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Aug 07, 2009 11:05 PM

Great Review Book through Nursing School??? PLEASE respond :)

by Sl1011

I'm about to go onto my 3rd semester of nursing school (RN program), and I will be in Med-Surg too. The school issues us ATI books as a review to help us prepare for the NCLEX. I personally don't really like the ATI books, and I don't think they are that helpful, and I don't like the way the books are set up. Is there anything I can get right now that can help me through nursing school as well as prepare me for the NCLEX? Maybe a study guide, or certain NCLEX review books? I've heard of Saunders and Kaplan, but I have no idea which one would be better or if I should just buy both. Please respond if you can, I would like to purchase something ASAP. Thanks so much in advance

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No. 1
from beth66335
Old Aug 07, 2009, 11:38 PM

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Saunders and Kaplan are both good...I have both and use them a lot!
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from gillytook
Old Aug 08, 2009, 12:03 AM

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I used Saunders Q&A and Pearson. Saunders was great for focusing in on NCLEX style questions for each topic. However I loved Pearson's review materials. I got it late in my program and we studied from it for our tests. You can't sort their questions by topic though. I also purchased the Memory Notebooks by Zerwekk and Claborn on CD so I could put the illustrations in my notes.
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from Sl1011
Old Aug 08, 2009, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by beth66335 View Post
Saunders and Kaplan are both good...I have both and use them a lot!
Do you know the name of the Kaplan book and what the latest edition is? There were a few different ones coming up on the bookstore's websites and amazon.com. Thanks
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No. 4
from beth66335
Old Aug 09, 2009, 12:14 AM

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It's this one, but if I were you I get a current one; I started nursing school in Fall of 2007.
http://www.amazon.com/Kaplan-NCLEX-R...9794696&sr=8-1
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No. 5
from PvNurse2009
Old Aug 09, 2009, 03:15 AM

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I found the saunders book to be really helpful For class, I also used the Lippincott's Q&A review. It really helped me to practice questions before the tests
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No. 6
from melmarie23
Old Aug 09, 2009, 07:41 AM

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I just had my Med-Surg ATI exam yesterday. Saunders saved my life. I swear by that book.


(and I too didnt care much for the ATI books themselves)
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No. 7
from Sl1011
Old Aug 09, 2009, 08:14 AM

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Thanks for the replies Also, with the Kaplan book, are there a lot of Pharmacology questions? Or should I get the Kaplan Pharm book for that?
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No. 8
from anoon
Old Aug 10, 2009, 08:52 AM
Updated Sep 13, 2009 at 06:46 PM by tnbutterfly

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I personally use the Saunders Q&A Review for the NCLEX. It's an orange book published by Elsevier. I like it because it has mostly Q&A, not a whole lot of review (text). If you like a text review, grab Saunders regular RN NCLEX review (it's a BIG blue book). I did not have much success with Kaplan, but that is just personal experience!

Hope this helps,

Amber N.
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No. 9
from melmarie23
Old Aug 10, 2009, 08:56 AM

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I too am not a huge fan of the ATI books. They help, but only if you know the patho-phys behind the disease processes and the like because the ATI books are very abbreviated.

I just had my ATI Med-Surg exam on Friday. I scored a level 3...with a 99% chance of passing the NCLEX. I was shocked because when taking the practice exams, I was scoring a a high level 2. What really helped me I think was my Saunders review book. It so thorough and really helped me review the material and they just have tons and tons of review questions. I swear by that book.
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