Illustrated Study Guide for the Nclex-Rn? Exam

By JoAnn Zerwekh

Book Overview

Prepare for the NCLEX with this fun, full-color review Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN(R) Exam, 9th Edition uses colorful drawings and mnemonic cartoons to cover the nursing concepts and content found on the NCLEX-RN examination. A concise outline format makes studying easier, and the Evolve companion website includes 2,500 NCLEX exam-style review questions (including alternate item formats) - allowing you to create practice exams, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and review answers and rationales. Written by NCLEX expert JoAnn Zerwekh, this study guide offers a clear, visual way to remember key facts for the NCLEX exam.

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, maternity, and older adult lifespan considerations in each body system chapter. Practice questions on the Evolve companion website are available in both study and quiz modes and separated by content area, allowing you to customize your review based on your personal study needs. 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. 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 you to focus on these areas of emphasis on the NCLEX examination. Nursing Priority boxes make it easier 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. UPDATED content reflects the most recent NCLEX-RN test plan and incorporates important clinical updates. NEW 2,500 review questions are now included on the Evolve companion website, adding more 200 questions to the total on the previous edition. NEW Addition of SI Units and removal of trade-name drugs reflects changes in the NCLEX-RN test plan. NEW Additional alternate item questions are included on Evolve, and new questions incorporating video are also added. NEW Test Alert boxes in the book highlight key concepts frequently found on the NCLEX examination. NEW Additional memory notecard-type illustrations are included in the book to accommodate visual learners.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323280102
• ISBN13: 9780323280105
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.4" 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!