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I found this program helpful! The questions are harder than the real HESI, so if you read all the rationals, it will help you when you take the exam. My first HESI was 822 right after summer break which is why I started using this program. I don't need to take the 3rd exit exam because I scored over 900 with the 2nd, what a relief!

I originally purchased this to study for HESI and then used it to study for NCLEX. This is a test bank only. There are ten 30-question practice tests, seven 160-question tests, some questions they are testing out, and then three 110-question tests for LPNs. What I liked: This helped me practice answering questions and also build up my stamina to prepare for the HESI. I got a lot more experience with SATAs, which I needed. (My NCLEX was probably 50% SATA, so be aware.) This course will assume a certain level of knowledge and only quiz you on stuff that you may not know. For instance, they don't waste their time on testing whether you know that you can't push potassium. So, be aware that the questions are tricky and even with solid understanding of the concepts, you are going to get a lot wrong and feel like crap. But, that is the point so don't worry about it. It is more helpful than the online Saunders test bank for me. What I didn't like: I don't like the model all the test banks use of providing a rationale for a specific question. It does not provide the basic background knowledge you should know so that you can apply the answer to a future different question. For instance, if the question is about patient teaching for a Cushing's, they will only address the patient teaching as it relates to that question. I would get more out of some bullets of the first, best, and most pertinent patient teaching for Cushing's and then how that knowledge could be applied to that question. You are NEVER going to see these questions again on a HESI or NCLEX, so knowing the answer to that specific question based on the rationale is limited in usefulness. I felt like I was filling my mind with all these details that were really in the weeds, and spending precious study time remembering whole bunch of random and specific stuff I would never see again. You don't have to know all that random stuff to pass these tests. You have to have a firm grasp on basic content and be able to apply that. Test banks help you practice answering questions. That is it. You are not going to learn what you need to know for these tests through rationales. And even if you did, that is not an efficient way to convey the material. I used this and an exam review to improve my scores. I cannot overemphasize how integral Mark Klimek's review was to passing HESI and NCLEX. He covers content and teaches you how to answer questions. You NEED to know patient prioritization, which none of the other materials I used included. Rationales on "who to see first" in a test bank does not teach prioritization that you can apply in a different question. I think the importance of these test banks and rationales are overemphasized. More time and energy should be targeted to making sure you understand the basics and how to answer the questions - which you get with a review like Mark Klimek. How I did: I did all the practice tests and two full length tests. My average was 71%, the program's median is 63.3%. My grades were all over the place, the last test I took I got 60%, which was below the median grade. Overall, over the course of using the quiz bank, my grades did not improve. I was really concerned that I was not prepared for HESI based upon my performance. But, in the end I scored 1250 on HESI and NCLEX shut off in 75 question. However, I really credit a lot of this to the Mark Klimek review. This test bank is a supplement, a valuable one indeed, but it should NOT be your primary emphasis.

Very pleased. Helped me receive 1046 on my exit HESI. 92 percentile. Felt very comfortable during my exam because I had already been exposed to the format. The site is a little hard to navigate, that's why I have 4 stars. I really appreciate the rationales for correct and incorrect answers.

Helped with the HESI PN