Strategies for a great start. Practice questions for success.
Reduce the stress and anxiety you feel before an exam with test-taking strategies that really work. Practice questions introduce you to the NCLEX®-style questions you’ll encounter throughout your nursing education while developing the critical-thinking and clinical judgment skills essential to success on the Next Gen NCLEX.
A complete review of core concepts, and more than 900 questions based on the latest NCLEX test plan build confidence and improve test scores from the beginning of nursing school. Master the challenging alternate-format questions, even SATA (select-all-that-apply) and develop your studying skills with test-taking tips and rationales for correct and incorrect responses.
An access code inside new, printed textbooks unlocks two comprehensive exams online.
Worth every penny.
“… helpful from the very first chapter. I was able to apply the ideas to the very next test I took in nursing school and have found it changed the way I view nursing school. I highly recommend this book to any and all first-year nursing students.”
—Suzanne C.
Great Techniques To Know BEFORE Starting School.
“…this has helped tremendously. It breaks down the types of testing questions and gives hints on how to process it and choose the most correct answer If you have test anxiety this will definitely help…”
—J.N.M.
New & Updated! The latest NCLEX-RN® Test Plan as well as the latest advances and practices
New! Introduction to Next Generation NCLEX®, including unfolding case studies with Next Gen-type questions that encompass the six Clinical Judgment cognitive-thinking skills in the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model
Over 900 NCLEX-style Q&A—including a 100-question, comprehensive exam at the end of the book and two 75-question comprehensive exams online
Nearly 50% alternate-format questions, including SATA, fill-in-the-blank, ordered response, chart/exhibit, hot spot, drag-and-drop, and graphic
Detailed rationales for correct and incorrect responses as well as test-taking tips
“Knowledge Analysis” tool focusing on how to identify clusters of errors in specific knowledge categories on a test
“Corrective Action Guide” describing what to do to correct test-taking errors
“Information Processing Analysis” tool presenting topics relating to the process of test taking, including processing errors and personal performance trends
Time management strategies with tips and suggestions
Glossary of more than 250 common English words often found on nursing tests
All questions field tested by nursing students and an expert panel of nurse educators