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Sally Lagerquist's review book has been key in the success of thousands of students taking the NCLEX-RN^® exam. The new 2nd edition of Davis's NCLEX-RN^® Success is based on the latest official NCLEX-RN^® test plan, and incorporates new question formats into the test review itself. Not only does this review book bring with it the expertise of an author who has spent nearly 40 years teaching exam prep, but also a money-back guarantee and free phone consultation with the author for any student who uses the book and does not pass the exam.

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• More than 100 alternate-item NCLEX-style questions incorporated into the text
• New 500 question pretest section that directly relates to the four client needs and six subcategories as laid out in the latest official NCLEX-RN test plan
• Review of pharmacology includes herbal meds and a section on drug calculations/conversions
• Newly expanded and reorganized management of care section including: delegation, establishing priorities, HIPAA rules, emergency response plan (fire safety and preparedness)
• New appendices offer a guide to content focused on the reduction of risk potential, and expanded information on complementary and alternative therapies
• New and updated information on Older Adult, Infection Control, and Bioterrorism Agents
• Distinctive test-taking tips for each question.
• Thousands of practice questions, including the integrated pretest, two integrated post-tests, content reviews, and additional questions on the enclosed practice CD-ROM
• Comprehensive, illustrated review of nursing content with many illustrations, charts, and visual cues in med-surg, elderly, OB, pediatric, psych, nutrition, pharmacology, diagnostic procedures, nursing treatments, ethical/legal issues, management of care, prioritization, and safety and infection control
• The only review book with critical pathways in OB, peds, psych, and med-surg
• A straightforward, step-by-step review process: pretest, content reviews of most frequently tested areas, practice test, and final test
• Icons used in the content reviews as cues to easy-to-identify diagnostic tests, drugs, nursing care and treatment, nursing diagnosis, positioning, nutritional information, lab values, and infection control
• Detailed rationales for both correct and incorrect answer choices
• A special unit addressing the needs of international nurses and repeat test-takers is included
• Extensive appendices, including indexes of all questions in the book by client need categories, subcategories, nursing process step, and areas of human function; plus Appendix C covers all the theory directly based on categories and subcategories covered in the official NCLEX-RN^® test plan, with specific page references directing the reader to that content in this book

1. Orientation and Pre Test
2. Guidelines and Tips for International Nurses and Repeat Test-Takers
3. Management of Care, Cultural Diversity, Ethical and Legal Aspects, and Nursing Trends
4. Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family
5. Nursing Care of Children and Families
6. Nursing Care of Behavioral and Emotional Problems Throughout the Life Span (Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity)
7. Nursing Care of the Acutely Ill and Chronically Ill Adult
8. The Older Adult
9. Review of Nutrition
10. Review of Pharmacology
11. Common Diagnostic Procedures, Intravenous and Oxygen Therapy, Infection Control/Isolation Precautions, and Hands-On Nursing Care
12. Practice Test
13. Final Test
Appendices