"The NCLEX-RN exam tests how you'll apply the medical knowledge you've gained in real-life situations. In NCLEX-RN Prep 2018, Kaplan's all-star nursing faculty teaches you 10 critical thinking pathways to help you think like a nurse. Eight chapters end with practice sets to help you put critical thinking principles into action."--Amazon.com.

Statement of responsibility taken from page xi. Includes index.

NCLEX-RN exam overview and test taking strategies. Overview of the NCLEX-RN Exam ; General and computer adaptive test strategies ; NCLEX-RN Exam strategies -- NCLEX-RN Exam content review and practice. Safe and effective care environment: management of care ; Safe and effective care environment: safety and infection control ; Health promotion and maintenance ; Psychosocial integrity ; Physiological integrity: basic care and comfort ; Physiological integrity: Pharmacological and parenteral therapies ; Physiological integrity: reduction of risk potential ; Physiological integrity: physiological adaptation -- The practice test -- The licensure process. Application, registration, and scheduling ; Taking the test more than once ; Essentials for international nurses -- NCLEX-RN exam resources.