Re: Kaplan or Saunders?

i'm doing the saunders book and kaplan here is my day by day plan if your interested. I'm starting it today and i retake boards on august 14th. i'm doing saunders during the day and reading kaplan in the evenings.. let me know if this helps anyone.

Katie’s Saunders Study Plan

July 22 Wednesday (TODAY)

• Unit 8 pg 65, Leadership, Delegating and Prioritizing Client Care
• Unit 11 pg 112, Laboratory Values
• Unit 12 pg 127, Nutrition
• Unit 13 pg 139, TPN

July 23 Thursday

• Unit 14 pg 149, IV therapy
• Unit 15 pg 163, Administration of Blood Products
• Unit 16, pg 177, Provision of a Safe Environment
• Unit 17, pg 186, Administration of Medication and IV Solutions

July 24 Friday

• Unit 19 pg 208, Perioperative Nursing Care
• Unit 20 pg 225, Positioning Clients
• Unit 21 pg 233, Care of the Client with a Tube
• Unit 22 pg 251, Female Reproductive System

July 27 Monday

• Unit 23 pg 258, Obstetrical Assessment
• Unit 24 pg 264 Prenatal Period
• Unit 25 pg 278, Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy
• Unit 26 pg 296, Labor and Delivery

July 28 Tuesday

• Unit 27 pg 310, Problems with Labor and Delivery
• Unit 28 pg 320, The Postpartum period
• Unit 29 pg 327, Postpartum Complications
• Unit 30 pg 336, Care of the Newborn
• Unit 31 pg 354, Maternity and Newborn Medications

July 29 Wednesday

• Unit 32 pg 365, Theories of Growth and Development
• Unit 33 pg 374, Development Stages
• Unit 34 pg 389, Care of the Older Client

July 30 Thursday (Pediatric Nursing)

• Unit 35 pg 401, Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders
• Unit 36 pg 415, Eye Ear and Throat Disorders
• Unit 37 pg 422, Respiratory Disorders
• Unit 38 pg 434, Cardiovascular Disorders

July 31 Friday (Pediatric Nursing.)

• Unit 39 pg 446, Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Unit 40 pg 464, Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
• Unit 41 pg 472, Renal and Urinary Disorders
• Unit 42 pg 480, Integumentary Disorders

August 3 Monday (Pediatric Nursing)

• Unit 43 pg 487, Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Unit 44 pg 494, Hematological Disorders
• Unit 45 pg 500, Oncological Disorders
• Unit 46 pg 510, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

August 4 Tuesday (Pediatric Nursing)

• Unit 47 pg 515, Infectious and Communicable Diseases
• Unit 48 pg 528, Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations

(Adult Disorders)

• Unit 49 and 50 pg 537, 565 Integumentary Systems and Medications
• Unit 51 and 52 pg 579, 615 Oncological Disorders, Antineoplastic Medications

August 5 Wednesday (Adult Disorders)

• Unit 53 and 54 pg 629, 659 Endocrine System and Medications
• Unit 55 and 56 pg 677, 711 Gastrointestinal System and Medications
• Unit 57 and 58 pg 725, 758 Respiratory System and Medications
• Unit 59 and 60 pg 779, 829 Cardiovascular System and Medications

August 6 Thursday (Adult Disorders)

• Unit 61 and 62 pg 851, 888 Renal System and Medications
• Unit 63 and 64 pg 901, 924 The Eye and the Ear and Ophthalmic and Otic Meds
• Unit 65 and 66 pg 937, 979 Neurological System and Medications
• Unit 67 and 68 pg 997, 1028 Musculoskeletal System and Medications

August 7 Friday (Adult Disorders)

• Unit 69 and 70 pg 1039, 1051 Immune Disorders and Medications
• Unit 72 pg 1071 Models of Care (Milieu Therapy, Cognitive Therapy..)
• Unit 73 pg 1077 Mental Health Disorders
• Unit 74 pg 1099 Addictions
• Unit 76 pg 1128 Psychiatric Medications

Re: Kaplan or Saunders?

thank you for this...i have been nursing in canada for ~ 7 years and want to write my nclex...just get the feeling there will be changes coming down the line = stiffer rules for entry..so figure better now then never--literally.

i think the fact that i work actively as a nurse will help, but still so much info to review...and i'm extremely weak in areas such as mental health, peds, obstetrics. well worse than weak. so i need to find a good place to start...

your study guide is helpful and i'm including it in my nclex study folder.

thanks again!

Re: Kaplan or Saunders?

I used the Saunder's CD for questions, but the big book overwhelmed me as far as review is concerned. I enrolled in the NCSBN 5-week course for content review and practice questions. I think between Saunder's and NCSBN, I took a total of 3,000 practice questions. I read rationales for every single one (right or wrong). Also, our school required us to do ATI exams every quarter. I read the Leadership ATI book from cover to cover, which helped me to know how to prioritize and delegate. I'm glad I didn't spend the $$ on Kaplan (although some of my friends took it and still passed NCLEX, I think my other review materials were sufficient - and cheaper!!) I passed my ATI exam with 75 questions.

Re: Kaplan or Saunders?

I had both books and can say that although I preferred Saunders for reviewing what I knew & what my weak areas were, I don't feel that either one REALLY prepared me for the real thing (which I took today & I am still reeling from it)!

Re: Kaplan or Saunders?

Kaplan is harder and trickier than NCLEX while Saunders is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy easier than NCLEX. So if you're gonna practice questions, never use Saunders. For practicing questions, use Kaplan because it is harder or use Exam Cram because it is very similar to NCLEX. For reviewing the content, it's good to use Saunders but I don't think it's the best because there are too many information that you don't need. You don't have to know all, you just have to know what's important.

Re: Kaplan or Saunders?

Both are good review book