NCLEX-RN® Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series) [Paperback]

Josephine M. Donofrio (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1582555613 | ISBN-13: 978-1582555614 | Publication Date: September 28, 2007 | Edition: Fourth

NCLEX-RN® Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy!, Fourth Edition, provides more than 3,500 questions and answers with rationales covering all areas included on the exam. The first section offers studying and test-taking strategies and describes the test format in detail, including alternate-format questions. Subsequent sections cover each of the five major areas in nursing practice: adult care, psychiatric care, maternal-neonatal care, care of the child, and professional issues. The book also includes six comprehensive examinations—75 questions each, for a total of 450 questions—with answers, rationales, and client-needs category information at the end of each test. This fully updated edition reflects the current test plan, contains alternate-format questions throughout, and includes new information for international students taking the NCLEX-RN®.

Product Details

• Paperback: 928 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fourth edition (September 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582555613
• ISBN-13: 978-1582555614
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for review of content, not for thinking critically, September 4, 2008

By 

run.for.life "JM" (MD) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: NCLEX-RN® Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series) (Paperback)

Just passed the NCLEX on my first try! This book was a good addition to my studies. It's great for the sheer amount of content it covers, which you need to know for the background info to be able to answer tougher questions which require critical thinking (not ones from this book).

This book is set up very well in sections based on topics. It's a pretty comprehensive review of a lot of nursing content that you learn in nursing school and forget many of the details. It's very easy to go through. I wouldn't recommend it as your only NCLEX study guide though. There are a ton of questions, each with rationales for each answer, and going through as many practice questions as you can is the best thing to do with your study time. However, the majority of the quesitons in this book are more of a straightforward test of how well you know the facts, rather than questions that test your critical thinking and judgement abilities.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best (& almost only) NCLEX review material I needed to pass, September 25, 2008

By 

Joe & Rachel - See all my reviews

This review is from: NCLEX-RN® Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series) (Paperback)

===== INTRODUCTION =====
Please remember that everyone has his/her own studying methods that work best for that individual; I can only state my own experience. With that mentioned, I am the type that benefits the most by drilling through practice questions: the correct answers reinforces that I am knowledgeable in a topic while the wrong questions point out what I need to study.

===== THE BOOK =====
The book was never meant to be read from front to back like a novel. If read in that manner, then it truly is overwhelming! It was intended to be a true review book; to be flipped through to areas that are needed. The informational areas are mostly in notes formation. Each chapter contains practice questions, knowledge alerts, and "cheat sheets" (the latter do not pull out, in case you were wondering).

For those that want a bit more detail as to the book's contents, the chapters are as follows:
PART I: Getting Ready
--- Ch 1 - Preparing for the NCLEX
--- Ch 2 - Strategies for Success
PART II: Care of the Adult
--- Ch 3 - Cardiovascular System
--- Ch 4 - Respiratory System
--- Ch 5 - Hematologic & Immune System
--- Ch 6 - Neurosensory System
--- Ch 7 - Musculoskeletal System
--- Ch 8 - Gastrointestinal System
--- Ch 9 - Endocrine System
--- Ch 10 - Genitourinary System
--- Ch 11 - Integumentary System
PART III: Psychiatric Care
--- Ch 12 - Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing
--- Ch 13 - Somatoform & Sleep Disorders
--- Ch 14 - Anxiety & Mood Disorders
--- Ch 15 - Cognitive Disorders
--- Ch 16 - Personality Disorders
--- Ch 17 - Schizophrenic & Delusional Disorders
--- Ch 18 - Substance-Related Disorders
--- Ch 19 - Dissociative Disorders
--- Ch 20 - Sexual Disorders
--- Ch 21- Eating Disorders
PART IV: Maternal-Neonatal Care
--- Ch 22 - Antepartum Care
--- Ch 23 - Intrapartum Care
--- Ch 24 - Postpartum Care
--- Ch 25 - Neonatal Care
PART V: Care of the Child
--- Ch 26 - Growth & Development
--- Ch 27 - Cardiovascular System
--- Ch 28 - Respiratory System
--- Ch 29 - Hematologic & Immune Systems
--- Ch 30 - Neurosensory System
--- Ch 31 - Musculoskeletal System
--- Ch 32 - Gastrointestinal System
--- Ch 33 - Endocrine System
--- Ch 34 - Genitourinary System
--- Ch 35 - Integumentary System
PART VI: Professional Issues
--- Ch 36 - Leadership & Management
--- Ch 37 - Law & Ethics
Appendices & Index

The author truly makes an effort to send the message to the readers that "You are going to be okay." The book is written and illustrated with light humor sprinkled here and there. Also, it was written so that the reader feels to be directly addressed to by the author.

