Hurst or NCBSN better?

missmollie, ADN, BSN, RN · Jun 29, 2015

For my NCLEX, I utilized Hurst and Kaplan. Hurst is great because they have these study sheets that you print off, and fill in as you watch the videos. It helped me to remember and review a lot of the content. Hurst also allows you to try their program free for 10 days. I tried it for two hours and paid for it, and to me, it was worth the money.

I completed all of the Hurst review, did every question on Kaplan, and passed my first try. It might be helpful to set up a study schedule, and plan to study 3 hours a day for a month before your test. Another book that might be helpful would be the HESI review book, as it has so much great information in it. Take notes, make note cards, understand what you're looking for. Then do at least 200 questions a day from NCLEX 3500, NCLEX books, Kaplan questions, and Hurst.

I hope that info is helpful, and best of luck to you!

hm1987 · Jun 29, 2015

Thank you for the reply! I am exhausted from studying I failed twice with 75 questions.. third time I improved I have gotten 235 questions I was near passing except two categories psych and health promotion. I think I am going to purchase Hurst they said their questions are very good too not only the contents and I will also utilize saunders in my weak categories. I never done 200 questions I usually do 75 or 100 but ill try to increase the questions.. I think I should study less I was studying 6-8 hours a day too! thank you again