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Saunders 2020-2021 Strategies forTest Success Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX Exam SIXTH EDITION Linda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN Adjunct Professor of Nursing, Salve Regina University, Newport, RhodeIslandPresident, Nursing Reviews, Inc. and Professional Nursing, Seminars, Inc.,Henderson, NevadaElsevier Consultant, HESI NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Live ReviewCourses Angela E. Silvestri, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada ASSOCIATE EDITOR Eileen H. Gray, DNP, RN, CPNP Adjunct Professor of Nursing, Salve Regina University, Newport, RhodeIslandHESI NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Live Review Course InstructorTable of Contents Cover image Help? Quick Reference Guide toStrategies Alternate Item Formats, p. How to Avoid Reading into the Question, p. Clinical Reasoning, p.

Ingredients of a Question, p. ; Also Refer to Inside Back Cover of This Book Words or Strategic Phrases, p. Noting the Subject of the Question, p. Also Refer to Last Page of This Book Using Nursing Knowledge and the Process of Elimination, p. Determining If an Abnormality Exists, p. Focusing on the Client of the Question, p.

Considering All Available Resources, p. Positive and Negative Event Queries, p. Questions Requiring Prioritization, p. ; Also Refer to Inside Back Cover of This Book Strategic Words or Strategic Phrases, p. The ABCsAirwayBreathingCirculation, p. Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory, p.

The Steps of the Nursing Process (Clinical Problem Solving Process), p. Leading and Managing, Delegating, and Assignment-Making Questions, p. Time Management, p. Communication Questions, p. Cultural Considerations, p. Pharmacology, Medication, and Intravenous Calculation Questions, p.

Medication and Intravenous Calculations, p. Closed-Ended Words, p. Medical vs. Nursing Interventions, p. Comparable or Alike Options, p. Parts of an Option, p.

Umbrella Option, p. Laboratory Values, p. Visualizing the Information, p. Client Positioning, p. Therapeutic Diets, p. Copyright Saunders 20202021 Strategies for Test Success, Sixth Edition ISBN: 978-0-323-58194-3 Copyright 2020 by Elsevier, Inc. Copyright Saunders 20202021 Strategies for Test Success, Sixth Edition ISBN: 978-0-323-58194-3 Copyright 2020 by Elsevier, Inc.

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Louis, Missouri 63043 DedicationTo all nursing students, your commitment to becoming successfuland your dedication to the profession of nursing will bring never-ending rewards!About the AuthorsLinda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN As a child, I always dreamed of becoming either a nurse or a teacher. Initially I chose to become a nurse because I really wanted to help others, especially those who were ill. Then I realized that both of my dreams could come true: I could be both a nurse and a teacher. So, I pursued my dreams. I received my diploma in nursing at Cooley Dickinson Hospital School of Nursing in Northampton, Massachusetts. Afterward, I worked at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

While there, I cared for clients in acute medical-surgical units, the intensive care unit, the emergency department, pediatric units, and other acute care units. Later I received an Associate Degree from Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, Massachusetts; my BSN from American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts; and my MSN from Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts, with a dual major in Nursing Management and Patient Education. I received my PhD in Nursing from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and conducted and published research on self-efficacy and the predictors for NCLEX success. I am also a member of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Phi Kappa Phi, the American Nurses Association, the National League for Nursing, the Western Institute of Nursing, the Eastern Nursing Research Society, and the Golden Key International Honour Society. Additionally, I received the 2012 Alumna of the Year/Nurse of the Year Award from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Nursing. As a native of Springfield, Massachusetts, I began my teaching career as an instructor of medical-surgical nursing and leadership management nursing at Baystate Medical Center School of Nursing in 1981.