NCLEX-PN help

Memoreeze · Sep 17, 2011

Hi there,

I think Saunders is a great resource for re-familiarizing yourself with content. Do some of the end of chapter questions for each chapter to help pinpoint areas you may be weaker in. Use the cd, too, and pay particular attention to the alternate format questions, to get a feel for them. I would also recommend the Kaplan book which you can either purchase or sign out from the library, and pay particular attention to the Test-Taking Strategies section. These are very helpful and you will use them. In addition, do find the Kaplan Question Trainers on slideshare websites. They are free and valuable. You can cover up the answers as you go along and keep track of your own score to see the percentage you are getting right. Above 60% is supposed to be a good indication you will pass the test. Try to mix it up from all your different resources so you are getting between 50 and 100 questions each day. By the end of three weeks, you could do over 2100 questions if you are consistant. If you have the money, Kaplan QBank is an excellent tool as well, and costs around $150. It might be less if you don't want the book which is included. (The book included with the QBank is NOT the book you can buy in the store. I prefer Saunders to the one that comes with the QBank. And I prefer the one in the stores to the one from the QBank, too.) I did end up buying the Lacharity book and after awhile the questions became very easy for me, which was a bonus skill! I'll save that book for NCLEX-RN, too! Some people love Exam Cram but it really did nothing for me. Personal choice, I guess!

Good luck!! :)

Memoreeze · Sep 17, 2011

Wait, I take that back. I did very much like the pull-out guide that came in the front of Exam Cram. It helped me to learn importat lab values and I carried it with me everywhere, along with the My Chicken Hez TB paper from this site.

SquishyRN, BSN, RN · Sep 19, 2011

I used Saunders, Kaplan, and Exam Cram as well. I thought Saunders was good content review, but I thought their practice questions were far easier than the actual test. I thought Kaplan's practice questions were harder than the actual test and that Exam Cram's questions were worded similarly to and had the same level of difficulty as the actual test.

eppley07 · Sep 23, 2011

I have been using the exam cram book and I like it a lot better than the other books, does anyone know how reliable this book is. I too the exam and it said I did average and passed?!?