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Find the Health Sciences Library’s exam preparation resources for the USMLE™, NCLEX-RN®, or other examinations in a variety of formats, including in-Library software, online subscriptions, audio, and print.
Introduction
The Health Sciences Library’s collection includes review materials for USMLE™, NCLEX-RN®, and other board certifications in a variety of formats including in-Library software, online subscriptions, e-books, audio, and print. Resources provided by other instiitutions are also listed here.
Step-By-Step
- Locate exam preparation help from the most popular resources by following the links below, categorized for USMLE™, General Medical, NCLEX, and Nursing Certification.
- To find additional print Library resources, search the VIRGO catalog with a keyword search on “examination questions” and selecting Health Sciences as the library.
Resources
Medical Boards
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USMLE™
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USMLEasy via AccessMedicine
The Library's subscription to AccessMedicine includes McGraw-Hill’s USMLEasy product for UVa SOM students and affiliates preparing for Steps 1 through 3 of the USMLE™ board examinations. - National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Self-Assessment Services
Interactive self-assessment tools offered by NBME for USMLE™ Step1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. Free sample assessment is available, other assessments incur a cost. -
Open Directory
Resources related to United States Medical Licensure Exam (USMLE™) Steps 1, 2, 3, and 4. Multiple sites are listed, some free, discussion forums are also included. -
Princeton Review
This commercial site offers a free full-length practice test. Requires registration. - Ebooks
via Ebrary
Electronic versions of some of the most popular test review books, including books from the PreTest and FirstAid series can be viewed using free, downloadable software available at http://shop.ebrary.com/Download. The Ebrary reader is also available on all Health Sciences Library computers.
- Step 1 of the Boards [sound recording] : medical sciences with clinical correlations / Gold Standard Board Preparation Systems.
R834.5 .S73 2005 AUDIO CDs. Available at the HSL Circulation Desk. - Step 2 of the Boards [sound recording] / Gold Standard Board Preparation Systems. (2005)
R834.5 .S74 AUDIO CDs. Available at the HSL Circulation Desk. - Foundations of internal medicine [sound recording] : cardinal
manifestations of disease and laboratory tests / Gold Standard Board
Preparation Systems. (2005)
R834.5 .F6 AUDIO CDs. Available at the HSL Circulation Desk. - Anatomy recall / Lorne H. Blackbourne, Jared Antevil, Christopher Moore, editors.(2000)
QM32 .A656 - Critical care secrets / Polly E. Parsons, Jeanine P. Weiner-Kronish. (1992)
RC86.7 .P37 - Medical microbiology & immunology : examination & board review / Levinson, Warren. (1996)
QR46 .L48 - Neurology, specialty board review : 600 multiple choice questions with referenced explanatory answers / Giesser, Barbara S. (1986)
RC356 .G455 - Primary care secrets / [edited by] Jeanette Mladenovic. (1995)
RC48 .P736 - Psychiatric secrets / James L. Jacobson, Alan M. Jacobson. (2001)
RC457.P76 ELECTRONIC BOOK - Physiology secrets / [edited by] Hershel Raff. (2003)
QP40 .P476 - Katzung & Trevor's pharmacology : examination & board review / Anthony J. Trevor, Bertram G. Katzung, Susan B. Masters. (2005)
RM300 .K38 - Rypins' basic sciences review. (2001)
R834.5 .R963. BOOK and CD-ROM. -
ECFMG®--Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Through its program of certification, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) assesses the readiness of international medical graduates to enter residency or fellowship programs in the United States that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). - Ebooks
via Ebrary
Electronic versions of some of the most popular test review books, including books from the PreTest and FirstAid series can be viewed using free, downloadable software available at http://shop.ebrary.com/Download. The Ebrary reader is also available on all Health Sciences Library computers. -
