Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam , 11th Edition

Description

704 pages

Key Features

• More than 2,500 review questions on the Evolve website allow you to practice test-taking in Study or Exam mode.
• UNIQUE! Mnemonic cartoons provide a fun, easy way to review and remember key nursing concepts and disease processes.
• UNIQUE! Integrated systems approach incorporates pediatric, adult, and older adult lifespan considerations for basic nursing care concepts.
• UNIQUE! Appendixes in each chapter summarize diagnostic tests, medications, and nursing procedures for quick reference.
• Answers and rationales are provided for all review questions.
• Alternate item format questions on Evolve prepare you for the interactive question types on the NCLEX examination, including priority, drag-and-drop, and hot-spot questions.
• Priority Concepts at the beginning of each chapter focus your attention on the chapter’s key nursing concepts.
• Nursing Priority boxes make it easier to distinguish priorities of nursing care.
• Test Alert boxes highlight concepts frequently found on the NCLEX test plan.
• Pharmacology tables make key drug information easy to find, with high-alert medications noted by a special icon.
• Special icons distinguish pediatric and adult disorders, and identify Self-Care and Home Care content.

New to this Edition

• NEW! Patient Scenarios and Next Generation NCLEX^® (NGN) Examination-Style question types on the Evolve website provide practice with these new types of questions.
• NEW! Review of the NCSBN’s clinical judgment model and six cognitive skills helps to prepare you for the nursing profession and taking the NCLEX-RN^® examination.
• NEW! Pediatric content is moved into a separate new chapter and organized by body systems.

Companion Products

• Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam EBook, 11th Edition : Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam EBook
• Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN Exam Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 11th Edition : Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN Exam Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

Readership

Graduating RN nursing students studying for the NCLEX exam

236,226 students took the NCLEX-RN in 2018

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By JoAnn Zerwekh, EdD, RN, President/CEO,Nursing Education Consultants, Inc,Chandler, Arizona