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    <![CDATA[Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN (R) Examination Full Color Reprint]]>
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    <![CDATA[A useful review tool in preparing for the NCLEX-RN examination, this full-color guide is based on the latest NCLEX-RN test plan  including alternate item formats. In an outline format, it comprehensively reviews all areas of nursing, including maternity, pediatric, medical-surgical, psychiatric, and gerontologic. More than 4,000 practice questions are included in the book/CD-ROM package, along with comprehensive rationales and test-taking strategies.]]>
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    <![CDATA[This unique review book organizes questions according to Client Needs, the areas covered in the latest NCLEX examination test plan. Rationales are provided for all answer choices, plus test-taking strategies, and references to Elsevier nursing textbooks. This review includes many critical thinking and alternate item formats, plus a comprehensive exam consisting of 300 questions.]]>
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    <![CDATA[This guide is filled with essential nursing content, tips, strategies, and other indispensable information to help you prepare for the NCLEX-PN examination. It includes all-new information on the latest test plan, plus many questions in the new alternate item formats. The text provides rationales for correct and incorrect answers, as well as strategies for approaching similar questions.]]>
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    <![CDATA[A part of Linda Silvestri's Pyramid to Success, this study and review tool is filled with tips, strategies, and other indispensable information to help students prepare for the NCLEX-RN® examination. Whether this is the first or last review product purchased, this book will help students feel well-prepared and confident as they get ready for the Boards or any exam throughout the nursing curriculum. It incorporates all-new information on the latest NCLEX-RN examination test plan, plus the new alternate item format questions. The text breaks down questions to illustrate not only a rationale for the answer, but also a strategy for tackling similar questions. A companion CD-ROM offers 500 questions, in addition to video clips from Linda Silvestri's seminar on test-taking strategies. It is designed for use alongside any of the review and testing products currently on the market.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saunders Q and A Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Saunders Pyramid to Success for NCLEX-PN series offers a unique and comprehensive review program for students who are preparing for the NCLEX-PN examination.<br/><br/>Written and organized to address specific elements included in the most recent NCLEX-PN test plan, this popular book/CD-ROM review package is designed to provide students with more than 3,000 NCLEX-PN practice questions in a truly unique format. Chapters in the book are organized according to the client needs categories and the integrated concepts and processes identified in the most recent NCLEX-PN test plan. It features practice questions, answers, and detailed rationales on the same page to provide immediate feedback on students' responses. Rationales for both correct and incorrect responses, along with test-taking strategies, help students learn from their mistakes and develop an effective approach to the exam. Each Q&amp;A chapter also contains examples of the new NCLEX Alternate Item Formats, including fill-in-the-blank, multiple-response, and illustration questions. The CD-ROM contains all 1,500 questions from the book, plus an 1,500 additional practice questions.<br/><br/>&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;The book and accompanying CD-ROM provide more than 3,000 practice questions, offering a thorough preparation for the NCLEX-PN exam.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Every question in the book and on the CD-ROM provides a correct answer, rationales for all responses, test-taking strategy, level of cognitive ability, Integrated Concepts and Processes category, category of Client Needs, and reference to a major nursing textbook.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Content presents introductory chapters on the NCLEX exam (written by a student who recently passed the exam), the CAT exam, and test-taking skills.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Questions help students develop the reading, critical thinking, and analytical skills they need to succeed on the exam.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Specific references for every question make further study easier.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;A comprehensive exam is included and offers 85 questions that are representative of the percentages identified in the NCLEX-PN test plan.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;The CD-ROM contains all 1,500 questions from the book, 1,500 additional questions with answers and rationales, and a drop-down calculator for answering questions that require a medication calculation.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Approximately 15 Illustrations Questions  figures or illustrations with accompanying questions, to be answered with &quot;point and click&quot; of the mouse  are provided on the CD-ROM to reflect another new feature of the NCLEX-PN exam.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;The CD-ROM also allows students to practice using three modes - Quiz, Study, and Exam. Questions are randomly selected from specific content area, category of integrated concepts and processes, or category of client needs. In the Exam mode, students can test across the entire spectrum of content, review their raw score and the time to complete the exam, and print out results and questions with answers.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;<br/><br/>&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;The new NCLEX Alternate Item Formats  fill-in-the-blank, multiple-response, and illustration questions  have been added to provide students with practice on mastering prioritizing, decision-making, and critical thinking skills, and to help prepare students for these additional question types included on the NCLEX-PN exam.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Two new chapters address six concepts and processes fundamental to the practice of nursing  Nursing Process, Caring, Communication and Documentation, Cultural Awareness, Self-Care, and Teaching/Learning  now identified and integrated throughout the four major categories of Client Needs in the most recent NCLEX-PN test plan.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[An excellent companion to any review and testing product, this book helps students prepare for the Boards  or for any exam throughout the nursing curriculum. Strategies include information on analyzing the question, key words, absolute terminology, distractors, and more. Part of the Saunders Pyramid to Success, this study tool also includes test-taking strategies for specific question types including true-or-false response, prioritization, communication, pharmacology, leadership, and delegation questions. A companion CD-ROM features 500 practice questions for additional study.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Essential for course review and NCLEX review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of pharmacology. Each chapter contains objectives, pre- and post-tests with rationales, vocabulary review, practice to pass exercises, critical thinking case studies, as well as NCLEX alerts. Unique to Prentice Hall's Nursing Reviews &amp; Rationales Series, a comprehensive CD-ROM and Companion Website, available free of charge, provide additional review.  Content includes all of the &quot;need-to-know&quot; facts covering medications including safety, anti-infection, blood-modifying, gastrointestinal, neurological, psychiatric, and much more.  For nursing students in need of a resource that focuses on course review or NCLEX review as well as nursing professionals looking to familiarize themselves with a new specialty.  <strong>Buy 5 Get 1 Free!</strong>&lt;/U&gt; Use ISBN: 0-13-072439-4 to order this special 6-pack. Offer valid until 12/31/01.]]>
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