Reddit reviews Med-Surg Success: A Q&A Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking (Davis's Success)
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A complete review of core med-surg conceptsFeatures new 2010 Test PlanMore than 2,000 NCLEX style questionsTest-taking hints and rationales for correct and incorrect answersHundreds of alternate item formats and a bonus CD with 265 question exam
Personally, I just read my instructor's power point to get an overview, and then read the textbook. Sometimes I'd take notes on the powerpoints, because then I didn't have to write as much since there's already a skeleton outline.
THEN practice question. I'd do tons, like 200-500 per chapter. I bought a lot of extra resources. Chiefly I'd go to Lippincott's Q&A (I guess there's a newer one out now). This had the most consistent quality of questions. Then I'd use whatever Success Series book paired with the class [1]. These two together would cover a large breadth of disorders, individually each one would skip some diseases. I'd save Saunders for last if I wanted more questions, because too many of them were ridiculously easy.
Buy an NCLEX study guide. There are nclex test taking tips in there. You can use the practice questions in there to study for your exams. Some times, the questions in those practice tests are very similar if not verbatim the questions on your tests. I recommend the Saunders and Hesi practice books. Also, depending on the class their are Success books like this one that are very helpful for studying: http://amzn.com/0803625049
I recommend Med-Surg Success. It isn't very expensive and found it really helpful during my first Med-Surg course.
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Saved my life in med surg...