This book bas been a life saver to me as a nursing student. I have used this book to help me learn how to answer the tough NCLEX questions. It taught me how to look at the question and pick out the distractors as well as why i should answer the questions they way they should be answered. Questions are hard and the new format's are just as or harder to answer. This book breaks down the questions and explains the right answers and the why the wrong ones shouldn't be chosen. The CD rom with it also gives just as much information as the book. I recommend this book to students and those getting ready to take their boards. It is a must have and i couldn't have made it through my exams with out it... Best book i could have used and found during nursing school.