Nursing.com Review 2026: Is it Worth It?

This NURSING.com review covers its NCLEX-RN prep course for 2026: what’s included, current prices, the SIMCLEX simulator and the 200% money-back guarantee. NURSING.com (formerly NRSNG) is a strong choice for self-paced students who learn best from video, and it’s one of the few courses that pays you back double if you fail.

All About Nursing.com

NURSING.com, which was previously known as NRSNG, says more than 700,000 students have passed the NCLEX exam with its prep. Its headline features are a large video library, the SIMCLEX exam simulator and its 200% money-back guarantee.

My Thoughts on Nursing.com’s NCLEX Course

Here are my unfiltered thoughts based on my firsthand experience using Nursing.com in my own NCLEX prep work before the exam (I passed, btw).

Platform

From an aesthetic perspective, the platform isn’t as glossy as other more flamboyantly-designed prep courses, but it functions solidly. Form over function, right?

Anecdotally, I’ve heard accounts online about technical issues with signing up/accessing the course material, but I didn’t encounter any such issues myself.

The mobile app is well-designed and intuitive. I used it extensively on the road going to and from school, work, etc. If you love studying on the go, you can check out our full list of NCLEX prep apps.

Curriculum

In addition to 6,500+ practice questions, you get unrestricted access to 2,100+ on-demand video lessons. When I used it, these came in the form of:

1. Tutorials
2. Guides
3. Podcasts

The graphics that accompany the practice questions are rich and helpful for the visually inclined like me. I won’t say they’re superior in quality to those in UWorld or Nurse Plus Academy, for example, but they’re not sub-par either. 

You also get an eBook to go along with the video and practice test questions. I referenced it a few times for supporting material on, for example, Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies (one of my weak spots), but other than that I didn’t often use it. However, who am I (or anyone) to turn down one extra resource?

The standout downside of Nursing.com compared to some other nursing options (we’ll review them head-to-head coming up) is the lack of an option for live learning.

Ideally, though, as was the case in my own experience, your NCLEX prep is really just a review of stuff you’ve already learned in your years of training at nursing school. So a lot of you probably don’t need a live instruction component.

But, if you do need live instruction, you might want to consider alternative NCLEX programs that we’ll explore later.

In addition to the lack of live instruction, there’s also a notable lack of structure to the study program. Unlike other companies, Nursing.com doesn’t clearly lay out a step-by-step study procedure; it’s more self-paced. However, the company does offer proprietary NCLEX study plans, so there is some minimal structure there.

Personally, I appreciated the freedom to bounce around between lessons and practice problems – but if you’re a naughty nurse who requires some external source of discipline to guide you and keep you on a well-laid track, you might want to consider that before joining.

Everyone (even if you don’t sign up for a paid course) can get a free weekly PDF nursing cheatsheet straight to their inbox, so you might want to check that out either to get a feel for the company’s study materials or just as a complementary study tool to go along with your overall prep.

Speaking of dipping your toes before diving in, the monthly plan comes with a 3-day free trial, so you can try the whole program before you’re charged.

Practice Tests

The SIMCLEX is the flagship feature of the Nursing.com prep package. The company emphasizes its practice test heavily in promotional materials and real-life NCLEX students frequently reference the SIMCLEX in their Nursing.com reviews.

Although Nursing.com’s characterization of the SIMCLEX as “the world’s most accurate NCLEX simulator” seems lofty, in my experience it might not be total hyperbole. The SIMCLEX is really a great practice test.

Similarly, the company’s claim that students who pass a SIMCLEX almost always pass the NCLEX is hard to verify, but its 200% refund policy backs up the talk (see the refund policy section below).

Nursing.com engineered the practice test using an adaptive algorithm designed to mimic that on the real test. This creates a super-realistic experience for the test-taker. The SIMCLEX review design (as indicated by the ™ tag whenever the term appears) is proprietary and protected by intellectual property law.

The adaptive algorithm means that the software calibrates the difficulty of the test questions (with thousands in the repository to choose from) based on your performance as you move through the material. When you improve in your accuracy, the questions become progressively more difficult and vice versa.

Also, whether you get the answer right or wrong, you get a thorough explanation for each and every question – so you know why you got the answer correct or not.

Find more NCLEX practice with these 19 Places to Get FREE NCLEX Practice Tests

Nursing.com Review – NCLEX Options

Monthly Plan

Price: $59 a month, with a 3-day free trial

The monthly plan includes the full course: 6,500+ practice questions, 2,100+ video lessons, the SIMCLEX adaptive exam simulator, the NCLEX ReadyScore and NURSING.com’s Adaptive Brain study plans. It’s the most flexible option if you’re testing within a month or two.

3-Month Plan

Price: $149 one-time

Everything in the monthly plan for three months, with unlimited SIMCLEX attempts and three bonus PDF eBooks: 140 Must-Know Meds, 63 Must-Know Lab Values and Nursing Mnemonics. There’s no free trial, but you get instant access, and for most students it’s the best value.

