.” Good luck!!