Lippincott Review for NCLEX-PN, 12E is designed to help pre-licensure
nursing students in practical and vocational nursing programs prepare to
take the licensing examination. The book content is divided into
comprehensive yet manageable sections. More than 2,000 questions are
organized across five major units. The first four units correspond to
specialty areas of nursing practice: (1) The Nursing Care of Adults with
Medical-Surgical Disorders; (2) The Nursing Care of the Childbearing
Family; (3) The Nursing Care of Children; (4) The Nursing Care of
Clients with Mental Health Needs. The four major units are further
subdivided into a total of 17 separate review tests, with the bulk of
the tests aligned with the medical-surgical nursing unit, which is the
most common clinical area where new practical nurses are employed. All
questions reflect a specific category and subcategory of client need. A
fifth unit consists of a two-part Comprehensive Examination containing a
total of 261 items. Taken in total, the Comprehensive Examination
provides practice with more than the maximum of 205 questions asked on
the NCLEX-PN. Another feature is the sections containing the Correct
Answers, Rationales, and Test Taking Strategies, which follow each
review test and comprehensive examination. These sections provide the
best answer to each test question; the rationale for the correct answer,
and reasons why the other answer choices are incorrect; a test taking
strategy to guide the selection of the answer to the question; the
Cognitive Level of the question; and the Test Plan Category and
Subcategory. Additionally, the book contains a detailed review of
Frequently Asked Questions, designed to provide information about the
NCLEX-PN testing process, how the test is designed, and suggestions on
how to prepare for the examination.
The questions align with the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN) 2020 PN test plan. Other features include the use of all the
types of alternate-format questions found on the licensing examination,
detailed rationales for both correct and incorrect answers, and
information about the NCLEX-PN. An accompanying electronic site provides
book purchasers an opportunity to practice the same questions in an
electronic format and gives them access to a 7-day free trial of the
PassPoint PN product.
