| Description |
xx, 422 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Patterns of Learning. 1. Forming the Psychology of Test-Taking Success. 2. Developing Thinking Skills. 3. The Nursing Process: A Problem-Solving Model. 4. Strategies for Effective Test-Taking. 5. Critical Thinking. 6. Personalities of Test Takers -- 2. Conceptual Foundations for Nursing Practice. 7. A Conceptual Model for Learning: Essentials for Health. 8. Oxygenation. 9. Circulation. 10. Fluids and Electrolytes. 11. Acids and Bases. 12. Elimination. 13. Infection and Inflammation. 14. Movement, Sensation, and Cognition. 15. Hormonal Regulation. 16. Cell Division. 17. Mobility. 18. Communication. 19. Personal Integrity. 20. Interpersonal Relationships. 21. Growth and Development. 22. Children's Health. 23. Surgical Intervention. 24. Comfort. 25. Pharmacologic Intervention and Medication Dosage Calculation. 26. Nutrition -- Comprehensive Examination -- Comprehensive Exam Item Rationales |
| Summary |
Here are all the tools you need to improve your test-taking skills and ace your next exam! This essential review book will help you: sharpen test-taking skills, build confidence, improve performance, and prepare for certification exams. Look at these skill-building features: Memory Jog Boxes help you remember and link key terms and concepts; Winning Thoughts promote positive thinking; Comprehensive Reasoning Exercises with answers and rationale enhance understanding; and Strategies for Effective Test-Taking review test-taking styles and help improve test performance. New to the Third Edition: improved organization of Study Skills; new chapters on Comfort, Critical Thinking, and Children's Health; and updated and revised material throughout |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Nurse's guide to successful test-taking. 2nd ed. c1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nursing -- Examinations, questions, etc.
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Nursing -- Examinations.
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Nursing.
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Reasoning (Psychology) -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Educational Measurement.
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Learning.
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Nursing.
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Problem Solving.
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| Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction.
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Examination Question.
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Examinations.
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| Author |
Korchek, Nancy.
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Sides, Marian B., 1940-
Nurse's guide to successful test-taking
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| LC no. |
97042752 |
| ISBN |
0781792029 (alk. paper) |
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