NCLEX-RN for Dummies [With CDROM]

by Patrick R. Coonan

Book Overview

NCLEX-RN For Dummies is essential for any nursing candidate who wishes to join the workforce as soon as possible... and who wants to increase their score on the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses). Featuring a companion CD-ROM with an extra practice test, this friendly guide provides readers with a point-by-point review of typical test questions, helping them hone their skills in each of the different phases of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471752843
• ISBN13: 9780471752844
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.2" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Breath of Fresh Air!

This book has a totally different approach to the NCLEX than any of the other books. It does not consist of endless questions and long comprehensive explanations...it focuses on the NCLEX Exam itself and how to dissect a nursing question quickly and accurately. I would definately recommend this to anyone that wants another perspective on the NCLEX!

NCLEX style review book

This book provided information that no other review book has provided. It answered my questions about the NCLEX and now I have a better idea of what is to come! The review questions covered all the different areas without separating them. This book is a must have for your NCLEX prep collection.

GREAT BOOK

I took a chance when buying this book 2 weeks before final exams and it helped my pass my exam. Although I'm just a 1st year nursing student I love this book and have found it easy to use and easy to understand, it helps break everything down. This book is a MUST have for Nursing students and I'm glad I took a chance!!

Finally, a Review that;'s Written From the Test Taker's POV!!!

This NCLEX-RN review book by Patrick Coonan, simply put, is written from the test taker's perspective. I have looked through many other review books that I considered "good" until I came across this book; this book gives you more than questions, answers and rationales; it provides tips and strategies to decode NCLEX-style questions; done in a fun way too! Lots of comic relief; don't be surprised, if you find yourself smiling through the pages while mastering your most dreaded topics. Patrick Coonan's approach carefully tackles the feelings (fear, nervousness) even misconceptions that the test taker has and offers ways of overcoming them. He breaks core concepts down to rules and tips that are easy to remember. In addition, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, RATIONALES, and CD-ROM are included! Also includes information for registration (fees and requirements), foreign nurses, and more- the entire NCLEX prep package. This book is also a guide to acing in-school-NCLEX-style exams. The content is fun and easy to study. Get it, you'll be glad you did!!!

Best NCLEX-RN prep for the buck!

"NCLEX-RN For Dummies," by Patrick R.Coonan, is not only an insightful navigation tool necessary for preparing to take the NCLEX-RN exam, but also elucidates upon the blueprint and administration of the exam, which I was personally looking for. The "Dummies" series Tips, Remember, and Example icon, used throughout the book, allow for easy retrieval of information, as well as, provides an overview of how the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) structures and prepares the NCLEX-RN questions. Mr. Coonan goes behind the scenes of the exam to further explain the what's and whys of how the NCSBN goes about their arrangement of questions. He further orients and familiarizes you to the testing site, provides handy test taking tips (earplugs, breaks, etc.), clarifies some of the basic testing protocols, and calmly interprets the Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) program,which interprets a test taker's abilities, and therefore determines the level of difficulty and number of questions ask. The book also provides techniques for how to interpret the exam questions. Mr. Coonan clarifies how to go about keying into what's being asked of you, and how to identify the correct answer, especially when each answer option has the possibility of being correct. Reviewing the basics of Maslow's Hierarchy, the Nursing Process, and Patient Care skills truly enables you to identify the stem of a question vs. the distractors, which go hand-in-hand in a test question. In addition, Mr. Coonan, goes far and beyond by providing a wealth of information for those who desire license-ship in other States (as many people do) and U.S. Territories by providing each State's Board of Nursing contact information. From all of the many other NCLEX review/study books I've purchased, this book nailed it on the head.