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 structure 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 reap 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...