NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Exam Cram

List of contents

Introduction.. . 1
Welcome to the NCLEX-PN® Practice Questions Exam Cram. 1
Taking the Computerized Adaptive Test .. . 2
The Cost of the Exam . .. . . 2
How to Prepare for the Exam. .. . . 3
What Will You Find in This Book? . .. . 3
Hints for Using This Book . .. . . . . . 4
Need Further Study? . . . . .. . . 4
Contact the Authors . . . .. . . . 4
Chapter 1: Practice Exam 1 and Rationales . .. . . 5
Quick Check Answer Key . . .. . . 50
    Answers and Rationales . . . . . .. . . . 53
Chapter 2: Practice Exam 2 and Rationales . . .. . . 73
Quick Check Answer Key . .. . 118
Answers and Rationales . . . . .. . . . 121
Chapter 3: Practice Exam 3 and Rationales. . .. . . 145
Quick Check Answer Key . . . .. . . . 187
Answers and Rationales . . . .. . . 190
Chapter 4: Practice Exam 4 and Rationales. .. . . 209
Quick Check Answer Key . . .. . . . 251
Answers and Rationales . . . . . .. . . . . . . 254
Chapter 5: Practice Exam 5 and Rationales. . . .. . . . . 275
Quick Check Answer Key . . . .. . 318
Answers and Rationales . . . . . . .. . . . 321
Appendix A: Things You Forgot . . . . .. . . . 341
Appendix B: Need to Know More? . . . .. . . . 349
Appendix C: Calculations . . . . . . .. . . 357
TOC, 9780789753144, 7/28/2014
 

About the author

Wilda Rinehart Gardner received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi. After working as a staff nurse and charge nurse, she became a public health nurse and served in that capacity for a number of years. In 1975, she received her nurse practitioner certification in the area of obstetrics-gynecology from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1979, she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Mississippi University for Women. In 1980, she completed her Master of Science degree in Nursing from the same university and accepted a faculty position at Northeast Mississippi Community College, where she taught medical-surgical nursing and maternal-newborn nursing. In 1982, she founded Rinehart and Associates Nursing Consultants. For the past 26 years, she and her associates have worked with nursing graduates and schools of nursing to assist graduates to pass the National Council Licensure Exam for Nursing. She has also worked as a curriculum consultant with faculty to improve test construction. Ms. Rinehart has served as a convention speaker throughout the southeastern United States and as a reviewer of medical-surgical and obstetric texts. She has co-authored materials used in seminars presented by Rinehart and Associates Nursing Review. As the president of Rinehart and Associates, she serves as the coordinator of a company dedicated to improving the quality of health through nursing education.
 
Dr. Diann Sloan received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Northeast Mississippi Community College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Mississippi, and a Master of Science degree in Nursing from Mississippi University for Women. In addition to her nursing degrees, she holds a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education, with minors in both Psychology and Educational Psychology, from Mississippi State University. She has completed additional graduate studies in healthcare administration at Western New England College and the University of Mississippi. Dr. Sloan has taught pediatric nursing, psychiatric mental health nursing, and medical surgical nursing in both associate degree and baccalaureate nursing programs. As a member of Rinehart and Associates Nursing Review, Dr. Sloan has conducted test construction workshops for faculty and nursing review seminars for both registered and practical nurse graduates. She has co-authored materials used in the item-writing workshops for nursing faculty and Rinehart and Associates Nursing Review. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society.
 
Clara Hurd received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi (1975). Her experiences in nursing are clinically based, having served as a staff nurse in medical-surgical nursing. She has worked as an oncology, intensive care, orthopedic, neurological, and pediatric nurse. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama, and her Master of Science degree in Nursing from the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi. Ms. Hurd is a certified nurse educator. She currently serves as a nurse educator consultant and an independent contractor. Ms. Hurd has taught in both associate degree and baccalaureate degree nursing programs. She was a faculty member of Mississippi University for Women; Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee; Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee; and Northeast Mississippi Community College. Ms. Hurd joined Rinehart and Associates in 1993. She has worked with students in preparing for the National Council Licensure Exam and with faculty as a consultant in writing test items. Ms. Hurd has also been a presenter at nursing conventions on various topics, including item-writing for nursing faculty. Her primary
professional goal is to prepare the student and graduate for excellence in the delivery of healthcare.

Summary

This book provides 1000 questions for the nursing student who wants to be better prepared for the exam, completely updated for the 2014 changes to the exam. The Exam Cram questions cover every topic the student will encounter on the real exam, including some "new format" interactive questions. The new format questions ask the student to identify organs by hovering the cursor over an interactive diagram of the human body. The Exam Cram gives the student as much experience with the real exam as possible with these new types of questions. The NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Exam Cram, Fourth Edition, offers a cram sheet for last minute study, as well as the CD testing engine for realistic testing experience - a proven combination for exam success!

Product details

• Authors: Clara Hurd, Rinehart, Wilda Rinehart, Diann Sloan
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9780789753144
• ISBN: 978-0-7897-5314-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Weight: 560 g
• Series: Pearson; Pearson
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Nursing