Illustrated Study Guide for the Nclex-Rn(r) Exam

By JoAnn Zerwekh

Book Overview

Who says preparing for the NCLEX(R) has to be boring? Using colorful illustrations and fun mnemonic cartoons, the Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN(R) Exam, 10th Edition brings the concepts found on the NCLEX-RN to life This new edition is written in a concise outline format to make studying easier, and the Evolve companion website includes approximately 2,500 NCLEX exam-style review questions (including alternate item formats) - allowing you to create practice exams, identify personal strengths and weaknesses, and review answers and rationales. With new content covering culture and spirituality, this study guide gives you a robust, visual, less-intimidating way to remember key facts for the NCLEX exam.

2,500 review questions are now included on the Evolve companion website, adding more 200 questions to the total on the previous edition. UNIQUE Mnemonic cartoons provide a fun, easy way to review and remember key nursing concepts and disease processes. UNIQUE The integrated systems approach incorporates pediatric, adult, and older adult lifespan considerations in each body system chapter. UNIQUE Appendixes for each chapter summarize medications and nursing procedures for quick reference. Alternate item format questions on Evolve prepare you for the interactive question types on the NCLEX examination, including priority drag-and-drop and hot-spot (illustrated point-and-click) questions. Test Alert boxes in the book highlight key concepts frequently found on the NCLEX examination. Answers and rationales for all review questions show why correct answers are right and incorrect options are wrong. Separate chapters on pharmacology and nursing management help students to focus on these areas of emphasis on the NCLEX examination. Nursing Priority boxes make it easier for students to distinguish priorities of nursing care. Pharmacology tables make key drug information easy to find, with high-alert medications noted by a special icon. Special icons distinguish pediatric and adult disorders, and identify content on Self-Care and Home Care. NEW UPDATED content reflects the most recent NCLEX-RN(R) test plan and incorporates important clinical updates. NEW 25 additional illustrations and mnemonics make the book more appealing than ever to the visual learner. NEW Chapter on Culture and Spiritual Awareness addresses the addition of Culture and Spirituality to the Integrated Processes in the NCLEX test plan. NEW Nursing Management and Ethical/Legal concepts divided into two chapters emphasize the increasing amount of administrative duties nurses face and the importance of management of care on the NCLEX. NEW Priority Concepts added to the beginning of each chapter assist you in concept-based nursing programs in focusing on priority concepts for each chapter.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323530974
• ISBN13: 9780323530972
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 3.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Amazing!

This book is great! We use it for Academic Coaching for Nursing School and it is super helpful! I’m a visual learner so this helps immensely! I love it! Very inexpensive and worth it!

Great NCLEX-RN Study Book

Some NCLEX-RN books are so detailed and long that when I read them I feel like I'm taking nursing school all over again. This book is more concise with illustrations and tables in color, which makes for easier reading. Each chapter has appendices with need-to-know information. For example, in the musculoskeletal chapter 21, there is appendix 21-1; it covers serum diagnostics, invasive diagnostics, and non-invasive diagnostice, appendix 21-2: it covers medications by category (antigout, skeletal muscle relaxants, calcium meds., etc.), Appendix 21.3: it covers amputations, appendix 21.4: it covers assistive devices (crutches, canes, walkers). When you just have 10 minutes, you can turn to an appendix of a chapter and get a good review on meds., procedures, and diagostic tests. This book has been helpful studying for nursing school tests and for NCLEX prep.

A must have to pass the NCLEX-RN Exam

I went through about 10 books before I purchased this one. This one was one of the best I used to prepare. Very thorough and covered all the different types of questions presented on the exam.

Great Study Tool

I thought this was an excellent book! The information was clear and concise and the illustrations really helped to drive home key points. I'm so glad I bought it and I would definately recommend it to anyone studying for the NCLEX.

The best Nclex book I own

This book is amazing. although I was thinking there were more pictures, it was well worth it. The text is detailed, yet very easy to understand. It has helped me get better grades in school and understand systems more then I thought I did. Excellent review book! I also like her other books which are all cartoons and flip note cards to take along to clinical. I have all my clinical buddies buying Joann Zerwekh's books after borrowing mine in clinical!