hurst or ncsbn?

I did Hurst and passed my NCLEX on the first try. I credit myself with that more than Hurst, but it was a good refresher.

NCSBN is harder and the questions are closer to NCLEX, in my opinion. $70 - 5 week online, cheap and on my schedule.

I liked Hurst a lot, but their questions aren't challenging enough and the review that I really needed was in the 5th day material (online), so the live review was merely a pep rally to get us motivated. It was a nice content review, but 5 times the cost.

I think a good content review book and 4,000 NCLEX questions would have been just as good. I went to a program that prepared me, our exams made NCLEX look easy. I would not spend a ton of money on books and reviews. I was terrified so I went overboard and it was a big mistake.

I did the hurst review and loved it. Passed the first time, so I recommend Hurst!

I am doing Hurst now and i love it too. Really good for content materials. Then you get to fill a worksheet and all. Really helpful in retaining info. Marlene just makes it really easy for us to understand specially Patho diseases.

Infos not covered on Hurst i supplement with Sauderns which is enough...More books tends to be confusing.