Saunders Strategies for Test Success: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX Exam

by Linda Anne Silvestri

Builds overall test-taking skills
Includes alternate item format examples
Companion CD offers customized testing practices

Genres: Nursing

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Linda Anne Silvestri has provided decades of nursing education and leadership that has directly impacted the growing and needed nursing workforce. Her research focused on a holistic investigation of predictors leading to success on the licensure examination. Her findings, published in the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, led to significant contributions, filling a critical need in NCLEX® preparation.

Reviews

[Stephanie Zinggeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Silvestri's instruction in navigating the different types of nursing exams is the best I've seen. I liked the book far better than the Kaplan and F.A. Davis test strategy titles. Silvestri has included reference sheets on culture, diets, and lab values which are extremely useful (especially for those who make flash cards).

Kaplan: makes references to the real world way of doing things versus the perfect exam world. The danger in that is that it could pollute your thinking and understanding during exams.

F.A. Davis Test Success is part of their Success Series, which I recommend freely to every nursing student, but the Silvestri book is better than their strategy guide. Sorry, Davis!