NCLEX-RN For Dummies with Online Practice Tests
2. Edition November 2020
416 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Ace the NCLEX-RN exam with this comprehensive guide
The rigorous NCLEX-RN nursing exam can be painful--and many don't pass on the initial attempt. So why not beat the odds and drastically improve your chances of acing your first time with NCLEX-RN For Dummies, 2nd Edition with Online Practice?
This fully updated and revised edition is tracked to the latest NCLEX-RN exam, and comes complete with deep content review, study tips, and top test-taking strategies. You also get access to online flashcards and two practice exams with answer explanations to flesh out your technique and study.
* Practice with hundreds of test questions
* Go online for vocabulary flashcards and practice exams
* Find full coverage of the medical, surgical, pediatric, psychiatric, and obstetric subjects schools require for the test
Written by an instructor with 38 years of hands-on nursing practice under her belt, this popular, plain-English exam prep is best-in-class and will deliver the results you want--the first time.
Part 1: Demystifying the Complexity of the NCLEX-RN 5
Chapter 1: Meet the NCLEX-RN: Your Ticket to Getting a License 7
Chapter 2: Preparing for T-Day: Paperwork and Whatnot 17
Chapter 3: The NCLEX-RN Blueprint 25
Chapter 4: Buffing Up: Study Tips and Test-Taking Strategies 43
Part 2: Testing Your Knowledge of Client Needs 71
Chapter 5: Management of Care 73
Chapter 6: Safety and Infection Control 89
Chapter 7: Health Promotion and Maintenance 107
Chapter 8: Psychosocial Integrity 121
Chapter 9: Basic Care and Comfort 133
Chapter 10: Meditating on Meds: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies 153
Chapter 11: Reduction of Risk 173
Chapter 12: Physiological Adaptation 195
Part 3: Just What You Were Looking For: A Full-Length Practice Test 213
Chapter 13: A Story of Blood, Chills, and Pain: A Practice NCLEX-RN 215
Chapter 14: The Answers to All Your Questions (and Explanations to Boot) 257
Part 4: The Part of Tens 287
Chapter 15: Ten Myths about the NCLEX-RN 289
Chapter 16: Ten Common Phrases Found in NCLEX-RN Questions 293
Chapter 17: Ten Rules to Remember When Prepping for the NCLEX-RN 301
Part 5: Appendixes 307
Appendix A: Additional Info about Exam and Licensing Logistics 309
Appendix B: Information for International Nurses Moving to the United States 337
Appendix C: Glossary of Nursing Terms 351
Index 371
