5 Insanely Easy NCLEX Test Taking Tips for Nursing Students (you can start using TODAY)
Summary
TLDRIn this video, John Haase, founder of NRSNG Academy, shares five effective test-taking strategies to help nursing students improve their lowest grade by over 10%. The strategies include understanding nursing priorities using the ABCs de F mnemonic, tackling 'select all that apply' questions with the SATA success pyramid, avoiding absolute words in answers, adhering to the nursing process, and recognizing question traps. The video also offers a cheat sheet with 11 test-taking tips and practical examples from the book 'Test Success' by Patricia Nugent.
Takeaways
- đ **Improve Grades**: The video promises to show how to increase the lowest nursing school grade by over 10% using proven test-taking strategies.
- đ **SMG Academy Success**: SMG Academy's test-taking course has reportedly helped 50% of students improve their lowest grade by a full letter and 25% by two letter grades.
- đ **NCLEX Failures**: In 2018, over 87,000 nursing school graduates failed the NCLEX, highlighting the importance of effective test preparation.
- đ **SMG's Pass Rate**: SMG boasts a 99.42% NCLEX pass rate, attributing their success to their unique process and strategies.
- đ§ **Priority Nursing**: The video introduces the 'ABCs de F' mnemonic for nursing priorities, which stands for Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Safety, Discomfort, Education, and Feelings.
- đ **SATA Success Pyramid**: A three-step process is provided for tackling 'Select All That Apply' (SATA) questions, emphasizing individual evaluation of answer options.
- đ« **Avoid Absolute Words**: The video advises against choosing answer options with absolute words like 'always', 'never', 'none', 'all', and 'every', due to the variability in patient care.
- đ **Nursing Process Adherence**: The importance of following the nursing process (Assess, Diagnose, Plan, Implement, Evaluate) is stressed, with a caution against skipping steps.
- â ïž **In-Clicks Question Traps**: The video outlines common traps in nursing exams designed to test knowledge of the nursing process, such as incomplete assessments and misinterpreting 'first' actions.
- đ **Resource Recommendation**: The video recommends the book 'Test Success' by Patricia Nugent for additional practice and insights into test-taking strategies.
Q & A
What is the main goal of the video presented by John Haase?
-The main goal of the video is to demonstrate how to increase the lowest nursing school grade by over 10 percent using five proven test-taking tips.
What is the name of the course mentioned in the video where John Haase teaches these strategies?
-The course mentioned in the video is called the SMG Academy test-taking course.
What is the NCLEX pass rate for students at NRS NG according to the video?
-The NCLEX pass rate for students at NRS NG is 99.42 percent.
How many nursing school graduates failed the NCLEX in 2018 according to the video?
-In 2018, 87,371 nursing school graduates failed the NCLEX.
What is the acronym ABCs de F used for in nursing priorities and what does it stand for?
-The acronym ABCs de F stands for Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Safety, Discomfort, Education, and Feelings, which is a mnemonic to help remember the proper order for nursing priorities.
What is the SATA success pyramid and how does it help with 'select all that apply' questions?
-The SATA success pyramid is a three-step process to answer 'select all that apply' questions effectively. It involves covering all answer options, evaluating each option individually, and turning each into a true/false statement.
What does Bloom's taxonomy represent and how does it relate to SATA questions?
-Bloom's taxonomy is a set of categories used to classify educational learning objectives. It relates to SATA questions as these questions generally require higher levels of thinking, which corresponds to higher levels in Bloom's taxonomy.
What are 'absolute words' in nursing tests and why should they be avoided?
-Absolute words are words like 'always', 'never', 'none', 'all', and 'every'. They should be avoided because they imply a one-size-fits-all approach to nursing care, which is not always applicable due to the unique needs of each patient.
Why is it important to stay true to the nursing process according to the video?
-Staying true to the nursing process is important because it provides structure and ensures that all steps are followed to provide safe and effective patient care.
What are 'in clicks question traps' and how can they be avoided?
-In clicks question traps are questions designed to test whether a nurse is willing to slow down and make the right decision. They can be avoided by understanding the nursing process, not skipping steps, and considering the outcome for the patient before selecting an answer.
