About the Authors Readers' Comments How to Use This Book
Preparing for the NCLEX-RN Exam
Overview of the NCLEX-RN Exam
What is the NCLEX-RN Exam?
Content of the NCLEX-RN Exam
Testing, Exam-Style Standardized Exams
What Behaviors Does the NCLEX-RN庐 Exam Test?
Are You a Successful or Unsuccessful Test Taker?
There's More Than One Way to Skin the CAT Alternate
Test Questions Critical Thinking Strategies
Reword the Question Eliminate Wrong
Answers Don't Predict
Answers Recognizing Expected Outcomes
Read Answer Choices to Obtain Clues
MaslowIs a Verb Strategy One
Maslow Strategy Two
Assessment Versus Implementation Strategy Three
Safety
The NCLEX-RN
Exam Isn't the Real World First
Take Care of the Patient, Then the Equipment Laboratory Values Medication
Administration
Notify the Physician
Therapeutic Communication
How to Select the Correct
Therapeutic Communication Answer
Questions on Positioning Strategies for Positioning
Questions Things to Remember Essential
Positions to Know for the NCLEX-RN Exam
Management of Care
The Rules of Management
Establishing Priority
"It Sounds Great, But..."
How to Study for the NCLEX-RN Exam
Ineffective Ways to Prepare
Effective Methods of Study Mental Preparation
The Licensure Process
How to Apply for the NCLEX-RN Exam
Taking the Exam
Taking the Test
More Than Once
Essentials for International Nurses NCLEX-RN
Exam Administration Abroad
The CGFNS
Certificate
Work Visas Nursing Practice in the United States U.S.-Style
Nursing Communication
Sample Questions Answers
Language Kaplan English Programs pard
The Practice
Test Practice Test Your Practice
Test Scores Answer Key Practice
Test Explanations
NCLEX-RN
Exam Resources Chart of Critical
Thinking Paths Nursing Terminology Common Medical
Abbreviations State Licensing
Requirements Pearson
Professional Centers Offering the NCLEX-RN
Exam User's Guide to the CD-ROM