A good point to remember for studying in general

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

I see lots and lots of questions asked about the "best" study guides, and lots and lots of responses regarding what people consider those to be.

Please, just remember that whatever you do, you should study from guides with proven successes: stick with names like Kaplan, Saunders, NCSBON, Mosby. And I hear Suzanne's plan getting many raves

Point is, there's lots of stuff people find on the net, what people post from their own notes. Be sure what you're using to study has actually helped people to PASS NCLEX!

I came across stuff online I couldn't find reputable info on; I bypassed those "study guides". I find stuff here, too, like that.

Use your "better business sense" and use what WORKS :)

[RNKay31]

How do we know what you have posted is reputable, p.s. let us know, thanks.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

How do we know what you have posted is reputable, p.s. let us know, thanks.

Sure! Since you're interested in what *I'VE* posted, I can tell you that when I've posted infection control information, I listed the name of each source on the document itself. Anyone can go to that website (the various State health departments or Yale, whoever was listed) and see it for themselves. I just put it on one document for ease of use. The source was perfectly legit.

When I posted a meds document, I also said that I did NOT post the source I copied/pasted from; certainly someone could choose to disregard whether the drug could be taken with or without food if they had to know the source.

Generally speaking, a study guide should have provable points, and that was my point. Nowhere on those documents I posted did I say that it would get anyone through the NCLEX; it was very specific information to be used in that context.

Is that ok?

Let the studying continue :)

[RNKay31]

Sure! Since you're interested in what *I'VE* posted, I can tell you that when I've posted infection control information, I listed the name of each source on the document itself. Anyone can go to that website (the various State health departments or Yale, whoever was listed) and see it for themselves. I just put it on one document for ease of use. The source was perfectly legit.

When I posted a meds document, I also said that I did NOT post the source I copied/pasted from; certainly someone could choose to disregard whether the drug could be taken with or without food if they had to know the source.

Generally speaking, a study guide should have provable points, and that was my point. Nowhere on those documents I posted did I say that it would get anyone through the NCLEX; it was very specific information to be used in that context.

Is that ok?

Let the studying continue :)

Thanks for replying, all the best in your new career.

[NJNursing, ASN, RN]

I think what she's advising is to try to stick with the main 5 study guides that many people are finding successful and has a reputation with the users here as being valid and trustworthy.

[flowerchick]

Kayla, I think she was just trying to be helpful and factual. Being a message board, 'reputable' needs to be interpreted by the reader.

Having just passed the horrible beast (aka: NCLEX-RN) this week, I would agree with her recommendations.

So, in the eloquent words of a previous poster, CTFD

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Thank you :)

There's a whole lot of material available at the click of a button on the internet, everywhere on the net including here (it's the internet, right?) and while some of it is great, some of it is poor. Not everything you find that says it is helpful in passing NCLEX is. If you want success, go with what people who passed have told you works, is my point.

I see I didn't mention Lippincott's, but I didn't mean to exclude it. Just being generalized I suppose. :)

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

bumping :)

[JenNJFLCA]

I took Kaplan cause they had that nice "insurance policy." I knew I'd get my money back if I didn't pass, and they boast at least a 95% (not sure exactly) pass rate. Well, I passed, so they can keep every penny because it was well spent. :)

[ira100178]

the truth is passing nclex-rn does not only involve knowledge and hardwork. Luck has a big part and so is God's grace and mercy. Good luck to all of us retakers.....