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Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination - E-Book
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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination | i | ||
| Copyright | ii | ||
| Dedication | iii | ||
| About the Author | v | ||
| Contributors | vii | ||
| Reviewers | ix | ||
| Preface | xi | ||
| Organization of This Book | xi | ||
| New to This Edition | xi | ||
| Special Features of This Book | xi | ||
| Pyramid Terms | xi | ||
| Pyramid to Success | xi | ||
| Pyramid Points | xi | ||
| End-of-Chapter Questions | xii | ||
| Using the Companion Evolve Site | xii | ||
| How to Use This Book | xiii | ||
| Acknowledgments | xv | ||
| Contents | xvii | ||
| Unit 1: NCLEX-PN Exam Preparation | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1: The NCLEX-PN Examination | 2 | ||
| The pyramid to success | 2 | ||
| Welcome to the Pyramid to Success | 2 | ||
| Examination process | 2 | ||
| Computer adaptive testing (CAT) | 3 | ||
| Development of the test plan | 3 | ||
| Test plan | 3 | ||
| Level of Cognitive Ability | 3 | ||
| Client Needs | 4 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 4 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 4 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 5 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 5 | ||
| Integrated Processes | 5 | ||
| Types of questions on the examination | 5 | ||
| Multiple-Choice Questions | 7 | ||
| Fill-in-the-Blank Questions | 7 | ||
| Multiple-Response Questions | 7 | ||
| Ordered Response | 7 | ||
| Figure Questions | 8 | ||
| Chart/Exhibit Questions | 8 | ||
| Graphic Option Questions | 8 | ||
| Audio Questions | 8 | ||
| Video Questions | 8 | ||
| Registering to take the examination | 8 | ||
| Authorization to test form and scheduling an appointment | 10 | ||
| Canceling or rescheduling the appointment | 10 | ||
| Day of the examination | 10 | ||
| Special testing circumstances | 11 | ||
| Testing center | 11 | ||
| Testing time | 11 | ||
| Length of the examination | 11 | ||
| Pass-or-fail decisions | 11 | ||
| Completing the examination | 12 | ||
| Processing results | 12 | ||
| Candidate performance report | 12 | ||
| Interstate endorsement | 12 | ||
| Nurse licensure compact | 12 | ||
| Additional information about the examination | 12 | ||
| Chapter 2: Preparation for the NCLEX-PN Examination | 13 | ||
| National council of state boards of nursing | 13 | ||
| State requirements for licensure | 13 | ||
| Credentialing agencies | 14 | ||
| General licensure requirements | 14 | ||
| Work visa | 14 | ||
| Visascreen | 14 | ||
| Registering to take the NCLEX exam | 15 | ||
| Preparing to take the NCLEX exam | 15 | ||
| Chapter 3: Pathways to Success | 17 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 17 | ||
| Pathways to success (Box3-1) | 17 | ||
| The Foundation | 17 | ||
| The List | 17 | ||
| The Plan for Preparation | 17 | ||
| Positive pampering | 19 | ||
| Final preparation | 19 | ||
| The day of the exam (Box3-3) | 20 | ||
| Chapter 4: The NCLEX-PN Examination: From a Graduate's Perspective | 21 | ||
| How to prepare for the NCLEX | 21 | ||
| Applying to take the exam | 21 | ||
| Taking the exam | 21 | ||
| Results | 22 | ||
| Becoming an LPN | 22 | ||
| Chapter 5: Test-Taking Strategies | 23 | ||
| UNIT 2: Issues in Nursing | 32 | ||
| Chapter 6: Cultural Diversity and Health Practices | 33 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 33 | ||
| Client needs | 33 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 33 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 33 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 34 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 34 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 42 | ||
| Chapter 7: Ethical and Legal Issues | 46 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 46 | ||
| Client needs | 46 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 46 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 46 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 46 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 47 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 56 | ||
| Chapter 8: Leadership, Delegating, and Prioritizing Client Care | 60 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 60 | ||
| Client needs | 60 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 60 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 60 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 60 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 61 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 71 | ||
| Unit 3: Nursing Sciences | 75 | ||
| Chapter 9: Fluids and Electrolytes | 76 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 76 | ||
| Client needs | 76 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 76 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 77 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 77 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 77 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 86 | ||
| Chapter 10: Acid-Base Balance | 91 | ||
| Pyramid to Success | 91 | ||
| Client Needs | 91 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 91 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 91 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 91 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 91 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve | 97 | ||
| Chapter 11: Laboratory Values | 101 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 101 | ||
| Client needs | 101 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 101 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 101 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 101 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 102 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 112 | ||
| Chapter 12: Nutritional Components of Care | 116 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 116 | ||
| Client needs | 116 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 116 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 116 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 116 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 116 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve | 126 | ||
| Chapter 13: Intravenous Therapy and Blood Administration | 129 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 129 | ||
| Client needs | 129 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 129 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 129 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 129 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 130 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve! | 138 | ||
| UNIT 4: Fundamental Skills | 143 | ||
