Need your input, please?

[momandstudent]

I need some input. I will be graduating in 7 days and now the anxiety is really starting to act up about boards. I have been practicing with questions on and off throughout the last 4 years and this past semester, I have done around 1,000 Saunder's questions for an assignment. ATI for each class and now will be taking the virtaul ATI tutoring (the school has paid for our class to do this) which will probably be the 2-week course. I have passed the HESI and the ATI comprehensive. Herein lies the problem-do I spend the money that I really don't have right now (husband laid off and 3 kids to feed and clothe) to take the HURST review or do I just cram my head into the NCLEX review books that I have here and get a couple through the library. I know that everyone is different but I know that I cannot sit for 4 full days of going through a review session-especially right after being done with classes. I guess I am just wondering what everyone else has done...have you found the books alone prepared you enough or should I bite the bullet and spend the $300? I have the Saunder's NCLEX practice and rationale, the RN NCLEX Review Made Easy, and 2 other NCLEX practice books. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[LINJOH8571]

Of course everyone is different, but I too, have money problems with a husband laid off. my school paid the 350 for our nclex review. it was good info, and stuff as nurses we should know and i am still looking at that book. I used saunders, and lippencott. the review class was by the hesi people. Most of the questions on my nclex were of things we didnt study in school. I know this cause when I got home i looked things up and some of the content was from chapters in books we never went over.

[caliotter3]

Most people are successful just using review books on their own. Save the money to take the review course in the event you are unsuccessful. Good luck.