Key features

• •Over 5,100 practice questions in the text and online offer ample testing practice.
• •Question categories by cognitive level, client needs area, integrated process, and content area give users completely customizable exams or study sessions when using the companion Evolve site.
• •UNIQUE! A detailed test-taking strategy and rationale is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option, and guiding users to remediation in Saunders Strategies for Test Success: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam and Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Exam.
• •Inclusion of all alternate item format questions covers multiple response, prioritizing [ordered response], fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration [hot spot], chart/exhibit, video, and audio questions to give users practice with mastering prioritizing, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
• •Alternate item format questions are highlighted with a special icon to easily find in the text.
• •85-question comprehensive exam covers all content areas in the book in the same percentages that they are covered on the actual NCLEX-RN test plan.
• •UNIQUE! Priority Nursing Action boxes list actions for clinical emergent situations requiring immediate action, including a detailed rationale and textbook reference.
• •UNIQUE! Pyramid Alert! boxes spotlight important nursing concepts and procedures, and include tips and shortcuts for remembering key information.
• •UNIQUE! Priority concepts call-outs highlight specific concepts related to nursing practice. Concepts have been updated to reflect the latest Giddens: Concepts for Nursing Practice text.
• •Page references for each question guide users toward an Elsevier nursing textbook for further study and self-remediation.
• •Full-color design offers a more visually engaging learning experience.
• •Easy-to-use index lets users quickly locate questions for a given topic or body system.
• •Recent graduate’s perspective sections offer meaningful guidance for the NCLEX-RN, nonacademic preparation, test-taking strategies, and the CAT format.
• •Expanded coverage of delegation, prioritization, and triage/disaster management in the practice questions reflect the areas of increased emphasis on the NCLEX exam.
• •Automatic software updates on the Evolve companion site allow users to check for changes and content updates throughout the life of the edition.
• •UNIQUE! Audio review summaries on pharmacology, fluids and electrolytes, and acid-base balance are found on the Evolve companion site.
• •NEW! Questions and content aligned with the latest NCLEX-RN exam reflect the increased level of difficulty and format changes in some areas.
• •NEW! Summary of the key changes made to the 2016 NCLEX-RN test plan will be included at the beginning of the text along with how those updates are addressed throughout the new edition.
• •NEW! Mnemonics will be included as Pyramid Alerts where appropriate throughout the text.
• •NEW! More Priority Nursing Action boxes to communicate new and pertinent content.
• •NEW! Revised illustrations provide a more up-to-date and consistent presentation of art throughout the text.
• •NEW! Completely updated chapter on vital signs and laboratory values include the latest lab values.
• •NEW! Glossary of the Pyramid Terms located in the back of the book help users access all definitions in one location.