Main description:

An essential resource for any nursing student, this invaluable guide gives you the tools you need to overcome text anxiety and develop effective study habits. Key topics include time management, critical thinking, and problem solving, with tips to help you tackle any nursing test - from a routine quiz to the NCLEX® examination. You'll learn how to confidently evaluate and identify the correct answer for a variety of test question types, including alternate item formats, with chapters on the nursing process, prioritization methods, and safety strategies.

Contents:

PART I: Study and Test Preparation

1. Preparing for Nursing Examinations

2. Developing Study Skills

3. Reducing Test Anxiety

4. NCLEX Preparation

5. Alternate Item Formats NEW!

6. How to Avoid 'Reading Into The Question'

7. Positive and Negative Event Queries

8. Questions Requiring Prioritization

9. Leading and Managing, Delegating, and Assignment-Making Questions

10. Communication Questions

11. Pharmacology Questions

12. Additional Pyramid Strategies

13. Fundamental Skills Questions

14. Adult Health Questions

15. Mental Health Questions

16. Maternity Questions

17. Child Health Questions

18. Pharmacology Questions

19. Delegating/Prioritizing Questions

20. Leadership/Management Questions