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1,365 ways the NCLEX tries to catch you.

448 testable areas: the concepts the NCLEX keeps returning to, and every one of those traps written down for you to avoid. Then 1,300 questions to master the exam.

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1,300 questions · 22 subjects · 448 mapped areas

Written from scratch and reviewed by nursing educators. Every question records its source.

One thing is certain — you will revise faster.

The NCLEX can stop at 85 questions, and everything here is built for that: the rule that gets tested, the trap that catches people, and why the right answer is right. Four of them, start to finish.

Cardiovascular

From your syllabus

Unilateral warm, swollen, tender calf after surgery is a DVT.

Do not massage it, do not walk it off, do not test Homans sign — keep it still and call.

In the exam

A client on day four after abdominal surgery reports a dull ache in the left calf. The calf is warm, slightly swollen and tender. What should the nurse do?

  • Keep the limb still, notify the provider, and do not massage the calf(correct answer)
  • Massage the calf to relieve the ache and improve circulation
  • Apply a heating pad and encourage the client to walk it off
  • Check Homans sign by dorsiflexing the foot to confirm the diagnosis

What it was testing

deep vein thrombosis

These findings suggest deep vein thrombosis. Manipulating the calf risks dislodging clot into the pulmonary circulation.

Safety & Infection Control

From your syllabus

Active pulmonary TB = airborne precautions: negative-pressure room plus a fit-tested N95 respirator.

In the exam

A client is admitted with suspected active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Which precautions should the nurse implement?

  • Negative-pressure room with a fit-tested N95 respirator(correct answer)
  • A standard private room with a surgical mask worn on entry
  • Droplet precautions with a mask within 3 feet of the client
  • Contact precautions with a gown and gloves only

What it was testing

tuberculosis

Active pulmonary TB spreads by the airborne route, requiring a negative-pressure room and a fit-tested N95 respirator (or higher) for anyone entering.

Pharmacology

From your syllabus

A teaspoon is about 5 mL by definition, but a kitchen spoon is not a measuring device.

Give an oral syringe and demonstrate it.

In the exam

A parent will give a child a liquid antibiotic at home and says, "I'll just use a spoon from the drawer to measure the 5 mL." What is the nurse's best response?

  • Provide an oral syringe and demonstrate drawing up 5 mL(correct answer)
  • Explain that a kitchen teaspoon holds 5 mL, so it is acceptable
  • Tell the parent to use a tablespoon and give one third of it
  • Advise measuring into a medicine cup at eye level instead

What it was testing

medication administration

An oral syringe measures the prescribed volume accurately and can be taught in under a minute. It removes the variability rather than trying to correct for it.

Gerontology

From your syllabus

In advanced dementia, behavior is the pain report.

New agitation is pain until proven otherwise — treat and watch the response, do not sedate.

In the exam

A client with advanced dementia who cannot report pain is grimacing, resisting personal care, and has become withdrawn and restless. What should the nurse do?

  • Use a behavioral pain tool and treat the suspected pain(correct answer)
  • Document the behavior as worsening dementia symptoms
  • Request a psychiatric review for behavioral disturbance
  • Wait until the client can articulate what is wrong

What it was testing

pain management

Behavior is the assessment when self-report is unavailable. Treating and observing whether the behavior settles is both diagnostic and therapeutic.

Four of 1,767 rules, against 1,365 recorded traps.

Every subject, split into the areas that get tested.

Each area carries its own rules, its own traps and its own questions, so revision has an edge to work to instead of a subject that never ends.

  • Emergency & Critical Care35 areas
  • Pharmacology35 areas
  • Cardiovascular32 areas
  • Pediatrics30 areas
  • Gastrointestinal24 areas
  • Maternal & Newborn24 areas
  • Neurological23 areas
  • Gerontology22 areas
  • Hematologic & Oncologic22 areas
  • Respiratory21 areas
  • Psychiatric & Mental Health20 areas
  • Endocrine19 areas
  • Renal & Genitourinary19 areas
  • Immune & Infectious18 areas
  • Leadership & Management15 areas
  • Perioperative15 areas
  • Health Promotion14 areas
  • Musculoskeletal14 areas
  • Fluid, Electrolyte & Acid-Base12 areas
  • Integumentary12 areas
  • Safety & Infection Control12 areas
  • Nutrition10 areas

Three ways through the same 448 areas.

1,767 rules, 1,300 questions and 687 concept cards are not three libraries. They are the same material, cut three ways, so you can meet a fact whichever way you have twenty minutes to spare.

Below, the same fact three times — labor and delivery in Maternal & Newborn.

Syllabus

The rule worth remembering, with the trap beside it.

Fetal heart rate first — cord prolapse is the reason. Then fluid color, odor and the time of rupture.

Question bank

The same fact, the way an examiner asks it.

Immediately after an amniotomy, which nursing action takes priority?

  • Assess the fetal heart rate(correct answer)
  • Document the color and odor of the fluid
  • Change the underpad and make the client comfortable
  • Take the client's temperature

Flashcards

The principle underneath, for recall on the move.

Front

Rupture of membranes risks cord prolapse, which compromises fetal oxygenation within minutes.

Back

Fetal heart rate first — cord prolapse is the reason. Then fluid color, odor and the time of rupture.

What a day on this looks like.

Twenty minutes of questions, ten of notes, and whatever the bus gives you. The plan decides what you open; you decide how long you stay.

  1. Morning

    The plan names the subject you have proved least.

    Study plan

  2. Twenty minutes

    Questions in that subject, feedback after each one.

    Practice

  3. Ten minutes

    The rules for whatever you missed, and the traps beside them.

    Syllabus

  4. On the bus

    Recall for the rules that did not stick.

    Flashcards

One price, all of it.

Every plan opens the whole product — nothing is held back for a higher tier. The only question is how long you need it.

  • 1,300 questions across 22 subjects
  • 448 testable areas, with 1,767 rules written out
  • 1,365 recorded traps, each beside the rule it breaks
  • 687 concept flashcards and a recall deck from your misses
  • Blueprint-balanced exam simulation, up to 150 questions
  • A study plan that names your weakest subject each day

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Questions people ask first.

Is this enough to pass on its own?

No. It is a revision layer over your course and your textbook, built to compress the last stretch — and it says so rather than pretending otherwise.

How current is the content?

Written against the current NCSBN test plan structure and the Next Generation item formats. All 10 question formats are live, each with questions a student can sit today.

Who writes the questions?

Written from scratch by the AceMyNCLEX team and reviewed by nursing educators before publication. Nothing is copied from another prep publisher.

What if an answer looks wrong?

Report it from the question. It goes to a reviewer.

Master the NCLEX where it actually gets hard.

Start with the subject you have been avoiding. Twenty minutes is enough to find out where you stand.

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