Is Saunder's CD harder than the NCLEX?

rowena84 · Jan 1, 2008

Well, I would say the NCLEX-RN exam is more difficult than Saunder's.. I would even say that after having answered some questions from Mosby, Lippincott, Davis's and Springhouse during my review, I would say Saunder's is the easiest. I don't recommend Saunder's for practice questions. It's very simple. Kaplan and Mosby's have the best pool of questions for NCLEX. Since the questions are very similar to the exam. But Saunder's content review is excellent. Very comprehensive.. I stopped at 75 and I passed my exam! :specs:

altus bulldog · Jan 13, 2008

My daughter pased her boards on the first try: 75 questions! She mostly used Kaplan and Stein (5th edition), books for studying, and even took flashcards with her on our vacation-limiting her review to 50 questions a day-while on a beach, enjoying the sun. She felt the Stein book was a good study help for areas she felt she needed more reviewing in. We came home and she took her boards 10 days later. she started off her morning at Starbucks with 2 other classmates taking boards at the same time, then arrived at the testing station early. They let all 3 in to test before their scheduled time. I would not have passed if I did like she did. Saunders is a good general review. Learning by using topical study guides is also good. Study areas where you were weak in school, but don't forget areas you did well in. You don't want to fail because you didn't review an area you thought you knew. That would be a really big downer! And most importantly of all: eat a balanced, high protein meal the night before the boards, and do not study after noon the day before. You don't want to forget all you learned by cramming at the last minute. Do something fun to help you relax! Being relaxed is harder to do for such an important exam, but worth it.