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HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination - E-Book
(2014)
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Abstract
Prepare for success on your HESI exit exam and the NCLEX-PN®! The HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination, 4th Edition provides a complete, 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 topics emphasized on the NCLEX-PN exam. Rationales are provided for incorrect answers and help you address any areas of weakness. The companion Evolve website offers 500 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-PN exam.
- Detailed rationales explain correct and incorrect answer options for practice questions.
- HESI Hint boxes highlight important clinical information and concepts commonly tested on the NCLEX-PN exam.
- Pharmacology tables summarize the need-to-know drug therapy content emphasized on the NCLEX-PN exam.
- Critical thinking study questions reinforce key concepts and content, and also include answer guidelines.
- Chapters organized by clinical area make it easy to find and study review topics.
- The Evolve companion website includes 500 NCLEX practice questions, including alternate item formats, providing a testing experience similar to the nursing school exit exam and the NCLEX-PN licensure examination.
- Updated content reflects the latest NCLEX-PN® test plan.
- 130 NEW questions are added to the Evolve companion website, bringing the overall total to 500 test questions.
- NEW fill-in-the-blank and prioritizing questions familiarize you with the new alternate item format item types included on the NCLEX-PN exam.
- NEW Gerontology quiz prepares you for the exam’s questions on this subject.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| IFC | IFC | ||
| HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN ® EXAMINATION | i | ||
| Copyright | ii | ||
| CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS | iii | ||
| REVIEWERS | iii | ||
| PREFACE | v | ||
| CONTENTS | vii | ||
| 1 - INTRODUCTION TO TESTING AND THE NCLEX-PN® EXAMINATION | 1 | ||
| The NCLEX-PN Licensing Exam | 1 | ||
| Administration of the NCLEX-PN | 4 | ||
| Tips for NCLEX-PN Success | 7 | ||
| 2 - LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | 10 | ||
| Legal Aspects of Nursing | 10 | ||
| Leadership and Management | 16 | ||
| Disaster Nursing | 20 | ||
| 3 - ADVANCED CLINICAL CONCEPTS | 26 | ||
| Respiratory Failure | 26 | ||
| Shock | 27 | ||
| Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation | 30 | ||
| Resuscitation | 33 | ||
| Fluid and Electrolyte Balance | 35 | ||
| Electrocardiogram | 42 | ||
| Perioperative Care | 46 | ||
| HIV Infection | 49 | ||
| Pediatric HIV Infection | 53 | ||
| Pain | 54 | ||
| Death and Grief | 58 | ||
| 4 - MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING | 61 | ||
| Respiratory System | 61 | ||
| Renal System | 75 | ||
| Cardiovascular System | 83 | ||
| Gastrointestinal System | 102 | ||
| Endocrine System | 112 | ||
| Musculoskeletal System | 124 | ||
| Neurosensory System | 132 | ||
| Neurologic System | 136 | ||
| Hematology/Oncology | 149 | ||
| Reproductive System | 153 | ||
| Burns | 160 | ||
| 5 - PEDIATRIC NURSING | 167 | ||
| Growth and Development | 167 | ||
| Pain Assessment and Management in the Pediatric Client | 169 | ||
| Child Health Promotion | 170 | ||
| Respiratory Disorders | 178 | ||
| Cardiovascular Disorders | 182 | ||
| Neuromuscular Disorders | 188 | ||
| Renal Disorders | 195 | ||
| Gastrointestinal Disorders | 199 | ||
| Hematologic Disorders | 203 | ||
| Hemophilia | 204 | ||
| Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders | 206 | ||
| Skeletal Disorders | 209 | ||
| 6 - MATERNITY NURSING | 214 | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology of Reproduction | 214 | ||
| Antepartum Nursing Care | 219 | ||
| Fetal/Maternal Assessment Techniques | 223 | ||
| Intrapartum Nursing Care | 229 | ||
| Normal Postpartum Period (Puerperium) | 243 | ||
| The Normal Newborn | 250 | ||
| Complications of Pregnancy | 259 | ||
| Nursing Plans and Interventions | 263 | ||
| Postpartum Complications | 279 | ||
| Complications of the Newborn | 283 | ||
| 7 - PSYCHIATRIC NURSING | 288 | ||
| Therapeutic Communication | 288 | ||
| Anxiety | 292 | ||
| Anxiety Disorders | 293 | ||
| Somatoform Disorders | 296 | ||
| Dissociative Disorders | 298 | ||
| Personality Disorders | 299 | ||
| Eating Disorders | 302 | ||
| Mood Disorders | 303 | ||
| Thought Disorders | 310 | ||
| Substance Abuse | 315 | ||
| Abuse | 319 | ||
| Organic Disorders | 321 | ||
| Childhood and Adolescent Disorders | 323 | ||
| 8 - GERONTOLOGIC NURSING | 326 | ||
| Theories of Aging | 326 | ||
| Physiologic Changes | 326 | ||
| Psychosocial Changes | 334 | ||
| Dementia | 335 | ||
| Health Maintenance and Preventive Care | 336 | ||
| End-of-Life Care | 336 | ||
| A - NORMAL VALUES | 339 | ||
| B - RECOMMENDED DAILY REQUIREMENTS AND FOOD SOURCES | 346 | ||
| INDEX | 348 |