===== THE CD =====
The program within the CD (you will soon realize why I specifically pointed out the program) was the bread and butter for me. This, above all else, is what I credit the most to my passing of the NCLEX. First off, the CD takes only a 1-time download. After the download, the program does not require the CD in order for it to work. So the CD can be tucked away neatly in the book sleeve it came in for storage. On to the program!...

===== THE PROGRAM =====
The program, in essence, is a questions bank containing over 3000 NCLEX-style questions. These questions are separated into the following categories:
- Adult (1572 questions)
- Child (475 questions)
- Maternal-Neonatal (453 questions)
- Psychiatric (413 questions)
- Professional Issues (94 questions)

Before I continue, for those that are a bit uncomfortable using computers, please know that the program is EXTREMELY easy to use. Anything on the screen that can be clicked has been made very obvious with the illustrations of buttons. The look of each screen has been created with the mindset of "keep it simple". Also remember that the NCLEX is now tested using computers. So using your computer is good preparation for NCLEX-taking scenario, minus the snacks on the side, family/friends wanting your attention, pets needing to be fed, etcetera, etcetera. Moving on...

Upon opening the program, you will see a screen which gives you the options:
- Review (Answer questions & get immediate feedback)
- Test (Take an NCLEX-style test)
Very self-explanatory.

After making your choice, you will be taken to a screen which states, "Please select the topics to be included in your review. Click Next to continue: adult, child, maternal-neonatal, psychiatric, professional issues." You have the freedom to choose only 1 subject, a few subjects, or all subjects.

The next screen will tell you to, "Click on an option to select the number of questions you would like to have." Your choices are:
- 75 Questions
- 150 Questions
- 265 Questions
- All Questions
- Enter Your Own Number of Questions

After you have completed your decisions, you may begin!

What worked best for me was to go through 150 questions/day in review mode. The review mode was EXACTLY what I needed. Regardless if the question is answered correctly or incorrectly, a rationale will ALWAYS be given. So then, I was given assurance as to why I answered correctly and guidance as to why I answered incorrectly. The importance of the review mode is that the rationale is given immediately after the question is answered, while the question is still fresh in my mind. So fresh, in fact, that I am still looking at the question as the rationale appears! I found that I never made the same mistake again.

The review-mode is a huge difference than if I had used test-mode. First off, in test-mode, my mind is already exhausted after having taken a 150-question test, now I have to go over the same 150-questions to review! Second, I did not have the opportunity to stop patterns of misunderstanding before they started. So I would find that I easily missed 10 questions which were similar to each other. In a 150-question test, that is already 6% lost from a 100% test score. Every 3 to 4 days, I would use the test-mode for practice tests. The review-mode is what pushed my practice test scores up and up and up...

So then, what were these mistakes? Basically, they were my misunderstandings of the way the questions were worded. You have heard it before, you will hear it again, and you will see it for yourself: it is the wording of the questions that is the true obstacle of the NCLEX.

===== WRAP-UP =====
Had it not been for the review program, I would not have passed. Bold statement, I know. But I truly believe in this. Yes, I am confident of my knowledge. How else could I have passed through all those years of nursing classes if I did not learn and understand the information? And you should remind yourself of that as well. You are looking up this item most likely because you truly are preparing for the NCLEX. So then, that means you have passed all your courses. You know the material. You are only reviewing. About the only thing you are "learning" is how NCLEX-style questions are worded and how to tackle them.

As for being "almost the only review material I used", my nursing school offered a mandatory review class which used different materials. On practice tests, I was averaging 40% - 50%. After using NCLEX-RN Made Incredibly Easy, I was averaging 80% - 90%. On 14 May 2008, I passed the real deal with 83 questions. When I started the exam, the first question made me think, "It can't be this easy?!" When I left that test center, I knew - and I mean I ABSOLUTELY KNEW - that I passed. Less than 2 weeks later, I was officially notified that I had become an RN.

I hope that this review was helpful. I wish you all the same success!

- Rachel, R.N.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NCLEX-RN review question/answers, January 23, 2008

By 

Elizabeth Elizondo "Mona" (Sierra Vista, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NCLEX-RN® Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series) (Paperback)

Pretty easy cuz answers are right there on the same page so you get to answer a question and then review it rightaway. Plus, it has a few practice NCLEX exams in the back of the book to practice with. The only thing i dont like: its a fat book so kinda hard to just carry around anywhere you go.