Description:
Prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam with this complete review! Often called the best NCLEX® exam review book ever, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination reviews all nursing content areas related to the current test plan. This new edition includes 5,700 NCLEX exam-style questions in the book and online, including alternate items formats and Next Generation NCLEX questions. Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only this book includes the kinds of questions that consistently test the clinical judgment skills necessary to pass today's NCLEX exam. Even better, all answers include detailed rationales to help you learn from your answer choices as well as test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Written by the most trusted names in NCLEX review, Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela Elizabeth Silvestri, this is THE book of choice for NCLEX preparation. But don't just take our word for it - read any customer review or ask your classmates to see why there's nothing else like it!

Key Features:

• More than 5,700 practice questions in the text and on the Evolve website offer ample testing practice.
• UNIQUE! Detailed test-taking strategy is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option, with rationales provided for both correct and incorrect answers.
• UNIQUE! Pyramid Points icons indicate important information, identifying content that is likely to appear on the NCLEX-RN^® examination.
• UNIQUE! Pyramid Alerts appear in red text and highlight important nursing concepts, and identify content that typically appears on the NCLEX-RN examination.
• UNIQUE! Priority Concepts - two in each chapter - discuss important content and nursing interventions, and reflect the latest edition of Giddens' Concepts for Nursing Practice text.
• UNIQUE! Priority Nursing Action boxes provide information about the steps you will take in clinical situations requiring clinical judgment and prioritization.
• UNIQUE! Audio review summaries on Evolve cover pharmacology, acid-base balance, and fluids and electrolytes.
• New graduate's perspective is offered on how to prepare for the NCLEX-RN, in addition to nonacademic preparation, the CAT format, and test-taking strategies.
• Mnemonics are included to help you remember important information.
• Alternate item format questions cover multiple response, prioritizing [ordered response], fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration [hot spot], chart/exhibit, video, and audio questions.
• 75-question comprehensive exam in the book covers all content areas in the book in the same percentages that they are covered on the actual NCLEX-RN test plan.
• Practice questions on Evolve are organized by content area, cognitive level, client needs area, integrated process, health problem, clinical judgment, and priority concepts, allowing completely customizable exams or study sessions.

New to this Edition:

• NEW! Next Generation NCLEX^® (NGN) examination-style questions prepare you for the biggest change to the NCLEX-RN^® test plan to date.
• NEW! Thoroughly updated content incorporates clinical updates and reflects the latest NCLEX-RN test plan.
• NEW! Clinical Judgment boxes identify clinical judgment situations, each addressing one of the six cognitive skills of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model.
• NEW! Additional questions cover health problem areas and complex care.
• NEW! Urinary and Bowel Elimination and Hygiene, Mobility, and Skin Integrity chapters are added to this edition.

Description:
A truly Canadian edition of Elsevier's best-selling NCLEX^® exam review book! Elsevier's Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN^® Examination, 3rd Edition provides everything you need to prepare for the NCLEX^® exam - complete content review, more than 5,000 NCLEX practice questions in the book and online, and preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX^®. In addition, all answers include detailed rationales and test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Integrating Canadian approaches to nursing throughout the text, this book is the only comprehensive NCLEX review written from a Canadian perspective. It's THE book of choice for NCLEX preparation!

Key Features:

• Completely up-to-date coverage from a Canadian perspective reflects Canadian approaches to nursing and health care, including the addition of the latest Canadian statistics, research, legislation, regulations, references, clinical practice guidelines, and more.
• More than 5,000 practice questions in the text and online offer ample testing practice.
• UNIQUE! Detailed test-taking strategy and rationale is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option.
• UNIQUE! Priority Nursing Action boxes provide information about the steps to be taken in clinical situations requiring clinical judgement and prioritization.
• UNIQUE! Pyramid Points icons indicate important information, identifying content that typically appears on the NCLEX-RN^® examination.
• UNIQUE! Pyramid Alerts appear in red text and highlight important nursing concepts.
• New graduate's perspective is offered on how to prepare for the NCLEX-RN, in addition to nonacademic preparation, the CAT format, and test-taking strategies.
• Mnemonics are included to help you remember important information.
• 79-question comprehensive exam covers all content areas in the book in the same percentages that they are covered on the actual NCLEX-RN test plan and includes four case-study-format questions for the NGN.
• Practice questions on delegation, prioritization, and triage/disaster management emphasize these areas on the NCLEX exam.
• Companion Evolve website provides 30 new questions for the Next Generation NCLEX^® plus all alternate item format questions including multiple response, prioritizing (ordered response), fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration (hot spot), and chart/exhibit.
• Question categories on Evolve are organized by cognitive level, client needs area, integrated process, and content area, allowing you to choose completely customizable exams or study sessions.
• UNIQUE! Audio review summaries on the Evolve companion website cover pharmacology, acid-base balance, and fluids and electrolytes.

