Study Plan

I am scheduled to test on St. Patty's Day. I began my plan of taking 100 practice test questions or more each day. Also reading NCLEX-RN Review Made Incredibly Easy. This one has chapters of different systems and a web link for review questions either with instant result and rationale as you go or NCLEX style. The number of questions are determined by the user, as well as the subject. There are over 3000 question. That is nice for studying on breaks at work. I also have the NCLEX-RN Questions and Answers Made Incredibly Easy. After a chapter on the strategy there are chapters of questions that you cover one side and answer so you know why the answer is what it is. Each chapter is a different system. These are the last version of the NCLEX 2011.

ATT Letter

I received my Authorization to Test (ATT) today via e-mail. I thought it would come snail mail so I have been checking daily. I was pleasantly surprised when it was in my inbox. Another surprise was the email address was from Pearson not the department of health, board of nursing. Well I really best get the old nose to the grindstone. Tomorrow I will see what day is best and schedule. My plan is to do a practice exam of 50 - 100 questions each night, using my books and practice my drug calculations. the website on my resource page is still the best one in my opinion. The website by Louise Diehl, RN, MSN, ND, CCRN, ACNS-BC, NP-C Nurse Practitioner - Owner Doctor of Naturopathy has lots of great study information.

Back to Business

I received my official diploma, so I know I will be getting the ATT letter soon. I have been reading the Kalplan NCLEX-RN 2010-2011 EDITION Strategies, Practice, and Review in addition to the 2 Made Incredibly Easy books. The Kaplan book has a CD included with timed practice exams. The exams are 180 questions and timed for three hours. If you find you can not complete the exam and try to quit you lose any questions you already did. You get the option of reviewing what you missed or the entire exam when you are finished. They do include the rationale. The book focuses on Critical thinking techniques and how to know what the questions are asking. I found it to be extremely helpful. Each of the 11 chapters focus is on one of the sections of the exam and includes quizzes after the content. There are also 2 practice written exams in the book with answers and rationales.
The Made Incredibly Easy Books have a web link with options to do practice tests with the amount of questions you select and instant results and a practice NCLEX timed. I will be working more on these next. I think the more practice I have the better my chance of success. Things are always changing in Nursing and there is just so much to know.

Are you happy?

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.




- Martha Washington

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Trinity and Merry

Daily Inspiration « Deepak Chopra Official Website

Daily Inspiration « Deepak Chopra Official Website: "Think clearly and concisely. Be sure you aren’t influenced too much by stress, emotion, or the heat of the moment. -Deepak Chopra"