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About the Authors | vii | |
Readers' Comments | ix | |
How to Use This Book | xi | |
Part 1 | Preparing for the NCLEX | |
Chapter 1 | Overview of the NCLEX | 3 |
What is the NCLEX? | 4 | |
Content of the NCLEX | 7 | |
Chapter 2 | Testing, NCLEX-Style | 23 |
Standardized Exams | 23 | |
What Behaviors Does NCLEX Test? | 24 | |
Are You a Successful or Unsuccessful Test Taker? | 30 | |
Chapter 3 | There's Only One Way to Skin the CAT | 35 |
Critical Thinking Strategies | 38 | |
Reword the Question | 40 | |
Eliminate Wrong Answers | 42 | |
Don't Predict Answers | 47 | |
Recognizing Expected Outcomes | 49 | |
Read Answer Choices to Obtain Clues | 52 | |
Chapter 4 | Maslow Is a Verb | 59 |
Strategy 1 | Maslow | 61 |
Strategy 2 | Assessment vs. Implementation | 67 |
Strategy 3 | Safety | 71 |
Chapter 5 | The NCLEX Isn't the Real World | 79 |
First Take Care of the Patient, Then the Equipment | 83 | |
Laboratory Values | 84 | |
Medication Administration | 86 | |
Notify the Physician | 88 | |
Chapter 6 | Therapeutic Communication | 93 |
How to Select the Correct Therapeutic Communication Answer | 94 | |
Chapter 7 | Questions on Positioning | 101 |
Strategies for Positioning Questions | 102 | |
Things to Remember | 103 | |
Essential Positions to Know for the NCLEX | 107 | |
Chapter 8 | Management of Care | 111 |
The Rules of Management | 112 | |
Establishing Priority | 117 | |
Chapter 9 | "It Sounds Great, but ..." | 121 |
Chapter 10 | How to Study for the NCLEX | 125 |
Ineffective Ways to Prepare | 125 | |
Effective Methods of Study | 127 | |
Mental Preparation | 129 | |
Chapter 11 | The Licensure Process | 133 |
How to Apply for the NCLEX | 133 | |
Chapter 12 | Taking the Test More than Once | 143 |
Chapter 13 | Notes For International Nurses | 149 |
The CGFNS Certificate | 149 | |
Work Visas | 150 | |
Nursing Practice in the United States | 150 | |
Sample Questions | 154 | |
Answers | 159 | |
Language | 164 | |
Kaplan International Programs | 164 | |
Part 2 | The NCLEX Practice Test | |
Practice Test | 169 | |
Answer Key | 215 | |
Practice Test Explanations | 217 | |
Part 3 | Appendixes | |
Appendix A | Chart of Critical Thinking Paths | 275 |
Appendix B | NCLEX Terminology | 277 |
Appendix C | Common Medical Abbreviations | 285 |
Appendix D | State Licensing Requirements | 299 |
Appendix E | User's Guide to the CD-ROM | 313 |
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