NCLEX Tips

NCLEX is quite easy if you know what to study and you prepare really well for it. NCLEX is designed to pass the student rather than to fail them.

Its purpose is to test your understanding of what you already learned, it all boils down on what you know, and that’s why preparation is the sole most important factor of passing the test.

That’s why my advice is for you to read and read and read…

Unfortunately, memorization doesn’t work out that well in this case since if you’re going to memorize everything you will end up as one dazed and confused examinee.

Rather it is the way you prepare and approach the issue. Instead of memorizing those kilometric explanations and descriptions in the book, it will do you more good to take notes of what you deem are important in every topic/ system that you encounter in your review. Familiarization and repetition of critical concepts in Nursing will surely help you pass the exam.

Thus, making some flash cards will be of much help in this particular case.

Here are some topics that I found on the net which will help you in passing the NCLEX. Learn about them and they will make your life come examination day really easy.


* Types of Nosocomial Infections
* Principles of Surgical Asepsis
* Medical Testing and Labs
* TURP Procedure
* Romberg’s Test
* Lithotripsy Procedure
* Levels of Consciousness
* Mental Exam Basics
* Grading of Deep Tendon Reflexes
* Glascow Coma Scale
* Normative Values
* Methods of Oxygen Delivery
* Dementia and Delirium
* Types of Injections
* Ethical Duties of Nurses
* Patient Rights
* Bioethical Principles
* Changes Associated with Aging
* Drip Rate Calculations
* Barriers to Communication
* Nutrition and TPN
* Attributes of Nutrients
* Methods of Absorption
* Metabolism and Nutrition
* Medical Nutrition Therapy
* Cultural Aspects of Diets
* Placenta Previa
* Stages of Labor
* Assessing Fetal Lung Maturity
* Pathology of Eclampsia
* PMS and Menopause
* Attributes of Battered Women
* Apgar Scores
* Types of Cardiomyopathies
* Opportunistic Infections
* Classifications of Cancer
* Medical Nutritional Therapy
* Staging of Pressure Ulcers
* Disease Pathology
* Types of Shock
* Lipid Profile Labs
* Coagulation Studies
* CBC Components
* Acne Treatment Medications
* Phases of Adolescence
* Three Types of Jaundice
* Pain Assessment
* Lymphoma Characteristics
* Sexually Transmitted Diseases
* Tanner Staging
* Vaccinations and Immunizations
* Symptoms of Child Abuse
* Performing Newborn Assessments
* Motor Development
* Development of Language
* Pharmacology
* Types of Adrenergic Receptors
* Properties of Decongestants
* Classifications of Drugs
* Antipsychotic Classifications
* Drug Interactions
* Major Injection Sites
* Calcium Channel Blockers
* Phases of Burn Management
* Types of Burns
* Wound Healing Phases


Here's an example of what a flash card should look like (Click on the photo for a closer look)--