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• Title:Saunders strategies for test success : passing nursing school and the NCLEX examination / Linda Anne Silvestri.
  
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• Variant Title:Strategies for test success
  
• Author/Creator:Silvestri, Linda Anne.
  
• Published/Created:St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, ©2010.
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WY18.2 .S5868 2010
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects: Nursing--Examinations, questions, etc.
  
• Medical Subjects:Nursing, Practical--Examination Questions.
  
• Genre/Form:Examinations.
  
• Edition:2nd ed.
  
• Description:xxiii, 324 pages : ill ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
  
• Summary:This guide for nursing students offers the tools needed to overcome text anxiety and develop effective study habits. Key topics include time management, critical thinking, and problem solving, with tips to help tackle any nursing test, from a routine quiz to the NCLEX examination. It teaches 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. The book and companion CD offer 500 practice questions for gaining realistic test-taking experience.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:1416062025 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  9781416062028 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Pt. I. Study and Test Preparation
  Ch. 1. Preparing for Nursing Examinations
  Ch. 2. Developing Study Skills
  Ch. 3. Reducing Test Anxiety
  Ch. 4. NCLEX Preparation
  Pt. II. Strategies for Success
  Ch. 5. How to Avoid "Reading Into the Question"
  Ch. 6. Positive and Negative Event Queries
  Ch. 7. Questions Requiring Prioritization
  Ch. 8. Leading and Managing, Delegating, and Assignment-Making Questions
  Ch. 9. Communication Questions
  Ch. 10. Pharmacology Questions
  Ch. 11. Additional Pyramid Strategies
  Pt. III. Practice Test
  Ch. 12. Fundamental Skills Questions
  Ch. 13. Adult Health Questions
  Ch. 14. Mental Health Questions
  Ch. 15. Maternity Questions
  Ch. 16. Child Health Questions
  Ch. 17. Pharmacology Questions
  Ch. 18. Delegating/Prioritizing Questions
  Ch. 19. Leadership/Management Questions
  Pt. IV. Appendices
  App. A. Pyramid Points for Using Test-Taking Strategies
  App. B. Cultural Characteristics and Practices
  App. C. Pharmacology Strategies for Answering Test Questions
  App. D. Commonly Used Units of Measure and Medication and Intravenous Calculation Formulas
  App. E. Laboratory Values
  App. F. Guidelines Related to Positioning
  App. G. Therapeutic Diets.