Book reviews Med surg I &II

Book That helped with my study
Medsurg: Adult health I

1) Kaplan NCLEX RN 2010 with CD
PROS:
great step by step test taking skills
two comprehensive NCLEx style exams

CONS:
Not grouped into nursing topics
Time consuming
Not a comprehensive review

2) NCLEX 4000 software

PROS:
excellent comprehensive review
over 4000 questions
grouped into categories or patient care
test taking in study mode( with rationals) and test mode(without rationales)
DO not need CD every time you use it.

CON:
Needs about 100MB space

3) AACN certification and Core review for high acuity and critical care

PROS:
multiple trauma questions that need critical thinking and prioritization
Contains 3 separate exams in one book
Answers with rationales

CONS:
Questions are not sorted out according to topics
Some questions are of a higher level of understanding for a nursing student
The CD that comes with it does not have a study mode setting for the exams


4) Study Guide to accompany Lewis medical surgical nursing 7th

PROS:
Great study questions
Rationales have reference pages from the Text book
Can be time consuming

CONS:
Some questions are more patho than nursing application

5)Medsurg Success
PROS:
Good knowledge based questions
Questions are grouped into sub categories per nursing topics
Answers have rationales

CONS:
Questions are too easy,definitely does not develop ones critical thinking skills

Hope this helps
Ojong Klages
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