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Prentice Hall's Reviews & Rationales: Comprehensive NCLEX-PN® Review
Mary Ann Hogan
Debra S. McKinney, MSN, MBA, HCM, RN, TESST College

ISBN-10: 0131196057
ISBN-13: 9780131196056

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 1440 pp
Published: 08/07/2007

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For comprehensive review for NCLEX-PN and review for specialty training.

 

From the author of the Prentice Hall Nursing Reviews use and Rationales Series comes the BEST NEW WAY to prepare for the NCLEX-PN(R) exam.  Completely current reflecting the April 2007 NCLEX-PN(R) test plan, this review book features a comprehensive outline review, 1570 questions and a 265-question practice test.  

 

PRENTICE HALL’S COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FOR NCLEX-PN® provides a comprehensive outline review of the essential content areas tested on the NCLEX-PN® exam, including commonly occurring health problems that have predictable outcomes, priority setting in clinical practice, contributing to the interdisciplinary team in a variety of settings, and providing coordinated care guided by use of ethical and legal principles. This book incorporates these topics throughout, and provides practice questions simulating the level of difficulty on the actual NCLEX-PN® exam.

 

 

  • UNIQUE! - Organization integrates nursing concepts into the categories of client needs as they would be found on the actual NCLEX-PN® exam.  This unique organization allows students to study for specific sections of the test based on the results of any predictor tests for the NCLEX-PN® exam.
  • Memory Aid boxes tie specific content from the review outline to the Test Plan and the latest Job Task Analysis.  These boxes provide students with a quick review of content that is likely to be asked on the NCLEX-PN® exam.
  • NCLEX® Alert identifies concepts that are likely to be tested on the NCLEX-PN® exam. 
  • Check Your NCLEX-PN® Exam I.Q., found at the end of each chapter, provides an opportunity for students to assess their readiness for the NCLEX-PN® exam on the topics covered in the chapter.
  • Practice Test sections provide a quiz at the end of each chapter to test mastery of the concepts in that chapter.
  • Comprehensive Exam at the end of the book contains 205 questions.  This exam helps students build their endurance by simulating test taking for an extended exam.
  • NCLEX-PN® Test Prep CD-ROM included with this book contains all 1,500 questions from the book, PLUS an additional 3,800 questions, to give students ample opportunities to practice NCLEX®-style questions and assess readiness for the exam. 
  • Answers & Rationales are provided following the Practice Test at the end of each chapter and on the CD-ROM. For every question, students will see a comprehensive rationale for the correct and incorrect choices, because it is important to understand why an answer option is correct or incorrect.
  • Test-Taking Strategies are highlighted in the Answers & Rationales section of the book and on the CD-ROM.
  • Prentice Hall NursingNotes cards offer a quick review of testing strategies and frequently used information organized by the categories of client needs. These tear-out cards are designed to be useful in the clinical setting, when quick and easy access to information is so important.

 

NCLEX-PN® Test Prep CD-ROM

  • Contains all 1,500 questions from the book - It includes the practice test questions found in all chapters of the book as well as the final comprehensive exam questions.

  • Contains an additional 3,800 questions to help students further evaluate readiness for the exam and hone test-taking skills.
  • The CD-ROM allows you to choose from three operating modes–Study, Quiz, or Exam.
    • STUDY MODE allows you to practice answering a specific topic or topics indepth and provides immediate feedback as you answer each question.
    • QUIZ MODE provides you with a 100-question quiz and offers feedback after you answer all the questions.
    • EXAM MODE provides you with a simulated NCLEX-RN® exam of 265 questions
  • In all of the modes, students have the option of choosing questions randomly or selecting categories from the NCLEX-RN® Test Plan. For Quiz and Exam modes, students receive a report showing how they scored, indicating strengths and any areas in which futher practice is needed
  • Includes alternate NCLEX® Test Items to give students valuable practice with different question types.