New to this Edition:

• NEW! Thoroughly updated content incorporates clinical updates and reflects the latest NCLEX-RN^® test plan.
• NEW! Questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX^® (NGN) prepare you for the biggest change to the NCLEX-RN^® test plan to date.
• NEW! Priority Concepts provide you with the specific concepts related to nursing practice and reflect the most current edition of Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice.

Description:
HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN^® Examination, 7th Edition provides a complete, all-in-one review of the information that you need to know. Written in an easy-to-read outline format, this study guide reviews content by concepts and clinical areas. Along the way, valuable tips from HESI^® help you apply principles of clinical decision-making and clinical judgment. With more than 1,000 practice questions in both study and exam formats, the companion Evolve website enables you to practice test-taking in the same electronic format you will experience on nursing school exit exams and on the NCLEX-RN exam.

Key Features:

• HESI Hint boxes spotlight important clinical information and concepts commonly tested on the NCLEX-RN exam.
• Over 1,000 practice questions for the NCLEX on the companion Evolve website include alternate item formats to provide a testing experience similar to the HESI Exit and NCLEX exams.
• Chapters organized by clinical area enable you to easily search for various review topics.
• Clinical judgment study questions and tables with rationales reinforce key concepts and content.
• Fill-in-the-blank and prioritizing questions mirror the alternate item format item types included on the NCLEX-RN exam.
• Pharmacology tables highlight the need-to-know drug therapy content emphasized on the NCLEX-RN exam.
• Consistent format and chapter organization make it easy to move between topics when reviewing.

New to this Edition:

• NEW! Thoroughly revised content incorporates clinical updates and reflects the latest Next-Generation NCLEX-RN test plan.
• NEW! Questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX (NGN) prepare you for the biggest change to the NCLEX-RN test plan to date.
• NEW! All-new editorial board rejuvenates this classic text with fresh perspectives and expertise to make a great book even better.
• ENHANCED! Evolve companion website features more than 100 new questions in alternate item format, for NGN, and more to provide you with additional test-taking practice.

Description:
The NCLEX-PN exam is not just about what you know—it's about how you think. With expert critical thinking strategies and targeted practice, Kaplan's Next Generation NCLEX-PN Prep 2023-2024 will help you leverage your nursing knowledge and face the exam with confidence. Fully revised for the April 2023 test change, this edition scrutinizes the Next Generation NCLEX question types and spells out how to answer each.

We're so confident that Next Generation NCLEX-PN Prep offers the guidance you need that we guarantee it: After studying with our book, you'll pass the test—or your money back.

Proven Strategies. Realistic Practice.

• 9 critical thinking pathways to break down what NCLEX-PN questions are asking
• 6 end-of-chapter practice sets to help you put critical thinking principles into action
• Step-by-step guidance for tackling every question type on the Next Generation NCLEX-PN, including Matrix, Multiple Response, Cloze, Drag-and-Drop, Highlight, Bowtie, and Trend
• Full-length practice test to gauge your progress
• Instructions to access Kaplan's NCLEX-PN online quizzes—representing all 8 NCLEX client needs categories, plus a "question of the day"—FREE!
• Detailed rationales for all answer choices, correct and incorrect

Expert Guidance

• Capsule content review, organized along the exam's "Client Needs" framework
• Practice questions and study materials validated by Kaplan's learning engineers and expert psychometricians
• We invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams

Description:
Truly pocket-sized and light, Kaplan's NCLEX Medication Review provides a concise, portable review of 300+ medications frequently prescribed in clinical practice. Reorganized to combine related therapies, this slim volume reviews only the medications and key details that are most likely to be tested—ideal for the home stretch of exam prep, when you can't afford to be overwhelmed.

Streamlined Review

• Flashcard-style pages with more than 300 frequently prescribed medications, grouped by medication category & subcategory
• Expertly revised and up-to-date content, with nursing considerations, adverse effects, and purpose for each medication
• Organized to combine related therapies and facilitate learning of meds with similar profiles
• Features: important alternate uses of medications, black box warnings
• Appendix of medical abbreviations for quick reference
• Alphabetical index of medications by generic name for quick page reference
• Convenient phonetic pronunciation keys

Expert Guidance

• Simple, powerful tips for retaining medication content
• Reviewed and updated by Kaplan's team of expert nursing faculty and pharmacology specialists.
• We invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for almost 80 years. Our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams.

