Summary Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination

The Pyramid to Success Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX RN® Examination About This Resource and the NCLEX-RN® Examination Welcome to the Pyramid to Success and Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX RN® Examination. This resource is specially designed to help you begin your successful journey to the peak of the pyramid, becoming a registered nurse. As you begin your journey, you will be introduced to all of the important points regarding the NCLEX-RN examination and the process of testing, and to unique and special tips regarding how to prepare yourself for this important examination. You will read what a nursing graduate who recently passed the NCLEX-RN examination has to say about the test. Important test-taking strategies are detailed. These details will guide you in selecting the correct option or assist you in making an educated guess if you are not entirely sure about the correct answer. Each unit in this book begins with the Pyramid to Success. The Pyramid to Success addresses specific points related to the NCLEX-RN examination. Client Needs as identified in the test plan framework for the examination are listed, as are learning objectives for the unit. Pyramid Terms are key words that are defined in the glossary at the end of the book and set in color throughout each chapter to direct your attention to significant points for the examination. This resource provides you with nursing content review, including the content identified in the current NCLEX test plan, and practice questions. Throughout each chapter, you will find Pyramid Point bullets that identify areas most likely to be tested on the NCLEX-RN examination. Read each chapter, and identify your strengths and areas that are in need of further review. The book contains 945 NCLEX-style questions. The Evolve site accompanying this book contains all of the questions from the book plus additional Evolve questions for a total of more than 5200 practice questions. The types of practice questions include multiple choice; fill-in-the-blank; multiple-response; ordered-response (also known as drag and drop); questions that contain a figure, chart/exhibit, or graphic option item; audio or video item formats; and case studies (testlets). In addition, the new Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) question types are also provided on the accompanying Evolve site. Examples of question types can be located throughout this chapter. Test your strengths and abilities by taking all practice tests provided in this book and on the accompanying Evolve site. Be sure to read all rationales and test-taking 45 strategies. The rationale provides you with significant information regarding the correct and incorrect options. The test-taking strategy provides you with the logical path to selecting the correct option. reference source and page number are provided so that you can easily find information you need to review in another Elsevier text. You may also review in the content review sections of this book.