What resource does John Haase recommend for additional practice questions and rationales?
-John Haase recommends visiting inrg.com for additional practice questions and detailed rationales.
Outlines
đ Introduction to Nursing Test-Taking Strategies
The speaker, Tormund Guy, introduces a video aimed at helping nursing students improve their lowest grade by over 10 percent using five proven test-taking tips. These strategies are part of the SMG Academy's test-taking course, which boasts a 99.42% NCLEX pass rate. The video promises to provide a cheat sheet with 11 test-taking tips and practical demonstrations of the strategies through example questions. The speaker emphasizes the importance of these strategies by highlighting the high failure rate of the NCLEX in 2018 and how the SMG process makes a significant difference.
đ Tip #1: Understanding Nursing Priorities
The first tip focuses on understanding nursing priorities, which is crucial for answering priority nursing questions. The speaker advises against using Maslow's hierarchy of needs and instead introduces the ABCs de F staircase (Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Safety, Discomfort, Education, and Feelings) as a mnemonic for nursing priorities. The speaker also discusses the importance of not calling the provider until all possible nursing actions have been considered within the scope of practice.
đŒ The SATA Success Pyramid for Multiple Choice Questions
The second tip addresses how to handle 'Select All That Apply' (SATA) questions, which can be challenging for many nursing students. The SATA success pyramid is a three-step process: covering all answer options, evaluating each option individually, and turning each option into a true/false statement. This method is designed to improve the success rate for SATA questions by focusing on individual options rather than trying to force them to work together.
â ïž Caution: Avoiding Absolute Words in Answers
The third tip warns against choosing answer options that contain absolute words such as 'always,' 'never,' 'none,' 'all,' and 'every.' These words are red flags because nursing care is patient-specific and does not follow a one-size-fits-all approach. However, the speaker provides two exceptions: when it's a safety issue applicable to many patient populations, such as never lifting a Foley bag above the bladder level to prevent UTI.
đ Adhering to the Nursing Process
Tip number four emphasizes the importance of staying true to the nursing process (Assess, Diagnose, Plan, Implement, and Evaluate). The speaker stresses that this process should never be broken or skipped, as it provides structure and ensures safe nursing care. The nursing process is compared to the scientific method and is integral to both nursing education and practice.
â ïž Beware of INK Question Traps
The final tip discusses how to avoidèœć „é·é±, especially those set by the NCSBN in the NCLEX to ensure that nurses are safe and do not harm patients. The speaker lists five traps to avoid: no assessment, incomplete assessment, mistaking the first action for assessment, confusing action with implementation, and not determining the outcome of each answer. The speaker provides examples for each trap and advises nursing students to always consider the outcome for the patient's safety.
đ Practical Application of Test-Taking Tips
The speaker concludes the video by demonstrating how to apply the discussed strategies to practical nursing exam questions. The examples are taken from the book 'Test Success by Patricia Nugent,' which the speaker recommends for further practice. The questions cover various scenarios, and the speaker shows how to use the ABCs de F, the nursing process, and the avoidance of absolute words to select the correct answers.
đȘ Final Encouragement and Resource Sharing
In the concluding part, the speaker encourages nursing students to utilize the provided strategies to pass nursing exams and the NCLEX. The speaker promotes the SNG Academy's resources, including a list of eleven test-taking tips and a test-taking course. The speaker also demonstrates additional example questions and provides guidance on how to approach them correctly, reinforcing the importance of the strategies shared throughout the video.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄNursing Priorities
đĄNCLEX
đĄSMG Academy
đĄTest-Taking Strategies
đĄSATA Success Pyramid
đĄAbsolute Words
đĄNursing Process
đĄInclicks Question Traps
đĄBloom's Taxonomy
đĄCheat Sheet
Highlights
Increase your lowest nursing school grade by over 10 percent with five proven test-taking tips.
50% of SMG Academy students saw their lowest grade improve by an entire letter grade.
25% of students saw their lowest grade improve by two letter grades.
In 2018, 87,371 nursing school graduates failed the NCLEX.
SMG Academy boasts a 99.42% NCLEX pass rate.
