5 NGN Mistakes Most Students Make
The top NGN-specific mistakes and how to avoid them.
NGN-specific mistakes, students who'd ace traditional NCLEX trip on these.
1. Leaving items blank
Partial credit means anything is better than nothing. Make best guess on every row, every blank, every option.
2. Treating it like SATA
Classic SATA is all-or-nothing. Extended multiple response often partial credit. Different strategy, lean toward selecting borderline options in extended multi-response.
3. Spending too long on one item
Cases take 8-15 min total. Don't sink 5 min into a single bow-tie. Pace evenly.
4. Re-reading the case on every item
Once you've read the case, trust your notes. Re-reading wastes time. Use the highlight tool if available.
5. Trying to game which items count
You can't tell which are pretest. Treat every item as scored.
Frequently asked
Time per case study?
8-15 minutes total. 1.5-2 min per item average.
Can I go back and change NGN answers?
Within a case study sometimes (item navigation depends on interface). Across cases no.
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