Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions and Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins Launch Joint Offering for Nursing Schools and Students

NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), a leading international publisher in medicine, nursing, and the health professions, today announced that the two companies have entered into a cooperative agreement to develop, market and distribute an integrated testing and RN licensure prep program for nursing schools and students.

The Kaplan/Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Deluxe Integrated Testing Program includes customized testing, basic remediation and NCLEX-RN(R) preparation courses provided by Kaplan and additional in-depth content for remediation provided by LWW.

"This alliance creates a single source solution that enables nursing schools to benchmark student performance, remediate knowledge deficits and prepare students for their RN licensure exam," said Judith Burckhardt, PhD, RN, Executive Director for Kaplan Nursing, a unit of Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. "The program provides customized tests that map to a course curriculum and a tracking system that monitors students' use of the remediation resources."

"Many nursing schools are using multiple sources for admissions testing, integrated testing, remediation, and NCLEX-RN prep. Combining resources with Kaplan enables us to offer nursing schools a complete package for all of their testing, remediation and NCLEX-RN prep needs. This provides consistency and a better value for nursing schools and students," said Alison Harrison, Vice President of Nursing for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

The Kaplan/Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins Deluxe Integrated Testing Program is comprised of the Kaplan/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Integrated Testing Program (a series of tests to benchmark knowledge: admission test, customized tests, course specialty tests, end-of-program tests, NCLEX-RN Diagnostic Test), the Kaplan NCLEX-RN(R) QBank (a classroom teaching tool and preparation tool that allows students to review 1,200+ application- and analysis-level exam-style questions with comprehensive explanations), multi-level remediation and the Kaplan NCLEX-RN(R) Review Course (classroom or online).

Both companies will unveil this new offering at the National League for Nursing conference being held September 27-30 in New York City.

About Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions (http://www.kaptest.com/), a division of Kaplan, Inc., is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Established in 1938, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions is the world leader in the test prep industry and has served millions of students in nearly 70 years. With 4,000 classroom locations worldwide, a comprehensive menu of online offerings and a complete array of books and software, and private tutoring options, Kaplan offers preparation for more than 80 standardized tests in North America and Europe, including entrance exams for secondary school, college and graduate school, as well as English language and professional licensing exams. Kaplan also provides college and graduate admissions consulting services, and, through its SCORE! division, after school learning programs for K-10 students. Additionally, the division's K12 Learning Services unit is a leading nationwide provider of a broad range of academic intervention and support programs for school districts. Kaplan, Inc. (http://www.kaplan.com/) is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company .

About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (http://www.lww.com/) is a leading international publisher for physicians, nurses, specialized clinicians, and students. Nearly 275 periodicals and 1,500 books in more than 100 disciplines are published under the LWW brand, as well as content-based sites and online corporate and customer services. LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information for professionals and students in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is a division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading multinational publisher and information services company with annual sales of euro 3.4 billion (2005) and approximately 18,400 employees worldwide.

About Wolters Kluwer Health

Wolters Kluwer Health (Conshohocken, PA) is a leading provider of information for professionals and students in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Facts & Comparisons; electronic information providers, such as Ovid Technologies, Medi-Span and SKOLAR; and pharmaceutical information provider Adis International.

Wolters Kluwer is a leading multinational publisher and information services company. The company's core markets are spread across the health, corporate services, finance, tax, accounting, law, regulatory and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2005) of euro 3.4 billion, employs approximately 18,400 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.

NCLEX(R) and NCLEX-RN(R) are registered trademarks of the National Council of State Boards for Nursing (NCSBN).

Media Contacts: Carina Wong Communications Director Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions 212-453-7571 carina.wong@kaplan.com Judith Burckhardt, PhD, RN Executive Director Kaplan Nursing 636-530-0441 judy.burckhardt@kaplan.com Robert Dekker Director of Communications Wolters Kluwer Health 610-234-4533 Robert.Dekker@wolterskluwer.com Christopher Burghardt Director of Marketing Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 215-521-8702 Chris.Burghardt@wolterskluwer.com