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Saunders Q&A Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - E-Book
Linda Anne Silvestri | Angela Silvestri
(2017)
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Abstract
Practice makes perfect with Saunders Q&A Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 7th Edition. This popular review offers more than 6,000 test questions, giving you all the Q&A practice you need to pass the NCLEX-RN® examination! Each question enhances review by including a test-taking strategy, rationales for correct and incorrect answers, and page references to major nursing textbooks. Questions are organized to match the Client Needs and Integrated Processes found in the most recent NCLEX-RN test plan. Q&A practice is also provided on an Evolve companion website, with many study and testing options. From the most trusted name in NCLEX review, Linda Anne Silvestri, this resource is part of the popular Saunders Pyramid to Success.
- A detailed test-taking strategy is included for each question, providing clues for analyzing and selecting the correct answer.
- Chapters organized by Client Needs simplify review and reflect the question mix in the NCLEX-RN test plan blueprint.
- Rationales are provided for both correct and incorrect answer options.
- All alternate item question types are represented, including multiple response, prioritizing/ordered response, fill-in-the-blank, illustration/hot spot, chart/exhibit questions, graphic option, and questions incorporating audio and video.
- An 85-question comprehensive exam represents the content and percentages of question types identified in the NCLEX-RN test plan.
- A Priority Nursing Tip is included with each question, highlighting need-to-know patient care information.
- Introductory chapters feature preparation guidance for the NCLEX-RN including chapters on academic and nonacademic preparation, advice from a recent nursing graduate, and transitional issues for the foreign-educated nurse.
- NEW! Reflects the latest NCLEX-RN® test plan to familiarize you with newly added content they may encounter on the exam.
- NEW! Additions to the Evolve companion website include a 75-question post-test, case studies with follow-up questions, and links to animations for selected rationales, offering unique remediation opportunities.
- NEW! Trade drug names replaced with generic drug names reflecting latest test plan changes.
- NEW! Health Problem label included to help you study selected health topics. This will also allow you to focus your study when reviewing questions on Evolve.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Inside Front Cover | ES2 | ||
| Contents | i | ||
| Saunders Q&A Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| About the Authors | vii | ||
| Contributors | ix | ||
| Reviewers | xi | ||
| Preface | xii | ||
| An Essential Resource for Test Success | xii | ||
| NCLEX-RN® Test Preparation | xii | ||
| Client Needs | xii | ||
| Integrated Processes | xii | ||
| Comprehensive Test | xii | ||
| Special Features of the Book | xii | ||
| Book Design | xii | ||
| Special Features Found on Evolve | xiii | ||
| Pretest and Study Calendar | xiii | ||
| Heart, Lung, and Bowel Sound Questions | xiii | ||
| Video Questions | xiii | ||
| Testlet (Case Study) Questions | xiii | ||
| Audio Review Summaries | xiii | ||
| Practice Questions | xiii | ||
| Multiple-Choice and Alternate Item Format Questions | xiii | ||
| Answer Sections for Practice Questions | xiii | ||
| How to Use This Book | xiii | ||
| Climbing the Pyramid to Success | xiv | ||
| Acknowledgments | xv | ||
| A Few Words From Linda | xv | ||
| A Few Words From Angela | xv | ||
| A Few Words From Both Linda and Angela | xv | ||
| Unit I: Introduction | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1: The NCLEX-RN® Examination | 2 | ||
| The Pyramid to Success | 2 | ||
| About This Resource | 2 | ||
| Other Resources in the Saunders Pyramid to Success | 2 | ||
| The Examination Process | 2 | ||
| Computer Adaptive Testing | 2 | ||
| Development of the Test Plan | 3 | ||
| The Test Plan | 3 | ||
| Level of Cognitive Ability | 3 | ||
| Client Needs | 3 | ||
| Integrated Processes | 3 | ||
| Types of Questions on the Examination | 3 | ||
| Multiple-Choice Questions | 4 | ||
| Fill-in-the-Blank Questions | 4 | ||
| Multiple-Response Questions | 5 | ||
| Ordered-Response (Prioritizing) Questions | 5 | ||
| Figure Questions | 5 | ||
| Chart/Exhibit Questions | 5 | ||
| Graphic Option Questions | 5 | ||
| Audio Questions | 5 | ||
| Video Questions | 7 | ||
| Registering to Take the Examination | 7 | ||
| Authorization to Test Form and Scheduling an Appointment | 9 | ||
| Changing Your Appointment | 9 | ||
| The Day of the Examination | 9 | ||
| Testing Accommodations | 9 | ||
| The Testing Center | 9 | ||
| Testing Time | 9 | ||
| Length of the Examination | 10 | ||
| Pass-or-Fail Decisions | 10 | ||
| Completing the Examination | 10 | ||
| Processing Results | 10 | ||
| Candidate Performance Report | 10 | ||
| Interstate Endorsement | 10 | ||
| Nurse Licensure Compact | 10 | ||
| The Foreign-Educated Nurse | 10 | ||
| Chapter 2: Profiles to Success | 12 | ||
| The Pyramid to Success | 12 | ||
| Developing Your Preparation Plan | 12 | ||
| Identifying Your Goals for Success | 13 | ||
| Selecting Your Study Place | 13 | ||
| Deciding on Your Amount of Daily Study Time | 13 | ||
| Developing Control | 13 | ||
| Dealing with Anxiety | 13 | ||
| Ensuring Physical Readiness | 14 | ||
| Confidence and Belief in Yourself | 14 | ||
| Chapter 3: The NCLEX-RN® Examination: From a Graduate´s Perspective | 15 | ||
| Chapter 4: Test-Taking Strategies | 17 | ||
| Unit II: Client Needs | 28 | ||
| Chapter 5: Client Needs and the NCLEX-RN® Test Plan | 29 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 29 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 29 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 30 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 30 | ||
| Test 1: Physiological Integrity | 33 | ||
| Test 2: Safe and Effective Care Environment | 189 | ||
| Test 3: Health Promotion and Maintenance | 280 | ||
| Test 4: Psychosocial Integrity | 367 | ||
| Unit III: Integrated Processes | 457 | ||
| Chapter 6: Integrated Processes and the NCLEX-RN® Test Plan | 458 | ||
| Integrated Processes | 458 | ||
| Caring | 458 | ||
| Communication and Documentation | 458 | ||
| Culture and Spirituality | 459 | ||
| Nursing Process | 460 | ||
| Assessment | 460 | ||
| Analysis | 461 | ||
| Planning | 461 | ||
| Implementation | 461 | ||
| Evaluation | 462 | ||
| Teaching and Learning | 463 | ||
| Test 5: Integrated Processes | 464 | ||
| Caring | 464 | ||
| Communication and Documentation | 472 | ||
| Culture and Spirituality | 481 | ||
| Teaching and Learning | 488 | ||
| Nursing Process | 497 | ||
| Assessment | 497 | ||
| Analysis | 507 | ||
| Planning | 518 | ||
| Implementation | 531 | ||
| Evaluation | 543 | ||
| Unit IV: Comprehensive Test | 559 | ||
| Test 6: Comprehensive Test | 560 | ||
| References | 671 |