Learn proven strategies to prepare for nursing school tests and the NCLEX® exam! 2024-2025 Saunders Clinical Judgment and Test-Taking Strategies: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam, 8th Edition provides tools to help you overcome test anxiety, develop strong study skills, and improve test scores. You’ll gain insight into key nursing areas such as clinical judgment, prioritization, leading and managing, communication, and pharmacology. In the book and on the Evolve companion website, 1,200 practice questions represent all question types — including alternate item formats and new test items for the Next Generation NCLEX®. Written by leading NCLEX experts Linda and Angela Silvestri, this essential resource offers the practical tips and realistic practice you need to succeed on any exam!
1. Instructions for online access - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. i 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Quick Reference Guide to Strategies - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Dedication - p. v 8. About the Authors - p. vii 9. Contributors - p. ix 10. Previous Reviewers - p. xi 11. Preface - p. xiii 12. Acknowledgments - p. xxi 13. Part I. Study and Test Preparation - p. xxi 14. Part I. Study and Test Preparation - p. 1 15. Chapter 1. Clinical Judgment and Nursing Examinations - p. 2 16. Chapter 2. Developing Study Skills - p. 11 17. Chapter 3. Reducing Test Anxiety - p. 20 18. Chapter 4. NCLEX® Preparation - p. 25 19. Part II. Strategies for Success - p. 31 20. PART II. Strategies for Success - p. 33 21. Chapter 5. Alternate Item Formats and Next Generation NCLEX® Item Types - p. 34 22. Chapter 6. How to Avoid “Reading Into the Question” - p. 53 23. Chapter 7. Positive and Negative Event Queries - p. 66 24. Chapter 8. Questions Requiring Prioritization - p. 75 25. Chapter 9. Leading and Managing, Delegating, and Assignment-Making Questions - p. 91 26. Chapter 10. Communication Questions - p. 101 27. Chapter 11. Pharmacology, Medication, and Intravenous Calculation Questions - p. 109 28. Chapter 12. Additional Pyramid Strategies - p. 121 29. Part III. Practice Tests - p. 133 30. Part iiI. Practice Tests - p. 135 31. Chapter 13. Foundations of Care Questions - p. 136 32. CHAPTER 14. Adult Health Questions - p. 149 33. Chapter 15. Mental Health Questions - p. 167 34. Chapter 16. Maternity Questions - p. 178 35. Chapter 17. Pediatric Questions - p. 190 36. Chapter 18. Pharmacology Questions - p. 199 37. Chapter 19. Delegating/Prioritizing Questions - p. 212 38. Chapter 20. Leadership/Management Questions - p. 224 39. References and Bibliography - p. 237 40. Index - p. 238 41. Test-Taking Strategy Guide for Traditional Item Types - p. 249 42. Test-Taking Strategy Guide - p. 250
Learn proven strategies to prepare for nursing school tests and the NCLEX® exam! 2024-2025 Saunders Clinical Judgment and Test-Taking Strategies: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam, 8th Edition provides tools to help you overcome test anxiety, develop strong study skills, and improve test scores. You’ll gain insight into key nursing areas such as clinical judgment, prioritization, leading and managing, communication, and pharmacology. In the book and on the Evolve companion website, 1,200 practice questions represent all question types — including alternate item formats and new test items for the Next Generation NCLEX®. Written by leading NCLEX experts Linda and Angela Silvestri, this essential resource offers the practical tips and realistic practice you need to succeed on any exam!
1. Instructions for online access - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. i 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Quick Reference Guide to Strategies - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Dedication - p. v 8. About the Authors - p. vii 9. Contributors - p. ix 10. Previous Reviewers - p. xi 11. Preface - p. xiii 12. Acknowledgments - p. xxi 13. Part I. Study and Test Preparation - p. xxi 14. Part I. Study and Test Preparation - p. 1 15. Chapter 1. Clinical Judgment and Nursing Examinations - p. 2 16. Chapter 2. Developing Study Skills - p. 11 17. Chapter 3. Reducing Test Anxiety - p. 20 18. Chapter 4. NCLEX® Preparation - p. 25 19. Part II. Strategies for Success - p. 31 20. PART II. Strategies for Success - p. 33 21. Chapter 5. Alternate Item Formats and Next Generation NCLEX® Item Types - p. 34 22. Chapter 6. How to Avoid “Reading Into the Question” - p. 53 23. Chapter 7. Positive and Negative Event Queries - p. 66 24. Chapter 8. Questions Requiring Prioritization - p. 75 25. Chapter 9. Leading and Managing, Delegating, and Assignment-Making Questions - p. 91 26. Chapter 10. Communication Questions - p. 101 27. Chapter 11. Pharmacology, Medication, and Intravenous Calculation Questions - p. 109 28. Chapter 12. Additional Pyramid Strategies - p. 121 29. Part III. Practice Tests - p. 133 30. Part iiI. Practice Tests - p. 135 31. Chapter 13. Foundations of Care Questions - p. 136 32. CHAPTER 14. Adult Health Questions - p. 149 33. Chapter 15. Mental Health Questions - p. 167 34. Chapter 16. Maternity Questions - p. 178 35. Chapter 17. Pediatric Questions - p. 190 36. Chapter 18. Pharmacology Questions - p. 199 37. Chapter 19. Delegating/Prioritizing Questions - p. 212 38. Chapter 20. Leadership/Management Questions - p. 224 39. References and Bibliography - p. 237 40. Index - p. 238 41. Test-Taking Strategy Guide for Traditional Item Types - p. 249 42. Test-Taking Strategy Guide - p. 250
