[secretname]

helP! hey guys,Ive been having anxiety this past few days and I want to know if saunders CD is really a good source for nclex review.ive been using it but would like to here it from you.. also used the book,COmprehensice.
pls help!epecially those who already pass! thanks guys!
hope to hear from you all!!
GODBLESS!im taking NCLEX this 18th of july..
thanks alot!any encouragemnt will help..

[blacksea pebble]

Hi,
I passed NCLEX at 75 questions and can say that there are not many study tools that can prepare you for the exam. I studied Saunders book and CD, NCLEX 3500, and Kaplan on-line course. I can say that Saunders is good for general knowledge ( refreshing what you have already learned in school) but not good for strategies you can use for the exam. I think that Kaplan Q bank and strategies mimick the exam quite well. Questions on Saunders CD seemed to be quite easy and straight forward compared to what I encountered during NCLEX. Kaplan , on the other hand, seemed to have the same level of difficulty as NCLEX questions and the strategies I had learned helped me to eleminate wrong answers. I think that NCLEX is a very unique experience- when you take it you will say to yourself: " There is nothing in the world that could have prepared me for this test!" and than you'll feel horrible for the next three days before your license shows up on the website. I hope this ordeal will be over for you very soon.
PS: I've talked to many people who passed NCLEX on the first try and they said that Saunders was great. I think you need to choose what works best for you.
Please let me know how it goes for you.
Good luck!

[secretname]

Originally Posted by blacksea pebble

Hi,
I passed NCLEX at 75 questions and can say that there are not many study tools that can prepare you for the exam. I studied Saunders book and CD, NCLEX 3500, and Kaplan on-line course. I can say that Saunders is good for general knowledge ( refreshing what you have already learned in school) but not good for strategies you can use for the exam. I think that Kaplan Q bank and strategies mimick the exam quite well. Questions on Saunders CD seemed to be quite easy and straight forward compared to what I encountered during NCLEX. Kaplan , on the other hand, seemed to have the same level of difficulty as NCLEX questions and the strategies I had learned helped me to eleminate wrong answers. I think that NCLEX is a very unique experience- when you take it you will say to yourself: " There is nothing in the world that could have prepared me for this test!" and than you'll feel horrible for the next three days before your license shows up on the website. I hope this ordeal will be over for you very soon.
PS: I've talked to many people who passed NCLEX on the first try and they said that Saunders was great. I think you need to choose what works best for you.
Please let me know how it goes for you.
Good luck!

THANKS ALOT!il know in 3days after my test..
hope i make it possble!

[Second]

I passed with 75 questions and relied heavilly on Saunders. It's a great tool because it is organized by body systems and that was a nice way for me to study and learn. I also read some elsewhere on test taking strategies and that helped to. Good luck!

[suzanne4]

Moved this thread to the NCLEX Forum where it is more appropriate.

Be aware that average wait time for CA is a full ten days and not the three days that you see posted every so often. And it can take up to a month.

Best of luck on your exam.

[nursinggal_2]

I passed my first time with 75 questions and I only studied for about a week to a week and a half using saunders and very little exam cram. I have spoken with several other women I graduated with and they are only using saunders. We discovered Saunders when we learned we had to take the HESI and people were failing it that were using the actual HESI review books. So far out of I believe 8 that have taken it, we all passed! I 100% recommend Saunders!