Lippincott's Q&A Review for NCLEX-RN® (Lippincott's Review for Nclex-Rn) [Paperback]

Diane M. Billings (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1582554706 | ISBN-13: 978-1582554709 | Publication Date: October 29, 2007 | Edition: Ninth

Thoroughly updated and now in full color, the Ninth Edition of the top-selling NCLEX-RN® review reflects the current NCLEX® test plan and contains more than 5,800 total test questions—including alternate-format questions—to help students practice taking the exam. Organized by practice area—childbearing family and neonate, child health, adult medical-surgical, and psychiatric-mental health—the book contains more questions than any other NCLEX-RN® review and includes more pharmacology-related questions. The author clearly explains the rationale for correct and incorrect answers. Six comprehensive tests resembling the format of the NCLEX-RN® are included.

A bound-in CD-ROM includes over 1,300 questions for additional practice.

A companion Website on thePoint offers instructor and student resources including personal NCLEX® study plans and test tips for students, instructor and student PowerPoint presentations, and 250 NCLEX® questions for iPod.

Product Details

• Paperback: 928 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Ninth edition (October 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582554706
• ISBN-13: 978-1582554709
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #32 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Questions & Answers

More About the Author

Diane Billings, Ed.D, RN, FAAN, award-winning author and nursing educator, offers more than 35 years experience teaching nursing from the associate through the graduate levels, with a special focus on the NCLEX-RN examination.

Dr. Billings' NCLEX experience includes developing and teaching NCLEX review courses, integrating computer-based licensing exam review programs into nursing curricula and designing NCLEX test questions. A nationally recognized test-item writer, her NCLEX preparation books have helped thousands of students pass the NCLEX-RN exam.

The Chancellor's Professor of Nursing at Indiana University since 2002, Dr. Billings is the recipient of the National League for Nursing's Award for Outstanding Leadership in Nursing Education, the President's Award for Distinguished Teaching at Indiana University, and the Founders Award for Excellence in Teaching from Sigma Theta Tau, International. In addition to her best-selling NCLEX books, her book Teaching In Nursing: A Guide for Faculty won the 1998 AJN Book of the Year Award. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good questions with rationales, but a few errors, January 20, 2008

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Megan K. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lippincott's Q&A Review for NCLEX-RN® (Lippincott's Review for Nclex-Rn) (Paperback)

This review book is generally very good, with an endless supply of questions. However, on occasions questions and answers will contradict themselves (which can be EXTREMELY irritating and frustrating). I have experienced this both in the book and when using the CD. I also have Mosby's Comprehensive Review for NCLEX 18th edition which remains my favorite (I have used 3 different reviews). I highly reccomend it, and my friends who have other review books tend to like it better as well. The review outlines are extremely helpful, and the questions and rationales provided are great! Their CD is better too because it allows you to bookmark questions to go back to later. You can also narrow questions down on a more specific level (i.e. pediatric pharmacology). Hope this helps!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful NCLEX study, June 27, 2008

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Barbara Packard - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lippincott's Q&A Review for NCLEX-RN® (Lippincott's Review for Nclex-Rn) (Paperback)

This is a great book for practicing NCLEX questions. It does not have outline format information as some NCLEX review books, have. I did not purchase it for that purpose. I wanted questions and rationale. It served me well. In another review it said that some questions are contradictory, that is true, and some are not well written. I guess I expect that when you are looking at thousands of questions. I have used another book also during nursing school, but for the last few months have used this book to prepare for my exam, which I took today. Kudos.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT NCLEX questions and rationales book!, August 13, 2009

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E. Marshall - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lippincott's Q&A Review for NCLEX-RN® (Lippincott's Review for Nclex-Rn) (Paperback)

I purchased this book before my senior yr of nursing school and used it frequently for OB, Peds, and Med-surg. I liked how it was divided into sections (OB, Peds, med/surg, etc.) and it was further categorized into specific disease processes. It was very helpful before tests because I could just review questions specific to test material. Also, there are several comprehensive tests at the end of the book which I found helpful before NCLEX. Furthermore, this was the only NCLEX questions/rationales book I used before taking NCLEX-RN and I passed with flying colors! I believe this book is a must have for any nursing student!!