Preface vi

Acknowledgments xi

About the Authors xii

Contributors xii

Reviewers xiii

 

SECTION 1 Preparing for the NCLEX-PN® (LPN/LVN) Exam 1

Chapter 1 The NCLEX-PN® Licensing Exam 1

Chapter 2 Test Preparation and Test-Taking Strategies 11

Chapter 3 The NCLEX-PN® Examination through the Candidates’ Eyes 20

 

SECTION 2 Safe Effective Care Environment:  Coordinated Care 24

Chapter 4 Legal and Ethical Nursing Practice 24

Chapter 5 Leadership and Management 33

 

SECTION 3 Safe Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control 47

Chapter 6 Injury Prevention, Disaster Planning, and Protecting Client Safety 47

Chapter 7 Preventing and Controlling Infection 60

 

SECTION 4 Health Promotion and Maintenance 71

Chapter 8 Reproduction, Family Planning, and Infertility 71

Chapter 9 Uncomplicated Antenatal Data Collection and Care 93

Chapter 10 Uncomplicated Labor and Delivery Care 114

Chapter 11 Uncomplicated Postpartum Data Collection and Care 128

Chapter 12 Uncomplicated Newborn Care 141

Chapter 13 Lifespan Growth and Development 157

Chapter 14 Providing Immunizations 174

Chapter 15 Data Collection 191

Chapter 16 Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices 221

Chapter 17 Age-Related Care of Older Adults 233

 

SECTION 5 Psychosocial Integrity 249

Chapter 18 Therapeutic Communication and Environment 249

Chapter 19 Cultural Awareness 264

Chapter 20 Coping with Stressors 275

Chapter 21 Mental Health Disorders 228

Chapter 22 Dependency and Addiction 329

Chapter 23 Crisis Intervention and Suicide 344

Chapter 24 End of Life Care 358

 

SECTION 6 Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort 372

Chapter 25 Meeting Nutritional Needs 372

Chapter 26 Meeting Basic Human Needs 399

Chapter 27 Maintaining the Function of Tubes and Drains 433

 

SECTION 7 Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological Therapies 449

Chapter 28 Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration 449

Chapter 29 Pediatric Dosage Calculation and Medication Administration 464

Chapter 30 Intravenous Therapy 473

Chapter 31 Maternal and Newborn Medications 487

Chapter 32 Psychiatric Medications 500

Chapter 33 Respiratory Medications 523

Chapter 34 Cardiovascular Medications 543

Chapter 35 Neurological and Musculoskeletal Medications 576

Chapter 36 Renal Medications 596

Chapter 37 Gastrointestinal Medications 612

Chapter 38 Endocrine Medications 632

Chapter 39 Integumentary Medications 655

Chapter 40 Eye and Ear Medications 675

Chapter 41 Immunological and Anti-infective Medications 692

 

SECTION 8 Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential 737

Chapter 42 Common Laboratory Tests 737

Chapter 43 Common Diagnostic Tests and Procedures 754

Chapter 44 Perioperative Care 779

 

SECTION 9 Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation 800

Chapter 45 Complicated Antenatal Care 800

Chapter 46 Complicated Labor and Delivery Care 821

Chapter 47 Complicated Postpartum Care 838

Chapter 48 Complicated Newborn Care 853

Chapter 49 Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances 873

Chapter 50 Acid-Base Imbalances 901

Chapter 51 Respiratory Disorders 919

Chapter 52 Cardiovascular Disorders 954

Chapter 53 Neurological Disorders 994

Chapter 54 Renal or Genitourinary Disorders 1032

Chapter 55 Gastrointestinal Disorders 1066

Chapter 56 Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 1115

Chapter 57 Musculoskeletal Disorders 1144

Chapter 58 Integumentary Disorders 1178

Chapter 59 Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders 1209

Chapter 60 Hematological Disorders 1238

Chapter 61 Oncological Disorders 1265

Chapter 62 Immunological Disorders 1293

Chapter 63 Communicable or Infectious Diseases 1316

Chapter 64 Basic Life Support 1328

 

Comprehensive Exam 1337

Comprehensive Exam Answer Key 1363

Index 1389

Mary Ann Hogan, MSN, RN has been a nurse educator for 25 years, currently as a Clinical Associate 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®, Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses for the last 15 years.  She also has contributed 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.

 

Debra S. McKinney RN, MSN, MBA/HCM has been a nurse for 30 years specializing in pediatric and neonatal nursing. She is currently the Nursing Department Chair at TESST College in Alexandria, Virginia. She wrote the nursing curriculum and developed the program for practical nurses at TESST College. She has contributed to several publications in the areas of anatomy, physiology, and pediatrics. She is a member of the National League for Nurses, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society for Nursing.

 

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