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Get Archer, it is very similar to UWorld now with regard to rationales and may be even more. Archer has quickly grown their rationales and some topics are so well explained that it will shatter all the doubts in those areas. A lot of questions in Archer are very tricky and may distract purposefully and they explain the incorrect options so well in the rationale that it clarifies many concepts. Archer has videos also within some rationales. Like @bitter_betsy mentioned already, Archer keeps growing...Archer is a fast updating app with fresh content, latest updates, what I love is how much they care about their customers and how low the price is kept ......I passed my NCLEX but kept the subscription as there's just a lot I learn there that helps on the floor

Congratulations! Very inspiring article. As a new nurse, this exam may appear scary but it does not have to be. Most importantly, there is no need to spend a lot of money to prepare for this. There are a lot of very good free resources out there. I have passed recently in 60 questions. I have used Archer Review Question bank for RN NCLEX and Mark K as well. These are very good upcoming sources. Archer Qbank is very good to create tests, understand diverse areas of NCLEX. I love peer-average statistics in Archer that are presented soon after each test is completed. This helped me gauge my readiness and gave me the confidence to see that I was consistently scoring more than my peers. I felt several of my questions on the exam came directly from archer. I finished the exam in 60 qs during the COVID limitation. When I was preparing, Archer said they were working on adding a lot more content in their rationales which will be a great plus if they are going to offer all these at this low price. It will help a lot of nurses. Mark K is a great teacher. Mark K used to have Youtube videos but they seem to have removed now due to copyright issues. I am not sure if they have any digital versions. It is very hard and expensive to attend his live reviews. Archer review also has a free Youtube channel but it has only a few videos now but it is possible they may be including more. There is another angel on Youtube who teaches via FREE "Registered Nurse" channel, I just love her .....she has so many videos that are immensely helpful. One can also download the popular 35 pages ( from facebook NCLEX groups) which I thought had concise important points to go through. These are all great free resources. This exam is not tough if one knows how to prepare and focuses on what is being asked often on the exam. Best wishes to everyone!!

@bitter_betsy ; absolutely my thoughts too. Archer is an excellent practice tool. Archer pricing is ridiculously low and I was told the idea behind it is that they want each and every nurse to benefit from it. The newly updated Archer is having much deeper rationales and I see they keep updating the app/ questions and rationales every week.

Absolutely, get their new update. go to the app store and update or contact them to update. I am not sure if you saw, archer adds stuff every day. If I go to previous tests, I will see the same old rationales because I can not update that part. If you see under your unused questions, most of them now have absolutely content-rich and clarifying rationales. I know they change and add rationales every week or so because I got a year's subscription as I find it useful in the unit too while taking care of patients. A lot of my colleagues look at me like how do I know so much ..ha ha. Lot of new questions with long rationales in Archer have very detailed explanations.....heck, they even have videos within some rationales...The questions are actually more challenging and make you really think hard. Best wishes to you!!

Juliet29: I agree with IJEOMA12. If you have money to spend, get both. If you do not want to spend that much for the same passing result on NCLEX, just get Archer. Archer Qbank is the closest you can get to NCLEX. I took my exam 3 months ago and used Archer and Mark K alone and passed easily. I first learned about Archer from my friends who did both UWorld and Archer together and they swore that Archer Questions are most useful for the type of Qs they test on NCLEX. For this reason and also because I could not afford pricey UWorld, I went with Archer Qbank and that is the best decision I ever made. Archer Qbank changed 3 times during my subscription alone --- they are very fast in editing, updating content, and adding many high yield questions almost every other week. Archer has most SATA ( even more than UWorld), lots of fundamentals and adult health questions on topics that are tested the most. If you look Archer NCLEX Youtube channel, you will know that these are the day to day topics they test the most on NCLEX and these are the topics that you find on UWorld too ? The questions I saw on the exam are strikingly similar to many Qs on Archer question bank. If you go on facebook, there are hundreds of people these days that swear by Archer. And it is refreshingly, "NOT PRICEY" at all which is a rare find these days. I am writing this detailed post so that many nurses out there who are struggling to come up with money can finally take a breath of relief!! I am not sure why two commentators above said otherwise but may because they do not have the paid version and newest version of Archer. As you have already noted, Archer has been out now in 8 months and updated more than 10 times during one month of my subscription alone. So it is not true that Archer now is same as Archer in January ? I will conclude by letting you know what I found on why Archer keeps the Qbank free for 15 days. So about 2 weeks ago, I was getting a 1-year subscription for my younger sister who is going to appear for NCLEX early next year. I wanted to get it soon as I thought they will end their promotion soon. I asked Archer when their price will change and if the sale will end soon?? You know what they said ?- They told me that they want EVERY NURSE to access Archer question bank and they are transparent so they will not charge you to use the Qbank. They do not even charge you automatic renewals. If you like it after 15 days of practice, you have to manually go and purchase it for just $25 for 3 months!. They said the only way they will let every nurse know about it is by letting them access all their 2400 Qs for full 15 days!! You can not beat that offer, this company has my full trust and there is a reason why they are growing too fast--- so when the nurses use it, they really find it is as good as UWorld and when they pass, they spread the word. When they pass, they will tell others that they passed just by spending $25 on test prep, not $200. It is as simple as that. This seems to be a great company with revolutionary ideas and great goals. So I thought I would post my experience with it here. I wish they allowed me to post some Archer Qbank screenshots, I would love to share their questions here to prove my points above --- or even better, you just go out there and get it free girl! I have recommended it to many friends and almost all have passed in the last 2 months and interestingly, most of them passed in 65 to 70 Questions. I wish you all the best, my friend. If you need any help, please feel free to ask.

Congratulations! Its a great feeling! I just passed as well last week with 60 Questions. By the way, used Mark K lectures from Youtube and Archer NCLEX Qbank. They both were very helpful and did not have to spend more than $40 together ?

I am almost at the end of my Nursing school and just started preparing for NCLEX. I have started reading Saunders but obviously, Qbanks are the best way to learn the concepts well. I can not afford expensive Qbanks. I am doing Archer NCLEX qbank which has rave reviews on Facebook suggesting it is very similar to UWorld but Archer comes free for 60 days. Learning from their rationales which are very good as well. I am also going to complete LACharity and attempt NCLEX mastery. I am doing Archer Qbank and now, getting about 55% on average. Is it something that's sufficient to pass on the real NCLEX exam? Peer averages on this Qbank are apparently around 52%.