Test Taking Tips in the NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION

1. Debrief yourself from stress.
-It’s about time that you relax and free yourself from stress.
Cramming is not helpful at this time.

2. Prepare yourself mentally and physically.
-Eat a balanced diet, eat regularly. Don’t skip meals and tire yourself from studying.
-Have adequate sleep.
-Drink your vitamins.
-Never read in dim light. Don’t stress your eyes days before the exam.
-When worries arise, try some relaxation techniques.
-Visualize oneself in taking the exam and turning in one’s best work.
-Avoid negative self talk.
-Don’t dwell on past testing failures. Learn from them and leave them behind.
-Gather and organize the necessary supplies for the exam.
-Have confidence that you will make it!

3. Manage your own time.
-Follow your own schedule and not of others. Don’t force yourself in group study if it’s not
suited for you. Chances are, you will not retain most of them.
-Make a checklist of the things that you need to review.
-Don’t overkill. Don’t give so much time in areas that you keep on forgetting.

4. Keep focused
-Keep calm. Panicking only leads to mistakes.

5. Get yourself motivated.
-Instill in you that you will become a nurse.

6. KEEP PRAYING.
-It’s our KEY to success. Remember that GOD’s GRACE POLICY of providing the best for
His child. Cast your burden upon Him and He will take care of you. Pray harder. GOD can
do more in three seconds than what you can do for yourself in three years.
7. Remember some of these test taking strategies:
* Read questions carefully from the first word o the last word. Do not miss out key words
that would lead you to what the question is really asking for. Underline KEYWORDS.
* Look for hints:
“most, first, best” - indicates must establish priorities
“further teaching” – means wrong statement or something negative
“understands the teaching” – means correct statement or something positive
*Rephrase or reword the question so it can be answered by yes or no, why, when, what
*STOP! Before looking at the choices, think of the answer first. Whatever that comes in
your mind first that matches one of the choices, this may come from your stored
knowledge and may be a possible answer.
*Look for qualifiers such as NEVER, ALWAYS, ALL, NONE… these are most often absolute terms. Generally, we don’t choose these options.
*Most of all, TRUST YOURSELF & TRUST IN GOD.


“OF OUR THOUGHTS, WE MAKE ACTIONS. OF OUR ACTIONS, WE MAKE HABITS. OF OUR HABITS, WE MAKE LIFESTYLE. AND OF OUR LIFESTYLE, WE MAKE OUR DESTINY. HAVE GOOD THOUGHTS AND YOU WILL HAVE GOOD DESTINY…”

Goodluck Nurses!!!