Nclex Strengths And Weaknesses

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Going to nursing school is one thing, but passing the Nclex exam is the ultimate goal for all nursing student. After taking the “ATI comprehensive Assessment A” I realized my strength and weakness and areas to work on before sitting for the Nclex exam. Some of my areas of strength that would need more concentration are leadership, fundamentals, pediatrics, pharmacology, maternal newborn. My areas of weakness include mental health, adult medical-surgical, and community health. I have planned to review the ATI practice assessment on those areas, study them, take notes, used my Saunders Nclex book, my textbook for more explanation if needed, and review 200 Nclex question daily. This paper will examine my planned to review all my weak areas of study, how to prepare for Nclex, my test taking strategies, study plans for the semester, resources available, family support, and how to prepare for taking the Nclex exam. …show more content…
The Nclex test plan consists of 12 categories with different percentages of each. Management of care is the highest of all the categories about 17-23%. Psychosocial and health promotion are the lowest which is 6-12% of each. To compare my current knowledge level against the Nclex test plan, I will say I need improvement in the psychosocial and health promotion. Some of the ways I have planned to fill this gap is by focusing more on mental health review and health promotion review (From the NCSBN,

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