| Chapter 14: Hygiene and Safety | 144 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 144 | ||
| Client needs | 144 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 144 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 144 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 144 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 144 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 151 | ||
| Chapter 15: Medication and Intravenous Administration | 154 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 154 | ||
| Client needs | 154 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 154 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 154 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 154 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 154 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 160 | ||
| Chapter 16: Basic Life Support | 165 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 165 | ||
| Client needs | 165 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 165 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 165 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 165 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 165 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 170 | ||
| Chapter 17: Perioperative Nursing Care | 174 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 174 | ||
| Client needs | 174 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 174 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 174 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 174 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 174 | ||
| More questions on evolve | 185 | ||
| Chapter 18: Positioning Clients | 189 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 189 | ||
| Client needs | 189 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 189 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 189 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 189 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 190 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 195 | ||
| Chapter 19: Care of a Client with a Tube | 198 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 198 | ||
| Client needs | 198 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 198 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 198 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 198 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 198 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve | 207 | ||
| UNIT 5: Maternity Nursing | 212 | ||
| Chapter 20: Female Reproductive System | 213 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 213 | ||
| Client needs | 214 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 214 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 214 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 214 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 214 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve! | 218 | ||
| Chapter 21: Obstetrical Assessment | 222 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 225 | ||
| Chapter 22: Prenatal Period and Risk Conditions | 228 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve! | 247 | ||
| Chapter 23: Labor and Delivery and Associated Complications | 253 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve! | 265 | ||
| Chapter 24: The Postpartum Period and Associated Complications | 270 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 277 | ||
| Chapter 25: Care of the Newborn | 281 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 295 | ||
| Chapter 26: Maternity and Newborn Medications | 300 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve! | 306 | ||
| Unit 6: Growth And Development Across The Life Span | 310 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 311 | ||
| Client needs | 311 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 311 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 311 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 311 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 311 | ||
| Chapter 27: Theories of Growth and Development | 312 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 316 | ||
| Chapter 28: Developmental Stages | 320 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 329 | ||
| Chapter 29: Health and Physical Assessment of the Adult Client | 332 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 347 | ||
| Chapter 30: Care of the Older Client | 351 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 354 | ||
| Unit 7: Pediatric Nursing | 357 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 357 | ||
| Client needs | 358 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 358 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 358 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 358 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 358 | ||
| Chapter 31: Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Disorders | 359 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 367 | ||
| Chapter 32: Eye, Ear, Throat, and Respiratory Disorders | 371 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 385 | ||
| Chapter 33: Cardiovascular Disorders | 391 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve! | 399 | ||
| Chapter 34: Metabolic, Endocrine, and Gastrointestinal Disorders | 402 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve! | 421 | ||
| Chapter 35: Renal and Urinary Disorders | 426 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 429 | ||
| Chapter 36: Integumentary Disorders | 433 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 437 | ||
| Chapter 37: Musculoskeletal Disorders | 439 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 444 | ||
| Chapter 38: Hematological and Oncological Disorders | 448 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 457 | ||
| Chapter 39: Communicable Diseases and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | 461 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 469 | ||
| Chapter 40: Pediatric Medication Administration | 473 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 477 | ||
| Unit 8: The Adult Client With An Integumentary Disorder | 480 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 480 | ||
| Client needs | 481 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 481 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 481 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 481 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 481 | ||
| Chapter 41: Integumentary System | 482 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 497 | ||
| Chapter 42: Integumentary Medications | 502 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 508 | ||
