Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination

SAUNDERS

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

for the	NCLEX-RN
EXAMINATION
Linda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN
Instructor of Nursing Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island
President Nursing Reviews, Inc. and Professional Nursing Seminars, Inc., Charlestown, Rhode Island Nursing Reviews, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
Instructor NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Review Courses

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SAUNDERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FOR THE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION

ISBN: 978-1-4557-2755-1

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Silvestri, Linda Anne, author.

Saunders comprehensive review for the NCLEX-RN examination / Linda Anne Silvestri. Edition 6.

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Comprehensive review for the NCLEX-RN examination

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4557-2755-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)

I. Title. II. Title: Comprehensive review for the NCLEX-RN examination.

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To my parents

To my mother, Frances Mary,
and in loving memory of my father, Arnold Lawrence,
who taught me to always love, care,
and be the best that I could be.

To All Future Registered Nurses,

Congratulations to you!

You should be very proud and pleased with yourself on your most recent well-deserved accomplishment of completing your nursing program to become a registered nurse. I know that you have worked very hard to become successful and that you have proven to yourself that indeed you can achieve your goals.

In my opinion, you are about to enter the most wonderful and rewarding profession that exists. Your willingness, desire, and ability to assist those who need nursing care will bring great satisfaction to your life. In the profession of nursing, your learning will be a lifelong process. This aspect of the profession makes it stimulating and dynamic. Your learning process will continue to expand and grow as the profession continues to evolve. Your next very important endeavor will be the learning process involved to achieve success in your examination to become a registered nurse.

I am excited and pleased to be able to provide you with the Saunders Pyramid to Success products, which will help you prepare for your next important professional goal, becoming a registered nurse. I want to thank all of my former nursing students whom I have assisted in their studies for the NCLEX-RN exam for their willingness to offer ideas regarding their needs in preparing for licensure. Student ideas have certainly added a special uniqueness to all of the products available in the Saunders Pyramid to Success.

Saunders Pyramid to Success products provide you with everything that you need to ready yourself for the NCLEX-RN exam. These products include material that is required for the NCLEX-RN exam for all nursing students regardless of educational background, specific strengths, areas in need of improvement, or clinical experience during the nursing program.

So lets get started and begin our journey through the Saunders Pyramid to Success, and welcome to the wonderful profession of nursing!

Sincerely,

Linda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN

About the Author

Linda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN
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