Elsevier’s Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination , 3rd Edition

Description

A truly Canadian edition of Elsevier’s best-selling NCLEX^® exam review book! Elsevier’s Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN^® Examination, 3rd Edition provides everything you need to prepare for the NCLEX^® exam — complete content review, more than 5,000 NCLEX practice questions in the book and online, and preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX^®. In addition, all answers include detailed rationales and test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Integrating Canadian approaches to nursing throughout the text, this book is the only comprehensive NCLEX review written from a Canadian perspective. It’s THE book of choice for NCLEX preparation!

Key Features

• Completely up-to-date coverage from a Canadian perspective reflects Canadian approaches to nursing and health care, including the addition of the latest Canadian statistics, research, legislation, regulations, references, clinical practice guidelines, and more.
• More than 5,000 practice questions in the text and online offer ample testing practice.
• UNIQUE! Detailed test-taking strategy and rationale is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option.
• UNIQUE! Priority Nursing Action boxes provide information about the steps to be taken in clinical situations requiring clinical judgement and prioritization.
• UNIQUE! Pyramid Points icons indicate important information, identifying content that typically appears on the NCLEX-RN^® examination.
• UNIQUE! Pyramid Alerts appear in red text and highlight important nursing concepts.
• New graduate’s perspective is offered on how to prepare for the NCLEX-RN, in addition to nonacademic preparation, the CAT format, and test-taking strategies.
• Mnemonics are included to help you remember important information.
• 79-question comprehensive exam covers all content areas in the book in the same percentages that they are covered on the actual NCLEX-RN test plan and includes four case–study-format questions for the NGN.
• Practice questions on delegation, prioritization, and triage/disaster management emphasize these areas on the NCLEX exam.
• Companion Evolve website provides 30 new questions for the Next Generation NCLEX^® plus all alternate item format questions including multiple response, prioritizing (ordered response), fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration (hot spot), and chart/exhibit.
• Question categories on Evolve are organized by cognitive level, client needs area, integrated process, and content area, allowing you to choose completely customizable exams or study sessions.
• UNIQUE! Audio review summaries on the Evolve companion website cover pharmacology, acid-base balance, and fluids and electrolytes.

New to this Edition

• NEW! Thoroughly updated content incorporates clinical updates and reflects the latest NCLEX-RN^® test plan.
• NEW! Questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX^® (NGN) prepare you for the biggest change to the NCLEX-RN^® test plan to date.
• NEW! Priority Concepts provide you with the specific concepts related to nursing practice and reflect the most current edition of Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice.

Companion Products

• Evolve Resources for Elsevier’s Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 3rd Edition
• Elsevier’s Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - E-Book, 3rd Edition : Elsevier’s Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - E-Book
• Elsevier’s Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition : Elsevier’s Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
• Elsevier’s Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 3rd Edition : Elsevier’s Canadian Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card)

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Author Information

By Patricia A. Bradley, MEd, PhD, RN, CCNE, Associate Professor Coordinator, Internationally Educated Nurses (IEN) Program Faculty of Health York University Toronto, Ontario ; Karin L. Page-Cutrara, RN, PhD, CCNE, CCSNE, Associate Dean, Learning, Teaching & Academic Programs and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, School of Nursing ; Linda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN, FAAN, Nursing Instructor,University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las,Nevada; President Nursing Reviews, Inc. and Professional Nursing Seminars, Inc. Henderson, Nevada; Elsevier Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Thought Leader and Angela Silvestri, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, Assistant Professor and BSN Program Director,University of Nevada,Las Vegas, Nevada; President Nurse Prep, LLC Henderson, Nevada