Modality Releases NCLEX-RN Exam App on the Apple App Store

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Modality Releases NCLEX-RN Exam App on the Apple App Store - Published on 01/26/09

 

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Modality, Inc. today announced that a Saunders Q & A application for the NCLEX-RN Exam is now available for iPhone and iPod touch. Developed through a partnership with medical publisher Elsevier and based on the bestselling Saunders flash card set, aids students in preparing for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses. This application features customized quiz creation and assessment tools to offer unique study experience for nursing students.

 

Durham, N.C. - Modality, Inc. today announced that a Saunders Q & A application for the NCLEX-RN Exam is now available from the Apple App Store. The new iPhone and iPod touch application, developed through a partnership with medical publisher Elsevier and based on the bestselling Saunders flash card set authored by Linda A. Silvestri, aids students in preparing for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.

 

"The NCLEX-RN exam requires detailed knowledge in a variety of areas," said Modality CEO and founder S. Mark Williams, Ph.D. "The revolutionary iPhone and iPod touch have given us the ability to create data sorting and assessment tools in this app that enrich the user experience greatly and deliver a more personalized study experience that will make a big difference on test day."

 

With nearly 1,000 practice questions, organized in the same style as the current exam, the app allows users to create custom quiz and review sets based on four knowledge categories: Safe and Effective Care Environment, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Psychosocial Integrity, and Physiological Integrity. Each question includes a detailed rationale to help students learn why each answer is correct, as well as statistical tracking to measure their progress and proficiency as they move through the application.

 

Modality provides more than two-dozen education applications for medical, nursing students and practicing health care professionals.

 

Pricing and Availability:

Saunders Q & A for NCLEX-RN is available for $39.99 (USD) from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or on iTunes.

 

About Elsevier

Elsevier Health Sciences is part of Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect, MD Consult, Scopus, bibliographic databases, and online reference works. Elsevier is a global business headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam

), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

 

Modality Nursing Titles: http://modality.com/nursing.asp

Saunders Q & A Download and Purchase: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id= 301046806&mt=8

Elsevier: http://www.elsevier.com/

 

 

Modality, Inc. is the premier mobile learning architect for the iPhone and iPod touch, with dozens of learning and reference applications in the Apple App Store. Modality's patent-pending process takes trusted content from traditional publishers and transforms it into an enhanced mobile learning experience for the user. Modality's partners include McGraw-Hill, Elsevier, Wolters-Kluwer, John Wiley & Sons, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, and Workman Publishing Co. Visit our website for more information, or look for us on Facebook. We make small screens smarter. NCLEX-RN is a registered trademark of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.

 

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Kat McAndrew

Director of Marketing

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mcandrew ( -at -) modality.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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