Tips On How To Pass The Nursing Board Exam

1. Exercise! 30 minutes of brisk walking 3x a week will do. Exercise

promotes circulation at the same time gives you energy to study for long
periods of time. You will be surprise on how much energy you will have if
you do regular exercise.

2. In your review session, I see people copying everything in the black

board and does not anymore pay attention to the lecturer, try to listen
more to what the lecturer has to say and just copy key points, remember
you already took this up at school, the lecturer are only trying to refresh
your mind. You will get lots of tips from your lecturer if you listen
attentively that you could not find in textbooks.

3. When you get home, try to review what you have written down at
review class.

4. Try to go over past board exam questions. Ex. Try to finish 300
questions weekly. It will improve your comprehension at the same time
familiarize yourself on how they struture their questions.

5. Have a study partner and take turn to discuss specific areas to be

reviewed (cardiovascular system, respiratory sytem, endo etc). As the
saying goes "Two heads are better than one". If you can't concentrate at
home because of distractions, try the coffee station, library or even go to
the beach to study.

6. Make your mnemonics. Post it all around you- in the bathroom,

bedside table, in your bag , in the car etc.

7. Focus more on Psychiatric, Maternal Nursing, Community

Nursing and Research. Drugs are rarely asked in the Nursing Board
Exam. Try to also go over some Nclex questions regarding
prioritization. Remember, questions in the exam are to test your
competence if you are qualified for an ENTRY LEVEL NURSE only.

8. Try to avoid fatty foods. Drink Vitamin B complex, it helps in blood

circulation and better memory.

9. Recommended books are Carl Balita textbooks, Community

Health Nursing, passed board exam questionnaires.

10. Think Positive! Love and pamper yourself because it will reep all
benefits in the end.

11. It helps if you can group together and ask each other questions. It
speeds up learning.

12. Decide on a study habit. Ex. 1 hour daily before you sleep.

13. If you are wondering, "What if i made a mistake shading the wrong
box, should i go ahead and erase it and shade the correct one?" What i did
was, if I know the correct answer and that I shaded the wrong box, i went
off and corrected my answer. BUT, you have to make sure to shade the
back portion also so that it will not create dent. Worked for me.
 14. Pray! It can it really do wonders...
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