Pearson Reviews & Rationales: Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN (2nd Edition) (Hogan, Pearson Reviews & Rationales Series)

So helpful I actually started packing it to school despite the large size. The teacher follows this book more than the pharm book I was forced to buy. It was a required book and at first it sat in a pile now it is one of the most used books. I would recommed this for all practical nursing students. The book is well organized and very easy to navigate. Questions are very similar to what I see on tests. Don't wait to buy it a month before going to sit for the exam buy it when you first start school and follow along. It won't be a waste of money!

If you're looking for a comprehensive resource for NCLEX prep, look no further...this book is fantastic. Extensive topic coverage complete with rationales for every response. Prefer going online to take quizzes? No problem this book's got that, too. (Although the content online is a tad bit confusing to navigate, once you figure out how to get to the quizzes section, you won't forget.) I have several books for review and this one is my personal favorite. Some of my professors loan this text out to students, but I prefer 24/7 availability in my own home! :-) Happy studying, future nurses!UPDATE: I saw sooo many reviewers having trouble getting to the online content to take system-specific quizzes that I decided to post instructions here on how to get to the right place.1) Go to the Pearson Pegasus log-in page once you've set up online access, and log in.2) Click on the book title on the left side of the website.3) On the next page, on the left side near the top, you will see a menu bar that has the following options: "Today's View, Course Content, Grades, Communicate". Look just BELOW this menu bar and you will see the following options: "View All Content, Course Calendar, Learning Objectives."4) Click on Learning Objectives.5) On the left side, you will see the following options: "Client Need, Topics Areas, Integrated Process."6) To take quizzes related to your system or topic of choice, click the plus sign for "Topics Areas".7) Click on your system of choice.8) On the right side, there are several options for that topic of study. Scroll down to the bottom-ish. You will see a heading called "Self Study" for that topic of study. Click on it.9) A separate pop-up window will appear so that you may begin your quiz.I hope this is helpful. If you have any problems or questions, feel free to comment below. Note that the online quiz portion only works with Internet Explorer and certain versions of Firefox, but not with Chrome.

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Generally, there is plenty of useful information in here. I liked to use this book to study for unit tests in nursing school. It was also helpful for decoding some of the more confusing or scattered lectures I encountered. I do think most nursing students will benefit from this book. I also can say that this really did help me prepare for NCLEX. I passed it the first time with 75 questions. I will give this book partial credit for this success.However, I must share two little gripes that made me dock a star in this review. First, what's with the typos? Don't you people proofread? Second, this book is so, so vague at times. For example, when reviewing risk factors for certain disorders, it is not enough to just list "race, age, gender" as risk factors. Wait, you mean certain races/ages/genders are more at risk for specific diseases than others?! No way! Too bad it depends on the disorder...I'm thinking maybe the authors let it go to print this way because they couldn't remember either. And some of the rationales for test answers will make you want to cry, because they are just that nonsensical. That isn't really new when it comes to NCLEX style questions though, so I won't really hold that against them.

I am really happy with this book! I am a first year nursing student in Fundamentals and I've been using this book to review for exams. This is an amazing resource! It definitely goes into quite a bit of detail, which I love, but the really important information that might be on the NCLEX is highlighted. I haven't tried the CD out yet but I'm sure that will be an excellent resource in studying for the NCLEX and to use in future nursing courses. Everyone seems to recommend the Saunders NCLEX book, but after checking it out at the library I didn't find it as helpful and organized as this book. I definitely recommend this book to all nursing students!

Purchased this book after having 3 other NCLEX study guides. This is definitely a book worth investing in, it breaks down all the categories into a form that you can easily understand, it also has a summary and questions on each chapter that you can answer afterwards. It comes with a cd that has more NCLEX style questions. Whatever your decision about this study guide I think, this should be one that you should include in your collection. Good luck!

Great book! Has really helped me for my nursing school tests! The reason it gets 3 stars is it's online portion. Once I got entered into my class and started my assignments there were many issues and their customer service was less than helpful. Pictures do not load correctly and once you get a picture you can't move on to the next question without answering. I changed all the settings in 3 different browsers and it still would not load. The book is great but if you're looking for a great online review for NCLEX I might look elsewhere.

I was recommended this book by a woman who worked for Kaplan and ATI. She also wrote questions for the NCLEX exam. She said there are 4 different levels of NCLEX questions and that most study review books only ask level 1 and 2. This book ask level 4 questions. They are hard, but do a great job explaining the answers. If you only bought one review book, this is the best one. I own 4 and wish I found this one first. Plus I am renting it off amazon, so I didn't have to pay full price.