Patricia M. Nugent - Mosbys Comprehensive Review of Nursing for the NCLEX-RN® Examination

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MOSBYS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF NURSING FOR THE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION

ISBN: 978-0-323-07895-5

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Mosbys comprehensive review of nursing for the NCLEX-RN examination / editor, Patricia M. Nugent ; associate editors, Judith S. Green, Mary Ann Hellmer Saul ; editor emerita, Phyllis K. Pelikan.20th ed.

p. ; cm.

Comprehensive review of nursing for the NCLEX-RN examination

Rev. ed. of: Mosbys comprehensive review of nursing for the NCLEX-RN examination / editors, Dolores F. Saxton, Patricia M. Nugent, Phyllis K. Pelikan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-323-07895-5 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. National Council Licensure Examination for Registered NursesStudy guides. 2. NursingExaminations, questions, etc. 3. NursingOutlines, syllabi, etc. I. Nugent, Patricia Mary II. Green, Judith S. III. Hellmer Saul, Mary Ann. IV. Title: Comprehensive review of nursing for the NCLEX-RN examination.

[DNLM: 1. NursingExamination Questions. 2. NursingOutlines. WY 18.2]

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