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hello everyone. I have not posted in a long time because i have been so busy. I was wondering if anyone out there has taken the hurst review and if it is really worth the 350 bucks that they charge for it,or if anyone feels that i can prepare for nclex just fine with self-study. any info will help. i graduate this july.:nuke:

Good luck.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical.

I don't think it matters when you take the NCLEX. I had friends that took the NCLEX 3-4 months after graduating & they all passed on the first try. They all told me to take it when I am ready. I just graduated from nursing school in December 08, & haven't taken NCLEX yet. I haven't got my ATT yet. I hope to take mine at the end of March or sometime in April. I am going to do Suzanne's plan b4 I take mine. On Hurst Review, I had a friend who did Hurst & she loved it. I see some good reviews about Suzanne's plan, you should try her plan.

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So I am considering...well I have decided to take the hurst review; one of the representatives came to our nsa meeting here at ksu and she was very presuasive; also reading this thread has helped. one thing that the rep mentioned was that after paying the 350, you can take the review as many times as you like...i graduate in december, which will give me three opportunities to take this review. :yeah:

our nursing program also has the ati review however, i haven't been as successful as id like...meeting only profieciency level II, after remediation sometimes. i'm not a great test taker as well. so, i plan to review may butt off using the hurst review as well as kaplan's 08-09 review and saunders. i dont want to have to take this test a second time.

btw...i'm new here. :nurse:

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Specializes in DOU.

I took Hurst and passed the first time with 75 questions. Hurst tells you quite clearly that there will be a lot of material on this exam that was not covered in class, but if you really KNOW the material they present, you will pass, which in my case was true, so I would say they are successful.

Now for the down side - you pay $350 and get four "full" days of class (which ended early every day for me), and at the end, they tell you that you have another day of class material to cover at home. Had we stayed the full day x 4 days, that material could have easily been covered in class.

Also, there was a lot of "extra" info to be downloaded and printed that was not covered in class or included on that 5th day of study. I think for $350 they should have provided ALL printed material.

Still, I passed, and I thought the material was presented well, was easily comprehensible, and was overall worth it.

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You will enjoy Hurst Review. That is what I used to pass after being out of school for nine years. Make sure you talk out loud and lecture to your self or you can also record your self lecturing and go back and critically listen to yourself and critque your self. Many of my coworkers thought I was crazy because I was teaching myself all day at work. I would also walk up to them and teach them. :chuckle Make sure you look at the 5th day content. I took alot of what I thought was really important from the 5th day content and I put them on the largest index cards I could fine and I would look at it everyday. As far as pharmacology she has a great section in her test taking strategy book. Also look at the Pharm section Ch 2 in exam cram was good. Also review your tv drugs as well as know the infection control mneumonic, also understand your managment and delegation. Also do all of the questions that Hurst Review provides she also has questions on priority. Which is very important. Also read ch 7 on how to answer priortiy questions in the Hurst Review test taking strategy book. Kaplan also has an excellent book on test taking strategies as well.

I hope that helps..Good luck

Hurst Review Nurse as of 02/11/09:nurse:

PS. If you have any question feel free to contact Hurst Review this was the only company that gives you the support that you need. They don't just want your money. They want you to pass and they will do all that they can to help you achieve that goal.

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Hello there thank you for the information I took the nclex lpn the first time and did not pass and I'm interested in the ncsbn review book. I want to know if i just go to their website and sign up and pay for it?

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I also did not pass the nclex lpn it's very serious to me as well. I actually was near to passing and above passing so I was so close. Im actually waiting for the 45 days and then take it, because I know the knowledge. I just need to work on my test taking skills. I would also like some feedback from others that have taken the test and did not pass, but happened to take it again and did pass the 2nd time. What I would suggest for you even though were in the same boat is to also focus on test taking skills, because what I realized was that alot of the material that I was tested on was based on knowledge and test taking skill.

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Thank you for the information is the hurst reveiw also could for lpn?

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Thank you for the information is the hurst reveiw also could for lpn?

Yes it is for LPN and RN

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Specializes in Med/surg, convalescent.

Is there anyway you can give me the info about the Hurst Review that you've taken, where, how much it cost and anything else would be helpful. I knew someone thru someone that took it in Richmond for 1 week M-F and she just passed. You can email me

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Specializes in Med/surg, convalescent.

Can you tell me where can I register for the Hurst Review?

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Specializes in Med/surg, convalescent.

What is NCSBN review? Where can you sign up for that? I will be taking my nclex for the second time and I need to know what is NCSBN, thanks

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