Which Saunders review book to use??

grentea · Dec 3, 2005

Sounds like the same Saunders Question + Answer book I have...although mine is yellow, nonetheless, I think you got the same book. It's an awesome book. I studied a lot from that book and a few others and I just recently passed the NCLEX.

hdorsey · Dec 3, 2005

Saunders books are the best! I even use them to study for all my theory exams. I have the Saunders Q&A and the Comprehensive Edition 2. Now I am going out to buy the 3rd edition since you have it!!! :lol2: :lol2:

MIA-RN1, RN · Dec 3, 2005

This one is all q and a. I just took a 10 question quiz and got 90% and a 100 question quiz and got 78%. I am not sure where that fits into how well one will do on the NCLEX but its heartening to know I am doing as well as I did!

suzanne4, RN · Dec 3, 2005

I prefer the Comprehensive Review. It is more detailed and provides a comprehensive review just as its name implies. It is also more of a resource book than the Q and A.

MIA-RN1, RN · Dec 3, 2005

Thanks Suzanne! I know that you have a Saunders program and I trust your judgement. I guess the review book goes on my Christmas list!

hdorsey · Dec 3, 2005

Yeah, I agree with you!

suzanne4, RN · Dec 3, 2005

Don't ge tme wrong, the Q and A is great, but it is just that. It doesn't include a review that is needed by many for certain areas to read up on that your instructors did not cover in class, or that you did not understand.

Personally, I think that every nursing student in their second year of clinicals should have the Comprehensive Review.:)

MIA-RN1, RN · Dec 3, 2005

You bring up excellent points. I know that there will be things that we just didn't cover and I can see how the other book will augment the one I have! :)

EDIT: Suzanne, do you know how to tell the correlation between how well one does on Saunders review exams and how well one might do on the NCLEX?

mitchsmom · Dec 3, 2005

I have the Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination and I love it.

I use it to review for class tests and stuff too... so I know what's most important to focus on. One of my friends who took the NCLEX this summer said she thought this Saunders book was too easy though, that the actual NCLEX was much harder.

I also have Medical-Surgical Nursing Reviews and Rationales that I use a lot.

suzanne4, RN · Dec 4, 2005

If you learn the basics and their rationales from the Comprehensive Review, then you will not have any issues with the priority questions on the NCLEX exam. The most important thing is to know what the exam is looking for and to learn the material, do not memorize it. Know how to use it.

suzanne4, RN · Dec 4, 2005

Thanks Suzanne! I know that you have a Saunders program and I trust your judgement. I guess the review book goes on my Christmas list!

I designed my program around that book, as I have seen the best results with it. My program was originally designed for international students that were overseas, and only had funds to purchase one book. This gave the best results, and happy to say that each and everyone of them passed the first time. So it also says something aobut the book, they were able to understand the rationales quite easily, and English was not their primary language. Some did not eve speak English when they started with me. Had to teach that as well.