Tip 1: Understanding nursing priorities with the ABCs de F mnemonic.
Tip 2: The SATA success pyramid for tackling 'select all that apply' questions.
Tip 3: Avoiding absolute words like 'always', 'never', 'none', 'all', and 'every' in answer choices.
Tip 4: Staying true to the nursing process: assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate.
Tip 5: Avoiding in-clicks question traps set by the NCLEX to ensure patient safety.
Example practice question 1: Prioritizing actions before administering an enema.
Example practice question 2: Planning patient care considering patient's condition and safety.
Example practice question 3: Improving circulation during a patient bath.
The importance of not skipping steps in the nursing process.
How to use the provided tips to improve nursing exam scores and prepare for the NCLEX.
Encouragement and motivation for nursing students to excel in their studies and future careers.
Transcripts
today I'm going to show you how to
increase your lowest grade at nursing
school by over 10 percent with our five
proven test taking tips for nursing
students in fact these are the same
strategies I teach to over 250,000
nursing students inside our inner SMG
Academy test taking course where 50% of
in our SMG students saw their lowest
grade improved by an entire letter grade
and 25% saw it improved by two letter
grades i'm tormund guys at the end of
this and that's John Haase are in
founder of interest in G and in this
video I'm going to give you my top 5
test taking hacks for nursing students
step by step so keep watching did you
know that in 2018 eighty seven thousand
three hundred and seventy one nursing
school graduates failed the NCLEX are in
that's more potential nurses then there
are hospital beds in Alabama Alaska
Arizona Colorado Connecticut Hawaii
Idaho Iowa Kansas and Kentucky combined
at NRS ng
we have a ninety nine point four two
percent NCLEX pass rate the difference
it's our process and today I'm going to
share with you five of our best test
taking strategies now at the end of this
video I'm also going to give you a cheat
sheet with 11 test taking tips and I'm
going to jump on the computer and do
some practice questions for each of
these tips so hang on till the end
all right let's kick these five tips off
with tip number one which is
understanding nursing priorities
priority nursing questions can be
terrifying as a nursing student but
think about it this way when you show up
for your first shift as a nurse you're
gonna have a task list that's three
miles long of things to do and they all
need to be done now so let me show you
how to answer nursing priority questions
and think about priorities in your real
life as a nurse the most common tool
taught to nursing students to address
priorities is Maslow's hierarchy of
needs now well this is sue
are thrilling to learn I want you to
forget about it when it comes to nursing
priorities
don't tell your professor instead we're
going to use what we call the ABCs de F
staircase which stands for airway
breathing circulation safety discomfort
education and feelings this simple
mnemonic will help you remember the
proper order for your nursing priorities
if a patient just fell out of bed but
they aren't breathing do I worry about
getting them back in bed or educating
them on proper call I use no I worry
about their airway and their breathing
now with that it can be tricky to
remember the difference between airway
and breathing think of it this way
airway means getting air into the lungs
breathing means gas exchange of that air
one area you might get tripped up with
nursing priority questions is when to
call the provider these answer options
can be tempting because sometimes we'll
think well I don't know what to do let
me just call a provider and let them
worry about it but there's a better way
to approach these options anytime you
see call the provider as an answer
option think if I leave my patients room
right now to go call the provider what
happens to the patient is there
something I can do within my nursing
scope of practice and if I don't do that
and leave what happens to them don't
call a provider until you've done
everything you can within your scope of
practice to make sure the patient is
okay now it's time for the second tip of
this list the Satta success pyramid
Satta stands for select all that apply
you know the ones that say select all
that apply
and then have 3000 options listed for
many nursing students these are the bane
of their existence but have no fear SATA
questions can be answered very easily
using the SATA success pyramid and it's
a super simple 3-step process when you
realize you're answering a Saeta
question the first thing that you do is
you cover all the answer options whether
with your hand a piece of paper whatever
then you evaluate each answer option
individually physically moving
your hand down or your paper or whatever
it is lastly as you evaluate them you
turn each question into a true/false
statement where most nursing students
fail as Satta questions is they read
answer option a and think well that's
really similar to B but it's also kind
of like C e2 so they begin trying to
force answer options to work together
when you isolate each option and make it
a simple true/false statement your
success rate for static questions will