Description:

A Davis's Notes book. Content review plus Q&A...erfect every time, every place, everywhere!

Prepare for the NCLEX wherever you are—at home, in the library, or on the bus.

Here are the tips, strategies, techniques, and content you need—all in one pocket-sized resource. You'll review all major content areas while you hone your test-taking techniques.

An access code inside unlocks 850 questions online at DavisPlus, with answers and rationales for correct and incorrect responses.

See what students are saying about the previous edition...ES, YOU NEED THIS!!!!

“This item was AWESOME, compact, and perfect for my studying. I passed on my first attempt! I highly recommend this little goody for all the soon to be RNs who are freaking out over their NCLEX appointment dates!

I found this to be a very useful pocket guide to keep in my purse.

“I found this to be a very useful pocket guide to keep in my purse, and used it to study when I had down time. There was great information in there and I would recommend it.

“Overall, very useful. Was able to get thru most of it before my NCLEX. I passed and am thankful to this book. Good luck!

Description:
Who says studying for the NCLEX^® can't be fun? Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN^® Exam, 11th Edition uses colorful drawings and mnemonic cartoons to help you review and remember the nursing content found on the NCLEX-RN examination. A concise outline format makes it easier to study key facts, principles, and applications of the nursing process. More than 2,500 NCLEX exam-style questions on the Evolve website allow you to create practice exams, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and review answers and rationales. Written by noted NCLEX expert JoAnn Zerwekh, this study guide provides a visual, unintimidating way to prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN exam.

Key Features:

• More than 2,500 review questions on the Evolve website allow you to practice test-taking in Study or Exam mode.
• UNIQUE! Mnemonic cartoons provide a fun, easy way to review and remember key nursing concepts and disease processes.
• UNIQUE! Integrated systems approach incorporates pediatric, adult, and older adult lifespan considerations for basic nursing care concepts.
• UNIQUE! Appendixes in each chapter summarize diagnostic tests, medications, and nursing procedures for quick reference.
• Answers and rationales are provided for all review questions.
• Alternate item format questions on Evolve prepare you for the interactive question types on the NCLEX examination, including priority, drag-and-drop, and hot-spot questions.
• Priority Concepts at the beginning of each chapter focus your attention on the chapter's key nursing concepts.
• Nursing Priority boxes make it easier to distinguish priorities of nursing care.
• Test Alert boxes highlight concepts frequently found on the NCLEX test plan.
• Pharmacology tables make key drug information easy to find, with high-alert medications noted by a special icon.
• Special icons distinguish pediatric and adult disorders, and identify Self-Care and Home Care content.

New to this Edition:

• NEW! Patient Scenarios and Next Generation NCLEX^® (NGN) Examination-Style question types on the Evolve website provide practice with these new types of questions.
• NEW! Review of the NCSBN's clinical judgment model and six cognitive skills helps to prepare you for the nursing profession and taking the NCLEX-RN^® examination.
• NEW! Pediatric content is moved into a separate new chapter and organized by body systems.

Description:
This ultimate NCLEX-RN; review book that "helps you think like a nurse" has been fully updated to incorporate the 2016 test plan. Including more complex case studies to reflect the difficulty of the exam, this comprehensive review encourages active learning to master the content. Each evolving case study is broken down into realistic clinical problems that students can solve only by using the critical thinking skills necessary for the NCLEX-RN exam. Interspersed with over 700 interactive questions and rationales, audio-based questions, and electronic learning resources, the case studies mimic real-life nursing situations and provide models to help students problem-solve when taking the actual test.

The review is presented in an enjoyable format without the drudgery of question after unrelated question or medical terminology flashcards. Multiple-choice questions, select all that apply, hot spots, matching, true and false, prioritizing, gaming, and calculations replicate the actual NCLEX-RN exam and keep students engaged throughout the review process. Each nursing specialty features a chapter on its specific pharmacology principles, culminating in a stand-alone chapter solely dedicated to reviewing pharmacological principles. Beyond its utility as an exam review, this resource is also a unique case study book designed to assist instructors in delivering content in an innovative format.

New to the Second Edition:

• Fully updated to mirror the new 2016 test plan
• Reflects new changes in nursing, including prioritization, delegation, room assignment, The Joint Commission competencies, work-arounds, situation, background, assessment, and recommendation (SBAR) reporting, and value-based care
• More in-depth case studies to reflect greater exam complexity
• New chapters on gerontology nursing, men's health, and veterans’ health
• New question types, including audio-based
• New e-learning component
• New responses to questions are defined by test plan categories and difficulty level
• Includes many new interactive questions and answers

Key Features:

NCLEX-RN® is a registered trademark of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. Test names are the property of the respective trademark holders, none of whom endorse or are affiliated with Springer Publishing Company.