Lifetime Plan

Price: 9 monthly payments of $55, then lifetime access

Everything in the 3-month plan with no end date, plus three more PDF question-and-answer books on cardiac, fundamentals and GI/GU topics. Choose it if you’re still in nursing school or want the material to stay available after you pass.

Every plan includes the 200% money-back guarantee described below.

What’s the Refund Policy?

Like many NCLEX prep providers, Nursing.com offers a money-back guarantee. Unlike other providers, Nursing.com review guarantee covers 200% of the course cost.

This means that, if you jump through the qualifying hoops, you can get double your investment back if you fail the NCLEX – which seems to indicate high confidence in their ability to successfully prep you.

The company dubs it their “Famous (and Semi-Crazy)” guarantee.

Here’s how to qualify for the money-back semi-lunacy:

• Pass at least one of the SIMCLEX tests
• Take the actual exam
• If you fail the exam, qualify for 200% of your money back

This is hands-down the most generous money-back guarantee I’m aware of, not only in the world of NCLEX prep but in the entire test prep industry.

In addition to the money-back guarantee, the monthly plan’s 3-day free trial lets you cancel before you’re charged if the program isn’t for you.

Nursing.com Reviews from REAL Students

Let’s take a sampling of the available Nursing.com reviews from real students on the web.

Reddit user Remydarr says the course is worth it and she particularly notes the convenient utility of the app during her long commutes to and from work.

Reddit user busybee comments on the quality of the NCLEX simulation (SIMCLEX) in his/her Nursing.com review:

Reddit user Key_Reflection compares and contrasts Nursing.com and another leading NCLEX prep course, UWorld:

For a more comprehensive head-to-head comparison of Nursing.com review and other NCLEX prep programs, see the “course alternatives” section below.

Who Needs the Nursing.com Course?

Here are the nursing students who will benefit most from nursing.com’s prep course (in comparison to other options):

• You want a flexible monthly subscription with full access to every lesson and question
• You are interested in the best money-back guarantee on the market
• You want high-quality practice tests that mimic the real thing

If you’d like a physical book to go along with your course, you can also consider NURSING.com’s Comprehensive NCLEX Review Book (2nd edition), which includes Next Gen content and a complete NCLEX practice test.

The book is 498 pages of full-color review content that will help you feel prepped for the test.

Nursing.com Review Course Alternatives

Here’s how Nursing.com stacks up against other more high-profile prep courses.

Nursing.com vs UWorld

UWorld is one of the definitive leaders in NCLEX prep. You get 2,600 to 3,100+ NCLEX-RN questions depending on the plan, including 600+ Next Gen questions, plus adaptive practice tests and self-assessments.

UWorld costs $149 for 30 days up to $488 for 730 days, so it’s pricier than NURSING.com for longer study periods (UWorld’s 90-day plan is $268, against $149 for NURSING.com’s 3-month plan).

UWorld has a 7-day free trial but, unlike NURSING.com, no pass guarantee.

Learn more of our thoughts on which course comes out on top in our in-depth Nursing.com vs Uworld NCLEX Review

Nursing.com vs Nurse Plus Academy

Read our Nurse Plus Academy NCLEX Reviews

NPA is probably the most similar prep course to Nursing.com in terms of price and features.

Nurse Plus Academy costs $49 a month or $139 for a full year, and both plans include a pass guarantee.

Its 2,700+ practice questions (including 163 Next Gen questions) are fewer than NURSING.com’s 6,500+, but you get unlimited CAT simulators, 300+ flashcards and an AI tutor called NCLEX Genie.

And, like Nursing.com, there is no live instruction offered nor do you get any physical books.

Nursing.com vs Simple Nursing

SimpleNursing has a 4.7 out of 5 TrustScore on Trustpilot from more than 2,900 reviews.

Its 4,500+ NCLEX-RN questions, including 1,400+ Next Gen questions, are fewer than NURSING.com’s 6,500+, but they’re high quality and come with Nurse Mike’s animated video lessons.

SimpleNursing’s NCLEX-RN Pass Guarantee costs $195 one-time and keeps your access until you pass, and its Full Journey Pass ($312) adds nursing school resources. NURSING.com’s 3-month plan costs $149.

Nursing.com vs Nurse Achieve

Nurse Achieve offers 4,000+ practice questions with rationales, 200+ flashcards and summary sheets, and unlimited computer-adaptive mock exams.

Its NCLEX-RN package costs $149 to $489 depending on the option, a similar range to NURSING.com’s.

The standout feature of Nurse Achieve is unlimited attempts at its adaptive practice tests, which include a pass/fail predictor. However, Nurse Achieve doesn’t advertise a pass guarantee.

Nursing.com Review FAQs

Let’s run down some frequently asked questions (FAQs) that nursing students have about Nursing.com.

The Bottom Line on Nursing.com

Here are the key points you should ideally take away from our Nursing.com review:

• 200% money-back guarantee
• Monthly, 3-month or lifetime plans, with a 3-day free trial
• Realistic, proprietary practice tests (SIMCLEX)
• Decent mobile application
• No live instruction element