Has anyone used the Kaplan Review for the NCLEX-RN test?

Question

And if you have taken the NCLEX-RN, how well do you think it prepared you? Any words of wisdom?

Answer 1

I didn't use Kaplan but friends of mine who did said it was not worth the $$.  Check out practice books from the public library for free, use any practice test question books your college had, borrow practice test question material from prior grads or nurses who haven't thrown out their old stuff, and any online free test questions you can find.  And do practice questions every day for a month religiously (I did 100 questions a day for a month).  Nursing school has already given you the knowledge required for the exam, the daily practice gets you past the test anxiety (which is why most people who fail the test fail).

Answer 2

I didn't do the review course by Kaplan but my friends who spent 400 dollars had mixed feelings abt it. They did get a nice review book with the course though.

I just passed the NCLEX on my 1st try w/ 75 questions. I think the best way to study is to do content review and then once you know content pretty well go to Barnes and Noble and use the review books to practice tons of questions. Pearson vue makes the test, so use books published by them or by Kaplan. I heard purchasing the Kaplan QBank online is WELL worth the money.

Good luck!