skyrocket now are all select all that
apply higher-level questions on the end
clicks well yes and no while it isn't
required that SATA questions be higher
level of difficulty
generally speaking SATA questions are
going to require more analysis level
thinking which is the higher level of
Bloom's taxonomy now if you're thinking
what is Bloom's taxonomy check out this
short video wherever it appears where we
discuss Bloom's taxonomy now don't get
too caught up worrying about difficulty
level or how many SATA questions you've
seen just apply the SATA success pyramid
on your next exam and watch your scores
climb all right two steps down three to
go
I hope you guys are feeling better I
don't ever want you to hear again well
that is correct it is not the most
correct yeah what does that even mean
all right guys with that let's jump in
to tip number three which is absolute
words when it comes to nursing tests
absolute words are absolute red flag
don't pick these answer options examples
of absolute words are always never none
all and every if you see one of these
words run why is that it's because no
two patients are the exact same it's
near impossible to say that you should
always do the exact same thing for every
patient now with that let me give you
two exceptions to this rule if it's a
safety issue and it can be applied to
many types of patients populations and
let me give you a specific example of
that if an answer option says never lift
a Foley bag above
bladder is this a safety issue yeah
because we don't want to cause a UTI we
don't want that backflow and cause a UTI
and can it be applied to me kinds of
patients do we lift a pulley bag above a
pediatric patient no how about on the
geriatric patient no it's really that
simple
I know you're never gonna forget that
tip all right tip number four stay true
to the nursing process you might hear
the nursing process slightly different
from what I'm going to share with you
but essentially any way you hear it it's
a scented saying the same thing assess
diagnose plan implement and evaluate
never break this process ever never
never ever now I don't want you to
repeat the nursing process this is basic
stuff it's really the scientific method
you learned in elementary school but
we're just applying it to nursing and we
use it in our everyday lives look at an
example I wake up in the morning and
check the weather it's cold so I plan my
outfit I put a sweater on I go outside
it's a bit warm so I start the process
over change my outfit it's really the
same with nursing care you don't skip a
step in the process don't start doing
things on your patient until you've
assessed made a diagnosis of the
situation and made a plan I'm not gonna
beat a dead horse on this tip but just
learn to appreciate the nursing process
and the structure that it provides to
you as a nurse and remember to never
skip a step never ever no matter how
good an answer option might appear
alright lastly tip number five don't
fall for in clicks question traps every
now and then you're going to come across
an infamous in clicks question trap look
the ncsbn who administers the NCLEX
wants to be sure that you're a safe
nurse and that you don't cause any harm
to a patient on your first day as a real
nurse to do this they use a couple
little traps to see if you really know
the nursing process and if you're
willing to slow down and make the right
decision not just any decision to do
something for your patient so here are
five traps that you
avoid on the NCLEX and in nursing exams
I'll list them and they give you some
examples
no assessment incomplete assessment
first doesn't always mean assessment
action doesn't always mean
implementation and determine the outcome
for each answer let me give you some
examples of these no assessments
complete I used to see this a lot when I
worked in the hospital as an rrt nurse
where I would wrap the response team we
would get called a couple hours after
insulin which our blood Sugar's were
checked and insulin let's do a lot of
times we would arrive take the blood
sugar and see if the patient's Sugar's
were below 20 even in the teens
sometimes even below 10 the patient was
unresponsive as we would look at the
maher we would realize that what had
happened is the tech could check the
blood sugars then a couple hours had
passed the nurse came and administered
insulin based on blood sugars from a
couple hours ago
no assessment had been complete and the
patient was put into danger
another one is incomplete assessment an
example of this might be you see a
question that says you're taking care of
a diabetic patient you walk past the
room and the patient's shaking and one
of the answer options might be
administer d50 immediately that can be
tempting because we want to get those
blood sugars up but we haven't even
completed a full assessment the first
thing we need to do is check blood
Sugar's this patient might be an afib or
they might just be cold number three
here is first doesn't always mean
assessment this is really semantics
thing we've got to separate our mind
from the first is always assessment
while it's the first step in the nursing
process if they say what would you do
first realize where you are in the
nursing process and what the next action
should be with that that leads into
action doesn't always mean
implementation with the example I gave
