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Saunders Clinical Judgment and Test-Taking Strategies: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX Exam

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Learn proven strategies to prepare for nursing school tests and the NCLEX exam! 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 urce offers the practical tips and realistic practice you need to succeed on any exam! Helpful Tips for the Nursing Student are provided with every practice question to highlight the most important concepts needed for exam success. UNIQUE! Student-to-Student Tips highlight real-life strategies that have helped other students successfully complete nursing school and pass the NCLEX exam. Focus on test-taking strategies helps you develop essential clinical judgment skills and prepares you to find the correct answer to all types of test questions. Categorization of questions by beginning, intermediate, or advanced level makes this book a useful tool throughout your nursing program. 1,200 practice questions in the book and on the companion Evolve website include detailed rationales and test-taking strategies. Practice question categories on the companion Evolve website include the level of cognitive ability, client needs, integrated process, clinical judgment/cognitive skill, content area, priority concepts, alternate item formats, and strategy. NEW! Additional Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) unfolding case studies and single-episode item types are included on the Evolve companion website, preparing you for the changes to the NCLEX exam.

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Clinical Judgment, p. 2
NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, p. 2
Cognitive Skills, p. 2
Alternate Item Formats and Next Generation NCLEX ® (NGN) Items, p. 34
How to Avoid “Reading into the Question,” p. 53
Ingredients of a Question, p. 54
Words or Strategic Phrases, p. 57
Noting the Subject of the Question, p. 59
Using Nursing Knowledge and the Process of Elimination, p. 60
Determining if an Abnormality Exists, p. 61
Focusing on the Client of the Question, p. 62
Considering All Available Resources, p. 63
Positive and Negative Event Queries, p. 66
Questions Requiring Prioritization, p. 75
Strategic Words or Strategic Phrases, p. 78
The ABCs—Airway, Breathing, and Circulation, p. 80
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory, p. 81
The Steps of the Nursing Process (Clinical Problem-Solving Process), p. 84
Leading and Managing, Delegating, and Assignment-Making Questions, p. 91
Time Management, p. 99
Communication Questions, p. 101
Pharmacology, Medication, and Intravenous Calculation Questions, p. 109
Medication and Intravenous Calculations, p. 119
Closed-Ended Words, p. 121
Medical vs. Nursing Interventions, p. 123
Comparable or Alike Options, p. 124
Parts of an Option, p. 125
Umbrella Option, p. 125
Laboratory Values, p. 126
Visualizing the Information, p. 127
Client Positioning, p. 129
Therapeutic Diets, p. 131
Disasters, p. 132
Note: Also refer to the last page of the book and the inside back cover.

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