Emergency medicine secrets / [edited by] Vincent J. Markovchick, Peter T. Pons. (2003)
RC86.9 .M37 - ICU recall / senior editor, Curtis G. Tribble; editor, Jeffrey T. Cope. (1997)
RC86.9 .I38 - Neurology recall / James Q. Miller, Nathan B. Fountain. (2003)
RC343.5 .M55 - Obstetrics and gynecology recall / editor, F. John Bourgeois ; associate editors, Paola A. Mullin, Daniel S. Veljovich. (1997)
RG111 .B68 - Orthopedic secrets / [edited by] David E. Brown, Randall D. Neumann. (1995)
RD732.6 .O78 - Pediatrics recall / Eugene D. McGahren, III, William G. Wilson. (1997)
RJ48.2 .M37 - Primary care cardiology : a board review for internists and family practitioners / Taylor, George Jesse. (1995)
RC681 .T39 - Radiology recall / senior editors, Spencer B. Gay, Richard J. Woodcock, Jr. (2000)
RC78.15 .R325 - Surgical recall / senior editor, Lorne H. Blackbourne. (1998)
RD37.2 .S9748 - Urology secrets / [edited by] Martin I. Resnick, Andrew C.Novick. (1995)
RC872 .U78 - NCLEX
- NCLEX Review 3500
NCLEX test preparation software available for use on all Health Sciences Library public Windows computer workstations. -
NCLEX discussion forum from allnurses.com
Large online nursing community offers discussion on over 350 topics. Registration is required but access is free. - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
The primary responsibility of the NCLEX Examinations Department of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is the development, delivery and support of the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® examinations. Their official site provides links to several free resources about the exams. - Ebooks
via Ebrary
Electronic versions of some of the most popular test review books can be viewed using free, downloadable software available at http://shop.ebrary.com/Download. The Ebrary reader is also available on all Health Sciences Library computers. -
Review questions for the NCLEX-RN®: computerized adaptive testing / Sandra F. Smith, 8th ed. (1997)
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Mosby's comprehensive review of nursing for NCLEX-RN® / editor, Dolores F. Saxton ; associate editors, Patricia M. Nugent, Phyllis K. Pelikan (1999)
RT55 .M64 -
Saunders review for NCLEX-RN® (1994)
RT55 .M27 - AJN/Mosby ... nursing boards review for the NCLEX-RN® examination (1992)
RT52 .A37 - Lippincott's State board review for NCLEX-RN® (1998)
RT55 .L48 - Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
This Web site provides information on the process of applying to CGFNS to certify your credentials and/or evaluate your qualifications to seek employment or higher education as a nurse or other health care professional in the US - Adult nurse practitioner certification review course [Part II
of the Family nurse practitioner certification review course set]
[sound recording] / Health Leadership Associates. (2002)
RT82.8 .A38 AUDIO CDs. Available at the HSL Circulation Desk. - Pediatric nurse practitioner certification review course [Part
I of the Family nurse practitioner certification review course set]
[sound recording] / Health Leadership Associates. (2002)
RT82.8 .P36 AUDIO CDs. Available at the HSL Circulation Desk. - Fundamentals of Nursing / Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry (2005)
RT42 .P68 - CNOR exam study guide & practice resource / content coordinator, Dru Beedle ; Certification Board Perioperative Nursing. (2002)
RD9925 .C6 - Springhouse review for critical care nursing certification, 3rd ed (2002)
RT120.I5 C38 - Gerontological nurse practitioner review and resource manual / Maren S. Mayhew, Marilyn W. Edmunds. (2005)
RC954 .M39 - Acute care nurse practitioner certification examination : review questions and strategies / Barbara A. Todd. (2002)
RT120.I5 T64 - Mosby's oncology nursing certification review / Cynthia C. Chernecky, Sue Schlesselman. (2000)
RC266 .C483 - Advanced practice in oncology nursing : case studies & review / [edited by] Esther Muscari Lin. (2001)
RC266 .A286 - Comprehensive cancer nursing review Susan L. Groenwald ... [et al.]. (1998)
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For additional information about board review resources, contact Ellen Ramsey or the Learning Resources Center at 924-5591.