• Uses unfolding case study approach, integrating all patient care content areas with practice and professional roles
• Mirrors NCLEX test blueprint
• Offers an enjoyable study option distinct from traditional Q and A
• Provides over 700 questions and answers using varied NCLEX question styles
• Includes references at the end of chapters for self-remediation

Description:
Prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN^® exam with this comprehensive Q&A review! Based on the test's current blueprint, Saunders Q & A Review for the NCLEX-RN^® Examination, 9th Edition provides more than 6,000 practice questions in a question-and-answer format. To help you unpack the complexities of the NCLEX exam, each question includes rationales for correct and incorrect answers, a test-taking strategy, clinical judgment situations, priority nursing tips, and a Health Problem code allowing you to select questions by medical diagnosis. Q&A practice is also provided on the Evolve website, with options to answer questions in Study mode or in Exam mode. From the most trusted names in NCLEX review, Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela Silvestri, this resource is part of the popular Saunders Pyramid to Success.

Key Features:

• Detailed rationales are provided for both correct and incorrect answer options.
• UNIQUE! Priority Nursing Tip for each question provide key points to remember for the NCLEX.
• Test-taking strategy is included for each question, providing clues for analyzing and selecting the correct answer.
• UNIQUE! Tear-out bookmark allows you to cover the answer column as you are practicing questions, and includes a list of the Top 10 test-taking strategies.
• All alternate item question types are represented, including multiple response, prioritizing/ordered response, fill-in-the-blank, illustration/hot spot, chart/exhibit, graphic option, audio questions with heart or lung sounds, case studies, and question types for the Next Generation NCLEX.
• Organization of chapters by Client Needs reflects the latest NCLEX-RN test plan.
• Health Problem code on practice questions allows you to select questions based on a specific medical diagnosis.
• Clinical Judgment/Cognitive Skills codes help you recognize the new clinical judgment thought process behind questions for the Next Generation NCLEX.
• NCLEX-RN^® Preparation chapters introduce the NCLEX-RN and the computerized adaptive testing (CAT) format, and include advice from a recent nursing graduate plus clinical judgment and test-taking strategies.
• More than 6,000 questions on the Evolve website include an 85-question pre-test that identifies your strengths and weaknesses and generates an individualized study calendar - taking the guesswork out of what you should study next - and an 85-question post-test that helps to evaluate your progress.
• Question categories in the book and on Evolve include level of cognitive ability, NCLEX client needs area, clinical judgment/cognitive skill, integrated process, content area, health problem, and priority concepts, to help you focus on the question types you find most difficult.

New to this Edition:

• NEW! NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) and Next Generation NCLEX^® (NGN) updates are included in the book!
• NEW! Additional case studies and item types for the NGN are included on the Evolve website, reinforcing clinical judgment and preparing you for the newest NCLEX-RN^® test plan.
• NEW practice questions are included on COVID, infectious diseases, and other content areas.

Description:
Get thorough NCLEX-PN review anytime and anywhere with Saunders Q&A Review Cards for the NCLEX-PN® Exam, 2nd Edition. From Linda Silvestri, the foremost expert in NCLEX prep, comes a collection of portable review cards with practice questions that reflect the latest NCLEX-PN test plan. Completely updated and organized by NCLEX Client Needs category, each of the 1,200 cards features an NCLEX practice question on the front, along with the question's answer, rationale, and focused review topic on the reverse side. Silvestri's insightful test-taking tips are also included on the cards to ensure you are fully prepared both in knowledge and mindset to ace the NCLEX-PN exam on the first try.

Key Features:

• UNIQUE! Test-taking strategies for each practice question provide direction and hints to the correct answer.
• Practice questions include detailed rationales for both the correct and incorrect options.

New to this Edition:

• NEW! 1,200 updated practice questions reflect the most recent NCLEX-PN test plan.
• NEW! Questions organized by clinical area allow you to focus on areas of weakness and use the cards as study aids for your course exams.
• NEW! Alternate item format question types including multiple response, prioritizing (ordered response), fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration (hot spot), and chart/exhibit prepare you for the interactive question types on the actual computerized exam.
• NEW! Increased pharmacology, prioritization, delegation and triage/disaster management coverage reflects the increased emphasis on these topics on the NCLEX-PN.
• NEW and UNIQUE! Highlighted keywords or phrases in each answer identify a recommended review topic related to the question.
• NEW and UNIQUE! Highlighted keywords or phrases in each test-taking strategy identify a recommended strategy to approach the question.
• NEW! Two-color design highlights key content.

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