I genuinely would like to know, since I see it CONSTANTLY. And the question strikes me as odd.
"What did you use to study?" when responding to "I PASSED!!" posts.
They always use the same study tools, so....why the question?
People pass with Saunders, and Kaplan, and Lippincott's, and NCLEX 3500. They pass with Hurst, and LaCharity, and on and on. They also fail with Saunders, and Kaplan and....you get the idea. One person passes...YAY! Great book!! Another fails....argh, horrible book.
Every new grad who is preparing for the NCLEX has the identical list of study/review programs available.
So what is it you are hoping to learn, when you ask "what did you use to study"?
I'd think a FAR MORE valuable way to assess if an NCLEX prep system is good for YOU is by simply taking a look at each of these programs' outline online. That would tell you whether it's set up like you would like....or not.
I'm sorry but I too was one of those people thinking what resource will be perfect to help me pass the test. I know my nursing stuff since I've been in nursing for 15 years however going from an LPN to RN with the boards is completely different entirely.... The 2014 new version of RN boards isn't much about nursing care of a disease or person it's more about management of different multiple diseases and this is where I fail every time. Maybe my graduate school didn't prepare me for this or maybe I just plain and simple don't understand what the heck they are asking but I continue to look for help in answering those nclex questions. Believe me when I say that I don't have the money for prep classes but so far I've spent $600 for the dang test and now I'm stuck trying to figure out how do I answer those questions when they are a SATA questions.....
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I'm sorry but I too was one of those people thinking what resource will be perfect to help me pass the test. I know my nursing stuff since I've been in nursing for 15 years however going from an LPN to RN with the boards is completely different entirely.... The 2014 new version of RN boards isn't much about nursing care of a disease or person it's more about management of different multiple diseases and this is where I fail every time. Maybe my graduate school didn't prepare me for this or maybe I just plain and simple don't understand what the heck they are asking but I continue to look for help in answering those nclex questions. Believe me when I say that I don't have the money for prep classes but so far I've spent $600 for the dang test and now I'm stuck trying to figure out how do I answer those questions when they are a SATA questions.....