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Summary
Kaplan offers a focused, strategic guide for the thousands of nursing students and international nurses preparing to take the NCLEX-RN exam.
Table of Contents
| About the Authors | p. vii |
| Readers' Comments | p. ix |
| How to Use This Book | p. xi |
| Preparing for the NCLEX-RN Exam | |
| Overview of the NCLEX-RN Exam | p. 3 |
| What is the NCLEX-RN Exam? | p. 4 |
| Content of the NCLEX-RN Exam | p. 7 |
| Testing, Exam-Style | p. 23 |
| Standardized Exams | p. 23 |
| What Behaviors Does NCLEX-RN Exam Test? | p. 24 |
| Are You a Successful or Unsuccessful Test Taker? | p. 30 |
| There's More Than One Way to Skin a CAT | p. 35 |
| Alternate Test Questions | p. 35 |
| Critical Thinking Strategies | p. 45 |
| Reword the Question | p. 47 |
| Eliminate Wrong Answers | p. 50 |
| Don't Predict Answers | p. 55 |
| Recognizing Expected Outcomes | p. 57 |
| Read Answer Choices to Obtain Clues | p. 60 |
| Maslow Is a Verb | p. 69 |
| Maslow | p. 71 |
| Assessment vs. Implementation | p. 77 |
| Safety | p. 81 |
| The NCLEX-RN Exam Isn't the Real World | p. 89 |
| First Take Care of the Patient, Then the Equipment | p. 93 |
| Laboratory Values | p. 94 |
| Medication Administration | p. 96 |
| Notify the Physician | p. 98 |
| Therapeutic Communication | p. 103 |
| How to Select the Correct Therapeutic Communication Answer | p. 104 |
| Questions on Positioning | p. 111 |
| Strategies for Positioning Questions | p. 112 |
| Things to Remember | p. 113 |
| Essential Positions to Know for the NCLEX-RN Exam | p. 117 |
| Management of Care | p. 121 |
| The Rules of Management | p. 122 |
| Establishing Priority | p. 127 |
| It Sounds Great, But ... | p. 131 |
| How to Study for the NCLEX-RN Exam | p. 135 |
| Ineffective Ways to Prepare | p. 135 |
| Effective Methods of Study | p. 136 |
| Mental Preparation | p. 139 |
| The Licensure Process | p. 143 |
| How to Apply for the NCLEX-RN Exam | p. 143 |
| Taking the Exam | p. 148 |
| Taking the Test More Than Once | p. 153 |
| Notes for International Nurses | p. 159 |
| The CGFNS Certificate | p. 159 |
| Work Visas | p. 160 |
| Nursing Practice in the United States | p. 160 |
| Sample Questions | p. 164 |
| Answers | p. 169 |
| Language | p. 174 |
| Kaplan English Programs | p. 174 |
| The Practice Test | |
| Practice Test | p. 179 |
| Your Practice Test Scores | p. 240 |
| Answer Key | p. 241 |
| Practice Test Explanations | p. 243 |
| Appendixes | |
| Chart of Critical Thinking Paths | p. 301 |
| Nursing Terminology | p. 303 |
| Common Medical Abbreviations | p. 311 |
| State Licensing Reguirements | p. 325 |
| Pearson Professional Centers Offering the NCLEX-RN Exam | p. 339 |
| User's Guide to the CD-ROM | p. 349 |
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