Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 9th Edition (Original PDF from Publisher)

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 9th Edition (Original PDF from Publisher)

By Linda Anne Silvestri PhD RN ANEF FAAN, Angela Silvestri PhD APRN FNP-BC CNE

Prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN exam with this complete review. Often called the best NCLEX exam review book ever, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination covers all nursing content areas outlined in the current test plan. This new edition features 5,700 NCLEX-style questions in the book and online, including alternate item formats and Next Generation NCLEX questions.

Don’t assume all NCLEX review books offer the same quality. Only this resource provides the type of questions that consistently assess the level of clinical judgment needed to pass today’s exam. Every answer includes a detailed rationale to help you learn from your choices, along with test-taking strategies that guide your approach to each question.

Written by Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela Elizabeth Silvestri, two of the most trusted experts in NCLEX preparation, this remains the leading choice for NCLEX readiness. And you don’t have to take our word for it—read any review or ask your classmates why this book stands apart.

Key features include:

• More than 5,700 practice questions in the text and on the Evolve website provide extensive practice opportunities.
• A detailed test-taking strategy accompanies every question, offering clues to analyzing and selecting the correct response, with rationales for both correct and incorrect options.
• Pyramid Points icons highlight essential information likely to appear on the NCLEX-RN examination.
• Pyramid Alerts in red text emphasize key nursing concepts frequently tested on the exam.
• Priority Concepts sections in every chapter focus on essential topics and nursing interventions, aligned with the latest edition of Giddens’ Concepts for Nursing Practice.
• Priority Nursing Action boxes outline the essential steps required in clinical situations that involve judgment and prioritization.
• Audio review summaries on Evolve cover pharmacology, acid–base balance, and fluid and electrolyte concepts.
• A new graduate’s perspective provides insight into NCLEX preparation, including nonacademic strategies, the CAT format, and effective study habits.
• Helpful mnemonics support memory retention of important information.
• Alternate item format questions include multiple-response, ordered-response, fill-in-the-blank, hot-spot, chart/exhibit, video, and audio items.
• A 75-question comprehensive exam in the book mirrors NCLEX-RN content distribution based on the official test plan.
• Online practice questions on Evolve are organized by content area, cognitive level, client needs, integrated processes, health problems, clinical judgment, and priority concepts, allowing for fully customizable study sessions.
• New Next Generation NCLEX examination-style questions prepare you for the most significant NCLEX-RN update to date.
• Updated content throughout reflects the latest clinical information and test plan changes.
• Clinical Judgment boxes spotlight real-world scenarios and address one of the six cognitive skills in the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model.
• Additional questions expand coverage of complex care and health problem areas.
• New chapters on urinary and bowel elimination, hygiene, mobility, and skin integrity enhance foundational content.