Kaplan NCLEX-RN 2004-2005 with CD-ROM

• ISBN13: 9780743251846
• ISBN10: 0743251849
• Edition: CD
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-03-23
• Publisher: Kaplan

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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