NCLEX-RN 2003-2004 with CD-ROM,9780743241199

NCLEX-RN 2003-2004 with CD-ROM

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ISBN13: 9780743241199
ISBN10: 0743241193
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2003-03-25
Publisher(s): Kaplan
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Summary

You will pass the "NCLEX(R)." We guarantee it. "NCLEX(R)" 2003-2004 comes complete with a detailed analysis of the types of questions you'll see on the "NCLEX(R)," with special emphasis on therapeutic communication and management of care, plus Kaplan's highly effective test-taking strategies to help maximize your performance on the exam. This powerful combination provides you with everything you need to pass the "NCLEX(R)."

PRACTICE
with a computer-based test with explanations for all answers and an analysis of your results. An additional paper-based test provides even more practice.

PREPARE
with information on "NCLEX(R)" content, structure, and format, plus special information for repeat test takers and international nurses.

PASS
with Kaplan's exclusive strategies for "NCLEX(R)" success -- guaranteed!

CD-ROM* Features:
• Computer-based practice test
• Detailed performance analysis
• Complete explanations for all questions

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Table of Contents

About the Authors vii
Readers' Comments ix
How to Use This Book xi
PART ONE: Preparing for the NCLEX®
Overview of the NCLEX®
3(22)
What is the NCLEX®?
4(3)
Content of the NCLEX®
7(18)
Testing, NCLEX®-Style
25(12)
Standardized Exams
25(1)
What Behaviors Does NCLEX® Test?
26(6)
Are You a Successful or Unsuccessful Test Taker?
32(5)
There's Only One Way to Skin the CAT
37(26)
Critical Thinking Strategies
40(2)
Reword the Question
42(3)
Eliminate Wrong Answers
45(5)
Don't Predict Answers
50(2)
Recognizing Expected Outcomes
52(3)
Read Answer Choices to Obtain Clues
55(8)
Maslow Is a Verb
63(20)
Strategy One: Maslow
65(6)
Strategy Two: Assessment vs. Implementation
71(4)
Strategy Three: Safety
75(8)
The NCLEX® Isn't the Real World
83(14)
First Take Care of the Patient, Then the Equipment
87(1)
Laboratory Values
88(2)
Medication Administration
90(2)
Notify the Physician
92(5)
Therapeutic Communication
97(8)
How to Select the Correct Therapeutic Communication Answer
98(7)
Questions on Positioning
105(10)
Strategies for Positioning Questions
106(1)
Things to Remember
107(4)
Essential Positions to Know for the NCLEX®
111(4)
Management of Care
115(10)
The Rules of Management
116(5)
Establishing Priority
121(4)
``It Sounds Great, But . . .''
125(4)
How to Study for the NCLEX®
129(8)
Ineffective Ways to Prepare
129(2)
Effective Methods of Study
131(2)
Mental Preparation
133(4)
The Licensure Process
137(10)
How to Apply for the NCLEX®
137(10)
Taking the Test More Than Once
147(6)
Notes for International Nurses
153(190)
The CGFNS Certificate
153(1)
Work Visas
154(1)
Nursing Practice in the United States
154(4)
Sample Questions
158(5)
Answers
163(5)
Language
168(1)
Kaplan International Programs
168(5)
PART TWO: The NCLEX® Practice Test
Practice Test
173(61)
Your Practice Test Scores
234(1)
Answer Key
235(2)
Practice Test Explanations
237(58)
PART THREE: Appendixes
Appendix A: Chart of Critical Thinking Paths
295(2)
Appendix B: NCLEX® Terminology
297(8)
Appendix C: Common Medical Abbreviations
305(14)
Appendix D: State Licensing Requirements
319(14)
Appendix E: Pearson Professional Centers Offering NCLEX® Examinations
333(10)
Appendix F: User's Guide to the CD-ROM
343

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