NCLEX High-Risk: The Disaster Prevention Manual for Nurses Determined to Pass the RN Licensing Examination

by Marian C. Condon, Karen S. March

Overview

NCLEX High-Risk: The Disaster Prevention Manual for Nurses Determined to Pass the RN Licensing Examination provides senior nursing students and graduate nurses, who are at risk of failing the NCLEX-RN, with proven methods to maximize their chances of success. Focusing on two key weakness areas, test-question analysis and basic nursing knowledge, readers will be guided through comprehensive self-diagnostic processes related to both of these areas, and then through whatever remedial work is needed. Readers will be equipped to take the NCLEX-RN with confidence!

Key features:
• Presents in-depth material on test-taking strategies and test-item analysis
• Provides readers with essential principles for answering questions on certain topics, such as nurse-physician interactions and prioritization
• Introduces the Nugget Method, which enables readers to identify critical information that is missing from their nursing knowledge, and commit it to their long-term memory
• Guides readers in using their performance on the comprehensive tests to gauge their readiness to take or retake the NCLEX
• Offers nurse educators an essential tool for helping their students

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763773397
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	05/21/2010
Edition description:	1E
Pages:	378
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Professor of Nursing, York College of Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania


Professor of Nursing, York College of Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Are you at risk for failing NCLEX?
Chapter 2 Are You Using the Right NCLEX Prep Strategies?
Chapter 3 NCLEX-RN: Purpose, Format & Scope
Chapter 4 CAT Anatomy: How Computer-Adaptive Testing Works
Chapter 5 Registration, Results and Test-Center Smarts
Chapter 6 Test Yourself: How Good are You at Doping Out Test Questions?
Chapter 7 Test Yourself: How Good is Your Knowledge Base? *Includes Comprehensive Test #1*
Chapter 8 Mapping Your Progress & Using What You Don’t Know to Pass the NCLEX
Chapter 9 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients with Cardiac Disorders
Chapter 10 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients with Vascular Disorders
Chapter 11 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients with Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 12 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients with Neurological Disorders
Chapter 13 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients with Mental Health Disorders
Chapter 14 Practice Test: Nursing management of Patients with Renal/Urinary Tract Disorders
Chapter 15 Practice Test: Nursing management of Patients with Hematologic Disorders
Chapter 16 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 17 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients with Gastrointestinal and Biliary Tract Disorders
Chapter 18 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients with Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 19 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients with Reproductive System Disorders
Chapter 20 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Child-Bearing Women and Newborns
Chapter 21 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients Undergoing Surgery
Chapter 22 Practice Test: Nursing Management of Patients Being Treated for Cancer
Chapter 23 Practice Test: Communication and Management
Chapter 24 Comprehensive Exam #2
Chapter 25 Comprehensive Exam #3