NCLEX-PN Prep Plus: 2 Practice Tests + Proven Strategies + Online + Video

by Kaplan Nursing

Overview

The NCLEX-PN exam is not just about what you know—it's about how you think. Kaplan's NCLEX-PN Prep Plus uses expert critical thinking strategies and targeted sample questions to help you put your expertise into practice, apply the knowledge you’ve gained in real-life situations, and face the exam with confidence.

In NCLEX-PN Prep Plus, Kaplan's all-star nursing faculty teaches you essential strategies and critical-thinking techniques you need to apply your knowledge. We’re so confident that NCLEX-RN Prep Plus offers the guidance you need that we guarantee it: After studying with our book and online resources, you’ll pass the test—or your money back.

Proven Strategies. Realistic Practice.

• 9 critical thinking pathways to break down what exam questions are asking
• 6 end-of-chapter practice sets to help you put critical thinking principles into action
• 2 full-length practice tests to gauge your progress—one in the book, one online
• Detailed rationales for all answer choices, correct and incorrect
• Techniques for mastering the computer adaptive test format

Expert Guidance

• In-depth content review, organized along the exam's "Client Needs" framework
• 60 minutes of video tutorials on the ins and outs of the NCLEX-PN
• Kaplan's learning engineers and expert psychometricians ensure our practice questions and study materials are true to the test
• 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

With NCLEX-PN Prep Plus you can study on-the-go. Log in from anywhere to watch video tutorials, review strategies, and take your online practice test.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506255477
Publisher:	Kaplan Test Prep
Publication date:	03/03/2020
Series:	Kaplan Test Prep
Edition description:	Fifteenth Edition
Pages:	324
Sales rank:	1,104,855
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Since 1982, Kaplan Nursing has been providing the nation’s leading NCLEX-RN Exam Review. With realistic practice, clinical judgment methodology and personalized content review—all led by experienced nurse educators—Kaplan Nursing prepares thousands of students to pass the NCLEX-RN each year. Our focus is on industry-leading service, great value, and ease of use. We build nursing students’ confidence so they walk into the NCLEX like a nurse. For more information, visit us at kaplannursing.com.

Table of Contents

About the Authors xi

How to Use This Book xiii

Sign Up for an Online Classroom Event xv

Part 1 NCLEX-PN® Exam Overview

Chapter 1 Overview of the NCLEX-PN® Exam 3

What Is the NCLEX-PN® Exam? 3

Content of the NCLEX-PN® Exam 7

Looking Ahead: Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) 18

Chapter 2 General Test Strategies 19

Standardized Exams 19

What Behaviors Does the NCLEX-PN® Exam Test? 20

Strategies That Don't Work on the NCLEX-PN® Exam 25

Becoming a Better Test Taker 25

Part 2 NCLEX-PN® Strategies and Practice

Chapter 3 Computer Adaptive Test Strategies 31

Alternate Format Test Questions 32

Multiple-Choice Test Questions 38

Critical Thinking Strategies 40

Reword the Question 41

Eliminate Incorrect Answer Choices 43

Don't Predict Answers 47

Recognize Expected Outcomes 49

Read Answer Choices to Obtain Clues 51

Chapter Quiz 57

Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations 60

Chapter 4 The NCLEX-PN® Exam Versus Real-World Nursing 65

First Take Care of the Client, Then the Equipment 68

Laboratory Values 69

Medication Administration 72

Notify the Primary Health Care Provider 73

Chapter Quiz 76

Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations 78

Chapter 5 Strategies for Priority Questions 83

Strategy One: Maslow 85

Strategy Two: Nursing Process (Data Collection Versus Implementation) 89

Strategy Three: Safety 93

Chapter Quiz 100

Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations 102

Chapter 6 Strategies for Coordination of Care Questions 107

Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) 107

Registered Nurse (RN) 110

Roles of Other Members of the Health Care Team 111

Coordination of Care Questions 113

Chapter Quiz 115

Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations 118

Chapter 7 Strategies for Positioning Questions 123

Things to Remember 125

Essential Positions to Know for the NCLEX-PN® Exam 128

Chapter Quiz 129

Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations 131

Chapter 8 Strategies for Communication Questions 135

Eliminate Answer Choices 135

Select the Correct Response 137

Chapter Quiz 140

Chapter Quiz Answers and Explanations 143

Part 3 Preparing for the NCLEX-PN® Exam

Chapter 9 How to Study for the NCLEX-PN® Exam 149

Ineffective Ways to Prepare 149

Effective Methods of Preparation 150

Mental Preparation 153

Chapter 10 The Licensure Process 155

How to Apply for the NCLEX-PN® Exam 155

Taking the Exam 160

Chapter 11 Taking the Test More Than Once 167

You Are Not Alone 167

How to Interpret Unsuccessful Test Results 167

Should You Test Again? 169

How Should You Begin? 169

Chapter 12 Essentials for International Nurses 173

NCLEX-PN® Exam Administration Abroad 173

The CGFNS® Certificate 174

Work Visas 175

Nursing Practice in the United States 175

U.S.-Style Nursing Communication 176

Sample Questions 179

Answers to Sample Questions 184

Language 188

Kaplan Programs for International Nurses 188

Part 4 The Practice Test

Practice Test 193

Your Practice Test Scores 219

Answer Key 221

Practice Test Answers and Explanations 223

Part 5 NCLEX-PN® Exam Resources

Appendix A Summary of Critical Thinking Paths 279

Appendix B Nursing Terminology 281

Appendix C Common Medical Abbreviations 287

Index 299