The final mountain that nursing students must summit before becoming a registered nurse is the NCLEX. Preparing for the NCLEX can be stressful as
taking
... [Show More] in colossal amounts of information has never been easy. This is where this cram sheet can help-- it contains condensed facts about the licensure
exam and key nursing information. When exam time comes, you can write and transfer these vital information from your head to a blank sheet of paper
provided by the testing center.
1. Test Information
Six hours—the maximum time allotted
for the NCLEX is 6 hours. Take breaks if
you need a time out or need to move
around.
75/265—the minimum number of
questions you can answer is 75 and a
maximum of 265.
Read the question and answers
carefully—do not jump into conclusions
or make wild guesses.
Look for keywords—Avoid answers with
absolutes like always, never, all, every,
only, must, except, none, or no.
Don’t read into the question—Never
assume anything that has not been
specifically mentioned and don’t add
extra meaning to the question.
Eliminate answers that are clearly wrong
or incorrect—to increase your probability
of selecting the correct answer!
Watch for grammatical
inconsistencies—Subjects and verbs
should agree. If the question is an
incomplete sentence, the correct answer
should complete the question in a
grammatically correct manner.
Rephrase the question—putting the
question into your own words can pluck
the unneeded info and reveal the core of
the stem.
Make an educated guess—if you can’t
make the best answer for a question
after carefully reading it, choose the
answer with the most information.
2. Vital Signs
Heart rate: 80—100 bpm
Respiratory rate: 12-20 rpm
Blood pressure: 110-120/60 mmHg
Temperature: 37 °C (98.6 °F)
3. Hematology values
RBCs: 4.5—5.0 million
WBCs: 5,000—10,000
Platelets: 200,000—400,000
Hemoglobin (Hgb): 12—16 gm (female);
14—18 gm (male).
Hematocrit (Hct): [Show Less]