Pearson Reviews & Rationales - Mary Ann Hogan

Pearson Reviews & Rationales

Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN

Mary Ann Hogan (Autor)

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1424 Seiten
2012 | 2nd edition
Pearson
978-0-13-262107-6 (ISBN)
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The BEST-SELLING Pearson Reviews & Rationales: Comprehensive Review for NCLEX-RN® is back and in a brand NEW edition! Completely current reflecting the April 2010 NCLEX-RN(R) test plan, this review book features a comprehensive outline review, over 1800 practice questions and multiple practice tests. The second edition boasts over 200 new questions and includes ALL of the alternate question formats on the NCLEX exam. Throughout answers are complete with rationales and testing strategies to help determine how to answer questions, even when they aren't sure of the correct answer. How will this book help you succeed on the NCLEX?  Because of these stand-out features:



Highlights CRITICAL concepts on the NCLEX-RN with Memory Aid Boxes and NCLEX Alert


The quantity and quality of our review questions


Organization according to the April 2010 NCLEX-RN(R) Test Plan
The multi-media support that accompanies this review book.
Inclusion of alternate test items such as prioritization, dosage calculation, enhanced image questions
Rationales and testing strategies for a for all answers
Nearly all questions are a high level of difficulty, i.e. analysis and application
Test Your NCLEX(R) I.Q. assessment boxes
Review tips for ESL students
Section for foreign nurses to help prepare them for the NCLEX-RN(R)

Need online preparation? For those who want to prepare for the NCLEX-RN(R), taking multiple practice tests online will help you become more familiar with the computer-based testing experience, especially for the new alternate item formats such as audio, media-enhanced, hot spot, and exhibit questions. With this new edition, use the code printed inside the front cover of the book to access more than 5,600 practice questions using all NCLEX(R)-style formats. This includes the practice questions found in all chapters of the book as well as the comprehensive exam questions. Plus, it contains 4,000 NEW question to help you further evaluate your readiness for the exam and hone your test-taking skills. This allows you to choose two ways to prepare for the NCLEX-RN(R). Both approaches personalize your practice experience according to what stage you are at in your NCLEX(R) preparation:

Comprehensive Practice & Review  provides you with a 100-question comprehensive exam that allows you to practice pacing yourself to build your stamina so that you can endure answering questions for a long period of time. Following this exam, you receive a results report and a personalized study plan and links to the eText to help you focus your review with additional opportunities to test yourself.

Nursing Topics Review

 

allows you to select which specific nursing topic areas you would like to review and test yourself. After a brief pre-test, you receive a personalized study plan referring you to the eText for areas where you need additional review.

 

MARKET: Anyone preparing for the NCLEX-RN (R)

MaryAnn Hogan, MSN, RN has been a Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs. A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN® exam, Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses throughout to a number of publications in the areas of adult health, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society for Nursing.

SECTION 1. Preparing for the NCLEX-RN® Exam



1. The NCLEX-RN® Licensing Exam

2. Test Preparation and Test-Taking Strategies

3. Test Preparation for International Nurses

4. The NCLEX-RN® Examination through the Candidates’ Eyes

 

SECTION 2. Safe Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

5. Legal and Ethical Nursing Practice

6. Leadership and Management

 

SECTION 3. Safe Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

7. Injury Prevention, Disaster Planning, and Protecting Client Safety

8. Preventing and Controlling Infection

 

SECTION 4. Health Promotion and Maintenance

9. Reproduction, Family Planning, and Infertility

10. Uncomplicated Antenatal Assessment and Care

11. Uncomplicated Labor and Delivery Care

12. Uncomplicated Postpartum Assessment and Care

13. Uncomplicated Newborn Care

14. Lifespan Growth and Development

15. Providing Immunizations

16. Health and Physical Assessment

17. Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices

18. Age-Related Care of Older Adults

 

SECTION 5. Psychosocial Integrity

19. Therapeutic Communication and Environment

20. Culturally Competent Care

21. Coping with Stressors

22. Mental Health Disorders

23. Dependency and Addiction

24. Crisis Intervention and Suicide

25. End of Life Care

 

SECTION 6. Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort

26. Meeting Nutritional Needs

27. Meeting Basic Human Needs

28. Maintaining Function of Tubes and Drains

29. Alternative and Complementary Therapies

 

SECTION 7. Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

30. Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration

31. Pediatric Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration

32. Intravenous Therapy

33. Blood and Blood Component Therapy

34. Total Parenteral Nutrition

35. Maternal and Newborn Medications

36. Psychiatric Medications

37. Respiratory Medications

38. Cardiovascular Medications

39. Neurological and Musculoskeletal Medications

40. Renal Medications

41. Gastrointestinal Medications

42. Endocrine Medications

43. Integumentary Medications

44. Eye and Ear Medications

45. Antineoplastic Medications

46. Immunological and Anti-Infective Medications

 

SECTION 8. Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential

47. Common Laboratory Tests

48. Common Diagnostic Tests and Procedures

49. Perioperative Care.

 

SECTION 9. Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

50. Complicated Antenatal Care

51. Complicated Labor and Delivery Care

52. Complicated Postpartum Care

53. Complicated Newborn Care

54. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances

55. Acid-Base Imbalances

56. Respiratory Disorders

57. Cardiovascular Disorders

58. Neurological Disorders

59. Renal or Genitourinary Disorders

60. Gastrointestinal Disorders

61. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

62. Musculoskeletal Disorders

63. Integumentary Disorders

64. Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders

65. Hematological Disorders

66. Oncological Disorders

67. Immunological Disorders

68. Communicable or Infectious Diseases

69. Basic Life Support

Comprehensive Exam

Comprehensive Exam Answers

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.2.2012
Sprache englisch
Maße 217 x 272 mm
Gewicht 2630 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Pflege
Medizin / Pharmazie Studium
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik
ISBN-10 0-13-262107-X / 013262107X
ISBN-13 978-0-13-262107-6 / 9780132621076
Zustand Neuware
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