Exam Cram NCLEX-PN Practice Questions - Softcover

Rinehart, Wilda; Sloan, Diann; Hurd, Clara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789732661 ISBN 13: 9780789732668

Publisher: Pearson It Certification, 2006

Synopsis

If you want to be better prepared for your NCLEX-PN® exam, check out the NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Exam Cram. More than 1000 practice test questions will help you cover every topic that you wil encounter on the real exam, including some "new format" interactive questions. You will improve your chances of a better score with the included answer explanations, so that you can focus on weaker areas. Along with the Cram Sheet tearcard, a CD is included that simulates a computer-based NCLEX-PN® exam that covers every question from the book. Written by the same authors as the NCLEX-PN Exam Cram, this book of practice questions is sure to help you score higher!

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NCLEX-PN® Practice Questions About the Authors

Wilda Rinehart received her associate degree in nursing from Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi. After working as a staff nurse and charge nurse, she became a public health nurse and served in that capacity for a number of years. In 1975, she received her Nurse Practitioner Certification in obstetric-gynecology from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1979, she completed her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Mississippi University for Women and the following year completed her master's degree in nursing from the same university. In 1980, Ms. Rinehart accepted a faculty position at Northeast Mississippi Community College where she taught medical-surgical nursing and obstetrical nursing. In 1982, she founded Rinehart and Associates Educational Consults. For the past 22 years, she and her associates have worked with nursing graduates and schools of nursing to assist graduates to pass the National Council Licensure Exam for Nursing. She has also worked with faculty who want to improve their item writing skills and as a curriculum consultant. Ms. Rinehart has served as a convention speaker throughout the southeastern United States and as a reviewer of medical-surgical and obstetric texts. She has coauthored NCLEX review materials and is presently working on DVD and CD review programs. As president of Rinehart and Associates, she serves as coordinator of a company dedicated to improving the quality of health through nursing education.

Dr. Diann Sloan holds an associate degree in nursing from Northeast Mississippi Community College, a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Mississippi, and a master's degree in nursing from Mississippi University for Women. In addition to her nursing degrees, she holds a master of science in education degree in counseling psychology from Georgia State University and a doctor of philosophy degree in counselor education. She has minors in both psychology and educational psychology, from Mississippi State University. She has completed additional graduate studies in healthcare administration at Western New England College and the University of Mississippi.

As a nurse educator, Dr. Sloan has taught pediatric nursing, psychiatric mental health nursing, and medical surgical nursing in both associate degree and baccalaureate nursing programs. As a member of Rinehart and Associates Nursing Review, Dr. Sloan has conducted test construction workshops for faculty and nursing review seminars for both registered and practical nurse graduates. She has coauthored materials used in the item writing workshops for nursing faculty and Rinehart and Associates Nursing Review. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society.

Clara Hurd is an associate degree nurse graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi (1975). Her experiences in nursing are clinically based, having served as a staff nurse in medical-surgical nursing. She has worked as an oncology, intensive care, orthopedics, neurological, and pediatric nurse. She received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama, and her master's degree in nursing from the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi. She is currently serving as a nurse educator at Northeast Mississippi Community College teaching medical-surgical content. Ms. Hurd has taught in both associate degree and baccalaureate nursing programs. She was a faculty member of Mississippi University for Women; Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee; and Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. Ms. Hurd joined Rinehart and Associates in 1993. She has worked with students in preparing for the National Council Licensure Exam and with faculty as a consultant in writing test items. Ms. Hurd has also been a presenter at nursing conventions on various topics, including item writing for nursing faculty. Her primary professional goal is to prepare the student and graduate for excellence in the delivery of healthcare.

Contributing Authors

Michael W. Rager, MSN, RN. Doctoral Candidate, University of Spalding; Master of Science in Nursing, University of Southern Indiana; assistant professor, Madisonville Community College. Michael currently works at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Jennifer Harrison, BSN, RN. Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Southwest Georgia University. Jennifer is an instructor of practical nursing at Southwest Georgia Technical College.

Michele L. Miller, ASN, RN. Associate of Science in Nursing, LaGrange College of Nursing. Michele is an instructor of practical nursing at Bainbridge College.

Wanda J. Green, ASN, RN. Associate of Science in Nursing, Darton College of Nursing. Wanda is an instructor of practical nursing at Bainbridge College.

Barbara Barrineau, ASN, RN. Associate of Science in Nursing, Darton College of Nursing. Barbara is an instructor of practical nursing at Southwest Georgia Technical College.

Doris Carmichael, BSN, RN. Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Albany State University. Doris is the director of practical nursing at Bainbridge College.

Kynthia Williams, MSN, RN. University of Phoenix. Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Thomas College, Thomasville, Georgia. Kynthia is an instructor of practical nursing at Southwest Georgia Community and Technical College.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson It Certification
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789732661
• ISBN 13: 9780789732668
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 388