Nclex Cram
The NCLEX-RN® Cram Sheet
This cram sheet contains the distilled, key facts about the licensure exam. Review this information just before you enter the testing center, paying special attention to those areas where you feel you need the most review.
You can transfer any of these facts from your head onto a blank sheet provided by the testing center. We also recommend reading the glossary as a last-minute cram tool before entering the testing center. Good luck.
GENERAL TEST INFORMATION
1. Minimum 75/maximum 265—The maximum time allotted for the test is 6 hours. Don’t get frustrated if you need to take the entire number of items or take the entire allotted time. Get up and move around and take breaks if you need a time-out.
2. Take deep breaths and imagine yourself studying in your favorite location—Take a small item with you that you have had with you during your study time.
3. Read the question and all answers carefully—
Don’t jump to conclusions or make wild guesses.
4. Look for keywords—Avoid answers that include always, never, all, every, only, must, no, except, or none.
5. Watch for specific details—Avoid vague answers.
Look for adjectives and adverbs.
6. Eliminate answers that are clearly wrong or incorrect—
Eliminating any incorrect answer increases the probability of selecting the correct answer by 25%.
7. Look for information given within the question and the answers—For example, the phrase “client with diabetic ketoacidosis” should bring to mind the range of 7.35–7.45 or normal pH.
8. Look for the same or similar wording in the question and the answers.
9. Watch for grammatical inconsistencies—Subjects and verbs should agree, meaning singular subject, singular verb or plural subject, plural verb. If the question is an incomplete sentence, the correct answer should complete the question in a grammatically correct manner.
10. Don’t read into questions—Reading into the question can create errors in judgment. If the question
This cram sheet contains the distilled, key facts about the licensure exam. Review this information just before you enter the testing center, paying special attention to those areas where you feel you need the most review.
You can transfer any of these facts from your head onto a blank sheet provided by the testing center. We also recommend reading the glossary as a last-minute cram tool before entering the testing center. Good luck.
GENERAL TEST INFORMATION
1. Minimum 75/maximum 265—The maximum time allotted for the test is 6 hours. Don’t get frustrated if you need to take the entire number of items or take the entire allotted time. Get up and move around and take breaks if you need a time-out.
2. Take deep breaths and imagine yourself studying in your favorite location—Take a small item with you that you have had with you during your study time.
3. Read the question and all answers carefully—
Don’t jump to conclusions or make wild guesses.
4. Look for keywords—Avoid answers that include always, never, all, every, only, must, no, except, or none.
5. Watch for specific details—Avoid vague answers.
Look for adjectives and adverbs.
6. Eliminate answers that are clearly wrong or incorrect—
Eliminating any incorrect answer increases the probability of selecting the correct answer by 25%.
7. Look for information given within the question and the answers—For example, the phrase “client with diabetic ketoacidosis” should bring to mind the range of 7.35–7.45 or normal pH.
8. Look for the same or similar wording in the question and the answers.
9. Watch for grammatical inconsistencies—Subjects and verbs should agree, meaning singular subject, singular verb or plural subject, plural verb. If the question is an incomplete sentence, the correct answer should complete the question in a grammatically correct manner.
10. Don’t read into questions—Reading into the question can create errors in judgment. If the question