I caught myself wasting WAY too much time shuffling loose papers, post-it's and index cards. I had a tough time keeping track of med times with 4 patients, but what finally helped was to actually write out the meds and times on the org sheet, and keeping the org sheets stapled together in order of the patient rooms. Ask for help if when you start getting backed up. The basic stuff will come back as soon as you need to do vs on the first of the 6 patients. If you don't have a favorite sheet yet, use a variety and by noon you'll know which ones you like and don't like. I know what you mean about forgetting material right after the test! As far as keeping track of 6 patients - get organized now! Use your favorite patient organization sheets and keep lots of notes as you go. It'll feel almost surreal to suddenly be able to put those letters after your name. I was a solid B student all through NS, and blew through the NCLEX the first two times, thinking it was pretty easy, only to be devastated when I got THE ENVELOPE in the mail. I know this is basic stuff.but in retrospect, I feel that I slacked on these issues the first two tries. #3 - Think through each of the selections.as in 'What are the consequences of this choice?' #4 - Keep Maslow, ABC's, and safety in mind at all times. Don't read ANYTHING extra into what's being asked. Like if you were answering the question 'What color is an Orange?' #2 - Pay very close attention to EVERY word in the question. Since you don't have enough time to get through the Dummies book, here are a few hints that I learned from that book that helped quite a bit: #1 DO NOT go with your first choice right away unless you're absolutely, totally 100% positive it's the correct answer. Then I picked up a copy of NCLEX- RN for Dummies, read it cover to cover and did the entire test on the CD and passed the NCLEX on the 3rd try. So I picked up a 2nd Saunders book and concentrated only on Saunders for the second go around and didn't pass. Then a fellow student who took the Kaplan course said that the instructor mentioned 'off the record' during a break to go with Saunders. I used Kaplan and Saunders books after graduation and didn't pass the first time.

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