Lippincott's NCLEX-RN Alternate-Format Questions

by Diana Rupert

This newly expanded 5th edition of Lippincott's Alternate-Format Questions has everything you need to be fully prepared to answer every type of question you will encounter on the NCLEX.  More than 350 questions include multiple reponse questions, drag-and-drop questions, hotspot questions, audio questions, chart questions, graphic option questions, and fill-in-the blank questions.  Also includes a comprehensive test with an additional 150 questions.  The rationale are clear and detailed and cover correct as well as incorrect answers.  In this new edition, the test-taking strategies are expanded, to help you dissect each question to its core components and provide keys to choosing the right answer.  Covers all the topics covered on the exam.

328 pages, Paperback

First published March 24, 2010

Reviews

[Victor Flores · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is essential to my review for the upcoming exam and I'm learning how to deal with difficult questions.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this book to study alternate format questions for the NCLEX- a type of question that I was highly concerned about passing with.

With more than 500 questions, it's a great practice and good confidence booster. Had all types of questions: graphic option, multiple-response, multiple choice, fill in the blank calculations, chart exhibit, drag and drop/ list and hotspot questions!

Liked the layout of questions on the left hand half of the page with answers and explanations on the right hand side for ease of checking and reviewing the rationale. Make sure you don't accidentally peek by having something to cover the opposite side.

Covers a range of topics on the exam- A great splitting of topics and then two comprehensive tests at the end to consolidate all the content.

[Steph Critser · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was difficult, which was good! NCLEX can only seem easier after 400+ pages of select-all-that-apply and other alternate-format questions! My main issue with this book was that quite a few of the "put these in order" questions had answers that were WAY off. For instance, when would you ever document before covering a dehisced wound?? When you read the rationale for the answer, the rationales made sense and the order matched what I was thinking. However, if you were just looking at the answer and not the rationales, the answers were completely in the wrong order. I assume this book had a previous version and the order of the options was rearranged, but the answers weren't altered accordingly. I just read the rationales and it was fine, but it is a significant error with this book.