Kaplan vs. Saunders nclex review???

[amgresham]

So, I am scheduled to take my NCLEX PN in 2 weeks!!!! I am so freaking nervous, I was confident until I scheduled myself !!!! Anywho, my school did kaplan testing to prepare for NCLEX and its mandatory that we passed! Also Kaplan supposedly good indicator(97% NLCEX pass rate if you score 80 or above) of how successful you will be on boards. I also have the Saunders PN NCLEX study book with questions. I do very well on Kaplan tests which are designed to be much more challenging than the NCLEX as its not "basic" nursing material. But I dont do so well with Saunders (about a 70% on 100 question tests based on one subject i.e cardiac disorders 100 ?s). I dont know which to use for NCLEX prep?! Im freaking out becuase I want to pass my NCLEX on the first try!! Anybody can shed light on which is better? Or does anybody have some other NCLEX prep/study material that was helpful???

Thanks to all my fellow NURSES AND NURSES to be:nurse:

[cmsorra]

I used questions from both and only did questions for the 3 weeks before the nclex...I just found out I Passed so I say they both work..

good luck

[AKissner]

IM taking My Nclex tomorrow im only scoring 70% consistant on the saunders cd ....i fell like i dont know anything !!!

[Lovemykids125]

I'm only using Saunders I take NCLEX 9/11 and I'm using the book a ton. I learn better by writing so I've been summarizing the whole book in a notebook just taking brief notes as I read through starting with the first chapter and I'm halfway done with it. I've been getting 70-75% on the exams on the cd but I feel like I know twice as much as I did in school from reading through the book!

I feel like you can never know enough content so if you're good at answering NCLEX questions (I've taken quizzes on the cd not knowing any answers but got them all right just bc I know all the tips in narrowing down like caution words, steps in prioritizing, etc) then just skim through the book and brush up on your material! But it helps a ton knowing how to narrow down when you don't have any idea what the answer is, it improved my scores by 5-10% just after reviewing these "clues" my school gave!