Hello!
I've been stalking this forum for months now in preparation for my NREMT exam. Per my instructors advice, I took the exam immediately following graduation from the course. The test shut off around 85 questions, and I failed. I nearly passed EMS Operations (I was shocked), and I was above passing in Airway & respirations. Everything else was below. Needless to say, I was kinda not surprised. I had re-read notes, and I was an excellent student in class, but as i've learned through this thread that doesn't necessarily cut it.
I got my *** in gear, signed up for EMT Prep, and put in almost 200 hours of studying. I re-read chapters, and seriously felt confident in the material. I went in, failed, and only got Above Passing in OB/GYN. I know it is the most used excuse in the book, but i'm seriously a TERRIBLE test taker, and I think that once I stop thinking that I am, i'll do better.
In the mean time, my approach to studying this time around is to seriously understand the conditions and diseases that we learned about and what vitals/signs and symptoms to associate with these. I'm not sure if that's an appropriate way to combat this, but from my experience in the testing room, I get overwhelmed when I don't know a word or how to interpret it. I also need to understand more throughly my ABC's I suppose.
By posting this i'm hoping to get some serious feedback on how to tackle this. Thanks in advance.
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I've been stalking this forum for months now in preparation for my NREMT exam. Per my instructors advice, I took the exam immediately following graduation from the course. The test shut off around 85 questions, and I failed. I nearly passed EMS Operations (I was shocked), and I was above passing in Airway & respirations. Everything else was below. Needless to say, I was kinda not surprised. I had re-read notes, and I was an excellent student in class, but as i've learned through this thread that doesn't necessarily cut it.
I got my *** in gear, signed up for EMT Prep, and put in almost 200 hours of studying. I re-read chapters, and seriously felt confident in the material. I went in, failed, and only got Above Passing in OB/GYN. I know it is the most used excuse in the book, but i'm seriously a TERRIBLE test taker, and I think that once I stop thinking that I am, i'll do better.
In the mean time, my approach to studying this time around is to seriously understand the conditions and diseases that we learned about and what vitals/signs and symptoms to associate with these. I'm not sure if that's an appropriate way to combat this, but from my experience in the testing room, I get overwhelmed when I don't know a word or how to interpret it. I also need to understand more throughly my ABC's I suppose.
By posting this i'm hoping to get some serious feedback on how to tackle this. Thanks in advance.
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