Best Review Book for School/NCLEX

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Im looking for a good review book to help me study for tests while also preparing me for NCLEX. I hear really good things about Saunders and the Mary Ann Hogan books. In my program we were required to purchase the Davis review book..I have maybe opened it once, I just haven't heard much about it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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Saunders comprehensive review.... The best to use through nursing school in my opinion.

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Saunders is what has been most often recommended to me. But a classmate told me that she and 5 friends each bought a different NCLEX book, then made 5 copies of the appropriate chapters that they were studying in lectures, and traded with classmates. That way, each person ended up with 6 different NCLEX study books by the end of the 24-month RN program. An interesting strategy.

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I was reccomened the Saunder's Comprehensive Review (detailed review and questions inside) as well. I order version 4 and version 5 and they are practically the same thing. I opened version 5 from the plastic so I cannot return it otherwise I would. Version 4 cost me about 15 and version 5 cost me about 50. They are practically the same... I also bought: Exam Cram NCLEX-RN 3rd ed. (quick review and questions), Lippincott's Q&A NCLEX-RN (just questions), and Mosby's RN Examination (just questions).

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Specializes in Telemetry, ICU.

Each textbook has its own merits, and the way your learn best will help decide which is best for you. Most people prefer the Saunder's because its so comprehensive, but the Kaplan book has mock tests, rather than just a large question bank...

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Specializes in LTC.

Mary Hogan Nclex review. This is the source of the NCLEX.

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hi nurselovejoy88- did you took ur nclex rn yet? is mary ann Hogan comprehensive book good? I found it really dry :( I started reading it but give up in the middle because it's very thick..

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I love Davis's Q&A For the NCLEX-RN Examination.

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I bought Saunders but I use the CD-ROM way more than I use the book. The girls in my clinical group and I all swap out our NCLEX CDs so we have lots of review questions. I have a copy of 6 different NCLEX CDs on my harddrive now and I think Saunders is the best, because they list test-taking strategy and the rationales for each question.

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I think posts like these are responsible for my veritable "collection" of NCLEX type books. I think I own about 10 and I haven't even started my third semester yet. Anyway, I own all of the favs and, although I have not taken the NCLEX yet, my exams are "NCLEX style." I have found Saunders and "Reviews & Rationales" (Hogan) to be the best.

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Specializes in SDU, Tele.

Reviews and Rationales for reviewing info and Lippincott's for Q&A only... I feel like the Saunder's questions are too easy

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PREP-U is the most amazing NCLEX prep!

My school just dumped using the Saunders and went to PREP-U.

I highly suggest this. It has been a great tool for tests and preparing for the NCLEX.

It is worth every penny!

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Amazon.com: NCLEX-RN 10,000 - Powered by PrepU (9781451116014): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Books

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