Nursing Made Insanely Easy!

by Loretta Manning and Sylvia Rayfield

Book Overview

Pocket-sized handbook presents images and strategies for learning essential information for nursing students preparing for the NCLEX or CGFNS exams. The left side of each page presents the 'bottom... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964362260
• ISBN13: 9780964362260
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Ican Inc
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Good book!

I received my book promptly as expected. The book was informative. I especially found the acronyms useful. I felt confident that the info would be useful when taking my boards. The book was also recommended by a critical care nurse to me. She kept the book in her work locker and referred to it when needed. I passed my RN boards on the first attempt with only 75 questions.

nursing isanely easy

Since nursing isn't insanely or even the least bit easy, this book is awesome at giving you ways that an already crammed brain can remember! Everyone in nursing school should get one of these!

A Great Companion for NCLEX

This book is good because it makes it easy for you to remember some basic concepts in Nursing. The drawings and mnemonics sometimes maybe a bit dodgy, but still it will help you remember things. A good companion for NCLEX reviewers. I highly recommend this book.

I passed the NCLEX on my first try with the Rayfield/Manning Review!

I recommend this book to all nursing students! Yes, some of the illustrations are a bit far-fetched... however, the pictures REALLY stick with you. While I was taking the NCLEX, I had a question on SIADH and immediately the image of Soggy Sid popped into my head and I was able to answer the question quickly and correctly. The same goes with the Anticholinergic Medication image (now THAT one will be with me for life!). You may not remember what each letter in the pneumonic stands for... but you'll remember the premise of the disease process, the basic patho and most importantly, the nursing intervention, simply by remembering what the picture looks like and what the person is doing! example: cushy carl is holding a bag of potato chips and twinkies because people with cushings have elevated sodium and glucose! I recommend that anyone who buys this book to color in the pages of the book when you aren't studying (example: if you're just watching tv while taking a break from studying, color while you're doing that! or while your kids are coloring in their coloring books, you can color too!) I colored my Soggy Sid in a yellow rain coat, cushy carl is in purple and I will always remember that. The main thing thats gonna help you pass are doing as many questions as you can while reviewing the main points about diseases... and when you're reviewing the questions, its nice to have a picture in your head of what to look for/expect!

Good if you are a visual learner

This book is full of visual ways to remember nursing knowledge, and contains cartoon-like illustrations and pneumonic devices as a way to reinforce and remember various medical conditions, drugs, etc. It is a good way to simplify and streamline information if you learn visually. I would recommend it for NCLEX preparation, and while it helped me feel more confident and prepared for the test, I don't really think it ultimately made a difference in me passing the exam.