| Unit 9: The Adult Client With An Oncological Disorder | 511 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 511 | ||
| Client needs | 511 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 511 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 512 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 512 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 512 | ||
| Chapter 43: Oncological Disorders | 513 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 535 | ||
| Chapter 44: Antineoplastic Medications | 540 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 546 | ||
| Unit 10: The Adult Client With An Endocrine Disorder | 550 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 551 | ||
| Client needs | 551 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 551 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 551 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 551 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 551 | ||
| Chapter 45: Endocrine System | 552 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 570 | ||
| Chapter 46: Endocrine Medications | 575 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 585 | ||
| Unit 11: The Adult Client With A Gastrointestinal Disorder | 589 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 590 | ||
| Client needs | 590 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 590 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 590 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 590 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 590 | ||
| Chapter 47: Gastrointestinal System | 591 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 611 | ||
| Chapter 48: Gastrointestinal Medications | 615 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 620 | ||
| Unit 12: The Adult Client With A Respiratory Disorder | 624 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 624 | ||
| Client needs | 625 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 625 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 625 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 625 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 625 | ||
| Chapter 49: Respiratory System | 626 | ||
| More Questions On Evolve! | 643 | ||
| Chapter 50: Respiratory Medications | 648 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 662 | ||
| Unit 13: The Adult Client With A Cardiovascular Disorder | 666 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 666 | ||
| Client needs | 666 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 666 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 667 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 667 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 667 | ||
| Chapter 51: Cardiovascular Disorders | 668 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 699 | ||
| Chapter 52: Cardiovascular Medications | 704 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 715 | ||
| Unit 14: The Adult Client With A Renal Disorder | 719 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 719 | ||
| Client needs | 720 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 720 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 720 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 720 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 720 | ||
| Chapter 53: Renal System | 721 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 748 | ||
| Chapter 54: Renal Medications | 753 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 758 | ||
| Practice Questions | 758 | ||
| Unit 15: The Adult Client With An Eye Or Ear Disorder | 762 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 763 | ||
| Client needs | 763 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 763 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 763 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 763 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 763 | ||
| Chapter 55: The Eye and the Ear | 764 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 779 | ||
| Chapter 56: Ophthalmic and Otic Medications | 783 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 790 | ||
| Unit 16: The Adult Client With A Neurological Disorder | 794 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 795 | ||
| Client needs | 795 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 795 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 795 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 795 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 795 | ||
| Chapter 57: Neurological System | 796 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 818 | ||
| Chapter 58: Neurological Medications | 824 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 833 | ||
| Unit 17: The Adult Client With A Musculoskeletal Disorder | 837 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 837 | ||
| Client needs | 837 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 837 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 837 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 838 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 838 | ||
| Chapter 59: Musculoskeletal System | 839 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 854 | ||
| Chapter 60: Musculoskeletal Medications | 859 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 863 | ||
| Unit 18: The Adult Client With An Immune Disorder | 867 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 867 | ||
| Client needs | 867 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 867 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 867 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 868 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 868 | ||
| Chapter 61: Immune Disorders | 869 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 877 | ||
| Chapter 62: Immunological Medications | 882 | ||
| More question on evolve! | 888 | ||
| Unit 19: The Adult Client With A Mental Health Disorder | 891 | ||
| Pyramid to success | 891 | ||
| Client needs | 891 | ||
| Safe and Effective Care Environment | 891 | ||
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 892 | ||
| Psychosocial Integrity | 892 | ||
| Physiological Integrity | 892 | ||
| Chapter 63: Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 893 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 900 | ||
| Chapter 64: Mental Health Disorders | 905 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 919 | ||
| Chapter 65: Addictions | 924 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 931 | ||
| Chapter 66: Crisis Theory and Intervention | 936 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 947 | ||
| Chapter 67: Psychiatric Medications | 952 | ||
| More Questions on Evolve! | 961 | ||
| Unit 20: Comprehensive Test | 964 | ||
| More questions on evolve! | 964 | ||
| References | 989 | ||
| Index | 991 |