Kaplan review

badgirl · Jul 15, 2014

For me kaplan didn't help me for first time,Hurst is best for content..It really helped me when i took my 2nd exam yesterday,

good luck

pnpmycallin2017 · Jul 15, 2014

thank you bargirl, I already bought Saunders and Kaplan review book with 2 practice exams, I am planning to buy Hurst and Lacherity, but I'm still on the fence about paying 418$ for kaplan review.

badgirl · Jul 15, 2014

Lacherity book is best book for management and delegation,I don't know kaplan review book,I bought kaplan undemand course

rob4546, ADN, BSN, MSN · Jul 15, 2014

We used Kaplan for our class review. I think it has some value, but only if you use the resources. It isn't really great on content but great for testing strategy and practice tests. The full course content comes with around 4000 practice questions with good rationales. I can't tell you if it would be a good fit for you, don't know how well you were prepped during nursing school. After using it and passing the NCLEX I think I could have passed without it but it was added to our semester billing so I used the heck out of it.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Jul 15, 2014

No one can answer this accurately for you, sorry.

Programs differ somewhat from each other in that some focus more on strategy (what is this question really asking?) and some focus more on content (re-teaching you what you should have learned in school but for some reason didn't).

Formats differ between programs, but that doesn't make one "good" and one "bad". Since no one here has been studying with you or been a lab partner with you throughout nursing school, YOU have to best be able to determine what areas you most need to work on.

Once you do that, I do believe the recommended course of action is to go with one or two sources, not a 'shotgun' approach. With too many sources to pull from, things can get confusing. I do see too many people here discuss how they failed "But I used "Programs W,X,Y,Z and Books X,Y,Z, and....so where did I go wrong??"

You get the idea.

Good luck!

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Jul 15, 2014

My school offered Kaplan, and I balked at the price due to it's privet so and that was part of mortgage money, at least for me.

I used the book and the CD and also used LaCharity, PharmPhlash cards to study pharm, LaCharity, Exam CRAM, the Success Series, Saunders flash, Lippincott iPhone apps, and NCSBN, which I think is a great comprehensive resource from the makers of NCLEX.

RNsRWe is correct, it will be up to the person and how they fully utilize the resources will determine how successfully the pass the exam.

The way I utilized those sources and questions helped prepare me to pass the NCLEX because I tested myself as though I will get 265 questions, read rationales, as well as looked up the sources of the rationales if I didn't understand the rationale. The other strategy-which Saunders flash cared and Kaplan's book do in their sources is help outline the main aspects becoming a license nurse:

1. Safe, effective care

2. Health promotion

3. Physiological integrity

4. Psychosocial integrity

Knowing WHAT the question is asking gives you the HOW to answer it.

Graduatenurse14 · Jul 15, 2014

I agree with RNsRWe. There is no right or wrong resource to study. You have people who used Kaplan and failed, Hurst and failed but those that have passed using those resources. This is a very tricky process that I wouldn't wish on anyone!

FWIW, I did ATI through my school and I'm doing some of those questions, Kaplan Classroom Review ($$$) and doing all the Qbank questions and just ordered PDA by LaCharity since I get a lot of those wrong.

I edited this to add that since I'm a visual learner I've watched the Kaplan videos, various videos on youtube, and just discovered pintrest has a ton of nursing/NCLEX study resources!

Good luck!!!!