, How to use this book
Lippincott’s Fast Facts for NCLEX-RN® is designed as a quick and easy
review to use when studying for the NCLEX-RN. With over 5,000 bul-
leted facts, this book covers all aspects of nursing care, organized around
the major subject areas tested on the exam: adult health, maternal-
neonatal nursing, pediatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, pharmacology,
management of care, and patient safety.
Within each chapter, you’ll find hundreds of facts grouped according
to key clinical topics that are specific to the subject area. For example,
in Chapter 1, Adult Care, bullets are grouped by body system (such as
cardiovascular system, respiratory system, musculoskeletal system, and
integumentary system). In Chapter 2, Maternal-Neonatal Care, they’re
arranged according to stages of pregnancy and delivery (antepartum,
intrapartum, postpartum, neonatal). In Chapter 6, Management of Care,
facts are organized according to client-focused concepts and nursing
responsibilities, including advance directives, client rights, case manage-
ment, and information technology.
Each fact is accurate and up to date and has been thoroughly
reviewed by nursing experts well versed in the NCLEX-RN test plan to
ensure that the most likely content areas have been addressed. And each
fact has been concisely worded to provide a kernel of valuable informa-
tion that you’ll be able to easily understand and readily recall while tak-
ing the exam. A small open box precedes each stand-alone fact, serving
to keep each point separate and distinct. You may use the box to check
off the fact as “studied” when you feel you’ve sufficiently learned or
mastered the information, or leave it blank to return to later when you
need a refresher or further review.
Two appendices have been included to help prepare you for the types
and style of questions found on the NCLEX and to teach you key strate-
gies for how to answer questions correctly. Samples are also provided to
graphically simulate how questions, including new alternate-format type
questions (graphic option, chart/exhibit, drag-and-drop, hot spot, fill-in-
the-blank, audio, and multiple-response/multiple choice) might appear
on the actual exam.
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You’re busy, and finding the right time and place to study can sometimes be
difficult. Because of its convenient size and portability, Lippincott’s Fast Facts for
NCLEX-RN is the perfect tool to have on hand when studying alone or in group
settings. Tuck it in your purse or backpack and carry it with you wherever you
go to review facts—a few at a time, section by section, or whenever you have a
few minutes—between classes, during lunch breaks, or even while waiting for
a bus or train. You’ll be sure to make the most of your study time and increase
your chance of success with this excellent review.
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Lippincott’s Fast Facts for NCLEX-RN® is designed as a quick and easy
review to use when studying for the NCLEX-RN. With over 5,000 bul-
leted facts, this book covers all aspects of nursing care, organized around
the major subject areas tested on the exam: adult health, maternal-
neonatal nursing, pediatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, pharmacology,
management of care, and patient safety.
Within each chapter, you’ll find hundreds of facts grouped according
to key clinical topics that are specific to the subject area. For example,
in Chapter 1, Adult Care, bullets are grouped by body system (such as
cardiovascular system, respiratory system, musculoskeletal system, and
integumentary system). In Chapter 2, Maternal-Neonatal Care, they’re
arranged according to stages of pregnancy and delivery (antepartum,
intrapartum, postpartum, neonatal). In Chapter 6, Management of Care,
facts are organized according to client-focused concepts and nursing
responsibilities, including advance directives, client rights, case manage-
ment, and information technology.
Each fact is accurate and up to date and has been thoroughly
reviewed by nursing experts well versed in the NCLEX-RN test plan to
ensure that the most likely content areas have been addressed. And each
fact has been concisely worded to provide a kernel of valuable informa-
tion that you’ll be able to easily understand and readily recall while tak-
ing the exam. A small open box precedes each stand-alone fact, serving
to keep each point separate and distinct. You may use the box to check
off the fact as “studied” when you feel you’ve sufficiently learned or
mastered the information, or leave it blank to return to later when you
need a refresher or further review.
Two appendices have been included to help prepare you for the types
and style of questions found on the NCLEX and to teach you key strate-
gies for how to answer questions correctly. Samples are also provided to
graphically simulate how questions, including new alternate-format type
questions (graphic option, chart/exhibit, drag-and-drop, hot spot, fill-in-
the-blank, audio, and multiple-response/multiple choice) might appear
on the actual exam.
viii
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, How to use this book ix
You’re busy, and finding the right time and place to study can sometimes be
difficult. Because of its convenient size and portability, Lippincott’s Fast Facts for
NCLEX-RN is the perfect tool to have on hand when studying alone or in group
settings. Tuck it in your purse or backpack and carry it with you wherever you
go to review facts—a few at a time, section by section, or whenever you have a
few minutes—between classes, during lunch breaks, or even while waiting for
a bus or train. You’ll be sure to make the most of your study time and increase
your chance of success with this excellent review.
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