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NCLEX TEST RESOURCES ....................................................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION TO THIS GUIDE ...................................................................................................................4
TESTING AND ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................................6
INTRODUCTION TO THE NCLEX .....................................................................................................................8
THE NCLEX SCORING SCALE ............................................................................................................................8
GENERAL STRATEGIES ......................................................................................................................................10
STRATEGY 1: UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION ..............................................................................................10
STRATEGY 2: FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE ........................................................................................................ 11
STRATEGY 3: DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST .............................................................................................................13
STRATEGY 4: FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG ...............................................................................13
STRATEGY 5: EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION ............................................................................................................14
STRATEGY 6: AVOIDING DEFINITES .......................................................................................................................15
STRATEGY 7: USING COMMON SENSE ....................................................................................................................15
STRATEGY 8: INSTINCTS ARE RIGHT ......................................................................................................................16
STRATEGY 9: NO FEAR .............................................................................................................................................16
STRATEGY 10: DON’T GET THROWN OFF BY NEW INFORMATION .......................................................................17
STRATEGY 11: NARROWING THE SEARCH ..............................................................................................................17
STRATEGY 12: YOU’RE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EINSTEIN .......................................................................................18
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ..........................................................................................................................18
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM .....................................................................................................................................33
COURSE OF CIRCULATION ........................................................................................................................................34
THE HEART.................................................................................................................................................................35
CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS ..............................................................................................................................38
ARRHYTHMIAS REVIEW .............................................................................................................................................50
CARDIAC FAILURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................................51
ENDOCRINE REVIEW ..........................................................................................................................................53
MICROBIOLOGY REVIEW .................................................................................................................................63
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