Hurst NOW Online Study Guide Check List for NCLEX® RN Success Complete First Things First. Welcome to Hurst NOW NCLEX® Mindset Hurst NOW Study Guide Check List Hurst NOW Review Guidelines Welcome! We know this is an exciting time for you and we are so pleased to be your NCLEX® review company. Stay focused, be dedicated, and get ready to prepare yourself to be a safe, competent, brand new nurse. Ready to get started? Then let’s begin! Start by watching the First Things First - Welcome to Hurst NOW video… This lecture introduces you to the Hurst NCLEX® Study Plan. All you need is your device – phone, tablet or laptop – and your Student Book when you begin the Core Content. Student Book: Once you receive your student book, complete your student pages as you view each lecture. These fill-in-the-blank student pages are your notes to study after you have watched all the videos, so protect this for safe keeping. Some students like to write in a blue ink pen so that there is a contrast between the questions and the answers. Do what works best for you as you progress with your studying. The NCLEX® is like no other test that you have taken. This lecture prepares you to answer NCLEX® questions using Hurst review specific strategies. Review the Study Guide Check List and begin tracking your progress with this form. This will help keep you on track and see how well you are progressing with the materials. Core Content Lectures Fluid & Electrolytes Acid/ Base Burns Oncology I Oncology II Endocrine Cardiac Psychiatric Critical Thinking Renal Gastrointestinal Med-Surg “Must-Know” Core Content Lectures: Watch the lectures in order, as they are listed. The material is integrated, and each lecture builds on the material in the previous lectures. If you watch them out of order, you will miss important information required to critically and multi-logically think. Most lectures are divided into 20-25minute sections within each topic, so be sure you have allotted this amount of time as you study. All of the videos have closed captioning available if you would like to use this feature as you watch the lecture. Also, at the end of each lecture, there are activities to guide your studying. These include suggestions for reviewing the material, Content Post Test questions, and ways to use your Qbank practice questions – all to help you learn the material without a doubt or hesitation! *(Although the amount of time required to complete this review is based on your study habits and time available, we strongly encourage you to watch all the videos in a timely manner. We suggest that you complete all the core content lectures within a 2-3 week period.) Respiratory Orthopedics NCLEX® Strategy Questions How to Pass* *How to Pass Lecture: The information in this lecture will guide you through the next step with the specialty lectures and instruct you how to study. (You should be able to say the material as we say it and know it without any doubts or hesitations.) The information in this lecture will be the plan for your Intense Study Time so listen closely… Specialty Lectures Neurological Nursing Maternity Pediatrics Specialty Topic Lecture completion is required as part of the Hurst Guarantee. The content in the core content lectures applies to the specialty topics so be sure you watch these in order. We recommend that you watch the specialty topic lectures as soon as possible after completing the must-know core content lectures. Management of Care Hurst Review Services 1 Intense Study Time! *For a more intense guided plan by Hurst instructors, Purchase elevate®! Review “How to Pass” Video Q (cue) Cards Audio Tape & Listen Re-watch Videos Qbank/ Customizer Intense Study Time: Now that you have watched all your videos and your student book is filled out, it is time to study like Marlene says. Your student book notes are ALL you need to study. If you have forgotten what she says, re-read your How to Pass student pages or watch the video again. Then make Q (cue) Cards to “talk out” the student book notes. Audio tape yourself talking these out and then listen to your recordings for critical thinking. If you need to, re-watch any videos that you cannot easily talk out. Take some Qbank/Customizer Questions in each content area to practice as you review. You also have Resource Library that you can refer to as you study. No one can tell you how long to study or when you have studied enough, but it should take you a minimum of 2 to 3 weeks to learn it without a doubt or hesitation. It is recommended that you study a minimum of about 50-100 hours. Don’t go into the biggest test of your life unprepared! Qbank/Customizer: This test bank is for your practice. Take as many of these as you need, so you will know the content without a doubt or hesitation. It is recommended that you use the Qbank/Customizer as you study the content. Completion of the Qbank/Customizer is not required for the Hurst Guarantee. Resource Library Readiness Exam 1 Readiness Exam 2 Readiness Exam 3 Readiness Exam 4 Review the Tests & Rationales Resource Library: A link for the Resource Library is found on your student dashboard when you log into your Hurst account. This will provide you with additional information on infection control, pharmacology, pediatrics, and other areas that you may want to review. This is the “icing on the cake” so use only if you need additional review. These can be downloaded or printed if you like, but only the ones you feel you need to study some more. Readiness Exam/Simulator: Once you have learned all your materials, you are ready to take a Readiness Exam. The Readiness Exam/Simulator provides four tests that provide 125 questions on each test. The tests consist of the eight “Client Needs” categories based on the percentages defined by the NCLEX- RN® Test Plan. Only you will know when you have studied properly and know the core content without a doubt or hesitation. Make sure you study the rationales and understand the reasoning behind the right and wrong answers. You can access these tests through the Q Review link for the life of your account. After you have taken all your Readiness Exams, you can review each test with the rationales for both the correct and incorrect options as many times as you like. An average score on all 4 tests of 77/125 is common among students who pass the NCLEX® the first time. If you are not scoring close to this number, you need to review the questions and study more. Contact us at nursingsupport@hurstreview.com if you need additional help or have concerns as you study. Check List Meet with the NCLEX® Lady Complete? Unsuccessful? Contact us at support@hurstreview.com Hurst Review Services Date: 2
