NCLEX

Kaplan Qbank questions and LaCharity PDA book!! I passed in 85 questions using those two sources. Good luck!!

I used Hurst Review, Nclex 4000, Saunders Comprehensive review for the nclex book fifth edition with CD, Prioritization, delegation and Assignment by Linda lacharity book

I am doing the Kaplan Qbank questions and ordered the LaCharity PDA book.

Thanks!

Same as above poster...Kaplan Q bank (I got the 1 months access for $50) and LaCharity helped me the most the month before the exam

Same as above poster...Kaplan Q bank (I got the 1 months access for $50) and LaCharity helped me the most the month before the exam

A lot of people are saying the LaCharity book helped them. Mine should be delivered Tuesday, hope it helps. What is different about this book?

I liked how the book really solidified the roles of the RN, LPN, and health care assistant/care aid. I found it also. Reinforced the pathophysiology and ABC stuff...ie what is emergent, what is urgent, what can wait in a complex way that really was similar to the exam. It helped me to start thinking in the "NCLEX Land" kind of way.

Yes, it's a very good source for delegation and prioritizing (like if the nurse has 4 patients, which is most life-threatening/unstable?).

Never delegate what you can EAT (evaluate, assess, teach).

In NCLEX world, UAPs do hygiene care and ambulate patients. LPNs can do dressing changes and can reinforce things that have already been taught by the RN (double check using another source just to make sure i'm right about that). RNs are the only ones that evaluate, assess, and teach their patients. So, for example, if a patient just got out of surgery or is ready to be discharged, the RN needs to be the one to see them b/c the patient will more than likely need teaching and an assessment done. Hope this helps.

Yes, it's a very good source for delegation and prioritizing (like if the nurse has 4 patients, which is most life-threatening/unstable?).

Never delegate what you can EAT (evaluate, assess, teach).

In NCLEX world, UAPs do hygiene care and ambulate patients. LPNs can do dressing changes and can reinforce things that have already been taught by the RN (double check using another source just to make sure i'm right about that). RNs are the only ones that evaluate, assess, and teach their patients. So, for example, if a patient just got out of surgery or is ready to be discharged, the RN needs to be the one to see them b/c the patient will more than likely need teaching and an assessment done. Hope this helps.

Yes, this did help. Thanks!

You're very welcome! :)

Kaplan Qbank questions and LaCharity PDA book!! I passed in 85 questions using those two sources. Good luck!!

Thank you!

Hi there,

I think it's really important that you also remember to study for nclex in a way that suits you the best.. The reason I say this is because some people might find Kaplan helpful, whereas others may not. I'm one of those who found Kaplan really challenging in a way where I could not keep focus to be in that study mode for nclex. In my opinion, I felt Kaplan questions were very complex in nature. While Nclex is a complex exam designed to test our knowledge-- I don't agree that paying $400+ is a "for sure" way that you will pass your exam boards.

I am not promoting in any way, but I decided to do NCSBN's practice online module for 3 weeks, no more, no less. What that does is, they provide you with solid need-to-know content material so that you can review whatever/whichever content material you want to review at your time between the purchased weeks (3 week, 5 week etc). You don't have to review and go through all of the modules, but they do have some great review points that I found were helpful to me. Remember that in nursing school, we could only have been taught so much in that time. NCSBN, to me, was really good at giving me those random in between content material that I missed or was not taught about in school. This I liked because it stuck to me.

NCSBN also had practice test questions available to you at each end of the the content material module, OR just random test banks. If you do these, pay close attention to WHY you chose the wrong answer, and WHY you chose the correct answers. Overtime as you do more questions, you will find that there were reasons why you rationalized and selected that answer. This is a golden test taking skill that is really helpful in taking nclex. It helped me tremendously. You will find that you should be able to critically think your way out of each "incorrect" option so you can find the correct answer. I did NCSBN and did some hard core studying within a 2.5 weeks time before my test date and passed with 75 questions. In my opinion, nclex questions were closest in format to NCSBN's. I also bought a 1 month Kaplan QBank questions ONLY for $49 and oh my gawd.. that was the worst money spent ever. I could not stand the questions because I felt like I failed every time. Their questions were hard in a complex way. I did about 30 of Kaplan test bank questions for practice and called it quits and stuck with NCSBN and studying on my own.

I liked nclex mastery app too, but couldn't afford that so i only got their free trial app with some of their neuro questions. If you have the moola, this is a good one I heard from my friends. If you can get your hands on some good questions, review and do as much as you can while reviewing content material you know you NEED to review on. Good luck! :)