Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - E-Book : Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - E-Book

Prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN® exam with this complete review! Often called the best NCLEX® exam review book ever, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination reviews all nursing content areas related to the current test plan. This new edition includes 5,700 NCLEX exam-style questions in the book and online, including alternate items formats and Next Generation NCLEX questions. Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only this book includes the kinds of questions that consistently test the clinical judgment skills necessary to pass today's NCLEX exam. Even better, all answers include detailed rationales to help you learn from your answer choices as well as test-taking strategies with tips on how to best approach each question. Written by the most trusted names in NCLEX review, Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela Elizabeth Silvestri, this is THE book of choice for NCLEX preparation. But don’t just take our word for it ― read any customer review or ask your classmates to see why there's nothing else like it! More than 5,700 practice questions in the text and on the Evolve website offer ample testing practice. UNIQUE! D etailed test-taking strategy is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option, with rationales provided for both correct and incorrect answers. UNIQUE! Pyramid Points icons indicate important information, identifying content that is likely to appear on the NCLEX-RN® examination. UNIQUE! Pyramid Alerts appear in red text and highlight important nursing concepts, and identify content that typically appears on the NCLEX-RN examination. UNIQUE! Priority Concepts ― two in each chapter ― discuss important content and nursing interventions, and reflect the latest edition of Giddens’ Concepts for Nursing Practice text. UNIQUE! Priority Nursing Action boxes provide information about the steps you will take in clinical situations requiring clinical judgment and prioritization. UNIQUE! Audio review summaries on Evolve cover pharmacology, acid-base balance, and fluids and electrolytes. New graduate’s perspective is offered on how to prepare for the NCLEX-RN, in addition to nonacademic preparation, the CAT format, and test-taking strategies. Mnemonics are included to help you remember important information. Alternate item format questions cover multiple response, prioritizing [ordered response], fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration [hot spot], chart/exhibit, video, and audio questions. 75-question comprehensive exam in the book covers all content areas in the book in the same percentages that they are covered on the actual NCLEX-RN test plan. Practice questions on Evolve are organized by content area, cognitive level, client needs area, integrated process, health problem, clinical judgment, and priority concepts, allowing completely customizable exams or study sessions. NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination-style questions prepare you for the biggest change to the NCLEX-RN® test plan to date. NEW! Thoroughly updated content incorporates clinical updates and reflects the latest NCLEX-RN test plan. NEW! Clinical Judgment boxes identify clinical judgment situations, each addressing one of the six cognitive skills of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model. NEW! Additional questions cover health problem areas and complex care. NEW! Urinary and Bowel Elimination and Hygiene, Mobility, and Skin Integrity chapters are added to this edition. Front Cover IFC Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination Copyright Contents Dedication To All Future Registered Nurses, About the Authors Contributors Reviewers Preface Organization Pyramid to Success Priority Concepts Pyramid Points Pyramid Alerts Clinical Judgment Boxes Audio Questions Audio Review Summaries Practice Questions Multiple-­Choice and Alternate Item Format Questions How to Use This Book Climbing the Pyramid to Success Acknowledgments A Few Words From Linda A Few Words From Angela A Few Words From Both Linda and Angela I - NCLEX-RN® Exam Preparation 1 - Clinical Judgment and the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN)-­RN® Examination 2 - Self-­Efficacy and Pathways to Success 3 - The NCLEX-­RN® Examination from a Graduate’s Perspective 4 - Clinical Judgment and Test-­Taking Strategies II - Professional Standards in Nursing 5 - Population Health Nursing 6 - Ethical and Legal Issues 7 - Prioritizing Client Care: Leadership, Delegation, and Emergency Response Planning III - Foundations of Care 8 - Fluids and Electrolytes 9 - Acid-­Base Balance 10 - Vital Signs and Laboratory Reference Intervals 11 - Nutrition 12 - Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client 13 - Safety and Infection Control 14 - Medication Administration and Intravenous Therapies 15 - Perioperative Nursing Care 16 - Hygiene, Mobility, and Skin Integrity 17 - Urinary and Bowel Elimination IV - Growth and Development Across the Life Span 18 - Theories of Growth and Development 19 - Growth, Development, and Stages of Life 20 - Care of the Older Client V - Maternity Nursing 21 - Reproductive System 22 - Prenatal Period 23 - Risk Conditions Related to Pregnancy 24 - Labor and Birth 25 - Problems with Labor and Birth 26 - Postpartum Period 27 - Postpartum Complications 28 - Care of the Newborn 29 - Maternity and Newborn Medications VI - Pediatric Nursing 30 - Integumentary Problems 31 - Hematological Problems 32 - Oncological Problems 33 - Metabolic and Endocrine Problems 34 - Gastrointestinal Problems 35 - Eye, Ear, and Throat Problems 36 - Respiratory Problems 37 - Cardiovascular Problems 38 - Renal and Genitourinary Problems 39 - Neurological and Cognitive Problems 40 - Musculoskeletal Problems 41 - Immune Problems and Infectious Diseases 42 - Pediatric Medication Administration and Calculations VII - Integumentary Problems of the Adult Client 43 - Integumentary Problems 44 - Integumentary Medications VIII - Oncological and Hematological Problems of the Adult Client 45 - Oncological and Hematological Problems 46 - Oncological and Hematological Medications IX - Endocrine Problems of the Adult Client 47 - Endocrine Problems 48 - Endocrine Medications X - Gastrointestinal Problems of the Adult Client 49 - Gastrointestinal Problems 50 - Gastrointestinal Medications XI - Respiratory Problems of the Adult Client 51 - Respiratory Problems 52 - Respiratory Medications XII - Cardiovascular Problems of the Adult Client 53 - Cardiovascular Problems 54 - Cardiovascular Medications XIII - Renal and Urinary Problems of the Adult Client 55 - Renal and Urinary Problems 56 - Renal and Urinary Medications XIV - Eye and Ear Problems of the Adult Client 57 - Eye and Ear Problems 58 - Eye and Ear Medications XV - Neurological Problems of the Adult Client 59 - Neurological Problems 60 - Neurological Medications XVI - Musculoskeletal Problems of the Adult Client 61 - Musculoskeletal Problems 62 - Musculoskeletal Medications XVII - Immune Problems of the Adult Client 63 - Immune Problems 64 - Immune Medications XVIII - Mental Health Problems of the Adult Client 65 - Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 66 - Mental Health Problems 67 - Addictions 68 - Crisis Theory and Intervention 69 - Psychotherapeutic Medications XIX - Complex Care 70 - Complex Care References Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z IBC IBC Blank Page