Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam

Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam

<p>Prepare for the NCLEX with this fun, full-color review! <b>Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN<SUP>®</SUP> Exam, 9th Edition</b> uses colorful drawings and mnemonic cartoons to cover the nursing concepts and content found on the NCLEX-RN examination. A concise outline format makes studying easier, and the Evolve companion website includes 2,500 NCLEX exam-style<i> </i>review questions (including alternate item formats) ― allowing you to create practice exams, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and review answers and rationales. Written by NCLEX expert JoAnn Zerwekh, this study guide offers a clear, visual way to remember key facts for the NCLEX exam.</p><ul><b><li>UNIQUE! Mnemonic cartoons</b> provide a fun, easy way to review and remember key nursing concepts and disease processes. </li><li><b>UNIQUE! The integrated systems approach</b> incorporates pediatric, adult, maternity, and older adult lifespan considerations in each body system chapter.</li><li><b>Practice questions on the Evolve companion website</b> are available in both study and quiz modes and separated by content area, allowing you to customize your review based on your personal study needs. <b></b></li><li><b>UNIQUE! Appendixes for each chapter</b> summarize medications and nursing procedures for quick reference. </li><li><b>Alternate item format questions</b> <b>on Evolve</b> prepare you for the interactive question types on the NCLEX examination, including priority drag-and-drop and hot-spot (illustrated point-and-click) questions. </li><li><b>Answers and rationales for all review questions</b> show why correct answers are right and incorrect options are wrong. </li><li><b>Separate chapters on pharmacology and nursing management</b> help you to focus on these areas of emphasis on the NCLEX examination.</li><li><b><i>Nursing Priority</i> boxes</b> make it easier to distinguish priorities of nursing care.</li><li><b>Pharmacology tables</b> make key drug information easy to find, with high-alert medications noted by a special icon.</li><li><b>Special icons</b> distinguish pediatric and adult disorders, and identify content on Self-Care and Home Care. </li> </ul><ul><b><li>UPDATED content</b> reflects the most recent NCLEX-RN test plan and incorporates important clinical updates.</li><li><b>NEW! 2,500 review questions</b> are now included on the Evolve companion website, adding more 200 questions to the total on the previous edition. </li><li><b>NEW! Addition of SI Units and removal of trade-name drugs </b>reflects changes in the NCLEX-RN test plan.</li><li><b>NEW! Additional alternate item questions</b> are included on Evolve, and new questions incorporating video are also added.</li><li><b>NEW! <i>Test Alert!</i> boxes</b> in the book highlight key concepts frequently found on the NCLEX examination.</li><li><b>NEW! Additional memory notecard-type illustrations</b> are included in the book to accommodate visual learners.</li> </ul>