Overview
This lecture is the introduction to a seven-day NCLEX preparation training, focusing on understanding the NCLEX, developing critical thinking, and applying prioritization strategies to help students pass the exam.
Welcome & Course Overview
- The training is free and aims to provide guidance, mentorship, and the right preparation techniques for NCLEX.
- The sessions will be held daily at 5 p.m. EST, with each day focusing on different NCLEX categories and strategies.
- The main focus is not nursing content but developing critical thinking and test strategies.
Agenda & Structure of the Training
- Day 1: Understanding the NCLEX world and key success factors.
- Days 2-4: Deep dive into NCLEX categories and practice questions.
- Days 5-6: Priority strategies (important to attend live for interaction).
- Day 7: Open Q&A and next steps for continued support.
About NCLEX Crusade International
- Led by RN Rainier Arado, experienced in guiding over 5,000 students, especially those for whom English is a second language.
- Emphasizes mentorship and following one consistent system for success.
NCLEX Success Pillars
- Pillar 1: Understand the NCLEX world and its purpose—measures safe and effective nursing care, not medical expertise.
- Pillar 2: Develop critical thinking by practicing questions daily and recognizing different question types.
- Pillar 3: Apply prioritization strategies (e.g., assessment vs. implementation, Maslow’s Hierarchy, ABC).
NCLEX Question Types & Strategies
- Recall/Recognition: Basic content questions; answer by knowing facts.
- Analysis/Application: Require critical thinking; often have multiple correct answers, demand prioritizing the best response.
- Use the process of elimination and prioritization strategies to identify correct answers.
Key Factors in NCLEX Questions
- Identify the client, the problem/health need, subjective/objective data, keywords, and whether the question is priority or content-based.
- Recognize keywords in questions like “priority,” “first,” “most important,” which indicate the need for prioritization strategies.
Recommended Resources
- Use Saunders NCLEX (8th Edition) as a study reference, not for memorization.
- Practice questions with Qbanks like UWorld and Kaplan, focusing on critical thinking.
Key Terms & Definitions
- NCLEX — National Council Licensure Examination for nursing licensure.
- Critical Thinking — Analyzing and evaluating information to make informed decisions.
- Prioritization Strategies — Techniques to determine the most important patient needs (e.g., ABCs, Maslow’s Hierarchy).
- Recall/Recognition Question — Fact-based, lower-order question type.
- Analysis/Application Question — Higher-order thinking, requiring judgment and decision-making.
- Subjective Data — Information reported by the patient (e.g., pain).
- Objective Data — Information observed/measured by the nurse.
Action Items / Next Steps
- Eliminate distractions and prepare to take notes in future sessions.
- Subscribe to the NCLEX Crusade International YouTube channel and join the Telegram group for updates.
- Gather suggested study materials (Saunders book, UWorld/Kaplan subscriptions).
- Attend all seven days of the training for full benefit.
- Like and share the video to help other nursing students.