Patrick R. Coonan, Rhoda L. Sommer

Nclex-RN for Dummies with Online Practice Tests

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 willdeliver the results you want--the first time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: For Dummies / Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W119692820
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 216mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1006g
• ISBN-13: 9781119692829
• ISBN-10: 1119692822
• Artikelnr.: 59857583

Autorenporträt

Rhoda L. Sommer, RN, MSN Ed, spent 28 years in patient care before beginning a second career teaching and serving as a private tutor for nursing students preparing for the NCLEX-RN. Patrick R. Coonan, EdD, RN, CNAA, is the former Dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health at Adelphi University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1

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