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PEARSON REVIEWS & RATIONALES: COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FOR NCLEX-PN®, 2/e is the ultimate NCLEX-PN® exam preparation guide. It provides a comprehensive outline review of the essential content areas tested on the NCLEX-PN® exam, including critical areas such as safety, ethics, and reduction of risk. These topics are incorporated throughout, with over 1,500 practice questions in the book simulating the level of difficulty on the actual NCLEX-PN® exam, as well as 3,800 more online at Nursing Reviews & Rationales. This book integrates core nursing concepts into categories of client needs as they are found on the actual NCLEX-PN® exam, enabling readers to study for specific sections of the test based on the results of any predictor tests they have taken. Coverage includes the four client need categories: safe, effective care environments; health promotion and maintenance; psychosocial and physiological integrity; and all integrated processes on the current NCLEX-PN® Test Plan.  

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Author:   Mary Ann Hogan ,  Julie Skrabal ,  Debra S. McKinney
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   2.381kg
ISBN:  

9780132621410

ISBN 10:   013262141
Pages:   1328
Publication Date:   14 February 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

SECTION 1. Preparing for the NCLEX-PN® Exam 1. The NCLEX-PN® Licensing Exam 2. Test Preparation and Test-Taking Strategies 3. Test Preparation for International Nurses 4. The NCLEX-PN® 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

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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. Julie Skrabal, MSN, RN has been an assistant professor at BryanLGH College of Health Sciences in Lincoln, Nebraska since 2002, where she actively serves on curriculum and assessment committees and is the faculty advisor for the local student nurses’ association. Ms. Skrabal is a member of the Nu Rho-at-Large chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, the National League for Nursing, and the Nebraska League for Nursing where she serves on the Board of Directors. She is also a member of the American Nurses Association. In addition, Ms. Skrabal is pursuing her doctorate at College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska. 

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