Questions most similar to NCLEX questions?

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Jun 20, 2014

NCSBN provides core content and questions similar to NCLEX; you can review rationales to the questions and they have the links to the sources.

I have answered questions during NCLEX that were VERY similar to the NCSBN. I known cohorts who ONLY used NCSBN and passed the first time.

I also used Liponcott and Saunders NCLEX flash cards for question review, which questions were similar to NCLEX as well.

To add:

The issue may not necessarily the source of the review, but how one approaches the NCLEX itself: understanding the four concepts of becoming a competent, entry-level nurse:

1. Safe, effective care;

2.Health promotion;

3.Physiological Integrity;

4.Psychosocial integrity

Will determine WHAT the question is asking you; the question may be Respiratory related-but is it a Health Promotion or a Safety, or a Physiological or a Psychosocial one? Would you know the difference and choose the BEST answer?

Once one understands the concepts of NCLEX, they can do so successfully.

Best wishes.

unicoRNurse · Jun 20, 2014

LadyFree28 - thank you for the reply; I will check out the NCSBN site.

RunBabyRN · Jun 20, 2014

I can't really compare, as I only had ATI for school, then used Kaplan. I felt that the ATI questions were more like the lower level (non-passing) questions, and that the Kaplan questions were harder than anything I saw on the NCLEX, which I passed in 75 questions.

Asteria · Jun 20, 2014

for me, the question resembles NCSBN and difficulty a little bit of Kaplan's qbank.. good luck!! :) God Bless! you got this!

gassy2be · Jun 20, 2014

Kaplan, hands down. They're even the same color and font as NCLEX.

unicoRNurse · Jun 21, 2014

Thanks!

bave · Jun 21, 2014

Kaplan was very similar but more difficult.

Saman123 · Jun 21, 2014

NCSBN provides core content and questions similar to NCLEX; you can review rationales to the questions and they have the links to the sources.
I have answered questions during NCLEX that were VERY similar to the NCSBN. I known cohorts who ONLY used NCSBN and passed the first time.
I also used Liponcott and Saunders NCLEX flash cards for question review, which questions were similar to NCLEX as well.
To add:
The issue may not necessarily the source of the review, but how one approaches the NCLEX itself: understanding the four concepts of becoming a competent, entry-level nurse:
1. Safe, effective care;
2.Health promotion;
3.Physiological Integrity;
4.Psychosocial integrity
Will determine WHAT the question is asking you; the question may be Respiratory related-but is it a Health Promotion or a Safety, or a Physiological or a Psychosocial one? Would you know the difference and choose the BEST answer?
Once one understands the concepts of NCLEX, they can do so successfully.
Best wishes.

Hey, I was reading post. I like the way you discussed these four concepts. Can you please elaborate for me. How to pick answers keeping in mind these four concept's.

slsrnbsn · Jun 22, 2014

I agree. ATI was similar to basic questions and Kaplan was similar to difficult questions! I passed in 75 questions and I used both resources :)!

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Jun 22, 2014

Hey, I was reading post. I like the way you discussed these four concepts. Can you please elaborate for me. How to pick answers keeping in mind these four concept's.

The best sources in describing in detail the information are two links; one is Kaplan, the other is NCSBN-the makers of NCLEX:

http://www.kaptest.com/NCLEX/Learn-About-NCLEX/About-NCLEX-RN/nclex-rn-clients.html

https://www.ncsbn.org/2013_NCLEX_RN_Test_Plan.pdf

That should guide your way in terms of what questions the NCLEX generally ask.

CT Pixie, BSN, RN · Jun 22, 2014

Kaplan