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HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination - E-Book
(2013)
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Abstract
Prepare for success on your HESI exit exam and the NCLEX-RN®! HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, 4th Edition provides a comprehensive, all-in-one review of the information you need to know. Written in an easy-to-read outline format, this study tool breaks down chapters by clinical areas and concepts emphasized on the NCLEX-RN exam. Rationales are provided for any incorrect answers or areas of weakness. The companion Evolve website offers approximately 700 practice questions, giving you valuable practice in the same electronic testing format you will experience on your nursing school exit exam and on the NCLEX-RN exam.
- HESI Hint boxes highlight important clinical information and concepts commonly tested on the NCLEX-RN exam.
- Critical thinking study questions reinforce key concepts and content, and also include answer guidelines.
- Updated content reflects the 2013 NCLEX-RN test plan.
- New! More test questions have been added, bringing the total to approximately 700 questions on the companion Evolve website.
- New fill-in-the-blank and prioritizing questions mirror the new alternate item format item types included on the NCLEX-RN exam.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| IFC | IFC | ||
| HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® EXAMINATION | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS | v | ||
| REVIEWERS | vii | ||
| Preface | ix | ||
| CONTENTS | xi | ||
| 1 - Introduction to Testing and the NCLEX-RN® Exam | 1 | ||
| Test-Taking Tips | 1 | ||
| The NCLEX-RN® Licensing Exam | 3 | ||
| Job Analysis Studies | 3 | ||
| The NCLEX-RN® Computer Adaptive Testing | 7 | ||
| Gentle Reminders of General Principles | 9 | ||
| 2 - Leadership and Management | 10 | ||
| Legal Aspects of Nursing | 10 | ||
| Prescriptions and Health Care Providers | 12 | ||
| Answers to Review | 14 | ||
| Leadership and Management | 15 | ||
| Answers to Review | 17 | ||
| Disaster Nursing | 18 | ||
| Answers to Review | 23 | ||
| 3 - Advanced Clinical Concepts | 24 | ||
| Respiratory Failure | 24 | ||
| Shock | 26 | ||
| Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) | 28 | ||
| Resuscitation | 31 | ||
| Fluid and Electrolyte Balance | 34 | ||
| Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) | 41 | ||
| Perioperative Care | 45 | ||
| HIV Infection | 48 | ||
| Pediatric HIV Infection | 50 | ||
| Pain | 53 | ||
| Death and Grief | 57 | ||
| 4 - Medical-Surgical Nursing | 59 | ||
| Respiratory System | 59 | ||
| Renal System | 74 | ||
| Cardiovascular System | 81 | ||
| Gastrointestinal System | 100 | ||
| Answers to Review | 111 | ||
| Endocrine System | 111 | ||
| Answers to Review | 122 | ||
| Musculoskeletal System | 122 | ||
| Neurosensory System | 131 | ||
| Neurologic System | 135 | ||
| Hematology and Oncology | 148 | ||
| Reproductive System | 157 | ||
| Burns | 166 | ||
| 5 - Pediatric Nursing | 172 | ||
| Growth and Development | 172 | ||
| Pain Assessment and Management in the Pediatric Client | 175 | ||
| Child Health Promotion | 175 | ||
| Respiratory Disorders | 185 | ||
| Cardiovascular Disorders | 189 | ||
| Neuromuscular Disorders | 195 | ||
| Renal Disorders | 202 | ||
| Gastrointestinal Disorders | 206 | ||
| Hematologic Disorders | 210 | ||
| Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders | 214 | ||
| Skeletal Disorders | 216 | ||
| 6 - Maternity Nursing | 221 | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology of Reproduction | 221 | ||
| Antepartum Nursing Care | 226 | ||
| Fetal and Maternal Assessment Techniques | 231 | ||
| Intrapartum Nursing Care | 239 | ||
| Normal Puerperium (Postpartum) | 253 | ||
| The Normal Newborn | 260 | ||
| High-Risk Disorders | 269 | ||
| Postpartum High-Risk Disorders | 290 | ||
| Newborn High-Risk Disorders | 294 | ||
| Effects on the Neonate of Substance Abuse | 300 | ||
| 7 - Psychiatric Nursing | 303 | ||
| Therapeutic Communication | 303 | ||
| Coping Styles (Defense Mechanisms) | 303 | ||
| Treatment Modalities | 303 | ||
| Anxiety | 307 | ||
| Anxiety Disorders | 308 | ||
| Somatoform Disorders | 311 | ||
| Dissociative Disorders | 313 | ||
| Personality Disorders | 314 | ||
| Eating Disorders | 317 | ||
| Mood Disorders | 318 | ||
| Thought Disorders | 325 | ||
| Substance Abuse | 329 | ||
| Abuse | 333 | ||
| Organic Disorders | 336 | ||
| Childhood and Adolescent Disorders | 337 | ||
| 8 - Gerontologic Nursing | 340 | ||
| Theories of Aging | 340 | ||
| Physiologic Changes | 340 | ||
| Dementia | 348 | ||
| Psychosocial Changes | 349 | ||
| Health Maintenance and Preventive Care | 350 | ||
| A - Normal Values | 353 | ||
| B - Recommended Daily Requirements and Food Sources | 361 | ||
| Index | 363 |