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HESI Test Prep

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LearningExpress has practice exams to help students prepare for the HESI exam. Just search "HESI" in the upper right hand corner of the database to see all of the practice tests designed to help prepare students for the HESI exam. The tests are titled "Nursing School Practice Entrance Test," but they include content for HESI prep as well.

Class Test Prep

Merck Manual: Quizzes
Merck Manual provides quizzes on a variety of subjects like clinical pharmacology, geriatrics, and pulmonary disorders.

OET (Occupational English Test) Prep

OET Nursing
This link will take you to the official page of the OET for Nursing. It gives a brief explanation of what to expect from the test and if you scroll down you'll find practice tests and samples.

NCLEX Test Prep

Databases with online practice tests:

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To find practice exams on the NCLEX, enter LearningExpress using the link above, click on the Career Center Plus option in the middle of the page, then select "Prepare for Nursing Exams."
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Offers quiz banks on all nursing board exams, including NCLEX RN exams.

Users must register.

Prefer an ebook?

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Success : NCLEX-RN Style Q&a Review by Catherine Melfi Curtis, Carol Norton Tuzo, and Audra Baker Fegley
ISBN: 9781719640633
Publication Date: 2020
Fundamentals Success by Patricia M. Nugent; Barbara A. Vitale
ISBN: 9780803677456
Publication Date: 2019-01-25
Alternate-format questions, including multiple choice, select all that apply, fill-in-the blank, ordered response, graphic, and chart/exhibit items Rationales for correct and incorrect responses 100-question final exam in book A focus on the needs of the beginning nursing student taking a fundamentals course.
CliffsNotes NCLEX-RN Cram Plan by Michael Reid
ISBN: 9781328900838
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
CliffsNotes NCLEX Cram Plan is the perfect way to review for your RN or PN nursing exam whether you have two months, one month, or even one week left to prepare!

Prefer a physical book? Come on into the library and check out the following!

Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination by Donna D. Ignatavicius
Call Number: RT42 .I48 2021
ISBN: 9780323718585
Publication Date: 2020-05-28
Med-Surg Success by Christi D. Doherty
Call Number: RD99.25 .C65 2021
ISBN: 9781719640534
Publication Date: 2020-10-13
Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination by Linda Anne Silvestri; Angela Silvestri
Call Number: RT55 .S28 2020
ISBN: 9780323358415
Publication Date: 2019-09-23
Fundamentals Success by Patricia M. Nugent; Barbara A. Vitale
ISBN: 9780803677456
Publication Date: 2019-01-25
Alternate-format questions, including multiple choice, select all that apply, fill-in-the blank, ordered response, graphic, and chart/exhibit items Rationales for correct and incorrect responses 100-question final exam in book
Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam by JoAnn Zerwekh
ISBN: 9780323530972
Publication Date: 2018-11-26
Who says preparing for the NCLEX® has to be boring? Using colorful illustrations and fun mnemonic cartoons, the Illustrated Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® Exam, 10th Edition brings the concepts found on the NCLEX-RN to life!

Other books, electronic and physical, are available at the library on specific subtopics, like pediatrics, pharmacology, and more. Just search "NCLEX" in the library quick search on the homepage, and limit your results to books using the books/ebooks filter on the left side of the screen.

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FNP Test Prep

Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination and Practice Preparation by Margaret A. Fitzgerald
ISBN: 9780803660427
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
Gain critical knowledge essential for exam preparation and practice. Thousands of questions with detailed rationales representing every major clinical condition. 177 essential quick- look tables on common clinical conditions to facilitate learning and practice. In-depth discussions of disorders with the appropriate diagnoses and treatments.
Family Practice and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination by Jill E. Winland-Brown; Lynne M. Dunphy
ISBN: 0803697295
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
Text 1,500+ questions that reflect the domains and content areas of the exams, with in-depth rationales for why responses are correct or incorrect