Student Resources: RN-NCLEX Review Materials

[SonyaSN2010]

Thank you for this fabulous offer! I've heard only great things about this book, however my pocketbook was not ready to pay the $40-60 price. I tried all book sites and this is the lowest price! I will use the book in good health and for good studies.

[Elorraine11]

This is really great! thanks!

[CT.EMT.RN]

I signed up for the Borders Rewards Card and receive coupons for up to 30% off any product to help defray some of the high cost of books. Saunders was such a big help in RN School that I got one for my brother. When it comes time to sit for the NCLEX...get a large group together to get a good discount from Kaplan. I put aside $10-$20 each week a few months ahead of graduation and took it. The knowledge you gain is....priceless....many people who took the Kaplan prep in my RN class, had the computer turn off in the 70's and passed while a majority who didn't, ended up answering 230+ questions. Just food for thought.:loveya:

[kenyohunt1]

I saw another post today that said the Saunders review book is on sale at amazon.com for $24.95 I think. Hope this helps.

[oncnursemsn]

Vicky,

Wow. Thank you so much. I will advise my students to look up your allnurses site. Again, you are an amazing resource to my students.

((Thanks))

Jessie

[CruzLabuzon]

Thank you for the tips.

[tlc2u]

vickyrn,

i love reading your articles here on allnurses. when i see an article here that you have written i know it is always worth reading. thank you for sharing with all of us here at allnurses.

in hindsite after completing lpn school and studying and passing my nclex i fully realize the value of the saunders nclex book.

i used this book "some" throughout nursing school. however, if i had taken the time during school to familiarize myself with all this book has to offer i believe nursing school would have been much less stressful for me.

i highly recommend all nursing school students get the latest version and don't just look at the 1 chapter for the body system you are studying but use the "content list" as a guide to other pertinent chapters. below is information from another post about how to put this book to best use.

saunders nclex study guide does break the material down into the body systems. ( use the newest version if you can it has multiple choice questions and the new style questions you'll want to practice as well).

however:

look at the "contents list" in the front of the book as there are seperate chapters that also have information pertinent to many of the body systems.

for example:

"perioperative care" may be pertinent to most of the systems.

"positioning clients"

"care of a client with a tube''

"lab values"

"acid-base"

"nutrition" (esp. k+ in cardiac)

nutrition needs for renal problems (uti, dialysis etc.).

nutrition for celiac disease etc..

there is a very valuable chapter in this book to help with taking tests in nursing school.

my suggestion fully absorb the chapter on "test taking strategies"

my 3rd edition saunders has 12 test taking strategies in it.

1. on "one sheet" of paper make a list of those strategies in the form of questions to ask yourself. use the list every time you practice questions until it becomes automatic for you to recall these strategies.

this list from another website is helpful as well. get used to asking yourself these questions before you answer test questions.

http://passnclex.drexel.edu/index.cfm?action=checklist

2. when you start studying a system in class. look at the "contents" list in saunders and determine any relevant chapters.

3. don't read those chapters yet. do read the questions and answer them. in your saunders book (in pencil so you can erase it) put a check or x for if you answered the question right or wrong.

4. look at your list of test taking strategies. beside each question write the number of the test taking strategy that would be useful to answering the question.

5. pay close attention to the questions you got wrong. when you do enough questions you will begin to see a pattern to which test taking strategies you need to improve on.

6. also pay close attention to the specific information being discussed in the questions. read the answers and rationales. (use the information in the questions and rationales as a guide to understanding what are the important points for this system) notice what the questions are asking about. is it specific medications? is it pertinent lab values? is it specific positioning of the client?

7. before you read your textbook chapters. answer any questions in saunders that is pertinent to the body system and to your lectures and notes. glance over the saunders chapters. glance at the boxes, charts, lists, and pictures in saunders and your textbook that pertain to your lectures and notes. depending on how much time you have to study use a little of that time to get a good idea of the big picture first and then read your chapter.

[RoxyRN2B]

wow, thanks for this great list of books. i was at barnes & nobles this past weekend and i was browsing nclex review books, but i couldn't make up my mind on a good. i decided to get on alnursses.com for some suggestions and, to my surprise, your post was the first thing i saw.

many thanks!

[howsoon]

Thanks so much for this!!

[soozabel]

As mentioned above, one of the best things you can do is answer NCLEX style questions as you study each chapter, body system, etc... Books that are divided as such make it easier. When in you last year of school you should up the ante and set a goal of answering so many questions per day, maybe start out with 30 and progressively increase to 100 questions a day during the last couple months. The key is to take the test soon after graduation, the longer you wait the better the chances are of not doing well.

[BENJITO]

HI guys.

Days ago I complete the lvn program. I am waiting for the exit NLN test coming in couple days. Guys please any advise or website or maybe someone has the NLN practice test and answer. Please I complete the program with many sacrifices, working and studying plus weekend clinic practice.

Thanks you I appreciate you help

BENJITO