before the first action would be
complete your assessment get a blood
sugar so just separating first and
action from assessment and
implementation then lastly determine the
outcome of each answer when you read an
answer option and you think about
selecting it think if I do this and then
clock out and drive
home what happens to my patient what's
the outcome for that patient is it going
to be good or bad and only select those
things that keep your patients safe
you can pass nursing exams and you will
pass the NCLEX inside in our sng academy
we help you cut the fluff improve your
exam scores and feel better prepared for
life as a nurse click the link in this
video and in the description to get a
full list of eleven test taking tips for
nursing students and to check out our
test taking course now lastly let's go
jump on the computer and I'm going to
show you examples for all five of these
steps these example questions are coming
from a book called test success by
Patricia Nugent I highly recommend you
head over to Amazon grab yourself a copy
it's a really great book and will
greatly help you in nursing school this
first question says what should be the
nurses first action before administering
an enema
verify the physician's order collect the
appropriate equipment arrange for the
bathroom to be empty or inform the
patient about the procedure alright what
tip can we use here well if we look at
first action we realize this is a
priority questions wanting to know
do we understand nursing priorities so
we've learned that we can use the ABCs
de F and we can also use the nursing
process here so verify the physician's
order is this an ABCDE F well yeah sure
this is a safety issue collect the
appropriate equipment that goes into
nursing process that goes into like
implementation arrange for the bathroom
to be empty if we think a B C's d EF
that's a feeling thing we want the
patient to to feel safe and to make sure
that they're okay and then for inform
the patient about the procedure ABCs d
EF that's education so our top one here
was a safety issue then we have feelings
we had education and we had
implementation so if we go back to our
ABCs D F as a safety issue this becomes
the most important one and we should
select number one to verify the
physicians order make sure our patient
is safe before all else
all right example number number two a
patient is receiving
oxygen by nasal cannula after morning
care the patient experiences dis Nia and
complains of feeling tired when planning
for the patient's bath the next day the
nurse should plan to give a complete bed
bath quickly bathed only the body parts
that need bathing arrange for several
rest periods during morning care or
continue with the same plan of care
because we don't care if our patient
dies of this because this me is
unavoidable all right so let's look at
the question here when planning for the
patient's bath the next day the nurse
should plan to so this is really testing
us on our nursing process so we remember
we're talking a dpi ESS diagnosed plan
implementing evaluate which phase of the
nursing process is this testing on us on
what patient is receiving the patient
experiences Justin you feeling tired
when planning for the patient's bath the
next day the nurse should plan to so
we're in the planning phase this wants
to know do we understand everything
that's involved with the planning phase
give a complete bed bath quickly that's
kind of implementation bathe only body
parts that need bathing also
implementation arrange for several rest
periods during morning care arrange that
sounds like planning to me continue with
the same plan well that's not even a
safe thing so we can cross that one off
immediately because their patients not
going to be safe so option three
immediately goes back into plan and
planning and we would select that option
because it is during the planning phase
of the nursing process all right let's
do one more example how can the nurse
best improve circulation when giving a
patient a bath apply soap to the
washcloth keep the patient covered use
only hot water use firm strokes what
immediately stands out to you in this
question the word only should stand out
to you if you remember we talked about
these absolute words always never done
all every only applies there as well we
can cross out option three so
immediately we went from a 25% chance of
getting right to a 33% chance just by
crossing out this absolute word now
apply soap to the washcloth that
obviously doesn't improve circulation
keeping the patient covered and using
firm strokes now we're at a 50/50 chance
of getting this question right now the
correct answer would be using firm
strokes helping with the circulation
helping the blood pump and that's going
to be the best way that we can improve
circulation in our patient all right
guys that is all the practice questions
that I have for you to quickly apply
these strategies and these tips that we
discuss today if you guys want
additional help please head over to in
our sng comm you've got six thousand
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you guys can achieve this you guys can
do this you're gonna become a nurse and
as always like we always say here
daenerys ng go out and be your best
selves today happy nursing
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